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vBindex v3.0.0 RC3[/high]
I happy to announce the third release of vBindex for vBulletin 3 here at vBulletin.org and also the first Offical vB3 Hack here :D. This is the 7th release of vBindex for vB3 and there are few known problems currently. This release should work with
both vB3 Gamma and vB3 RC1 & RC2.
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Features[/high]
The following are the features that are presently avalible in vBindex, those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been updated since vBindex 2.1 and those marked [high]
*NEW*[/high] have been updated since Pre-RC2 was released and those marked [high]
*NEW*[/high] have been added since RC2.
- News:
- News (taken from a specified news forum), with vBcode, Smilies and optional news posters avatar;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Improved avatar system for news posts;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to have sticky threads in the news forum sticky on vBindex;
- Side Blocks:
- Easy Administration:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] All side blocks can be moved from within the ACP, no template edits needed!;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Custom blocks, add unlimited custom side blocks and control them all from the ACP;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Support for right, left and dual side blocks;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Each side block can be expanded/contracted just like the forums, QRB, post rules etc on the forum;
- Latest Threads:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] More functional and faster new threads and posts;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Link to first unread post if the user has not read the thread yet;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Online user list, with buddies and invisible users marked:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show users online in the past 24 hours;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Online users block can be switched off;
- Integrated Welcome Panel:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Option for detault avatar in the Welcome Box for members without an avatar and Guests;
- Fully integrated Shoutbox:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Scrolling shoutbox option;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Allow users to delete own shouts if option is turned on;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Select which usergroups can delete any users shouts;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] View all shouts, a full page shoutbox built it;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show disabled postshout area to unregistred users;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Order shouts in either direction;
- Poll, with the option to select a random poll from a given set of forums;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Calendar:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Links to events;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show weekends and dynmically adjust the side bars to the correct size;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Todays birthdays;
- Templates & Phrases:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Fully phrased, both the vBindex Options and the front end are 100% phrased;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] 100% Valid XHTML 1.0 Templates.
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Templates/Phrases installed during install/upgrade;
- General:
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Thread subscription icons for news and latest threads;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Global and user specific ignore list throughout all items;
- Will work 100% outside of your forums directory;
- Fully integrated into the Admin CP, change all options there!
- Very easy to customize, just edit/add templates;
- Capable of operating a multi-paged site; (Extra Page Tutorial)
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Dynamic PHP Driven Extra Pages via Templates; (Extra Dynamic Page Tutorial)
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Optimised code;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Use date/time option (Today/Yesterday and Detailed) specified in vB Options;
- Only 5 queries with everything switched off, and still only 13 with all options turned on, thats 5 queries less than our nearest competitor!
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Improved install, easy onscreen instructions that even new hacks should be able to follow and have vBindex working quicky;
- [high]*NEW*[/high] Compatible with vBwar for vB3 when its released.
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Installation/Upgrade[/high]
See the READ_ME_1ST.txt file include in the zip for more detailed install instructions and details of where to upload the files. Then point your browser at
http://www.mydomain.com/forums/install/vbiupgrade.php.
If UPGRADING I recommend deleting all your old vBindex templates before upgrading as I've made changes to ensure you won't lose templates with future upgrades. The query bellow will delete all templates starting with vbindex.
[sql]DELETE FROM template WHERE title like ('vbindex%');[/sql]
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Support[/high]
The offical place for support is at
Core Forums, please PM myself or hellsatan with your Core Forums username to become a licenced member with access to a wider range of information, addons and early released. Support will also be given in this thread.
vBindex is Copyright MMII - MMIV Winter Systems, you may not distribute in part or whole any portion of the source code (apart from in this thread or at Core Forums) or any file included in the zip (Unless you are posting a language translation of vbindex_phrases.xml in this thread or at Core Forums). Portions Copyright MM - MMIV Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. Both the Jelsoft vBulletin and the Winter Systems vBindex Copyright notice in the footer must stay in place for any page powered by vBindex.
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vBindex is *FREE*, please have the courtesy click install if you use this hack, thank you[/high] :)