IPB 3.2 mass forum generator

[Floh_germany]

Hello,

I have a suggestion for some improvement in IPB board. When I moved from vb4 to IPB3 I had a mod installed called " Mass Child forums" .

You want to create a forum/portal for e.g. traveling. It has many Forums, Categorys and Subforums :

Continent> Country> Federal State > City
Category> Forum > Subforum > Subforum or
Category> Subcategory > Forum > Subforum etc.

• Europe
• Europe> France
• Europe> France > French Guiana
• Europe> France > French Guiana > Cayenne
• Europe> France > Saint Martin
• Europe> France > Saint Martin > Margiot
  

• Asia
• Asia> Japan
• Asia> Japan > Prefectures of Japan
• Asia> Japan > Prefectures of Japan> Fukushima
• Asia> Japan > Prefectures of Japan> Hokkaido
  

• Northamerica
• Northamerica > USA
• Northamerica> Mexiko
• ...
  

It would take serveral hours to create such a forum only for ( in this case ) Continents and Countrys. Maybe Days to include the federal States and their Capitals.

How to Make it easier for IPB-Users :rofl: ?

Create only the forums with the permission. Then Copy the permission for the new subforum. So you didn't must fill out the permission-matrix for each forum.

Add a form : Which Subforums you want to create under this Forum ?

Name of Forum 1 :
Name of Forum 2 :
Name of Forum 3 :
Name of Forum 4 :
...
... Name of Forum 10:


I can not programm php, but I should be really hard since this application must not make any stat ( e.g. a points-system or user of the month ).

When the board would have such I nice Interface for Forumcreation, you can focus on real andministration instead of an boring matrix :no: .

THX. Floh

Best regards from germany

[Alexander V]

I agree to this, I feel IP.Board tries to push administrators to customize things a bit to much at times. Something simple like this would be very much welcome!