Simple Portal like VBindex for 3.5.2?

[Pilot]

I would like a simple single home page "portal" like VBindex (which does not work with 3.5.2).

I just want to display the latest threads, some simple side-blocks, but nothing that's complex to install.

Any suggestions? VBindex was perfect for me - what's the nearest thing to that now?

[Dan]

vBadvanced

[Pilot]

vBadvanced

Thanks, do you have a link for this?

Which forum will I find it in?

(am I alone in finding the organisation of "hacks" very hard to navigate here?)

[Hasann]

Thanks, do you have a link for this?

Which forum will I find it in?

(am I alone in finding the organisation of "hacks" very hard to navigate here?)

www.vbadvanced.com

[Pilot]

www.vbadvanced.com

OK, got it.

Looks interesting, although I thought VB 3.5 was meant to remove the need to change any of the original PHP files?

[Rich]

Hello,

The modifications to the global.php that brian requires is needed. You can't parse that with a plugin or hook. That adds the portal to the global arrays so everything works properly. It takes literally 5 minutes to setup and install the portal.

[Pilot]

Hello,

The modifications to the global.php that brian requires is needed. You can't parse that with a plugin or hook. That adds the portal to the global arrays so everything works properly. It takes literally 5 minutes to setup and install the portal.

Installed it now. But when will VB have this simple home page type stuff as standard? It's absurd to have to keep finding bits of freeware to make the site complete.