i fixed it cause if i turn the shoutbox off it works :p ah well no shoutbox for me lol

thanks it works now ^_^
but how do I get it to load the vbindex when the path entered is http://www.ultimaforce.net it will work with http://www.ultimaforce.net/vbindex.php

Rename the file index.php it should be shown automaticly then :)

Clearly you haven't bothered to read the instructions or the thread :rolleyes:

sorry

I have yet to see a post that shows how to fix it...and try not to be so rude...god :smoke:

NTLDR has been kind enough to write this code and support it through over 83 pages of questions. I think that a thread search is the least any of us can do for starters. Reading the installation instructions, which were pretty specific on a number of points, I only had a few detail questions based on how to interpret a given instruction. Since then, I have gotten some timely advice on how to tweak the code, and I am no coder.

Lay off the gift horse. He has a right to get frustrated.

I do think that a sticky post with popular questions and links to the answers would save NTLDR a lot of repetition, though...

well im sorry as i said :p though i did read but was under the nfluence that the shoutbox was installed with vbindex but ah well i dont mind :D so everyone be calm :D

sorry, I've read the whole 84 pages, but for some strange reason I missed half of the installation procedure :D

What do you expect when 90% of users cannot:

• Read the FIRST Post in the thread;
• Take in the instructsions there that say you need to READ THE THREAD AND INSTRUCTIONS before asking questions and that repeated questions will be ignored;
• Fail to install the hack properly even though there are step by step instructions on how to do it.

If you don't like the way I post, press ignore, I'll speak and give support how I like, if you want/need support then you better accept that. Its for all the reasons above that there probably won't be a newer version released here for the general public, its just not worth the time or the effort at the end of the day, which is why I've tended to keep and hacks modifications that I've made latly to myself.

Personaly I find it pretty reasonable for users to follow the instructions to install the hack and then search the thread first if they have problems. Clearly thats a stupid idea.

can i say that theres is know way im goin to hunt through 84 pages :p and i DID read the first page.

Also no one said that you had to answer them all personally NTLDR

so plz dont be so rude, a lot of folk can barely install hacks :p I have folk ask me to install phpbb ones all the time :p

But anyway this is getting away from the point at hand.


Everyone chill :)

Then I DON'T want your questions in this thread, its quite simple, the terms for support are clear on the first post.

The above post wasn't directed at any user in particular.

wow, people get so pissed for no reason..I guess you are having a bad day or something but get over whatever it is...and on that note...I could care less about someone +++++ing about not reading 84 posts...screw a bunch of that.

anyway, the instructions should be more detailed and explain how to set the news to get it to actually show the post and not just a blank space...yes I installed it 2 times now the exact way it should be...but oh well...
so back to the point at hand, the hack is really awesome but my problem still persists...no news content on main page...just shows the post title and all that but no preview of content...

if anyone knows, let me know.
thanks

The instructions say to goto the "Update Counters" link, and select the "postids" one...

Satan

Everyone will be glad to hear....I installed it,

YAY!!!!

Version 2.2.9

Yey!:)

Satan

This is my first post in this thread. Been running vBindex now for months. I installed it myself using this thread as a reference. Yes, I've had all the problems/questions, Blank Pages, How to edit templates, where to put new templates and how to name and recall them, etc. And not once have I ever had to post a question... All I did was search this thread and was smart enough to keep checking the first post and I found all my answers. This thread wouldn't be 84 pages if everyone would just read/search the thread to make sure that your problem/question is NOT a duplicate.

NTLDR has done a great job... if you don't like it, don't use it, it wasn't meant for you then.

So, my first post is not a problem or a question but rather a big Thank You to NTLDR.

Now for my plug :) PC-GAMERS.NET

What a pitty. Like I said I don't want you to post in thread thread, go find support else where, if you can't be bothered to follow my terms for support then your not welcome to use this hack nor welcome to get support on it.

Thank you PcGamer, good to see some users who have the ability to read and follow simple instructions ;)

Great job on the site to btw :D

Is there a a add on for this or just main vb for a file data base, so people can view files available for download?

Also what other addons are availavle for this?

Another tiny question:

What is the default criterion for a thread to show up on in the threads view?

I have noticed that threads that are in the news forum do not show in the threads view unless they are move/redirects. I think I want all approved threads to show, even though this will cause redundancy. I also just posted a new thread into a non-news forum, and it didn't show in threads, even though many others are popping up.

How should I tweak the query?

If you mean the latest threads block then threads in the news, poll and redirects shouldn't show up. You just need to edit them out of the WHERE clause in the threads query.

Thanks! Sounds pretty easy.

Is it hard to add and apply a new template? I want to add a links section below the news but above the footer, and it will have a lot of form/dropdown code, so I wanted to keep it separate if possible? Am I too lame at this point to attempt it?

i think its sad that u got that pissed over something so trivual in the first place.. also i think that no one ever said u had to provide full support theres other folk who have installed this hack and had problems who are more than happy to help folk.

Who knows this hack better? Me or the other users? I think me. I ask that users read the thread as it cuts down on the amount of crap, usless, spam, duplicate questions etc in this thread. I esitimate that 80 odd percent of the thread is near useless now, due to the new version and the repeat questions. If people want help, here in this thread then I ask users follow my instructions, otherwise the thread will be closed, its as simple as that.

I ask that you don't waste any more space within this thread with pointless posts with no relevence to anything other than the fact you don't agree with the way I do support for this hack, which many, many users have been happy with.

If you want extra templates look at the bottom of the file where the left and right templates are done, just copy one of those lines and change the variable, either $left, $right and the name of the template. Make sure to add it to the $templatesused list at the top too :)

Which files are where $left and $right are done? I know the templates and the templates that use them. Also where is the $templatesused list?

Sorry I am such a noob :dead: !

Its all done within vBindex.php search for $left to see how to declare the variable to use in the home template and how to say what template it relates to.

Make sure you add the template name to $templatesused right at the top of the file.

LOL, colicab-d has the right idea. calm down its over with. either you are just some goofy kid or your an adult with issues...Its called getting over things. so try it. It may help you in the long run.

and besides, I never asked NTLDR for assistance just in general...

thanks

:p ah horse feathers :p

Thank you so very much for all your help and for the wonderful hack :bunny:

n/m im a idiot lol

it says in instructions:

Find:

doformfooter("Update");

Add after:

// vBindex - add postid to thread table
doformheader("misc","updatepostids");
maketableheader("Update postid's For Threads</b> - adds the postid of the first post in a thread in the thread table<b>","",0);
makeinputcode("Number of threads to do per cycle: ","perpage","2000");
doformfooter("Update");

I have 4 lines of those in vb2.2.9

Do i add it after each line?

I dont get this instructions here:

Step Three: |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Still in vbindex.php find the section that has:

// start vBulletin original code
// -------------------------
// add here the vBulletin code of the original index.php
// lines 142 - 202(in an unhacked 2.2.8 index.php)
// -------------------------
// end vBulletin original code

and replace:

// add here the vBulletin code of the original index.php
// lines 142 - 202(in an unhacked 2.2.8 index.php)

those lines with lines 142-202 (thats the numbers in an unhacked 2.2.8 index.php)

line 142 starts:

$activeusers = "";
$loggedinusers = "";
if ($displayloggedin) {

and 202 ends:

$totalonline=$numberregistered+$numberguest;
$numberinvisible=$numberregistered-$numbervisible;

+
+++
+

omeq -

go into your /forum/index.php

and find

$activeusers = "";

then

about 15 lines down i think, ther is

$numberinvisible=$numberregistered-$numbervisible;

highlight

$activeusers = "";

to

$numberinvisible=$numberregistered-$numbervisible;

COPY/PASTE that data in vbindex.php over

// add here the vBulletin code of the original index.php
// lines 142 - 202(in an unhacked 2.2.8 index.php)

then save.

Read back a few pages. NTLDR answered this for me.

Is there a way to use this outside the main vB directory if so how?

I'd like it better if you emailed the answer to ori@wideopenwest.com because I can never weed through all these posts

Please read the first post and the instructions.

@Oricon - Search for "dir";)

Satan

Thanks for the wonderful hack NTLDR-it's running flawlessly here and is exactly what I was looking for...