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janslu

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I want to have to general categories:
1. forums with a default tab "all forums"
2. other with a default tab "list of other forums"

I think I have set it up correctly:
1. settings - default tab - first tab in category
2. Categories Management:
- two categories: "forums" and "other"
- set up tabs for both, sorting of tabs is correct
- in general section "all forums" has sorting 999
- "list of other forums" under "other" has sorting 5.
- "other" category - I selected "list of other forums" as a default tab

Cache repaired. Cookies cleared. No matter what I do, "all forums" is always default tab in every category. I am using a custom style but the same happens in a default one...
 
This is how it is meant to work, as the tab is remembered via the cookies system. So if you have looked at the tab 'All', then it will automatically load the 'All' as that is a global tab anyway (for now).

I figure that the problem develops this way. You load the page, and it automatically takes you to the first category, which has 'All' as the default. When you then try selecting another category, it loads the other category, and picks the now cookied tab ('All') and loads that.

It could be there is an underlying bug, but I'd suggest testing it this way to see if you still get the same problem.

Set another tab on the first category to be the default (as long as it not the global tab which has an ID of 2). Clear your cookies and load the first category. If it works correctly then this new default tab should load. Then load the second category. This should then change the active tab to the default one you have specified for that category.

If that works, the problem is that you have set the default tab to be a global tab, which means inevitably a user will end up back on the global tab (All ID number 2) every time.

I hope this helps. Remember a user can also set a default tab which can produce unexpected results.

When I get a few minutes, I'll try and draw up a diagram explaining how the default system works along with the selected tabs and categories.
 
I'm sorry, but I think I've tried every combination and no matter what I do the general "All forums" tab (id=2) is ALWAYS set as open on entering any categories. The tab is opens and the cookie is always set to tabid=2 even if I have different tabs set at lower sorting, specific tab set as a default for category and general setting is "first tab for a category" etc. I think it is a bug in 1.0.6... Maybe the setting for "Default Tab - You can choose what shows as the default tab for users who have not yet set a default tab of their own." is not taken into consideration later in the script?

Just to make myself clear - I want to set some categories to open a subset of forums on default. I have a huge number of forums and I'm afraid my users are a little overwhelmed. I still want them to see all the forums on first visit, but I also want them to have the ability to browse the subsets not only as tabs, but also as categories AND tabs.
 
Thanks for the feedback. I'll try some experiments tonight when I get in to see if it works as expected on the Pro version. If it does, there might be something missing from the Lite I need to fix. :)
 
Thanks for the feedback. I'll try some experiments tonight when I get in to see if it works as expected on the Pro version. If it does, there might be something missing from the Lite I need to fix. :)

Did you have a chance to check this issue?
 
I've had another look at the problem today, and I think I can see what might be causing the issue. I'm doing some more digging around into some bug fixes this week as I get time so I'll try and get a solution to you. I might PM you a test change to see if it works for you once I've figured the issue and if it's not too extensive. :)
 
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