[RELEASE] - Nicer Control Panel for 1.1.5

I remembered a few posts a little while back where people were complaining about the (relatively) plain look of the vB control panel, especially when compared to the UBB control panel.

I've always had a slightly altered control panel for my vB, so as I was applying my modifications to the 1.1.5 version today, I thought I'd share it with everyone else.

The functionality is identical, although some hyperlinked controls have been replaced with forms (in particular, long lists such as the list of templates have been replaced with multiline <select> elements)... In use, this version produces html pages of about the same size as the original version, sometimes smaller, and is very quick and intuitive to use.

Anyway, here's a few little screenshots, and a link for you to download the modifications if you like them.

http://www.ap3d.com/temp/vb-cp/cp.gif

http://www.ap3d.com/temp/vb-cp/options.gif

http://www.ap3d.com/temp/vb-cp/forums.gif

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

http://www.ap3d.com/temp/vb-cp/smilies.gif

<download link removed pending...>

To use this, simply upload the files in the zip archive into your forums/admin folder, overwriting the existing files. You will want to backup your original files first... just in case.

If Jelsoft want to include this modified version with future pre-2.0 releases, just go ahead and include it.

Cheers all. Enjoy :)

[Edited by Kier on 01-02-2001 at 06:14 PM]

Wow, the gifs look nice!

Isn't there something in the license agreement about distributing vB...


Registered users may modify the vBulletin code for their personal use (at their own risk), but any altered code must not be redistributed or resold in any form.


The screens do look nice though :)
Maybe 1.1.6 ;)

I'll remove the link for now and email the zip to someone at Jelsoft, who can decide its fate.

Isn't there something in the license agreement about distributing vB...

quote:

Registered users may modify the vBulletin code for their personal use (at their own risk), but any altered
code must not be redistributed or resold in any form.



The screens do look nice though
Maybe 1.1.6

Then wouldn't all hacks be disturbing the coding and being redistributed?

I think the problem is complete .php files of vBulletin are being put up for download, albeit modified to look different.

Exactly. Hacks are generally instructions on how to modify your code, like 'find this: jaigbe. after it add: gerighkiu'.

Originally posted by JohnM
'find this: jaigbe. after it add: gerighkiu'. IS t4T SUM 1337 HAX 0R SUMTIN??!!!!!!!@2212 TLLL MEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!1111112222

thats really nice m8!
i'd really love to get my hands on that neat little hack!

ME WANT!

I wish they would create a special hacks download section for members only. Would make life so much simpler ;)

Good job!
Looks like professional control panel. ;)

nice :)

dam i have been away too long and didn't even know 1.1.5 was released :eek:

I'm just waiting for a response from James or John... maybe it could be posted in the members' area?

Everyone: Please stop emailing me to get a copy of this, I won't send it out until I get a https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/ from one of the developers.

As has been said before here, this isn't really a hack, all I have done is rewritten the PHP code that outputs the HTML pages for the control panel.

yhea but you did such a nice job that it should be called an hack.

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
Originally posted by JohnM
'find this: jaigbe. after it add: gerighkiu'. IS t4T SUM 1337 HAX 0R SUMTIN??!!!!!!!@2212 TLLL MEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!1111112222

That was me pressing random buttons on the keyboard ;)

Very nice.

Jelsoft, when we can have a answer to use this nice hack?

Ye man he's gonna post previews and then he remove the link :D i want it...maybe someone that got it before the link got removed email to me......reply first

Thanks in advance

Kenny

Originally posted by Kenny250285
Ye man he's gonna post previews and then he remove the link :D i want it...maybe someone that got it before the link got removed email to me......reply first

Thanks in advance

Kenny

The link was removed because it violates the license agreement of vBulletin. If you read the entire thread you would have realized this and know that the auther is working with Jelsoft to release it.

However if you have seen the screen shots of version 2.0's control panel then you would know that the whole thing has been redone as it is. I feel very strongly that version 2 will be released by February 1.

anything to do with the "some form or other" ubb 6 release guaranteed by the end of the month?

I don't know. I don't have anything to do with UBB since we upgraded to vBulletin.

Since I don't use their software, I could not really careless about it. I don't feel threatened by their release and I don't think Jelsoft should either. With Infopop restricting a user to PERL and flat files, I feel they are restricting their own companies growth and will either move into a modern infrastructure or ultimately drop UBB altogether.

My feelings are from the advancements of the demo board here and the fact that queries and database activity is being optimized which has time and time again been stated as being the last task before install and upgrade scripts were written. From the time I first logged into the demo (when it was unusable and chaotic) to now (very impressive product), I have seen version 2.0 mature and improve over time. Considering this is a re-write and not a simple upgrade, I applaud Jelsoft on the work they have done to the system. The speed increases provided by GZip and database enhancements alone provide enough incentive for me to leave InfoPop alone to play with their own toys.

yeah version 2 will be released in feb 1st!!! it's gonna rock the bb world!! :) can't wait

Is that confirmed?

Originally posted by vBoard.co.uk
Is that confirmed?

No it is not.

oh ok

Can we get an answer on this? This looks great and I personally would like to use it. Or is it possible for the designer to rewrite this as a hack and a seperate zip with the images?? Please?

Originally posted by Colosus
Can we get an answer on this? This looks great and I personally would like to use it. Or is it possible for the designer to rewrite this as a hack and a seperate zip with the images?? Please?

I'm afraid that it's just not possible to rewrite this as a hack, as pretty much every PHP page in the control panel has had fairly major rewrites of the code that displays the HTML.

So without a go-ahead from Jelsoft, I think this one's going to be a dead duck for all of you. :(

Damn. Come on, we have to get some response....

Jellsoooofffttt??

I cry too.

I little answer cant cost so much time?

Hello,

Since we have redesigned the members area radically anyway for version 2.0, I'm afraid that it's not going to be possible to distribute this design with the software.

Sorry about that - I'm sure that you'll all be happy with the new design and layout of the control panel for version 2.0 though :)

All the best,

James

I cant understand this. Many user will be using the version 1.1.x very long time, because the changes in 2.0 are very hard and she loose her changings and hacks.

Why we cant use this nice control script? It is ready, your team must do nothing.

In the last time i feel, that all answer from the support are: the version 2.0 would be good. What is with 1.1.5 user. She had paid her money too.

James this really does re-beg the question of having a password protected area where members can upload files, this would solve the whole problem.

are you working on this? it seems pretty important really (wwwthreads.com has one for example).

Oh c'mon. Think about it.

Do you REALLY think that there'd be any point to testing a new version for a while, then releasing it with vB 2.0 on the horizon?

they don't want you to test it, they person making the changes just wants to be able to give them to other people who are registered members. He could easily, just put it on his website, but dosen't want people to be able to copy it, so he needs a place that is password protected so that only registered users can download it and use it if they wish. Most probably won't cos they are waiting until 2.0 but not everyone is going to upgrade (if i can't sort this access/cookie thing out i know i won't) and a nicer control panel taking 5 seconds to update would be nice.

as you would say c'mon think about it :)

Actually, when I said that I didn't even realize there was a third page here. :)

arr.. ok :)

ed, can we get you on side to push for this member's area thing??? :)

Chris,

Ok - I'm convinced :) I'll see what I can do.

All the best,

James

Originally posted by chrispadfield
ed, can we get you on side to push for this member's area thing??? :) You mean the thing so we can put things like this thing in the thing? ;)

I'm not 100% sure about this one -- might kill the hacking community because we'd all get lazy -- put there's probably something else coming up. :)

which ever ed, have something like that at vbulletin.org or whatever just so long these sort of files can be transmitted.

cheers james.

I though v2.0 control panel was okay anyhow.

But why do we have to delay v2.0 because of this?

I don't think you guys are truly understanding here.... We don't want this in v2.0 We want the original creator to simply get permission to release this ON HIS OWN as a hack or update. It does not need to be tested, does not need to be in v2.0, does not need to be supported. It is just for those of us that are too lazy to do all the work on our own to update our Control Panels. It has NOTHING to do with v2.0

i think we know, it is only vboard who is confused.

i was suggesting a place (this had been talked about before) where registered users could place files that only other registered users could download from. James agreed it was a good idea and is looking into it. Once that is there you can then put the hack there so other people can use it. Where vboard got something about v2 or slowing it down from i have no idea.

Originally posted by Colosus
Can we get an answer on this? This looks great and I personally would like to use it. Or is it possible for the designer to rewrite this as a hack and a seperate zip with the images?? Please?

Couldn't you just make DIFF's from the sources... Would that violate license too?

Because then you wouldn't be distributing vBulletin code, just patch to it?

I do not understand what there is to look into. There is already the members area for the file dowloads. Just add a section for other downloads that states "these files are not supported by Jelsoft, use at your own risk".

Originally posted by dunefreak
I do not understand what there is to look into. There is already the members area for the file dowloads. Just add a section for other downloads that states "these files are not supported by Jelsoft, use at your own risk".

we want a way for registered users to put them there in the first place as well, jelsoft don't have time to run around changing html code and uploading files, if we could do it ourselves that would be best. I am sure something will be sorted out soon.

I think this should be rectified very soon as alot of people including myself are NOT going to do an upgrade immediately following the release of 2.0! I was planning on working with nuke2vb and vb 2.0 on integrating the phpnuke package with it including but NOT limited to:


* Integrated Control Panel of both phpnuke and vb.
* Improved WEBLinks in phpnuke.


If anyone wants a site for the uploading and downloading of members only hacks then I can donate the space as I have plenty of it! Let's get this show on the ROAD!

Sorry I misunderstood.
Ignore that please.

I guess this is never going to happen...so I did it myself. It is time consuming and I give Kier alot of credit. Here are my screen shots

http://www.islandncs.com/temp/Image2.jpg
http://www.islandncs.com/temp/Image4.jpg

Well, i think that this should be released! :mad:

You can't just think cos we all say 2.0 is great, that we are all going to upgrade, because a lot of people who i know will not.

They are quite happy with 1.1.5, so why not do the decent thing and let Kier release it?

You know if you don't, it will get distrobuted anyway.

I bet someone downloaded that before the link got took away, and if you don't release it, they will distrobute it hint hint :D

Just think he has done all this work, and can't distrobute it. It would be a bit like if you released 2.0 and no-one wanted it :confused:

I've looked really hard at my code, with the goal of rewriting my code as an installable hack for the original files, but unfortunately there's just so much code that writing an install script would be almost as much work as creating the thing in the first place.

The Jelsoft guys have always had the URL where I have currently got this thing hidden, so as soon as they have a working members'-uploads area, or something like that, it could become available.

I've been running this thing on my board for quite some time now, so i think that testing is all but done.

Someone will have toped it with a better version:)