vbHome... a new aproach to webdesign

[TECK]

THIS PROJECT WAS CLOSED BEFORE. REASON EXPLAINED HERE (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35304)
I WILL START WORKING AGAIN ON THE PROJECT... Below is the original start thread:
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i love VB. it's so flexible. and that's why i want to have VB as main engine in administrating a website in general. this is not a hack. is ment to turn VB from simply a BB into a website. not a portal!!!! i hate portals, they are all so boring....

the way i plan to make it work this project is this:
01. everyone can make it look the way he(she) wants
02. flexible html code insertion for main page based on templates
03. news
04. stats
05. reviews and links
06. everything else what the user wants, because is based on his ideas, not some standard rules implemented by a portal design.

i have the full package prepared. i need beta testers who have php knowledge and can help me eradicate those bugs.
FireFly, you helped me all the time. i hope you will do it this time also. the installed is prepared. to run it and have it up and running it takes only 2 minutes, and you can start to evaluate the little errors i made.

the biggest issue that i have is with the Private Sections. this is where i want to focus my attention. please let me know here if there are any of you willing to help me test it and clear some of the bugs. i know the project is big. but once completed, alot of people will be gratefull. the same idea was discussed at VB.com about this project being optional for VB. i want it to make it come true. please spare some of your precious time and help me help others.

we are a community, and that's why i like this place because i always got help from all of you.
ANY SUGGESTIONS, DIRECTIONS, ETC ARE WELCOME! ;)

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UPDATE (feb.14):
the sections are born. implemented the right permissions using the same user database, so people who sign in on the main page will not need to login into forums again.
Screenshoots:
the sections (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?s=&postid=221125&fullpage=1) | the permissions (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?s=&postid=220501&fullpage=1)

Current BUGS:
> group permissions are not set as Default like in Forums
> Private Sections cannot be enabled

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UPDATE (feb.15):
group permissions fixed

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UPDATE (feb.17):
install script finalised. all bugs related to installer fixed.
for a glance at the installer click here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?s=&postid=221091&fullpage=1).

the script checks if the fields and tables are present in the database. it also give you an option do flush them and start a clean install.
database table and fields presence process can be viewed here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?s=&postid=221096&fullpage=1). the vbHome options settings are here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?s=&postid=221100&fullpage=1).

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UPDATE (may.09):
Main news engine is now final and bug free.
[Guest View (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?s=&postid=249659)] [Member View (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?s=&postid=249660)]

[Dark_Wizard]

I can spare some time on this, pm me with the details.

[TECK]

the vbHome logo and administration page prototype screenshoot...

[Lesane]

looks great so far. I'm looking forward to this hack :up:

[M.Smith]

ill test it and see what it can handle!
ill also try doing some graphics for it if you want :stoned:

[slideboxer]

Quite promising. I look forward to see how this turns out.

BTW, thanks for being a part of the community :D

[NYI Fan]

This seems very interesting, and I am looking foward to seenig what youve done

I am not a PHP wiz (not even close ;) ) but if you want someone to test it for general usability. please let me know. I like tinkering and have learned everything I have about PHP & sql with the help of this awesome group of people, so you know I take instruction well LOL

Serioulsy, im not sure how I can help, but if you want me to try, say the word.

[TECK]

i have problems with the "private" code...
can anyone explain to me this part of code: if ($perms[canview]==1) {
$oldprivate=0;
} else {
$oldprivate=1;
}in admin/forum.php. i can't seem to find the corespondence with it anywhere in functions.php or adminfunctions.php
the yesno code for private stays always set to NO, but the permissions are set correctly, only the admins and mods can view it. it's all related to oldprivate. can you tell me where i can find the function oldprivate? ty.

[Dymension X]

I will help beta test this. PM me with the details or something. :)

[Wolf42]

I am interested in your Home-Package, couse I will need a thing like this one. I have a portal, but it is not flexibe enough. Maybe I can help you make it better ;) and I can adapt it for my use :cool:

Just send a PM.

[TECK]

ty all for your offers. the installer is available now only to people who made their name here as solid hackers (ex firefly, tubedogg, PPN, etc.)

is amasing how many junior members with 2-3 posts pm me to send them the script. anyway, the script is almost done. patience. i should release it in 4-5 days. ;)

[TECK]

ok... i have a little problem on showing the indexes for "settinggroup". can anyone help me to do a function that let me check what is the highest Cardinality value in "settinggroupid" field?

what i want to do is this:
make the installer script check what is the highest cardinality value in settinggroup and warn the user that this value is taken if selected as default by the script.

example of query:$settinggroupid = "32";

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO settinggroup VALUES ($settinggroupid,'Home Page Options',$settinggroupid)");

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'News forum ID','newsforumid','15','The specified forum will contain threads viewed on the main page only.','',0)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Order of news posts','newsorder','1','The standard (recommended) way to display news is chronologically from latest post to the newest one. You can reverse this, if you prefer.','Newest first<input type=\\\\\"radio\\\\\" name=\\\\\"setting[\$setting[settingid]]\\\\\" \".iif(\$setting[value]==1,\"checked\",\"\").\" value=\\\\\"1\\\\\"> Oldest first <input type=\\\\\"radio\\\\\" name=\\\\\"setting[\$setting[settingid]]\\\\\" \".iif(\$setting[value]==0,\"checked\",\"\").\" value=\\\\\"0\\\\\">',1)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Order of comment posts','commentsorder','0','The standard (recommended) way to display comments is chronologically from original comment to the latest one. You can reverse this, if you prefer.','Newest first<input type=\\\\\"radio\\\\\" name=\\\\\"setting[\$setting[settingid]]\\\\\" \".iif(\$setting[value]==1,\"checked\",\"\").\" value=\\\\\"1\\\\\"> Oldest first <input type=\\\\\"radio\\\\\" name=\\\\\"setting[\$setting[settingid]]\\\\\" \".iif(\$setting[value]==0,\"checked\",\"\").\" value=\\\\\"0\\\\\">',2)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Maximum number of news to display.','maxnews','10','','',3)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Maximum number of headlines to display.','maxheadlines','15','','',4)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'News pages to show in nav bar','newsnavpages','3','In the list of links of pages in the current thread (or current forum), this option selects how many pages either side of the current page are shown. Set this to 0 to display all pages.','',6)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Number of characters before wrapping','newswordwrap','50','If you want posts to automatically insert spaces into long words to make them wrap after a certain number of characters, set the number of characters in the box above. If you do not want this to occur, enter 0.','',7)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Maximum Characters per news post','newspostmaxchars','10000','The maximum number of characters that you want to allow per news post. Set this to 0 to disable it.','',8)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Show default news icon','newsshowdeficon','0','Show a default news icon if a journalist doesn\'t choose a news icon or is unable to choose one based on forum settings? {imagesfolder}/newsicons/icon1.gif will be used.','yesno',9)");
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting VALUES (NULL,$settinggroupid,'Stop \'Shouting\' in news titles','newsstopshouting','1','Prevent your users \'shouting\' in their news thread titles by changing all-uppercase titles to capitalization only on the first letters of some words. Disable this for some international boards with different character sets, as this may cause problems.','yesno','10')");

echo "<p>Adding <font color='#006699'>setting</font> data... Done.<br>\n"i would like to be able to make the script check what is the last ID in settinggroup and if > then 31 to make a input code:makeinputcode("Settinggroup ID","value")where the user can select a higher value instead of the default one.

what i try to avoid is that the user must edit the hbhome.php installer file. i could do a check link to setting.php, let the user check manually what is the last id, edit the vbhome.php file and reload the specified step... but that is cheap in my eyes ;)

anyway, let me know if you can point me in any direction. ty

[TECK]

hmmm.. i still cant find a way.. grrr

[TECK]

i found by myself the solution to the problem above.
in the same time... i want to tease you all with an installer screenshot... ;)
i tried to make it as complicated as posible... all you have to do is click on Continue > :D
let me know what you think. thanks. i would love to hear few words from the 'big guns' also... :p

[TECK]

the script checks if the fields and tables are present in the database. it also give you an option do flush them and start a clean install.

[TECK]

glance at the settings step...

[Scott MacVicar]

I've done a full integration with my forums already, I integrated databases, not the coding to do this. I'll take a few screenshots of this if you want.

It even has a nice japanese name as its an anime site.

If you need any testing or help with the code then just give me a pm or send an email I'll gladly help.

http://www.sirenhost.co.uk/~scott/shukan.jpg

[TECK]

great stuff PPN.. as usual.. ;) i would like to show you what i did so far. i worked hard on the installer. if you want i can give you a copy. is fully customizable so you can adapt it to any script.. not that you need it, because i'm sure you can do something better then me. :D

here it is the way it looks my admin page (the so called sections, rings a bell? identical to yours ;))...

[TECK]

ok PPN... i email you the installer script. look at step 6. i still have a bug in there.. grrrr..
also, there are not alot of people like us that can run their own server... most of hosted accounts offer only one database/account... unfortunatelly. your solution is the best because is nothing easier to configure 2 databases with the same usergroups.

anyway... when you have time, look at the script. i'm sure i missed something in stepping, the code should be ok. ty

[nitro]

this sounds pretty cool
just wondering wen uploading the files
i guess the overall question im askin is will u be able to run all 3 on your site vbhome vbportal and vbulletin

[TECK]

yes you can. but why you want to run vbPortal in the same time? vbHome will let you design any aspect of your site the way you want it... is integrated in vBulletin so you have one admin panel to build(edit) all your site.

[nitro]

sorry pretty new to php but i guess iv just got used to ne member being able to submit news which can then be displayed on the portal pages and also the download management is pretty good in the portal with shackrats addon so i guess im just looking at your addon to build web pages to me i can see a use for all 3 but then i havent seen wat i can do with your addon and i probly dont know anywhere near enuff php to develop a vbhome that i may like to have, still im here to learn
definately looking forward to its release tho:up:

i am in agreeance with a portal is a bit plain as know ne1 can have it

[Ian Cunningham]

How long do you think it will be before its released? I'm not trying to sound impatient, but it sounds like such a good addition!

[TECK]

read the topic starter. ty.

[TheComputerGuy]

That really sucks a duck right there, I was looking forward to using this killer hack

Sorry, I think your hacks are pretty killer and I can understand, everyone hates to be put down specially after all the hard work you put into things.

[christina]

Wow, quite sad to see this project closed. :( I'm getting to the point where I'll soon have almost all my site using templates and vB stuff instead of the vBPortal, too. Best of luck, but not all of us are brats who call others lamers.

[Soma]

sad sad sad this project isnt being released. Oh well I wish a mod would delete this thread it is such a teaser. :)

[TECK]

project reopen.

[TECK]

Originally posted by Soma
sad sad sad this project isnt being released. Oh well I wish a mod would delete this thread it is such a teaser. :) do you really think is up to you to decide how and when i publish my hacks, or anyone else? consider yourself lucky that we have a great hacker community who are willing to share their knowledge.

because people like you many hackers dont post their work.

regards,
nakkid.

[Andy Z]

Woohoo!! Thanks for reconsidering nakkid. I'll be looking forward to this. Take your time, as I'm sure it will be an awesome hack, and great for a project I'm starting. :D Cheers! Once again, thanks.

[NYI Fan]

Originally posted by nakkid
project reopen.

did you say RE OPENED????

Thats great news Nakkid! Thank you, and I once again look forward to it's release!!

[TECK]

i realised that there are still alot of good people here. ;)

regards,
nakkid

[christina]

Thank you for reopening the project, Nakkid. :)

Originally posted by nakkid
i realised that there are still alot of good people here. ;)

regards,
nakkid

[wooolF[RM]]

]Looking forward to this great project! Sounds promising :)
By the way, this hack shoul be ready and available to the public now ;) (as u wrote it yourself in 4-5 days ;) )

Have a nice day.

[TECK]

Originally posted by wooolF[RM]
By the way, this hack shoul be ready and available to the public now ;) (as u wrote it yourself in 4-5 days ;) )
Have a nice day. i'll release it when i want it and how i want it. if you are not happy, make your own hacks. or if you cannot code php, hire a programmer and ask him(her) to fulfill all your needs.

[TECK]

Originally posted by christina
Thank you for reopening the project, Nakkid. :)you are more then welcome christina. i want to apologise one more time for the icons story.. on your site.

[wooolF[RM]]

]Originally posted by nakkid
i'll release it when i want it and how i want it. if you are not happy, make your own hacks. or if you cannot code php, hire a programmer and ask him(her) to fulfill all your needs.

that is more then an unfriendly answer... :(
Of course u are free to do what u want and how u want it and when u want it...
If u answered other people in the same manner, I understand why they "forced" u to stop hacking... Don't think u're the one who make things coming to live. U're not...

I was just happy that u are back and made a lil joke that u have not understood... Too bad Mr.Perfect... :down:

Sorry for wishing you a nice day, I made a big mistake...

No regards wooolF[RM]

[christina]

Good lord, almost the minute he reopens the hack, arguments ensue. Let me just use the cliche'd Rodney King phrase and ask, "Can't we all just get a long." THere is so much sarcasm here at times, and Nakkid has been treated poorly before, I don't blame him for his reaction.

Anyway, lets get on topic to the code, etc...

[wooolF[RM]]

well... I'm just too sad if people goes amok if u sad a joke to them (with two smilies in it) and wished them a nice day...
Maybe it's something with me...

[christina]

No problem. :) Oh, I'll be moving my beta site to production soon, and then I can re-use the beta site to try out vbHome and other drastic changes... ;) Hopefully after this coming Friday.

Originally posted by nakkid
you are more then welcome christina. i want to apologise one more time for the icons story.. on your site.

[TECK]

Originally posted by wooolF[RM]
that is more then an unfriendly answer... :(
Of course u are free to do what u want and how u want it and when u want it...
If u answered other people in the same manner, I understand why they "forced" u to stop hacking... Don't think u're the one who make things coming to live. U're not...ok wooolF[RM], let me put it this way. is been a while i'm here on those forums. i see alot of newcommers and all they do is complain about why the hack is this way and not that way.. etc.

let me say it one more time for you also: the hacker who code takes his available time to make something for everyone, so that other people can enjoy it on their boards. i see every day some "coolie" guy who think he's rambo posting this and that on the forums here... "why nobody answer?".."why you dont fulfill my request rightaway?"...etc. do you really think that's a good way to deal with someone who is making you already a favour to post his work? i doubt.

i guarantee you that every hacker here will back me up on this.
as for my words, i'm sorry if i sound harsh, but is the truth what i said. if you are not happy with hacker's way to give support, learn yourself PHP and MySQL. i did the same. i'm tired to hear all kind of complainers who think we own them everything.

so that's the only reason i jump sometimes like that. do not take it personally, you simply got cought on my wave. if someone needs something, the only way to get it here is by being polite and patient. that's all i have to say.

regards,
nakkid.

[Bane]

Glad to see you've reopened nakkid. I unfortunately never saw this till it was closed and looked quite promising. Nice to see you have seen past the trolling masses to those who really respect your work. Good luck. :)

[M.Smith]

glad yer back hackin nakkid!
looks very promising, infact ive betted myself £1 that it turns out better than i could do!

[Psychdrone]

Wow great bud, I never saw this post before!
If you still need some testers, I am willing to put up a hand!

[The Realist]

Well said M8 and congrats on re opening the hack.

All good hacks are worth waiting for, and I will wait for as long as it takes.

:)


Originally posted by nakkid
ok wooolF[RM], let me put it this way. is been a while i'm here on those forums. i see alot of newcommers and all they do is complain about why the hack is this way and not that way.. etc.

let me say it one more time for you also: the hacker who code takes his available time to make something for everyone, so that other people can enjoy it on their boards. i see every day some "coolie" guy who think he's rambo posting this and that on the forums here... "why nobody answer?".."why you dont fulfill my request rightaway?"...etc. do you really think that's a good way to deal with someone who is making you already a favour to post his work? i doubt.

i guarantee you that every hacker here will back me up on this.
as for my words, i'm sorry if i sound harsh, but is the truth what i said. if you are not happy with hacker's way to give support, learn yourself PHP and MySQL. i did the same. i'm tired to hear all kind of complainers who think we own them everything.

so that's the only reason i jump sometimes like that. do not take it personally, you simply got cought on my wave. if someone needs something, the only way to get it here is by being polite and patient. that's all i have to say.

regards,
nakkid.

[badpacket]

Good job so far nekkid.. (from the caps) I'm looking forward to giving this a whirl.. :)

[DrkFusion]

I will help beta test if you want :-/
This hack looks so cool.

[Aracnakat]

This hack looks awesome. I do have a question though .. I was thinking of getting vbPortal (I think that's the name) .. as I think it looks pretty awesome. I don't mind paying the $35.00 fee (heck, you guys do tons of work .. I think you should all get paid) ...

But, what I am wondering is how vbHome will differ from vbPortal. In other words .. I don't mind paying for either product, just want to know what the differences are so I can decide which would work the best for me and my website.

Thanks in advance!

~Kat / Donna :)

[Psychdrone]

Originally posted by The Realist
Well said M8 and congrats on re opening the hack.

All good hacks are worth waiting for, and I will wait for as long as it takes.

:)





Whos M8 I always see him being reffered too, yet fail to see who he is?

[Xelation]

Originally posted by Psychdrone



Whos M8 I always see him being reffered too, yet fail to see who he is?

OMG, its M8 = mate you did not know this?

[Admin]

Originally posted by Psychdrone
Whos M8 I always see him being reffered too, yet fail to see who he is?
I think he was joking... you were right?

[TECK]

Originally posted by Aracnakat
This hack looks awesome. I do have a question though .. I was thinking of getting vbPortal (I think that's the name) .. as I think it looks pretty awesome. I don't mind paying the $35.00 fee (heck, you guys do tons of work .. I think you should all get paid) ...

But, what I am wondering is how vbHome will differ from vbPortal. In other words .. I don't mind paying for either product, just want to know what the differences are so I can decide which would work the best for me and my website.

Thanks in advance!

~Kat / Donna :) vbHome will make a vBulletin powered page for you that you can edit it with templates the way you want. that's all. is up to you what you put in there. basically every single feature of vBulletin can be added into your main page with a simple copy and paste. and configured through unique templates to suit your main page the way you like. the most important tool will be the news. with personalised icons that can be uploaded from vB admin panel, stats, archives, etc.

i cannot give you a date when the project will be done because i do not work on it constantly. as you noticed from my posts, i use vBulletin as a learning tool for php. i do not use it on a website.

regards,
nakkid.

[Psychdrone]

Originally posted by FireFly

I think he was joking... you were right?

OMG, lol no I wasn't!
Must be a Uk thing:P

Jezz I feal so stupid now, lol

OMG :china:

[TECK]

hmm.. so what if you didnt know? :)
i still dont know how to tie a cherry stem in a knot with just my tongue.. hehehee.. could anyone teach me?

[bigmattyh]

Originally posted by Psychdrone
Must be a Uk thing:P
Also an Aussie thing too. Or so I hear.

[Admin]

Also an Israeli thing... and we don't even speak English here. ;) :)

[Neo]

I know someone that lives in Israel!

Oh and Nakkid, this looks soooo damn cool. I will worship you when it comes out, for free or for pay I will use it :D

[TECK]

well, when i come back from my honeymoon... i will give you a copy, with what i did so far. if you want, we can teamup and continue the project toghether.. i could use a helping hand.

also PPN was kind enough to offer his support on this to. FireFly to ;). so rest assured people that this project will rock. now patience.. please. :D

all the best to all of you,
nakkid.

[Neo]

That would be great. This looks like a really amazing hack you are putting together :D

Ohh and have fun on your honeymoon. And like I said before, try to stay away from the computer.. I was able to do that while I was in Japan.

[christina]

Have fun on your honeymoon, I'm sure you will! My spouse and I went to the Virgin Islands and didn't bring any computers, it seemed to work. :D

[leadzero-nerf]

Let me know if you want any more beta testers.

I originally wanted to code something like this for my site, I even started on it by creating an image database for my staff to add to, http://www.gamersimpact.com/vsite/image.php . Time however became too limited a quantity and I was not able to devote any to coding anymore.

vBHome looks great so far and I'd love to give it a shot. I'm afraid I can't help with coding for the reasons stated above, other then if I find a bug I always try to find the problem. I can beta test though.

Let me know...

[Ghostsuit]

Love the sound of this nakkid and would love to help anyway I can however I'm not one of the more talk ative ones on the board but I've been around a while and pretty good at testing out hacks also been using vBportal for a while.

Anyway looking forward to it.

[Duo S]

this looks amazing, if i had more than the coding skills of a turnip i would offer to help... but ill just have to give you motovational support instead

*gets out flags and banners* w00t w00t go go :)

Good luck with the project,

[Shane_2k]

when this due to be realeased

?

[jamesdasher]

Shane, don't meant to jump you, but read the thread man...there is no set release date this is nakkid's personal project (though he has now got the help of several others). He is if I am understanding right on his honeymoon, give him a chance, he will release it when he is ready to release it. Or as the "proverb" says ;)

"Patience is a virture."

James :)

[TECK]

i will release today vbHome (lite). it will be almost the same and the full version.
i decided to charge for the full version.
don't worry the lite version is almost identical to the full one.

check the releases in about one hour. ;)

[renaud_]

Wow !
Great project !

I know that you speek french very well, but if you want to release a french v and if you need help, i'm here ! :)

Congrats !

[JirQUEST]

looks like a reallyyyyyyyyy cool hack. i am so tempted to pay for the full version :D

[wooolF[RM]]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=237198#post237198" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...198#post237198</a>

[freeshares1]

When is the full version with the installer going to be released and how much were you thinking of charging?

[Apok2002]

what is the advantage of this over vbportal? vbPortal seems pretty complete and comprehensive. What can this hack do better?

[Admin]

While vbPortal is comprehensive as you say (not using it), I know many people who find it bloated (and no offense to wajones, he's doing a great job) and usually only use few of the many features it has.

[el3m3nt]

hehe FireFly. well what i don't like of vBPortal is not the vBPortal itself, but the PHP-Nuke ;).

[Raven Fox]

Can't figure out the settings here for the vbHome hack:
This is the error I get after uploading the file to
http://www.yellorange.net/index.php

Warning: ChDir: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/virtual/site20/fst/var/www/html/index.php on line 19

Warning: Unable to access ./global.php in /home/virtual/site20/fst/var/www/html/index.php on line 20

What do I set the ChDir and the other line to?

I made all of the other changes in the templates

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[wooolF[RM]]

]u have to change path to where your forums are...
that's why u have this error...

btw, look ay my sig... :p

[Raven Fox]

Thanks but is this an absolute path or what. I have tried it and it's not working.
Also - the next line asks for some Global PHP path.
What should go there.
I really appreciate the help.

I want to get this baby up and going.

btw. cool quote eh.... brilliant minds think alike

raven

[mak]

let me know how i can purchase the full version of this????

*so excited!!!

[LightBringer]

Being an avid user of vbPortal and vbulletin for quite some time now, this hack has come has a breath of fresh air to the tedious natures of integrating vbulletin into the main page of a web site.

I feel it's definitely worth the cost and would just like to know if Nakkid has any informational updates to the progression of this project for those of us that are waiting with great anticipation? :)

Great work so far Nakkid! Can't wait to see the full version.

[Lorddraco98]

If you still need beta testers and such I'd be interested! If not, I'll look out for the full release of this hack!

[lazzy]

hey, i just want to say that this is gona be my favorite 'hack' if you wish to call it that, anyway, i also want to give my full support to the authors, helpers, testers, whoever is apart of this great undertaking. In fact, i just went out and bought my first php/mysql book =) I will also start to try and code some hacks, modest at first, but as with anything else, knowledge grows exponentially. So maybe in the future I can help u guys out ;-) till then ill just sit here and read, and hope u guys release this soon!

[b-b00gie]

If I install vbHome (lite) right now, will I be able to upgrade to vbHome without having to start all over?

Should I just wait for the full version to be released?

[LightBringer]

Bumping for the sheer coolness of this hack and the hopes of getting a response of some type from its creator :))

No rush, just a status would be nice since it was once closed before.

[JoeHarrison]

nakkid,
I am extremly excited for this to be released. Good luck with development... I know it's going to be awesome. :D

-Joe

[TECK]

Originally posted by b-b00gie
If I install vbHome (lite) right now, will I be able to upgrade to vbHome without having to start all over?no. the full version is far more advanced. i started to rewrite the code, keeping in mind the low query usage (poking at firefly). so far i managed to pull everything into 22queries. ;) i'm particulary proud of the comments area... i will post some new screenshots, once completed...
i expect maximum 30queries for a full overloaded index.php page, for those users who want to go to the extreme.. for the normal users, 22 should be great.

[AnkisethGallant]

For all I know, you already said this somewhere, but could you give us a ballpark of when the thing will be done? This thing sounds incredibly awesome, and I can't wait to see it in action.

[TECK]

unfortunatelly not. i devellop right now my site to be fully powered by VB. in the same time i write the vbHome code.

[Bad Bunny]

Well, I will purchase this as well. You seem to really put alot of hard work into your hacks, and this one looks to be massively awsome.

[TECK]

just to make things clear, once done the code, i will contact jelsoft and ask them if they will give me the permission to install it for people who are licensed. if granted, no files will be delivered. it will be installed by myself, on your server. then you will be able to customize it.

if refused, i will use the code for my website ONLY.

lets remember that all the code i write is inspired from the actual VB files, who are copyrighted. rest assured that i will make sure no jelsoft regulations are infringed.

[Admin]

Why do you install it yourself? I wouldn't go around giving my server info to other people.

[Fusion]

As FireFly pointed out, Jelsoft even stress quite streniously not to give out the info needed for you to install that to anyone except people working for Jelsoft. Furthermore, if they did agree, it'd mean alot of work for you on every upgrade. :)

I'm also a vbPortal-user, nakkid, so like others, I'd be willing to pay to get to use this hack.

Thanks!

[TECK]

true. i was referring to full installations, that i will perform on my website. i will come to an agreement first with jelsoft about this.
as i said before, no code will be published until is examined by one of the devs or someone from sales dept.

for now, i post 2 screenshots of the news page. you will notice there is a button called Hire a Teck or Webdesigner (misspelled in purpose). this is the forum where people with php or html/graph skills will be able to offer their services and prices.

SCREENSHOT WHEN YOU ACCESS THE SITE AS QUEST:
(keep in mind that i added personal options for my site, such as login panel, latest threads, users browsing the site, etc. for a regular user, you will reduce the no. of queries from 25 to 18)

[TECK]

SCREENSHOT WHEN YOU ACCESS THE SITE AS MEMBER:

[Fusion]

Originally posted by nakkid
true. i was referring to full installations, that i will perform on my website. i will come to an agreement first with jelsoft about this.
as i said before, no code will be published until is examined by one of the devs or someone from sales dept.Hmm, I hope that doesn't mean this hack will only be open to people who contract you to install their boards..While I do understand why you would want to go that way, it's sad that the rest of us is left out of the loop.

[Gutspiller]

Cool stuff. Looks like a more advanced version of what I am trying to do. Mines just a bunch of hacks slapped together though. :)

http://www.3dNewz.com

Mine isn't nearly advanced as your idea, but I like your idea a lot. So if it can do htm, is it going to be able to put images and link those images to whereever you want? Will it have an html preview so you can see what it will look like before you publish/change code?

Keep up the good work.

[TECK]

i will find a way for everyone. :)
first i want to finish the code. then i will let it be examined by firefly and if authorised the method, i will release it to my site.

basically, i will first check with jelsoft if the user have a valid license. if ok, i will give him two choices. to install it for him or to provide him the files without the VB script code inserted. easy instructions on how to add the code segments will be included.

there is no need to provide me with any username/password. the user will email me his(her) files that need to be modified. then i will aply the changes for them, for a fee.

[TECK]

Originally posted by Gutspiller
So if it can do htm, is it going to be able to put images and link those images to whereever you want? Will it have an html preview so you can see what it will look like before you publish/change code?yes. there is a preview.
also you have the news source, screenshots, etc. all not included in your database, so it will not load it.
also the comments are not part of a thread.

i will post later on today a screeshot of the comments window.

[Gutspiller]

kewl, so do you have a estimated date that this might be out?

"also the comments are not part of a thread."

But people can still reply and discuss a article/feature right?

[TECK]

Originally posted by Gutspiller
But people can still reply and discuss a article/feature right?yes they can. they can comment on the news article.
honestly i dont know when it will be finished. i work on it once in a while...

[Gutspiller]

OK, lets put it like this, will the release be close to two months away or would it be closer to 7 months away?

:D

[TECK]

2months.

[Fusion]

Originally posted by nakkid
i will find a way for everyone. :)
Great!basically, i will first check with jelsoft if the user have a valid license. if ok, i will give him two choices. to install it for him or to provide him the files without the VB script code inserted. easy instructions on how to add the code segments will be included.Umm, maybe I'm missing something obvious here, but isn't that license-check as simple as seeing if they're able to access this site, because you'd have to be validated to do so? FireFly&Co can probably shed some light on that?

[TECK]

no. if i offer any install services, people could have a illegal copy in hands. they will request services on my site, not here. so i have to check with jelsoft first if the user is ok.

[Fusion]

Originally posted by nakkid
no. if i offer any install services, people could have a illegal copy in hands. they will request services on my site, not here. so i have to check with jelsoft first if the user is ok. Yes, sorry if I was diffuse. I meant to say that your check could be as simple as checking here-If they're not validated here, they don't get the install nor the hack. :)

[Khaybel]

I would love to help beta test this hack, I'm currently trying to convert my site over to php fully using vbulletin system, although

I don't want my site to look like a portal site. So something like this is looks great. Take all the time you need, the end product will be worth it from the screen shots you have posted.

I would gladly pay for your full version of vbhome, once released, but I will never give out my admin access to my server. I Tend tp spend a good 500 to 600 hours a month on my sites as a webmaster being able to setup all scripts is almost a personal thing with your site.... so no disrespect but i would rather setup and install the commercial end of your script when it is down my self, if you release it to public, based on what Vb staff say.

I'm upgrading to a dedicated box this week can't wait to go broke ; ) , good luck with vbhome, also your site looks very nice from the screen shots so far.

http://www.orbsydia.com <-- I want to try and retain how my site looks, but have all the fuctionality of VBulletin & Vbhome.. please let me know if I can test the full once your done.

Thanks for your hard work, and dedication to your project, and good luck with it. Even if a lot of us are silently watching your work, we appreiate everything you have contributed to the community so far..

[Admin]

Closed by request of nakkid.