For some odd reason, I didn't see any request for such a feature, although as far as I know, vBulletin is the only bulletin board which uses this useless redirection system. I'm talking about the "Thank you for logging in...", "Thank you for posting...", "Please wait while searching...", etc. pages.

This hack (I'm not even sure you can call it a hack, it's just 1 line of code) will get rid of this page. It works with all the browsers, but just in case a VERY old browser is being used, the original redirection system will be used, so basically you have nothing to lose.

In the admin/functions.php file, find:
Before it, add:

I don't think this would exist if it was totally useless..
My theory is that the redirection page allows the server to breathe inbetween resource consuming actions.. so it doesnt overload and crash.

is this indeed the case ????

Thats what i was thinkin too...

But im sure theres more... like setting cookies or somthing like that... not sure.. but id rather keep them anyways...


-Syphin

It wouldn't make any sense if it was. You see, the intermediate page is a normal HTML page, in which the HTTP-EQUIV META tag is used for re-redirection. If at all, it just generates MORE server work, not to speak about the extra bandwidth...

I'm using my hack in my forums since the very beginning, and I have quite a busy board, and so far so good. :p

While this is good for the "big guns" of forums, who use it for a lot of time, I think the redirection page is important and friendly for newbies.
I don't know how to explain this, I'm sure someone else can, but just doing stuff without letting the user know isn't good IMO.

I think I'll use this for my testing site... I don't need the redirection. :)

firefly

do you think the admin at vbulletin forums would know why this is there

It works great, but there appears to be a few areas where it appears to be needed. With deleting threads, and a portion of the registration. Although it still does redirect it takes so long to do so that 50% of the time my users thought they screwed up. :(

[QUOTE]Originally posted by fonzerelli_79
firefly

do you think the admin at vbulletin forums would know why this is there

sorry firefly

what i meant was, do you think that any of the administrators or moderators of the vbulletin forums would know why this redirection is in place

i agree with you that it helps with new users of a forum but i think experienced users get a bit annoyed