Gotcha...I am used to working with DreamCost, lol...so the term "template" to me is creating a php file...lol, sorry. I'm sure newbies to vb3 like me will find my questions useful, lol. Thanks for clarifying that! :D

The other thing is there a way I can include my active topics file instead of using your Recent topics addon? ( reason why I ask) is that Mine has more information about what has been posted.. http://www.srtforums.com/forums/activetopics.php

Mine is simple code ( what i've learned from vbulletin 3.0x) while so far your coding is out of my leage so far.

the whole thing you told me to do dosent work

proxy

step 1

Close boards.

Step 2
rename vB's default index.php to forums.php or forum.php or ANYTHING.php

Step 3
Login to the ACP > vBulletin Options > Forums Home Page Options > Script Name for Forum Home Page > Change this to match what you called your default vBulletin index file. do not include the .php extension its not nessary
save
Step 4
upload vBadvanced index, remove the CHDIR line its no longer nessary.

were now done :)

proxyMX you can do 2 diferent things:

1st - move all your forum files and folders to new folder /forum or /vbb for example... you even don`t need to change your config.php - all you need in AdminCP change path to your forum folder ;)

2nd - if you don`t like 1st way you need to have access to your .httaccess file and change there index.php for adv_index.php

Good Luck! ;)

my solution works fine :)

remember not everyone is on a linux server :)

has there been a fix for the news only showing 1 post? check out my vbadvanced test install here to see what i mean http://vbp.h4xed.us

can't seem to find the problem =(

Did you just upgrade from vB 2.x? Try rebuilding your forum and thread information.

what dont panic said you must update almost all the counters and rebuid the search index

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for everyone who helped me on getting my site up and running! Take a look : http://www.dstcentral.com/
THANKS! :D

P.S. vbAdvanced is the BEST portal software I have ever used!!!

I am having some issues with the mini calendar. It doesn't show the links to events. I have checked the calendar permissions, usergroup calendar permissions, and vbAdv's settings, etc. I have calendar #1 (public) set up, but not seeing the links. Any ideas on how to make it show or is that the way vbAdv works?

thanks for your answer... but if i set the maximum characters to 1000 and the quote-text has more than 1000 characters i've the same problem...

so, is there no better solution?

digitalSite - vBulletin apparently changed the way some of the calendar functions work in one of their receint versions. If you'll open your adv_index.php file and look for this line:
Right below that add:
Then open your includes/functions.php file and look for:
Replace that with:

GameMania - At the moment, no. That section is coded the way it is to help prevent broken vbcode tags for when a tag isn't ended before the cut off. I've tried finding a good solution and a way to end the quote if there is one that isn't ended, but I'm not sure if that's going to be possible. I will try to look into that some more before I release the next version though.

Installed and working great on my site. I've even started hacking in a few new features of my own :)

Aceman

Thanks Tigga! That fixed my mini calendar!

How can I center my top banner/logo? In index_header and also in Common Templates: header, I see: $stylevar[left]

I changed it to: $stylevar[center] but that doesn't work. Any ideas how to center it?
Thanks! :D

There would be no need for a $stylevar[center] tag since the center would be the same in every language. Try align="center" instead. ;)

running RC2, can some please post the fix to make the event links work right in the calendar. The path is wrong and mine isn't seeing the folder I have the forums in. Thanks in advance.

I really like vBadvanced. My site is currently on vBulletin 2.3.4 with vbPortal.

I would like to switch to vBadvanced when I move to vBulletin 3, but it doesn't seem to have one key feature that I use and that is TOPICS. I like to put my news articles into topics so someone can easily find all the news related to that topic.

I also use the WebLinks in vbPortal extensively, but I don't like the way they are making the WebLinks look like a FORUM in vbPortal for vBulletin 3. They seem very difficult to navigate. Whether I use vbPortal or vBadvance for vBulletin 3, I will likely have to switch to In-Link or some other link management software.

Also, does anyone have a script to wrap the vBadvanced side blocks and header around a static html file sort of like the "display.php" file with vbPortal?

Just trying to figure out what I want to use for portal software when I convert to vBulletin 3.

Thanks....

I use In-link for my links... http://www.dstcentral.com/
Then click on Web Links on left menu.

I have tried all the portals, and vbAdvanced is the only one that had everything I wanted. :D

Perfect! Is there a way I can make a small box called "Today's Events" and have today's events listed in there, like in a "Latest Threads" format? Not sure if it's supposed to do that automatically or not. Thank you!

Mont - Download the latest version from the first post and apply the template changes listed in the templates.txt file.

stlracing - Can you explain what you mean by the news topics feature? I am currently working on a vBadvanced links directory that should be available *hopefully* within a few weeks. It will be a paid script, but will be much better than In-links or similar scripts. I would highly recommend NOT using In-Links as well... I was doing some work with that script for a client and it is an extremely poorly written script. As for the "display.php" file with vBportal... If I follow you on what that does, vBadvanced Homepage has a similar featue in which you can create new pages and have the content of those replace the news in the center.

digitalSite - That may be a feature in a future version, or I may release a hack for it over at vbadvanced.com. ;)

My VbAdvanced homepage wont let my users log IN OR log out, infact the only way to do that now is via the forum homepage, if this feature isnt sorted i will be forced to uninstall!

Readme file => FAQ => Second Question ;)

proxyMX are your templates modifiexd in any way?

were you ever using an old version of this hack?

if your willing can you pm me an admin account with at least access to templates?

oh geeze the one time i reply and tigga beats me to it ;) lol

Doh, thanks
I guess the FAQ is there for a reason ;)

Haha... I know, that's a first. ;)

The mini calendar displays a little wrong...How to correct this?

i should read that faq :) i run my vBadvanced as such almost unhacked :) no file changes ;D

i also use alot less options though lol ^^

looks like your using an older version, im almost positive this was fixed

Grrr, It will not let me download this file, can someone please tell me what's up with it?! :(

No sir i've installed it fresh after upgrading to VB3 RC3. Was there a patch?

ill search for it in a moment here,

Also, Tigga PLEASE PLEASE! check your email asap.

TexasHorns if you cannot download vBadvanced your not appearing as licensed ill give you the standard moderator speach ;D

You are currently showing up as unlicensed. To be able to download hacks and/or receive support here at vBulletin.org, we ask you to please click here (vB-germany users click here) and enter your email address, to show us that you are licensed.

You will need to use your customer number and password (which will be in the email you got when you paid for your license) to access that page. Please note that your email is case sensitive.

Thank you.

Mkay mkay i got it, now i have a question
in the adv_index
do i ut this..

Now open your adv_index.php file in this folder and find:
chdir('./forum');

Replace this with the full path to your forum on your server.
(ex. /home/yoursite/public_html/forum)

(ex. /home/minesite.com/public_html/forum)

or leave out the .com?

you can use either a ful path or relative location either works

its not .com

usualy if your using cpanel it will be your username youd login with

Okay this thing is f%%king up my forum :(. Can you add my on msn or on AIM?

there is no way for it to mess up your forum in any way shape or form., please feel free to drop me a line on aim, neofaranth

I installed it....

Clean version of RC3

Clean install downloaded today!!!

I actually can get a home page IF i leave the news forum number in contol panel blank...otherwise I get this...


Database error in vBulletin 3.0.0 Release Candidate 3:

Invalid SQL: SELECT thread.threadid, thread.title, replycount, postusername, postuserid, thread.dateline, IF(views<=replycount, replycount+1, views) AS views, forumid, thread.iconid, votenum, votetotal, post.postid, pagetext, allowsmilie, showsignature
, avatarpath, NOT ISNULL(avatardata) AS hascustom, customavatar.dateline AS avatardateline
,thread.iconid
,attachment.filename, filesize, attachment.visible, attachmentid, counter, thumbnail, LENGTH(thumbnail) AS thumbnailsize
FROM thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN post AS post ON (post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
LEFT JOIN user AS user ON (user.userid = post.userid)
LEFT JOIN avatar as avatar ON (avatar.avatarid = user.avatarid)
LEFT JOIN customavatar as customavatar ON (customavatar.userid = user.userid)
LEFT JOIN attachment AS attachment ON (post.postid = attachment.postid)
WHERE forumid IN(1)
GROUP BY post.postid
ORDER BY dateline DESC, attachmentid LIMIT 5
mysql error: Column: 'filesize' in field list is ambiguous

mysql error number: 1052

Date: Tuesday 27th of January 2004 03:38:31 PM
Script: http://www.teamfalcononline.com/adv_index.php
Referer:



PLEASE HELP!!!!

Well I think I'm finally going to open up vBadvanced.com. It's been available since last night, but registered users have been extremely restricted in what they can do. I'm posting the password to verify your license status in the next post, so anyone that would like to join over there can upgrade their accounts. :)

vBadvanced.com Account Upgrade Password:
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You will need to use your customer number and password (which will be in the email you got when you paid for your license) to access that page. Please note that your email is case sensitive.


Note: This will change on a regular basis, but once you have been marked as licensed there will be no need to enter the password again.