CSS to avoid posting/searching in unwanted categories
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Every time I’m creating a new thread here, I first select the category in the Russian forum instead of the international one. That’s why I decided to hide almost all items of Local forum category in the new thread category selection dropdown.
This hides all the local forums. You need an extension that allows you to inject CSS (I use Vivaldi Forum Mod).
/* Local forum */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="38"], /* Russian */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="20"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="172"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="123"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="124"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="176"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="177"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="178"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="179"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="173"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="149"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="174"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="175"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="162"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="166"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="165"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="167"], /* Japanese */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="26"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="78"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="143"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="77"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="76"], /* German */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="24"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="98"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="99"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="100"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="137"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="138"], /* Spanish */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="22"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="46"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="106"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="107"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="108"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="181"], /* French */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="21"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="47"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="44"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="156"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="157"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="109"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="110"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="111"], /* Chinese */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="23"], /* Czech */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="70"], /* Greek */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="168"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="169"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="170"], /* Italian */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="25"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="141"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="142"], /* Polish */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="27"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="148"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="101"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="102"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="103"], /* Portugese */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="28"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="42"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="50"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="97"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="135"], /* Slovak */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="90"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="117"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="152"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="153"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="118"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="119"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="120"], .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="121"], /* Turkish */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="29"], /* Persian */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="39"], /* Ukrainian */ .composer-container .category-list-container li[data-cid="40"] { display: none; }
Edit: as @luetage suggested, this hides all the local forum categories in advanced search (
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doesn’t seem to work unfortunately)/* Local forum */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="38"], /* Russian */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="20"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="172"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="123"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="124"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="176"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="177"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="178"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="179"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="173"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="149"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="174"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="175"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="162"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="166"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="165"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="167"], /* Japanese */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="26"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="78"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="143"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="77"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="76"], /* German */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="24"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="98"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="99"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="100"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="137"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="138"], /* Spanish */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="22"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="46"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="106"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="107"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="108"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="181"], /* French */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="21"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="47"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="44"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="156"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="157"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="109"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="110"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="111"], /* Chinese */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="23"], /* Czech */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="70"], /* Greek */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="168"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="169"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="170"], /* Italian */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="25"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="141"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="142"], /* Polish */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="27"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="148"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="101"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="102"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="103"], /* Portugese */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="28"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="42"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="50"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="97"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="135"], /* Slovak */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="90"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="117"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="152"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="153"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="118"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="119"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="120"], #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="121"], /* Turkish */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="29"], /* Persian */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="39"], /* Ukrainian */ #advanced-search #posted-in-categories option[value="40"] { display: none; }
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@Gwen-Dragon They shouldn’t—e.g. modifications has been
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@potmeklecbohdan Yeah, the local forums are extremely annoying, especially because they are listed first and foremost, both when posting a topic and when issuing an advanced search.
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@luetage Good idea! Will add in a moment.
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