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What would be far more honest if credit were going to be given in such a silly way, is that every hack should include a bit where the install appends to that list:

Secret Admirer Hack: buro9

etc...

Then that would be fair. My boards are based on vBulletin, but the volume of hacks and variety of extensions installed means that the Credits list is not only redundant (my other admins couldn't give a hoot and neither could I), but also deeply misrepresentative of those whose work my forums are based on.

In my Admin CP I have to scroll the page to even see the credits. So it really doesn't matter if it is there or not unless I need to scroll for some reason.

* Boofo reminds hinmself to install this hack since Floris is now in the credits. :p

Agreed Boofo, personally, I don't need to scroll past the credits to get to anything, so why remove them.

Of course, if you have something below the credits, I could understand removing them - or... just move whatever it is above the credits.

It's just screen space. I like things to be as minimal and useful as possible.

I also remove the version check from that page... I don't mind it in the thin bar at the top, but I loath it when the thing I've gone into the AdminCp for is taking ages to get to because it's waiting for the vbulletin servers.

Some of us just place function above almost everything else :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stifler

appreciated..

a-a-acknowleged.

Quote:

Originally Posted by buro9

How do you remove the version check, may I ask? I have the same problem at times. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boofo

How do you remove the version check, may I ask? I have the same problem at times. ;)

Head into admincp/index.php, find do=home, and start commenting out or deleting the code :)

Basically remove:

Code:

// there have been problems reported with fsockopen() in some PHP versions.

// this should work around it though

if (phpversion() < '4.3.0' OR phpversion() > '4.3.2' OR @ini_get('allow_url_fopen') != 1)

{

        $fp = @fsockopen('version.vbulletin.com', 80, $errno, $errstr, 3);

}

else

{

        $fp = @fopen('http://version.vbulletin.com', 'r');

}

if ($fp)

{

        fclose($fp);

?>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://version.vbulletin.com/versioncheck.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://version.vbulletin.com/version.js?id=279159d3"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">

<!--

if (typeof(vb_version) != "undefined" && isNewerVersion("<?php echo $vbulletin->options['templateversion']; ?>", vb_version))

{

        var current_version = "<?php echo $vbulletin->options['templateversion']; ?>";

        var latest_string = "<?php echo $vbphrase['latest_version_available_x']; ?>";

        var current_string = "<?php echo $vbphrase['you_are_running_vbulletin_version_x']; ?>";

        var download_string = "<?php echo $vbphrase['download_vbulletin_x_from_members_area']; ?>";



        document.writeln('<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="90%" class="tborder"><tr><td class="tcat" align="center"><b><?php echo $vbphrase['there_is_a_newer_vbulletin_version']; ?></b></td></tr><tr><td class="alt1" align="center">');

        document.writeln('<p><b><a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.ph' + 'p?p=' + vb_announcementid + '" target="_blank">' + construct_phrase(latest_string, vb_version) + "</a></b></p>");

        document.writeln('<p>' + construct_phrase(current_string, current_version.bold()) + '</p>');

        document.writeln('<p><a href="http://members.vbulletin.com/" target="_blank">' + construct_phrase(download_string, vb_version.bold()) + '</a></p>');

        document.writeln('</td></tr></table>');

}

//-->

</script>



<?php

}

And then remove:

Code:

?>



<div class="smallfont" align="center">

<!--<?php echo construct_phrase($vbphrase['vbulletin_copyright'], $vbulletin->options['templateversion'], date('Y')); ?><br />-->

<script type="text/javascript">

<!--

if (typeof(vb_version) != "undefined")

{

        var this_vb_version = "<?php echo $vbulletin->options['templateversion']; ?>";

        if (isNewerVersion(this_vb_version, vb_version))

        {

                document.writeln('<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.ph' + 'p?p=' + vb_announcementid + '" target="_blank">' + construct_phrase(latest_string, vb_version) + '</a><br />' + construct_phrase(current_string, this_vb_version.bold()));

        }

        else

        {

                document.write(construct_phrase('<?php echo $vbphrase['your_version_of_vbulletin_is_up_to_date']; ?>', this_vb_version));

        }

}

// -->

</script>

</div>



<?php

That does it quite effectively. Though you lose all notifications on that screen, you retain them in the header bar.

I actually don't remove mine though... they'd return in upgrades. I wrap mine with:

Code:

// HACK : START : QUICK

if (false) {

// HACK : END : QUICK

STUFF I WANT NOT TO HAPPEN HERE

// HACK : START : QUICK

}

// HACK : END : QUICK

That way I diff and move those across in upgrades :)

Why do I have a nagging feeling I've been enticed into getting my arse kicked off of here?.. Well, I was asked by a mod!

Quote:

Originally Posted by buro9

Why do I have a nagging feeling I've been enticed into getting my arse kicked off of here?.. Well, I was asked by a mod!

Oh, and it makes no sense to do this if you have AdminCp Stats on in your settings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by buro9

Oh, and it makes no sense to do this if you have AdminCp Stats on in your settings.

Why? Now I'm curious. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boofo

Why? Now I'm curious. ;)

Because the admin stats take a while to generate... that simple :) What's the point in removing the version check to improve speed if there is no speed improvement because you're asking the filesystem for the size of the attachment directory (1.5Gb and counting).

To make that page pop up instantly, remove version check, turn off admin stats :)

Don't your backups and PhpMyAdmin already tell you the key metrics anyway? And if you need to know, turn it back on, check, turn it off. I simply don't need to know this and have it recalculate every time I go into the AdminCp (which is quite a few times a day).

True, but calculating the stats will still be a lot faster than having to access another site for a version check, especially if that site is temporarily down or busy, right? ;)

And I do agree that turning off the stats is a good idea. ;)

After my last attempt at removing all that stuff, I found it was being sneaky and using a call to a file in includes with a ???redundant/backup??? version.vbulletin.com

I never fully investigated it by looking at the code carefully but ever since then i just add a line to my host file
127.0.0.1 version.vbulletin.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenta

You totally lost me on that one. ;)

Which host file did you edit?

He edited:
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Which is the local text file for DNS lookups.

By placing that line in there, it will perform a loopback rather tan head out to the internet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by adamgessel

That's why they put the credits on all pages.

Of course it's good to credit them, but like someone already said, you have the copyright at the bottom to credit them, only administrators see it and if you're the administrator and can get into the admin panel, you bought it and know who to credit, and they already have a spot on your website, so don't have a fit over people taking it out. If you haven't taken out that spot where it says Powered by: vBulletin blah blah blah then you ARE GIVING THEM CREDIT.

On one of the boards I moderate on, they actually put the credits on a different page with a link from the admin.

OK I'm not sure if I'm blind or anything but the link to dowload the hack is removed. Why's that?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aftermath

OK I'm not sure if I'm blind or anything but the link to dowload the hack is removed. Why's that?

just read the first post, the instructions are in...

hehe, a hack with 0 lines of code doesnt need a file ;)

Haha my bad, sorry. Thanks.

[high]* EasyTarget installs :D
[/high]

Thanks.

Personally I feel that the credits should remain on the adminCP because those people worked very hard to create this and you should give credit where credit is due...

The guy that cuts my lawn works hard also but he doesn't put a sign up on my house. You and me sign the coders paychecks for this work. ;)

Good point there. :P

Quote:

The guy that cuts my lawn works hard also but he doesn't put a sign up on my house. You and me sign the coders paychecks for this work.

Hacked, Chopped, and Uploaded... good idea.. [INSTALL]

what code would i put in the blank spot if I wanted a picture there and text of my own instead?

Why not do it like this:

Open file: admincp/index.php

Find:

PHP Code:


		
			
require_once(DIR . '/includes/vbulletin_credits.php');

And replace with:

PHP Code:


		
			
// require_once(DIR . '/includes/vbulletin_credits.php');

That will make the file not load at all. But still keep existing files intact.
:nervous: :nervous: :nervous:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo_WRX

what code would i put in the blank spot if I wanted a picture there and text of my own instead?

Just use regular HTML I would suppose :)

HTML Code:

<img src="url" alt="Alternate text" />

Text text text

Well, thats goodbye for jelsoft :p

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