vBindex v3.0.0 RC5

[RichieBoy67]

I got the same error..... I don't think it works with 07.....

[dkny]

is there a way to day "Upcoming Events" where it would post events on the in the block or in the middle the events coming up in the next 5 days?

I tried to mod it myself but having no luck

[khaleel]

I got the same error..... I don't think it works with 07.....


__________________


No I dont think it does im afraid

[GriffinsCreeps]

Well... My problem is, that it doesn't import the phrases :(

[SmartGnome]

I got the same error..... I don't think it works with 07.....

It Works fine with 3.0.7 , what error you have ??

[khaleel]

Well... My problem is, that it doesn't import the phrases

Dont know about that sorry

It Works fine with 3.0.7 , what error you have ??

Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/deathea/public_html/forum/vbindex.php on line 144



can someone help

[DJDarknez]

Me likey!

clicks install

Had some trouble at first, but the 151 pages helped me get though it :p

However, 1 problem still remains. I have the box checked so the shoutbox will scroll. However, after making some test shouts, it doesn't scroll.

http://forums.djdarknez.net

Anyone? tanx!

[Club3G]

I run this on three sites and I love it - by far the best portal software of ANY forum sw out there.

I use a standard post for my front page to show the news, in a hidden forum. I assume a lot of people do it this way. On http://www.club3g.com I have a 'Car of the Month' feature that's pretty static - I just edit the post once a month and I'm golden.

However on http://www.sevenstring.org, I use it for Artist Interviews and Album Reviews. I have a hidden Forum that contains one sticky post that I use for the news. Thing is, I have almost ten reviews/interviews and they're all pretty relevant. I'd LOVE a way to randomize which post gets shown on the front page, so it cycles between, say, all of the posts in a specified forum.

Is this something doable? Thanks!

[khaleel]

Well... My problem is, that it doesn't import the phrases

Dont know about that sorry

It Works fine with 3.0.7 , what error you have ??

Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/deathea/public_html/forum/vbindex.php on line 144



can someone help

[bach]

does anyone knows how to pharse newsbits into extra pages? This could save me hrs of time!

Thanks a head of time!

[JMPZ]

I believe I found a bug in the uninstallation script


When I went to uninstall this hack, I got the following error message:


Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT phrasetypeid
FROM phrasetype
WHERE fieldname IN('vbindex', 'vbindex_cp')

mysql error: Table 'forum.phrasetype' doesn't exist


As it turns out, that query is missing the ".TABLE_PREFIX."

In vbiupdate.php
This code

echo "<p>Deleting Phrases...</p>";
$types = $DB_site->query("
SELECT phrasetypeid
FROM phrasetype
WHERE fieldname IN('vbindex', 'vbindex_cp')
");


Should look like this

echo "<p>Deleting Phrases...</p>";
$types = $DB_site->query("
SELECT phrasetypeid
FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."phrasetype
WHERE fieldname IN('vbindex', 'vbindex_cp')
");


Hope this helps.

[khaleel]

Well... My problem is, that it doesn't import the phrases

Dont know about that sorry

It Works fine with 3.0.7 , what error you have ??

Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/deathea/public_html/forum/vbindex.php on line 144



Is ANYONE going to give me some support?!

[ZacUSNYR]

Dont know about that sorry



Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/deathea/public_html/forum/vbindex.php on line 144



Is ANYONE going to give me some support?!

You did set your forum path correctly in vbiconfig.php right?

[khaleel]

Yes :tired:

[Delphy]

If all else fails, you can try commenting out the chdir() line.

Also, check your unix permissions - you need the executable bit set on all paths down to root from the public_html folder for the group. For example on mine I have:


drwxr-xr-x 9 forums forums 4096 Apr 11 06:48 forums/


and


drwxr-x--- 27 forums nobody 4096 Apr 11 07:39 public_html/


and obviously on /home too.

Hope this helps,
Delphy

[Delphy]

I run this on three sites and I love it - by far the best portal software of ANY forum sw out there.

I use a standard post for my front page to show the news, in a hidden forum. I assume a lot of people do it this way. On http://www.club3g.com I have a 'Car of the Month' feature that's pretty static - I just edit the post once a month and I'm golden.

However on http://www.sevenstring.org, I use it for Artist Interviews and Album Reviews. I have a hidden Forum that contains one sticky post that I use for the news. Thing is, I have almost ten reviews/interviews and they're all pretty relevant. I'd LOVE a way to randomize which post gets shown on the front page, so it cycles between, say, all of the posts in a specified forum.

Is this something doable? Thanks!

Quite easy:

select * from thread where forumid=X order by rand() limit 1;


You'd obviously have to incoporate the users table and the post table and so on - but if you look at the "Get News" section in vBindex you could clone it, modify the SQL to ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1 and you're all set to go :)

You could even add a new template specifically for this section and just change the fetch_template('vbindex_newsbit') to whatever the new one is.

Hope this helps,
Delphy

[Club3G]

:D The only part of that I understood was "quite easy".

[Delphy]

I could probably hack vbIndex to do that and add a template. I'm really busy with stuff on my site, so it'll be a little while. :)

[Q-v-n-s-Q]

whats the points of use this hack?? its useless you know?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

whats the points of use this hack?? its useless you know?Thank you for the well argumented positive feedback.

[Delphy]

Club3G,

I'm actually going to be doing something like this for my own site, so when it's done I'll share the code :)

[Club3G]

You'll be my absolute hero man. Thanks very much. :D

[Branden]

Is there a way to have the results pulled for the latest threads" block to be limited to specific forums?

[ZacUSNYR]

Is there a way to have the results pulled for the latest threads" block to be limited to specific forums?

Yes

In the AdminCP you can put the forums you don't want it to show in the exclusions list.

[cessna140]

Dont know about that sorry



Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/deathea/public_html/forum/vbindex.php on line 144



Is ANYONE going to give me some support?!


Did you ever get this figured out? I am getting the same error and can't figure it out.

Thanks

Got it figured out. I did not have my paths set correctly. :dead:

[deta]

It is worked, actually, on a new version?

If so when gives you?

cu Deta

[Wrestling-Freek]

I have just installed this on my site but when you log in on the vBindex page, it just logs you into the forum, and then when you return to the vBindex page, it doesn't recognise the fact that I'm logged in if you know what I mean. How can I log into the actual vBindex page itself without it just taking me to the forum?

Please help!!

Thanks,

- Nick. :squareeyed:

[Wrestling-Freek]

Can anyone PLEASE help? I really need to get this sorted out.

[FightRice.com]

Try clearing your cookies maybe, dunno

[mb425]

Hi, I just installed and I am having a problem. Every time I try to go to the vbindex.php page, I get this error.

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /forums/vbiconfig.php
Line: 34

Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!

[Wachtmeister]

Hello,

i would like to know, how i can force a specific style for vbindex.php

I don't want to use standard style for vbindex.

Regards, Wachtmeister

[thetieger]

I'm getting an error when I try to install this... if someone could please help it would be appreciated (nobodyelse got help on the subject, that i found)

here's the error when going to mydomain.com/vbindex.php

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3:

Invalid SQL:
## GET NEWS ##
SELECT thread.*,thread.iconid AS threadiconid, threadpost.pagetext AS pagetext,
threadpost.attach AS attachcount,


IF(user.displaygroupid = 0, user.usergroupid, user.displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid
FROM thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN user AS user ON (thread.postuserid = user.userid)
LEFT JOIN post AS threadpost ON (thread.firstpostid = threadpost.postid)
LEFT JOIN deletionlog AS deletionlog ON(thread.threadid = deletionlog.primaryid AND type = 'thread')


WHERE forumid IN ()
AND deletionlog.primaryid IS NULL
AND forumid NOT IN (0)
AND thread.open <> 10
AND thread.visible = '1'


ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC
LIMIT 0
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
AND deletionlog.primaryid IS NULL
AND forumid NOT IN (0)


mysql error number: 1064

any help is VERY appreciated, I feel im SO close !

-Thetieger

[Bainzy]

i have that very same error mate, have you managed to get it sorted ???

[techhouse]

How i can make all links hidden from guest in vbindex.php ?
thanks

[Kaelon]

The vbiupgrade.php file would not load up under vBulletin 3.0.7.

[sweden_i500]

How do I use my own PHP scripts in the vbindex_customblock_1?

Can't find any info....

I've added this to the vbindex_customblock_php:

case 1:
print ("Hello this is from PHP");
break;

Is this correct? Or should I add a link for my external php script?

Help

[swiss]

can you unistall this

as it does not seem to have worked properly. So wanted to run through it again.

As it does not change any code can i just delete the files off the server and start over?

Thanks

[Ozymandyus]

I've looked through as much of the 153 pages of posts as I can, eyeballs are still spinning, but I did not find a specific answer to a problem I'm running into. I have a test board set up at:

http://www.luznet.com/index.php

Have installed vBindex with no errors other than the looping one. As you can see if you look at it, some of the image paths, rather than displaying as, for example, "http://www.luznet.com/images/icons/icon1.gif" are instead displaying as "http://www.luznet.com/index.php/images/icons/icon1.gif". Many of the links on the nav bars also have this problem, trying to log out for example, sends you to "http://www.luznet.com/index.php/login.php?do=logout" instead of "http://www.luznet.com/login.php?do=logout". The polls do the same thing. Oddly enough, a few things like Shoutbox do not have this problem.

Anyway, it's not just an image problem, as it also effects the links. I assume there must be a borked setting somewhere. I see a lot of references to having '/' as your cookie path, which I do indeed have correctly set. What else am I missing here? Hate to miss out on what appears to be an excellent hack due to just one little bug somewhere!

[Ozymandyus]

I'm fairly good at fixing things, but just can't seem to pin this one down. Would greatly appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction, here...

[greenhybrid]

Is there an uninstall script?

[Ozymandyus]

Yes, you can uninstall it by just calling the install page again. It detects that you have already done one, and asks if you want to reinstall/remove it.

I tried that as well, did a reinstall, removed/reuploaded the files, and tried again, but I get the same result. Somewhere or another it's not setting up a lot of the URLs correctly.

[dsboyce8624]

I've looked through as much of the 153 pages of posts as I can, eyeballs are still spinning, but I did not find a specific answer to a problem I'm running into. I have a test board set up at:

http://www.luznet.com/index.php

Have installed vBindex with no errors other than the looping one. As you can see if you look at it, some of the image paths, rather than displaying as, for example, "http://www.luznet.com/images/icons/icon1.gif" are instead displaying as "http://www.luznet.com/index.php/images/icons/icon1.gif". Many of the links on the nav bars also have this problem, trying to log out for example, sends you to "http://www.luznet.com/index.php/login.php?do=logout" instead of "http://www.luznet.com/login.php?do=logout". The polls do the same thing. Oddly enough, a few things like Shoutbox do not have this problem.

Anyway, it's not just an image problem, as it also effects the links. I assume there must be a borked setting somewhere. I see a lot of references to having '/' as your cookie path, which I do indeed have correctly set. What else am I missing here? Hate to miss out on what appears to be an excellent hack due to just one little bug somewhere!

Maybe it's not polite to plug another product here but I've installed vBadvanced a couple times now without major issue. Unless you have a reason for not using it, maybe you should check it out.

Dennis

[Ozymandyus]

Appreciate the info, Dennis. I tried it out and actually ran into the same problem with the links that I had with vBindex, which led me to believe the problem lie in the main board settings, or the way they worked with the add-ons. Fortunately, the support for vBadvanced is much more comprehensive and responsive than that for vBindex, and although I didn't find a specific solution in their dedicated forums, I found some clues that eventually led me to the answer.

For posterity, I post what I found here in the hopes that it can help someone in the future. To summarize, instead of proper links in the nav bars of the portal pages (e.g. http://www.yoursite.com/login.php), I was instead getting links that had the index page also incorrectly referenced (http://www.yoursite.com/index.php/login.php). Obviously, this made many things not work correctly. The setting I had incorrect was AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Site Name / URL / Contact Details - > Forum URL. I had http://www.yoursite.com/login.php listed, when the correct setting instead was http://www.yoursite.com (no trailing '/'). You may or may not also need to change the 'Homepage URL' setting as well. I think that this issue came up in large part because I chose to install my board in the root of my hosting account, rather than making a sub-directory for it. I would recommend that others also put the forums in a sub-folder, just to avoid problems like this.

Haven't decided between vBindex or vBa at this time, still deciding which I prefer. Leaning towards the feature set in vBindex, but am a bit gunshy due to the lack of responsiveness here toward install issues.

[greenhybrid]

I ran the uninstaller and my templates are still there. Why didn't it work?

[xTerMn8R]

Here's a little HelpI rembered from when I installed a while ago.

Cookie Issue: There is a work around but I forget where I found it long ago. If ya search for "Cookie Work around" I believe you'll find it.

define('USE_COOKIE_WORKAROUND', 1);

is what you'll put in ur vbiconfig.php file.

As far as the Links and the icons this also should be able to be fixed in the vbiconfig.php. I'm runninmg on a linux server and My path is as follows;

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/ctc/public_html/');

This puts ya to the root where my vBulletin Forum files and folders are. I had to play around with this for a bit if I remember correctly, but finally got it to work.

Good Luck ....Hope this helps...

[Big Daddy]

Ok.... I have successfully insatlled everything (it seems), but now I want to edit my vbindex page so I can show shout boxes, "news", calendar, etc, etc, etc.... I can't find where to do it from. Can anyone help please... I have gone into the admin control panel, to Style Manager, can't find it... I have gone to "edit templates"... can't find it.... etc... Could I be overlooking something. Am I even looking in the right place??

In fact, I may not even have a vbindex page..... when I go into the "mydomain.com/forums/" it brings up a page with the list of categories, and forums i created, but I am not even sure that's the "vbindex" page. Please help.

Thanks in advance.

[fishpie]

Hi -
thickie Newbie here!
I've installed vBindex exactly as per instructions... no problems
gone into the cp... set a few options... but nothing is showing up on any of my pages....
I don't need to set up any modules do I (for simple things like shoutboxes etc)??

I presumed everything (apart from the custom boxes) was done from within the vBindex cp... is this correct???

thanks in advance

:nervous: :nervous:

[fishpie]

Ok.... I have successfully insatlled everything (it seems), but now I want to edit my vbindex page so I can show shout boxes, "news", calendar, etc, etc, etc.... I can't find where to do it from. Can anyone help please... I have gone into the admin control panel, to Style Manager, can't find it... I have gone to "edit templates"... can't find it.... etc... Could I be overlooking something. Am I even looking in the right place??

In fact, I may not even have a vbindex page..... when I go into the "mydomain.com/forums/" it brings up a page with the list of categories, and forums i created, but I am not even sure that's the "vbindex" page. Please help.

Thanks in advance.
Big Daddy.... have a look under the vBulletin Option menu on the left menu... there should be a new link for vBindex....

[poetic]

im getting this error for some reason

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL:
## GET NEWS ##
SELECT thread.*,thread.iconid AS threadiconid, threadpost.pagetext AS pagetext,
threadpost.attach AS attachcount,


IF(user.displaygroupid = 0, user.usergroupid, user.displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid
FROM thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN user AS user ON (thread.postuserid = user.userid)
LEFT JOIN post AS threadpost ON (thread.firstpostid = threadpost.postid)
LEFT JOIN deletionlog AS deletionlog ON(thread.threadid = deletionlog.primaryid AND type = 'thread')


WHERE forumid IN ()
AND deletionlog.primaryid IS NULL
AND forumid NOT IN (0)
AND thread.open <> 10
AND thread.visible = '1'


ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC
LIMIT 0
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
AND deletionlog.primaryid IS NULL
AND forumid NOT IN (0)

[fishpie]

Hi -
Newbie here...
I've been messing with vBindex for a few hours (installed it fine) -- but I just can't seem to get any of the modules to show up on my web pages??

Trouble is I'm working blind - I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do... are there any basic how to guides on this forum... I've done searches and looked at dozens of pages -- but as yet haven't found the basic instructions....

please... can someone point me in the right direction

thanks...

:nervous:

[mb425]

I have an update on my problem. After playing around with it for awhile, I got to work as long as people are logged in, but I would like it to work without having to be logged in. Once again, I get the error:

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/mbhp/public_html/disney/forums/vbiconfig.php
Line: 34

It also gives me an error when I try to logout from the vBindex page, but when I return to the board, I am logged out anyway. Any help?

[keymistress]

simple question... after upgrading my vbindex i have duplicate templates in the form of for example: vbindex_footer and vbindex_footer__3.0.0_RCS. my question is, which one do i delete? am i supposed to delete one of them?

[judge_fire]

Hi, I'd need a bit of help.

'News' has this great feature of showing a number of characters from a post. How could I add this text blurb to the 'Latest Threads' (vbindex_centerthreadbit), which is otherwise exactly like the functionality I'd like to have?

The newsbit template seems to be calling something by the name of '$news[pagetext]' ?

Any help immensely appreciated,

J

[Sir_Yaro]

If you want to add/move shoutbit field over shoutbox:

find in vbindex_shoutbox template:
<a href="$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?$session[sessionurl]action=shoutbox"><strong>$vbphrase[shoutbox]</strong></a>
</td>
</tr>


add below:

<center>
<form action="$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="newshout" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<textarea name="shout" rows="4" cols="15" class="bginput"<if condition="$shoutbox['postdisabled']"> disabled="disabled"</if>><if condition="$shoutbox['postdisabled']">$vbphrase[shoutbox_disabled]</if></textarea>
<br />
<br />
<input type="submit" name="comment_submit" value="$vbphrase[shout_now]" class="button"<if condition="$shoutbox['postdisabled']"> disabled="disabled"</if> />
</form>
</center>


screenshot:
(attachment)

[ams3521]

I seem to be getting the same error as Poetic above when i enable 'news' can anybody help?

[ams3521]

Sorted , just filled in the news boxes in admin vbindex menu and bingo.

[redhotstang00]

getting this error on my vbindex.php

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in d:\home\shw2_151\toledofastfordracing.com\public_h tml\vbindex.php on line 145

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in d:\home\shw2_151\toledofastfordracing.com\public_h tml\vbindex.php on line 145

how can i fix this?????

[Hoang Tu Ao Den]

Is there anyway to make View Who's Online function regconize vbindex ?
Right now, it shown:
User Hoang Tu Ao Den: Unknown Location
/forum/vbindex.php

[Big Daddy]

EVENT COUNTDOWN>>> How do I set up an event countdown custom sideblock on vbindex?? Please help.

[JoeyAnderson]

getting this error on my vbindex.php

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in d:\home\shw2_151\toledofastfordracing.com\public_h tml\vbindex.php on line 145

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in d:\home\shw2_151\toledofastfordracing.com\public_h tml\vbindex.php on line 145

how can i fix this?????
Same error here, too. No idea how to fix.

[Crazyducky]

I got a problem. I've set up all the settings and stuff but vBindex won't show on the frontpage :( Is their anyway to fix this?

[Big Daddy]

point your browser to www.yourdomain.com/vbindex.php (assuming you haven't renamed it yet) and see if it is working properly. If it is, then delete your current "index.htm" file, rename the vbindex.php to just "index.php", and it should work.

[Delphy]

Same error here, too. No idea how to fix.

Comment out the chdir() line thats near the top of vbindex.php

[Rampag33]

I've been through the vbindex for vb3 and haven't been able to find how to do multiple portals using your hacc. For example:

domain.com/vbindex.php (forumid=1)
domain.com/vbindex2.php (forumid=22)

There is a link to:

http://www.coreforums.net/forums/showthread.core?threadid=418

But it redirects to the vb.org forums thread.

[GoTTi]

i just installed vbagallery, and there is a problem with my images showing on the index now of vbindex. all basically are the icons

the address is reading something like:

http://www.site.com/forums/http://www.site.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif

any ideas?

[Big Daddy]

EVENT COUNTDOWN>>> How do I set up an event countdown custom sideblock on vbindex?? Please help.


Please help

[Behrooz_Ice]

hello all
i have installed vBindex Version 3.0.0 RC5 in our forums , its very good and simple portal but i want to add custom block in front and center index site now. i want put some banners in this block. there is no menu in admincp vbindex for do that. please tell me how i can create this block in above of my vbindex ?
sorry for poor english :smoke: regards

[deta]

vbindex is geat.

Is an update for vb3.5 plan or even already in work?

Thanks

cu Deta

[GoTTi]

and now i noticed after installin the vbagallery that on the index, the news threads are coming up like:

Default (News Thread Title)

like that, and the news thread title is linkable to the thread, but where it says Default is not. wierd. any ideas?

[SONOFSAM]

Hoping someone can help me.

I dont have my main page visable to non-register, so the you need to sign in/register page shows to guest. The problem is the register link is wrong. its pointing to www.mysite.com/register.php instead of www.mysite.com/forums/register.php.

I went through a bunch of templates trying to find any register.php and making them the full URL but I still cant find the one for the main page of vbindex!

Please tell me what I need to edit to correct this. Thank you!

[ManofManyStangs]

I installed this hack and it was working for about 5 minutes. Now I just get a white page

[mattyk72]

quick question: How do I uninstall vbindex??

*edit* nevermind, I figured it out :)

[beansbaxter]

Looks good...I'll give it a try as I do not like vbadvanced!!!

[ThomasR]

I have a small question, perhaps already answered, by my search didn't gave me any good result...
I try to find a way to have 3 colums :
left : samll one; with user infos, stats, etc
middle : news from one forum
right : news from another forum
middle and right column have the same size

In fact, I have an english and french forum and I want to have only one front page for both language and have the same news in both language, and in two separated colums.

Thank for your help !

[Sleepyk]

i got 2 problems http://www.kleptikmusic.com/vbindex.php it giving me errors and i followed correctly, and also i dont see it anywhere on admincp menu

[Sleepyk]

i got 2 problems http://www.kleptikmusic.com/vbindex.php it giving me errors and i followed correctly, and also i dont see it anywhere on admincp menu

[kface]

i get this and ino why but i dunno how to change it

Not Found
The requested URL /upload/admincp/vbioptions.php was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

were the url says upload/admincp.....

i need it to be forums/admincp... because i change the upload file to forums...How do i go about doin this?

[Sleepyk]

^same exact problem i had but i uninstalled

[1nf3rn0]

i get this and ino why but i dunno how to change it

Not Found
The requested URL /upload/admincp/vbioptions.php was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.


were the url says upload/admincp.....

i need it to be forums/admincp... because i change the upload file to forums...How do i go about doin this?

all files in the upload directory need to be uploaded in you forum root directory...in other words...ftp in (i use smart FTP) and load all the file from the upload directory for vbindex into your forum directory....or wherever you want it displayed...then upload all the files that are in the vbindex admincp directory to your admincp directory....hope thats what you were askin for!

[Zweeper]

what i have to do, to only see the left sidebar... but on every side in the Forum?

[Zweeper]

i don't find any anwser in this thread :(

[vfxtalk]

Hey All,

Wanna upgrade from 3.0.5 to 3.0.7 ....Does anyone know if vBIndex is still going to be OK with this minor upgrade ??

Cheers n Beers!!!

Paul

[1nf3rn0]

Hey All,

Wanna upgrade from 3.0.5 to 3.0.7 ....Does anyone know if vBIndex is still going to be OK with this minor upgrade ??

Cheers n Beers!!!

Paul


yup works on 3.0.7

[vfxtalk]

thanks mate!!

[MRGTB]

Hello everybody, I have two questions I would like to ask about vBindex RC5.

1: Is is possible to make it so it creates it's own main templates directory that stores all the sub templates in it during the installation process. You know, like how the FORUM HOME directory stores all the forum home templates in it. When you look at the template structure in your admin CP.

2: Also when you view your "who is online" and were section on your forum. If a person is on the vbindex page. It displays them as being in an un-known location. Rather than saying there on the vbindex page viewing it.

By the way I think vBindex is great and the best portal out there. But I would like to see these two little things put right to polish the product off. If anybody can help out with these two things I would be grateful!

Were can I download extra blocks (moduals) for this?

[totenmaske]

Thanks for the mod! Got it installed and working (apparently) even though it was my first ever mod install. Now if I could just find a skin I like...

[MRGTB]

If you want to add a "Add To Favourates" block to your vBindex site. Just replace the code in one of your custom blocks with this. I just converted this over from CMS to vBindex.

I've also converted the Random Images Block also over to vBindex and added a text description with each image which is displayed. If anybody is interested in that also which can be viewed on my site. Give us a shout here!

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Bookmark Site</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont"><center>
<a href="#" onclick="if (window.sidebar) { window.sidebar.addPanel('$vboptions[hometitle]', '$vboptions[homeurl]',''); } else if( document.all ) { window.external.AddFavorite( '$vboptions[homeurl]', '$vboptions[hometitle]'); } else if( window.opera && window.print ) { return true; }">Add To Favourites</a>
</center></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

[mamboking]

Is there a way to test the functionality of this hack without going live? Can the portal be turned on and off?

[MRGTB]

Open this vbindex teplate: vbindex_centerthreadbit

Look for this line near the bottom of the template.
[bburl]/showthread.core?$session[sessionurl]

replace place it with this:
[bburl]/showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]

The error in the code is the "core?" code. It should say "php?"

----------------------------

Open this vbulletin default template: calendar_smallmonth_day

Search for:
<span class="smallfont"><a href="calendar.core?$session

replace it with this:
<span class="smallfont"><a href="calendar.php?$session

The error in the code is the "core?" code. It should say "php?"

[MRGTB]

Is there a way to test the functionality of this hack without going live? Can the portal be turned on and off?

Yes, the Portal page gets it's permissions from the forum settings. So if you setup you forum so Guest cannot view the board for example, the same settings will apply to you portal page.

[mamboking]

Is there a way to test the functionality of this hack without going live? May concern is that the install doesn't alter my index.php or forces my forum to use vbindex.php instead. I want to make sure I have the option to continue to use index.php until I decide to use vbindex.php or rename vbindex.php to index.php if I choose to use that as my main gateway.

[MRGTB]

I'm not really sure what you mean exactly. If you mean can you still use your forum as before as default after the portal is installed. Yes you can. The portal does not override your forum board setting by taking over the index.php

It's a totally different page separate from the forum in that sence. If you have not installed the portal yet. Take my advice if you decide to install it, and put both the vbindex and vbconfig files in your forums folder instead of the root folder. Thats the best way to go with this!

[mamboking]

Thanx Gary for the fast reply and patients. I'm going to try it now. I'm trying to take it easy today and didn't want to start something that I'm not up for finishing. I think I'm ready for a portal now. My forumhome is getting kinda cluttered.

Thanx again for you help

[MRGTB]

If you have anymore questions or problems during the installation, ask away and I'll help were I can.

[hitec]

things worked fine for me untill yesterday when i upgraded to 3.0.8 and now when i reinstalled vbindex i get this message at the top of the vbindex.php page

Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /var/www/html/forum/vbindex.php on line 144

as far as i know i followed all instructions exactly.... and have reinstalled this several times and uninstalled it and keep getting the same msg

www.hitecsat.com/forum/vbindex.php

any help would be appreciated

by the way.... thanks in advance for any and all advice... you guys are absolutely great here

Hitec

[poolking]

what is on line 144?

[hitec]

chdir(CHDIR_PATH);

[poolking]

chdir(CHDIR_PATH);

Look in this thread:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=75681

[hitec]

tried the solution.. but no luck i still get the same error when i edit it to './forumdirectory' rather than CHDIR_PATH

[poolking]

tried the solution.. but no luck i still get the same error when i edit it to './forumdirectory' rather than CHDIR_PATH

erm no.

try:

./var/www/html/forum/

he was giving an example of what to change it to, you don't actually change it to ./forumdirectory.

[hitec]

dohh..ill give that a try and report back

[hitec]

chdir('./var/home/html/forum');

thats whats on line 144 now and i still get the same error msg on the very top

by the way... i appreciate the help poolking

[poolking]

chdir('./var/home/html/forum');

thats whats on line 144 now and i still get the same error msg on the very top

ok just try ./forum

BTW I would suggest letting people behind proxies see your site as you may be preventing lots of potential members seeing your site.

[hitec]

i put the script in to prevent proxies because of abuse by imature morons

i tried to change it to only ./forum but i still get the same mesg

u can log in using a user name of test and a password of test if you want to check it out

[poolking]

which directory is vbindex.php in?

The reason why I mentioned proxies is because I'm behind one and cannot see your board.

You can always ban the morons via other means without banning hundreds of innocent people.

[MRGTB]

also try this if your vbindex.php file is in your forums folder. Which is were I put mine.

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/password/public_html/forum');

The "password" bit is the password you use to log-on to your servers CP Panel were you create a database and have your CP Tools

The "forum" bit is the name of your vbulletin folder than contains all the forum files.

-----------------------------

If you store the vbindex and vbconfig file ikn your root directory, try this.

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/password/public_html');

[hitec]

no such luck guys.... :ermm:

i tried several different combinations but no such luck

why would it work so well with 3.0.7 but as soon as i upgraded it became an issue

[MRGTB]

no such luck guys.... :ermm:

i tried several different combinations but no such luck

why would it work so well with 3.0.7 but as soon as i upgraded it became an issue

I'm not sure becuase I installed vBindex on vB 3.0.7 and then upgraded the other day to vB 3.0.8. All went smooth here.

Are you sure you not messed to upgrade up or something, all though that should'nt really effect the error your getting with the vbconfig file.

Have you not thought about creating a php script to get your server path?

[MRGTB]

Here are a couple of new blocks that managed to create from bits if information put together from various sites around the internet. (please note these were coded from scratch by myself). They were just put together to suit vBindex.


Google Block: Just replace all you code in your block with this code

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Google Search</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont"><center><form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/search" target="_blank">
<input type="text" name="q" size="16"
maxlength="255" value="" />
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
<br />
</form></center></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

Military Clock "12/12hrs options: Just replace all you code in your block with this code

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Clock</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont"><html>
<head>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" TYPE="TEXT/JAVASCRIPT">
<!-- Hide script from old browsers
function showMilitaryTime() {
if (document.theForm.showMilitary[0].checked) {
return true
}
return false
}
function showTheHours(theHour) {
if (showMilitaryTime() || (theHour > 0 && theHour < 13)) {
return (theHour)
}
if (theHour == 0) {
return (12)
}
return (theHour-12)
}
function showZeroFilled(inValue) {
if (inValue > 9) {
return ":" + inValue
}
return ":0" + inValue
}
function showAmPm() {
if (showMilitaryTime()) {
return ("")
}
if (now.getHours() < 12) {
return (" am")
}
return (" pm")
}
function showTheTime() {
now = new Date
document.theForm.showTime.value = showTheHours(now.getHours()) + showZeroFilled(now.getMinutes()) + showZeroFilled(now.getSeconds()) + showAmPm()
setTimeout("showTheTime()",1000)
}
// End hiding script from old browsers -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="WHITE" onLoad="showTheTime()">
<DIV ALIGN="CENTER">
<FORM NAME="theForm">
<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="showTime" SIZE="15"><BR><BR>
Display Military Time
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="showMilitary" CHECKED>Yes &nbsp;&nbsp;
<input type="radio" name="showMilitary">No
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

Add To Faviourates Block: Just replace all you code in your block with this code

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Bookmark Site</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont"><center>
<a href="#" onclick="if (window.sidebar) { window.sidebar.addPanel('$vboptions[hometitle]', '$vboptions[homeurl]',''); } else if( document.all ) { window.external.AddFavorite( '$vboptions[homeurl]', '$vboptions[hometitle]'); } else if( window.opera && window.print ) { return true; }">Add To Favourites</a>
</center></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

Random Images Block Just replace all you code in your block with this code

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Random Images</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont"><center>
<!-- Begin custom code -->
<script language="Javascript"><!--
function image() {
};
image = new image();
number = 0;
// imageArray
image[number++] = "<img src='images/random/picture01.jpg' width='137' height='137' alt='Picture 01' border='1'><br><br>Picture 01"
image[number++] = "<img src='images/random/picture02.jpg' width='137' height='137' alt='Picture 02' border='1'><br><br>Picture 02"
image[number++] = "<img src='images/random/picture03.jpg' width='137' height='137' alt='Picture 03' border='1'><br><br>Picture 03"
// Carry on adding images - as many as you want
increment = Math.floor(Math.random() * number);
document.write(image[increment]);
//-->
</script>
<!-- End custom code --></center></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

---------------------------------------

If anybody else has some custom blocks they have created themselves for vBIndex I would be gratefull if you can post your codes here so were check your blocks out as well. And to help build a list up in this thread becuase there is a serious lack of Block codes for this portal.

Thanks!

[harry1951]

I can't find this mod/hack. This thread starts with post 2. Has it been deleted or moved? Please help

[nexialys]

this hack is supposed to be dead for years, as the project is postponed and outdated

[harry1951]

this hack is supposed to be dead for years, as the project is postponed and outdated

Ok Thnxs

[hitec]

nexialys could you suggest something different thats still as easy to setup for a portal

[.Tim]

nexialys could you suggest something different thats still as easy to setup for a portal

vbadvanced is great and incredibly easy to set up.

[Dorign]

Has anyone coded a login box for this?

[MRGTB]

Try looking at the template in vBadvaced for the log-in box and see if it can be carried across.

Just open up the template.xml file with notepad and find the code there for the log-in box. I'll take a look in a minute and see if it works

[Telkman]

You can pretty much copy the login code from the navbar, with a couple of changes - it's a while since I did it, so I'll just paste what I use. I have it change to a welcome panel when the user is logged in.

The html will be slightly different, and it's lacking any indentation, but you can get the idea... screenshot(s) below.



<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><thead><tr><td class="tcat" style="text-align: center"><strong><if condition="$showmemberwelcome">Welcome, $bbuserinfo[musername]<else />Log In</if></strong></td></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont">

<if condition="$showmemberwelcome">
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
ht[0].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grays cale=1)";
if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
{
return true;
}
else
{
ht[0].style.filter = "";
return false;
}
}
//-->
</script>
Last Visit: $pmbox[lastvisitdate] at <span class="time">$pmbox[lastvisittime]</span>
<br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase>
<a href="/forum/search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew">New Posts</a>: $home[newposts] Posts in $home[newthreads] Threads.
<br /><a href="/forum/login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]" onclick="return log_out()" title="Log Out">Log Out</a>
</div></td></tr>

<else />

<div align="center">
<form action="/forum/login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password,vb_login_md5password,vb_ login_md5password_utf)">
<script type="text/javascript" src="/forum/clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">

<tr>
<td align="right" class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[username]:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></td>
<td align="left"><input type="text" class="button" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="12" accesskey="u" tabindex="1" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td></tr>

<tr><td align="right" class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[password]:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></td><td align="left"><input type="password" class="button" name="vb_login_password" size="12" accesskey="p" tabindex="2" /></td></tr>

<tr><td align="center" colspan="2">
<table><tr><td>
<input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="3" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" checked="checked" /></td><td class="smallfont"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar">$vbphrase[remember_me]</label></td></tr></table>
<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="4" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td></tr></table>

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
<input type="hidden" name="forceredirect" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
</form></div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="alt2" style="text-align:center; padding: 10px 0 10px 0;"><a href="/forum/register.php?$session[sessionurl]"><strong>Register</strong></a></td></tr>

</if>

</tbody></table><br />

[MRGTB]

You can pretty much copy the login code from the navbar, with a couple of changes - it's a while since I did it, so I'll just paste what I use. I have it change to a welcome panel when the user is logged in.

The html will be slightly different, and it's lacking any indentation, but you can get the idea... screenshot(s) below.



<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><thead><tr><td class="tcat" style="text-align: center"><strong><if condition="$showmemberwelcome">Welcome, $bbuserinfo[musername]<else />Log In</if></strong></td></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont">

<if condition="$showmemberwelcome">
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
ht[0].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grays cale=1)";
if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
{
return true;
}
else
{
ht[0].style.filter = "";
return false;
}
}
//-->
</script>
Last Visit: $pmbox[lastvisitdate] at <span class="time">$pmbox[lastvisittime]</span>
<br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase>
<a href="/forum/search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew">New Posts</a>: $home[newposts] Posts in $home[newthreads] Threads.
<br /><a href="/forum/login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]" onclick="return log_out()" title="Log Out">Log Out</a>
</div></td></tr>

<else />

<div align="center">
<form action="/forum/login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password,vb_login_md5password,vb_ login_md5password_utf)">
<script type="text/javascript" src="/forum/clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">

<tr>
<td align="right" class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[username]:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></td>
<td align="left"><input type="text" class="button" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="12" accesskey="u" tabindex="1" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td></tr>

<tr><td align="right" class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[password]:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></td><td align="left"><input type="password" class="button" name="vb_login_password" size="12" accesskey="p" tabindex="2" /></td></tr>

<tr><td align="center" colspan="2">
<table><tr><td>
<input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="3" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" checked="checked" /></td><td class="smallfont"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar">$vbphrase[remember_me]</label></td></tr></table>
<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="4" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td></tr></table>

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
<input type="hidden" name="forceredirect" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
</form></div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="alt2" style="text-align:center; padding: 10px 0 10px 0;"><a href="/forum/register.php?$session[sessionurl]"><strong>Register</strong></a></td></tr>

</if>

</tbody></table><br />

What you you mean by lacking any identification?

[Telkman]

Indentation.

[Dorign]

Thanks!

[pran]

After upgrading to vBulletin 3.5.0-RC2, vBindex suddenly refused to work. How can I make vBindex functional again?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

By waiting for the autor to release a 3.5 version.

[poolking]

After upgrading to vBulletin 3.5.0-RC2, vBindex suddenly refused to work. How can I make vBindex functional again?

So where were you when it was announced that 3.0.x hacks will not work with 3.5?

[tidy_boy]

How do I move the latest forum posts and shout box to my main forum homepage

Cheers

[pran]

So where were you when it was announced that 3.0.x hacks will not work with 3.5?I was out, enjoying life.

[MRGTB]

After upgrading to vBulletin 3.5.0-RC2, vBindex suddenly refused to work. How can I make vBindex functional again?

Well it could be a while before we see a new version. I don't know if anybody else has noticed. But it says under the authors name the last time they was online was in 2004. August 2004 I think looking at the profile. That's 12 months ago now.

Plus that site advertised in the vbindex footer is gone that gave suport for it as well. You would be better off looking at vBadvanced now really were support is there for it, and it works with 3.5

[MRGTB]

I have found a BUG in the portal page in the: Latest Threads center block

When it shoes the Go To First Post icon, it never shows the Thread Icon until the "First Post" Icon disapears, then it displays the "Thread Icon" fine.

Anybody know a quick fix for this?

Here is an image to show you what I mean:

http://www.garybolton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/temp/Snap1.png

Here is the code that I know need editing to fix this problem from the: vbindex_centerthreadbit template.

<tr>
<td class="alt2" style="text-align: center">
<if condition="$show['icon']">
<img src="$vboptions[bburl]/$thread[threadiconpath]" border="0" alt="$thread[threadicontitle]" title="$thread[threadicontitle]" style="vertical-align: text-middle; text-align: center" />&nbsp;
</if>
</td>
<td class="alt1Active" id="t$thread[threadid]" title="$thread[preview]">

<div>
<if condition="$thread['issubscribed']">
<span style="float: $stylevar[right]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/subscribed.gif" alt="" title="$vbphrase[subscribed_to_thread]" align="center" /></span>
</if>
<if condition="$show['firstnew']">
<a href="$vboptions[bburl]/showthread$ext?$session[sessionurl]threadid=$thread[threadid]&amp;goto=newpost"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/firstnew.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_to_first_new_post]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<a href="$vboptions[bburl]/showthread$ext?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]"><if condition="$show['firstnew']"><strong>$thread[title]</strong><else />$thread[title]</if></a>
</div>

<div class="smallfont">
<span style="float: $stylevar[right]">$vbphrase[forum]: <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/forumdisplay$ext?$session[sessionurl]forumid=$thread[forumid]"><em>$thread[forumtitle]</em></a></span>
<span style="cursor:hand" onclick="window.open('$vboptions[bburl]/member$ext?$session[sessionurl]userid=$thread[postuserid]')">$thread[postusername]</span>
</div>
</td>

<td class="alt2" title="<phrase 1="$thread[replycount]" 2="$thread[views]">$vbphrase[replies_x_views_y]</phrase>">
<div class="smallfont" style="text-align:$stylevar[right]; white-space:nowrap">
$thread[date] <if condition="$vboptions['yestoday'] != 2"><span class="time">$thread[time]</span></if><br />
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bburl]/member$ext?find=lastposter&amp;threadid=$thread[threadid]" 2="$thread[lastposter]">$vbphrase[by_x]</phrase> <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=lastpost&amp;threadid=$thread[threadid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/lastpost.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_to_last_post]" border="0" /></a>
</div>
</td>

<td class="alt1Active" style="text-align: center">
$thread[replycount]
</td>

<td class="alt2" style="text-align: center">
$thread[views]
</td>
</tr>

[Big Daddy]

I have created a cpl of "events", and they do show on the calendar in vbindex.... However, when you click on the date of the event, it gives me a "page cannot be found" deal......

For instance, I just clicked on August 10th on my calendar, which is in the middle of an event, and it took me to:

http://www.bikebuilders.com/calendar.core?do=getinfo&day=2005-8-10&c=1

Which comes up "Page not found"

Also, when and if I do get that fixed, how can I make the link on the calendar point to a forum (like a forum for the event), rather than the calendar listing?


Help?????

Thanks,
Rob

[MRGTB]

Try seaching back in this thread, there are two fixes for the calendar a couple of pages back that I posted.

[MRGTB]

I have found another problem.

If you create a Sub Board under another board on your site and post threads on it. No threads are grabbed from that Sub Board to the Latest Threads block on your Portal page. It fails to detect threads posted 2 levels down on a sub board created.

Man were is the support for this these days? I know the person who created this as not been around for 12 months, but there is still interest in this portal. Are there no whiz kids willing to take over this and help out with bugs found in fixing them in the package and posting fixes here also. :ermm:

[pran]

Well it could be a while before we see a new version. I don't know if anybody else has noticed. But it says under the authors name the last time they was online was in 2004. August 2004 I think looking at the profile. That's 12 months ago now.

Plus that site advertised in the vbindex footer is gone that gave suport for it as well. You would be better off looking at vBadvanced now really were support is there for it, and it works with 3.5Thanks Gary. Will try vBadvanced today :)

[MRGTB]

Thanks Gary. Will try vBadvanced today :)

No problem.

Just want to post also I was wrong in my previous post above, now it does seem to be grabbing posts from the "Sub Board" on my site to the Latest Threads block.

Strange!

[MRGTB]

This is not my creation. I just edited the code from a vbadvanced block created by another person to suit vBindex.

Here is the full code that you need to replace in your custom block to get a site navagation block.


<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Site Menu</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont">
<!-- Navigation Block -->
<center><a href="index.php"><b>Forum Board</b></a></center>
</b>
<tr>
<td class="alt2" style="text-align: center;">
<b>
<span class="smallfont">

<a href="register.php"><b>Register Now</b></a></span></b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" style="text-align: center;">
<b>
<span class="smallfont">

<a href="rules.php"><b>Site Rules</b></a></span></b></td>
</tr>
<!-- End Navigation Block -->
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

To add a new menu entry you would just use this at the end of the code, changing the "alt2" to 1 and 2 in the code to rotate colours correctly:


<tr>
<td class="alt2" style="text-align: center;">
<b>
<span class="smallfont">

<a href="yourfile.php"><b>Title Link</b></a></span></b></td>
</tr>


Can be seen working on my site. Off course you will have to edit the links in the code also to suit your site navagation.

[Big Daddy]

Looked quite a few pages back, and didn't find any fix for the calendar.... Again, when I click on an event in my calendar block, it comes up "Page Not Found"?????????

[MRGTB]

the fix is posted here, in fact after reading all the threads (which took forever). The fix was accually posted about mid way through this thread well before I found it and posted a fix. I can't remember off my head what I did.

And as od today I have switched over the vbadvanced because there really is no support for this anymore as such. So I made the switch today while setting up a new board with a new skin.

[Club3G]

Does anyone have a way of cycling the news posts? I have a forum for reviews/interviews on my website, and it would be absolutely awesome if it randomly picked out a post to display. :)

I assume it would work, since random polls work - just no idea how to make it happen.

[HormZ]

I get this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: log_admin_action() in /home/rbruce/public_html/forumdb/index.php on line 33

What have I done wrong and how can I fix it?

[MRGTB]

Sound to me like you must have the:

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/path/to/forums/');

setup wrong in your vbconfig.php file, double check you have entered the correct path to your server

if you named your forums folder FORUM for example, looking at the path error your getting (I'm only guessing here). Try this!

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/rbruce/public_html/forum');

By the way, the part in the path name that says "rbruce", is that the PASSWORD you use to log on to your server, becuase thats what should go there, not you USERNAME logon. So if "rbruce" is your logon name for your server, that wrong, you need to put your password there instead!

So if you server password is "billy" and you named you vbfolder uploaded "forum". It should look like this:

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/billy/public_html/forum');

[HormZ]

Sound to me like you must have the:

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/path/to/forums/');

setup wrong in your vbconfig.php file, double check you have entered the correct path to your server

if you named your forums folder FORUM for example, looking at the path error your getting (I'm only guessing here). Try this!

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/rbruce/public_html/forum');

By the way, the part in the path name that says "rbruce", is that the PASSWORD you use to log on to your server, becuase thats what should go there, not you USERNAME logon. So if "rbruce" is your logon name for your server, that wrong, you need to put your password there instead!

So if you server password is "billy" and you named you vbfolder uploaded "forum". It should look like this:

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/billy/public_html/forum');


Aaaaaaaah Thanks for the advice. I'll do the changes and feedback!

[HormZ]

Inserted the servers password but it still errored out as a Parse probelem so reverted to existing Failure Error.

Here is the new error message: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: log_admin_action() in /home/rbruce/public_html/forumdb/index.php on line 33

Can anyone take a peek at it for me? I am useless at trying to correct this type of error. I can't remember if the install manual listed this requirement and what to do.

The install went gret until the very last step which is the options step.

Ont clickeing the final 'NEXT' button to do the options, I was greeted by a error page which then progressed to the Fatal Error as netioned abovwe.

So if anyone can take a peek and list the corrections steps for me I will be a most grateful ne forum owner!!

[MRGTB]

Are you sure your entering the server path name correcty. Run test php file to get the server address, or ask your server for your path if your not sure. Because if the boards working fine, I really can't see why vbindex isn't also.

Other portals like vBadvanced CMS will get the path for you itself itself if I remember righ during the installation and tell you what to enter. Plus there is good suport for it unlike this product now which is an old one.

You better of using that instead of vBindex RC5, which you can download from here: http://www.vbadvanced.com/products.php?

[HormZ]

OK I will download the newer portal.

Many thanks for the help.

Bye.

[cecdah]

Installed and working like a charm. Thanks a lot.

:)

[Big Kahuna]

OK -- here's the deal,

FACTS:
I have the account on the server as www.moparstyle.NET and park www.moparstyle.COM and www.moparstyle.ORG on it

In the root is a Portal (VBIndex) -- which was freeware a couple of years ago when I installed it -- but it is either now unsupported (I think that's what the deal was when I last looked months ago) or it is no longer free. Anyway -- I've not had a problem with it (until now). There are no cookie settings in the Admin Panel for this.

It is integrated with my forums www.moparstyle.com/forums -- which is VB3.06 -- that too has not had a problem. The cookie settings are / for the path to save cookies, and the cookie domain is left blank in the Admin CP.

What complicates it a little is that I also use PhotoPost Classifieds 2.0 http://www.moparstyle.net/classifiedads/index.php -- which integrates with the VB member database. The cookie settings on this in the Admin has the cookie domain left blank but a cookie prefix of moparstyle

Finally, I use PhotoPost http://www.moparstyle.net/photoalbum/ PHP 5.02, which too is integrated into the VB forums. The cookie path is blank, the cookie prefix is bb, and the cookie domain is blank. I don't remember the reason for this -- but there was some problems getting this all to work last year -- and after two days of pulling hair (as I'm again currently doing) that's what was told to me as what it takes to make it work -- and it worked.

THE PROBLEM:

All of a sudden I have this funky problem where if I go to the Portal using the .COM or the .ORG (the parked domains) I'm (and everyone else!) is always logged out. When I log in I'm taken to the forums. When I try to go back to the domain's root using .COM or .ORG -- this nasty cycle continues.

However, doing this with www.oparstyle.NET (the actual account) doesn't give me the problem. I've unparked and reparked -- no help.

I have cleared the cookies many times -- No help.

I use the latest update of IE -- and while we can argue the merits of the different browsers another time in another thread, I need to fix this as 96% of my 6,000+ users use IE.

Below is a throw down login to see the problem.

Throw Down User:Test User Password:testing1234

Any idea how to resolve this issue? I've spent many hours trying and failing.

[Big Kahuna]

OK -- I did a temporary fix with redirecting www.moparstyle.com to www.moparstyle.net/index.php until I can find the cure.



Those who get to the portal with the address of www.moparstyle.com/index.php will still have the problem.



So even though it isn't properly fixed (still looking for suggestions) you can't duplicate the problem unless you use www.moparstyle.com/index.php

[MRGTB]

You will have problems putting the index.php in your root folder. I spotted this ages ago. The best place to put the portal index is in your forums folder and name it portal.php or something.

You will have no problems then with cookies and logging in etc, plus login re-directs. By simply running the portal index from your root folder all these issues are fixed

[cecdah]

Hi.
I am having problems with the login function. When users login, they are redirected to the portal, but seems not to be logged in. It still reads "guest". But if they go to the forum via the navbar, they are logged in.

Really annoying because users think that they are not logged in.

[MRGTB]

Hi.
I am having problems with the login function. When users login, they are redirected to the portal, but seems not to be logged in. It still reads "guest". But if they go to the forum via the navbar, they are logged in.

Really annoying because users think that they are not logged in.

Replace the code in portal header template (make a backup first), with the code from the forum header template. That will fix your problem just as long as the portal index file is located in your forums folder and NOT in the root directory. Or was it the portal nav template code I replaced with the forums nav template code. Not sure now, but it's one or the other.

I used the same method when I had it installed and it fixes it fine.

[cecdah]

Thanks, but I already solved it. I have my portal in my forumrootfolder, so I changed the automatic redirect after login. Now everything works fine.

One question, I notised the core forum for supporting this hack is down, so I cannot find anywhere og any thread that tells how to add new features to the customblocks.

[MRGTB]

Thanks, but I already solved it. I have my portal in my forumrootfolder, so I changed the automatic redirect after login. Now everything works fine.

One question, I notised the core forum for supporting this hack is down, so I cannot find anywhere og any thread that tells how to add new features to the customblocks.

If you take a look at the date the person was last online who created this hack, it says it was over 12 months ago. And I think the Core Forums are gone, not just offline.

[cecdah]

Yes, I have seen that.
But I see that a lot of members here have the vbindex installed, and maybe could help me?

[MRGTB]

Yes, I have seen that.
But I see that a lot of members here have the vbindex installed, and maybe could help me?

I think you'll find most members use "vBadvanced CMPS" now seeing as that's the most suported portal now over on the vBadvanced site. Take it from me there is "NO" support for this as such anymore since the author left and the Core forums went offline.

But if you want to stick with using it, that's up to you. I'm just trying to let you know you'd be better of using vb cmps now to save you a lot of time ands effort. As it have the features this has and more.

[cecdah]

But I suppose it will be hell to remove vbindex to switch to the other portal. Can I run them both?

I cannot find an unistaller in the vbindex package.

[MRGTB]

I think there is an option to remove the portal from your site when you run the installer

[cecdah]

Thanks, I will think about this. I am happy with yhe vbindex, but if i dont crack how to edit the customfield, I will consider uninstalling.

:)

[saxonian]

OK this has probably been asked before, but there is 161 pages to this :p, Is it possible to change this mod so it appears on login, or be the first page that they see, then they press forums and go to the original section.

Oh and nice MOD (y)

[cecdah]

That is no problem, but it is not the hack you need to change. You have til either rename the portal mainpage to index in your root, or you can point your domain to the www.yourdomain.com/portal.php

My page is like that, but at the moment with only a redirect.

http://www.dinklikk.com/ :)

[CnB]

does this vbindex work on vB3.5 ?

[saxonian]

That is no problem, but it is not the hack you need to change. You have til either rename the portal mainpage to index in your root, or you can point your domain to the www.yourdomain.com/portal.php

My page is like that, but at the moment with only a redirect.

http://www.dinklikk.com/ :)

Thanks, I'll try, redirecting first.

[Carly]

Have tried everything, can't figure out where I'm going wrong...

When I try to load this page: http://www.armywivesforums.com/vbindex.php

I get this

Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/awforums/public_html/vbindex.php on line 144

Warning: main(.global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/awforums/public_html/vbindex.php on line 145

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '.global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/awforums/public_html/vbindex.php on line 145

Lines 144 &145 are:

chdir(CHDIR_PATH);
require_once('./global'.SCRIPT_EXTENSION);


The portion of vbiconfig I edited was exactly this, copy and pasted:

// enter the path to your forums here that you were given during the// install processdefine('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/awforums/public_html/forums');


I've searched this whole thread and the only advice I can see is to try to comment out the chdir(). I am very new to this, and can only imagine that means to enter /home/awforums/public_html/forums here: chdir(/home/awforums/public_html/forums)

When I do that, I get this error:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '/', expecting ')' in /home/awforums/public_html/vbindex.php on line 144

:ermm:

I've stared at this trying different variations for about 3 hours now. This is my last hope, and I could really use any help anyone has to give me.

[Chris Croft]

Ya, DOES vBindex work on 3.5? I'm having hell trying to add a shoutbox to cmps, and have used vBindex for a long time, not to mention cmps doesn't have a 'random' poll deal where it goes through a list of polls and randomly displays ones the users haven't voted on. WHereas vBindex does...

[keymistress]

vbindex sorta works with 3.5 but a couple of fixes need to be made... look forward to 3.5 compatible full vbindex!

[ozmazdaclub]

no it does not work properly on vb3.5 .. it should be ported over soon...

[cecdah]

This is not my creation. I just edited the code from a vbadvanced block created by another person to suit vBindex.

Here is the full code that you need to replace in your custom block to get a site navagation block.


<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Site Menu</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont">
<!-- Navigation Block -->
<center><a href="index.php"><b>Forum Board</b></a></center>
</b>
<tr>
<td class="alt2" style="text-align: center;">
<b>
<span class="smallfont">

<a href="register.php"><b>Register Now</b></a></span></b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" style="text-align: center;">
<b>
<span class="smallfont">

<a href="rules.php"><b>Site Rules</b></a></span></b></td>
</tr>
<!-- End Navigation Block -->
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

To add a new menu entry you would just use this at the end of the code, changing the "alt2" to 1 and 2 in the code to rotate colours correctly:


<tr>
<td class="alt2" style="text-align: center;">
<b>
<span class="smallfont">

<a href="yourfile.php"><b>Title Link</b></a></span></b></td>
</tr>


Can be seen working on my site. Off course you will have to edit the links in the code also to suit your site navagation.
Thanks a lot, this was very helpful on my site and i will work on adding links tonight!
This is my site with vbindex:
http://www.dinklikk.com

[vBFreak]

Are there any fixes for vBulletin 3.5.0 released yet? :/

[JoeWho]

:) I'm looking forward to seeing the release for 3.5.0, hope it is soon? :)

Thanks,
JoeWho

[Club3G]

I run this on three sites and I love it - by far the best portal software of ANY forum sw out there.

I use a standard post for my front page to show the news, in a hidden forum. I assume a lot of people do it this way. On http://www.club3g.com I have a 'Car of the Month' feature that's pretty static - I just edit the post once a month and I'm golden.

However on http://www.sevenstring.org, I use it for Artist Interviews and Album Reviews. I have a hidden Forum that contains one sticky post that I use for the news. Thing is, I have almost ten reviews/interviews and they're all pretty relevant. I'd LOVE a way to randomize which post gets shown on the front page, so it cycles between, say, all of the posts in a specified forum.

Is this something doable? Thanks!

I thought this was a sleek idea in April, and I still do! :D

Any insight on how to accomplish this would be much appreciated.

[jmacieira]

http://www.coreforums.net/?coreid=2

This link dont work for me :ermm:

Please save me :rolleyes:

My list users today online in my custom box is too big. I need change the custom box for later "Last Treads"

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_onlineusers')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_onlineusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_vbindex_onlineusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/online$ext?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[online_users]</a>: $home[onlinetotal]</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_onlineusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_vbindex_onlineusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont">
<strong>$home[onlinemembertotal]</strong> $vbphrase[members] | <b>$home[onlineguesttotal]</b> $vbphrase[guests]
</div>
<div class="smallfont">
$home[onlineusers]
</div>
<if condition="$show['last24']">
<hr />
<div class="smallfont">
<phrase 1="$home[last24count]">$vbphrase[users_online_today]</phrase>
</div>
<if condition="$show['last24user']">
<div class="smallfont">
$home[last24]
</div>
</if>
</if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

[texasasl]

By using the vbindex how is possible to add a news page e.g a code from APN news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

<table width="400" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000099" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><b>
apn.gr
<br><br>
</b></font>
</td>
</tr>

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syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
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syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
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syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2';
syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000000';

syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
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<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

that's the addition I want to install in my portal how I can do that via vbindex???

I will be appreciate if somebody can help me.

[Mukashi]

no it does not work properly on vb3.5 .. it should be ported over soon...

The creator of this hack has apparently not even been on this forum in a year. Unless someone else is going to duplicate the hack somehow, I'd say we're screwed.

[cecdah]

By using the vbindex how is possible to add a news page e.g a code from APN news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

<table width="400" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000099" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><b>
apn.gr
<br><br>
</b></font>
</td>
</tr>

<!-- begin syndicated content -->
<script language="Javascript1.1"><!--

var syndicate = new Object;

syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.title_fontsize = '3';
syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
syndicate.date_fontital = true;
syndicate.date_fontunder = false;
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syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<p>This webpage uses Javascript to display some content.
<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
</font>
</td>
</tr>
</noscript>
<!-- end of syndicated content -->

</table>



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

that's the addition I want to install in my portal how I can do that via vbindex???

I will be appreciate if somebody can help me.
Hi!

You go to admincp/templates and find one of your vbindex customblocks that is available.
Replase all of the content with this:


<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Diverse</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr><div>

<!-- begin syndicated content -->
<script language="Javascript1.1"><!--

var syndicate = new Object;

syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.title_fontsize = '3';
syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
syndicate.date_fontital = true;
syndicate.date_fontunder = false;
syndicate.date_fontface = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';
syndicate.date_fontsize = '1';
syndicate.date_fontcolor = '#666666';

syndicate.summary_fontbold = false;
syndicate.summary_fontital = false;
syndicate.summary_fontunder = false;
syndicate.summary_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2';
syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000000';

syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<p>This webpage uses Javascript to display some content.
<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
</font>
</td>
</tr>
</noscript>
<!-- end of syndicated content --></div></>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />


I tested the code on my forum, and it worked fine.
After inserting into one of your customblocks, you have to go to vbulletin options/vbindex options and set active the customblock on either left og right side of your vbindexportal.

:)

[vBFreak]

The creator of this hack has apparently not even been on this forum in a year. Unless someone else is going to duplicate the hack somehow, I'd say we're screwed.

mh, someone should do it because I think it's a very nice and useful hack which many users here would want to have back...

the problem is, I don't like vBAdvanced because the login isn't working and all the links redirect to the bburl variable, some browsers don't like the redirect from the bburl to the redirection of the forums, I also can't report bugs there and I'm missing my good old vBIndex shoutbox :/

NTLDR, please come back :D

[texasasl]

Hi!

You go to admincp/templates and find one of your vbindex customblocks that is available.
Replase all of the content with this:


<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Diverse</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr><div>

<!-- begin syndicated content -->
<script language="Javascript1.1"><!--

var syndicate = new Object;

syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.title_fontsize = '3';
syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
syndicate.date_fontital = true;
syndicate.date_fontunder = false;
syndicate.date_fontface = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';
syndicate.date_fontsize = '1';
syndicate.date_fontcolor = '#666666';

syndicate.summary_fontbold = false;
syndicate.summary_fontital = false;
syndicate.summary_fontunder = false;
syndicate.summary_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2';
syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000000';

syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<p>This webpage uses Javascript to display some content.
<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
</font>
</td>
</tr>
</noscript>
<!-- end of syndicated content --></div></>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />


I tested the code on my forum, and it worked fine.
After inserting into one of your customblocks, you have to go to vbulletin options/vbindex options and set active the customblock on either left og right side of your vbindexportal.

:)

Really thank you appreciate your help.

[chris frolic]

Yikes. I was looking forward to upgrading to 3.5 but my whole site is based on vbindex, so I don't know what my options are. Guess I'm stuck with the older vbulletin for a while.

[grains]

I renamed my vbindex.php to index.php so that the portal is the first thing people see when they login to the domain.

HOWEVER, how do i show the forum list under the welcome box in the portal?

[Behrooz_Ice]

hello all; i have a big problem :speechless:
i install vbulletin 3.5.0 and this work fine in my windows host. but when i do install vbindex i have a get this eror:

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \admincp\vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\sites\Single15\mahvahost\webroot\forums\admincp \vbiupgrade.php on line 57

please help me how to solve this problem. do you install vbindex in vbulletin 3.5.0?
sorry for poor english. regards

[hjmaier]

hello all; i have a big problem :speechless:
i install vbulletin 3.5.0 and this work fine in my windows host. but when i do install vbindex i have a get this eror:

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \admincp\vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\sites\Single15\mahvahost\webroot\forums\admincp \vbiupgrade.php on line 57

please help me how to solve this problem. do you install vbindex in vbulletin 3.5.0?
sorry for poor english. regards

vBIndex is not for vBulletin 3.5.x

best regards
hj

[shtuart]

Hi, bit rusty at this but just uploaded all the correct files to the roo and admincp directory, except the config file and getting this error after the login page:

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/pear') in /home/devweb/ukmonster.co.uk/user/htdocs/monster/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 5

I've checked and double checked all the right files are there.

thanks in advance,

Stuart

[JustCurious]

I have an issue with the calendar on the main screen. It displays properly but when I click on an event, it goes to an error page "Page cannot be found." How is that possible if it's pulling the events correctly to the mini calendar?

[corn dog]

Will this work for 3.5.3?

[JustCurious]

I uninstalled and went with the other version the component manager one. Works fine.

[rareclownfish]

Is this working on vBulletin (3.5.4)???

[Hoang Tu Ao Den]

Hey guys,
I've just upgraded my forum from 3.0.7 to 3.5.4.
vBindex ... doesn't work anymore. Is there anyway I can uninstall the old vBindex in 3.5.4 ?
I tried access the file vbiupgrade.php and it shows:


Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/truong2/public_html/forum/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

What do I have to do to uninstall , .. or make it work with 3.5.4 ?

[wdwebmaster]

I'm trying to get it on my site, but I'm getting an inexplicable error -

I followed the ReadMe, but I get this when I try to install;

"Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/kevinp/public_html/forums2/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57"

What am I doing wrong? Please lmk, thanks :bunny:

p.s. - Its 3.5.4, just like Hoang...

[rebootln]

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /cpadmin/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

same error
vBulletin 3.5.3

[rebootln]

i edited the vbiupgrade
Line: 57
from:
require_once('./'.$admincpdir.'/functions_vbiupgrade'.SCRIPT_EXTENSION);
to:
require_once('./cpadmin/functions_vbiupgrade'.SCRIPT_EXTENSION);

Then i get one step further and get

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: query_first() in cpadmin/vbiupgrade.php on line 119

[YoricksRequiem]

Yeah, I couldn't get it to work with my 3.5.4 either.

[wdwebmaster]

some help please? :bunny:

[Behrooz_Ice]

Is this Working on vBulletin (3.0.13)?

[zephy]

Yes. Just not on 3.5 or newer. For those of you who cant get vbIndex working on 3.5.x try vbPortal Advanced CPMS, it can be made to look almost identical and is a lot more configurable and easy to manage i've found.

[ecrispen]

Yes. Just not on 3.5 or newer. For those of you who cant get vbIndex working on 3.5.x try vbPortal Advanced CPMS, it can be made to look almost identical and is a lot more configurable and easy to manage i've found.
and it also cost a 35 bucks more. from what i can tell, this is just a path issues, was only checking in to see if anyone else was having the same problems.

will this get updated, or is it dead?

[DrewzR/T]

Edit...fixed.....

I have another question though ..... = )

Im wondering if these can be added to the actual forum section and not in its seperate vbindex page?

[Eagle Creek]

HI!

In the past a former admin installed it on my board, but I want to remove it.

But how? I uploaded the files and tried to run the install but then I'll get an error.

[reitube]

Is this working on vBulletin (3.5.4)???
No, not without changing all internal variables in vbindex.php cause of complete redesign of vb 3.5.
Doing this is a bit painstaking but works. Look here! (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=992843&postcount=49)

Regards

[b3hr0uz]

is there somethin like that for vb 3.5.4 ?

[ozmazdaclub]

is there somethin like that for vb 3.5.4 ?

read the post above it answers your question

[COBRAws]

There is not such thing as vbPortal Advanced CMPS.

vBadvanced CMPS is FREE @ www.vbadvanced.com

[5IVEO]

As I am looking through all these pages I thought I would post an error I am having trying to install this great mod.

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/f/i/v/fiveo/html/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Anyone help me figure out what I am doing wrong here. I definitely followed the directions to a tee.

Thanks!

[M33]

Very nice mod, i'll install it a bit later. Good job! ;)

[MrLeN]

Sorry I posted in the wrong thread -- delete this.

[docrst]

PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function: query_first() in g:\inetpub\wwwroot\admincp\vbiupgrade.php on line 119

[boaz]

hi folks,
i want to add a third party javascript hit counter to my site which includes vbindex & vbulletin. the script needs to reside in the body of the final html. i plan to place the script immediately prior to the closing body tag but I can't seem to find the footer file. can someone assist with this?

tia

boaz

[Veer]

Hello, Please take a look at the attached images bellow from Phrase Manager:

I had installed vBindex on my previous vb (3.0.8) version, it was uninstalled and i upgraded vbulletin to 3.5.x and 3.6.x version, Currently i am using vBadvanced CMPS...

Now the question is that i see in my Phrase Manager, there are showing two types of Phrases:
vBindex Phrases
vBindex Control Panel PhrasesShould i delete them or Not? if Yes then How could i delete them all? will this action effect on vbulletin's default Phrases?

Waiting for response :)

Thanks.

[mat.knott]

sorry this might be a stupid question....

will this work with vBulletin® Version 3.6.4 as it says 3.0.0

[Goat Boy]

Here http://www.vbadvanced.com/

[Veer]

Yeah, May be a stupid question :D
But i want to ask that how to delete Phrase of vBindex? and will this action effect on vbulletin's default Phrases?
vbindex was uninstalled but the Phrase of vBindex still there in Phrase Manager.

[Ezo]

Warning: require_once(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/ezo/public_html/forum/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

huh?

[tomer953]

Hello
the latest threads in vbindex is showing latests posts and no threads

i mean if I open new thread , and then i add a post to old thread
the old thread will be shown in the "latest thread"

and i want only new threads (i mean new topics), no new posts!

(like in the news!!)
the new X threads and no the posts!

can you help me please?

[LyleS]

Any chance that someone has done an upgrade to this?

[M.C.]

have you seen last post date? :) this mod is dead, check out vBadvanced! I think developers gone there!

[Hamodi]

Hi!
Really nice style, I feel that i want it, but i cant for now!
When i point my browser a loginwindow shows up. But when i'm loging in, the page becomes white. The only thing i see is;

Warning: require_once(): Unable to access .//functions_vbiupgrade.php in [path]/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Warning: require_once(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57
Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/hsphere/shared/apache/libexec/php5ext/php/') in /hsphere/local/home/hamodi/hamodi.se/forums/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Can you please help me with this?
Thanx!

[pjdaley]

are u using plesk hosting panel?

If so, most probably due to open_basedir problem...

you see, for plesk users.... subdomains are created outside httpdocs folder


httpdocs (main public_html)
subdomains
--forums (sub folder)
--gallery (sub folder)

You will have to ask your webhost to enable this restriction for you by editing your /path/to/home/vhosts/yourdomain/conf/httpd.include

and then restart the webserver thereafter. :)

I am having this problem using cpanel

[pjdaley]

I am having this problem using cpanel

Wierd, I copied everything over again for the 5th time and it logged me into the admin section, then through this:

Fatal error: Call to undefined method stdClass::query_first() in /home/patrick5/public_html/test/forums/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 119


What does this mean?

[nwrhq]

I'm receiving the following error, any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Warning: require_once(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/nwrif0/public_html/content/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57