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Originally Posted by kwopper

You have to remember you can have only one "index.php" file in one area. I have vBindex running in the same spot as VBull is.

Before you install vBindex your link to your site would be like... http://www.yoursite.org/index.php

Once vBindex is installed by default you would access the portal page via this...
http://www.yoursite.org/vbindex.php

Now what I have done for my site to make the portal the first page members see is the following...

• login to admincp, vBulletin Options, scroll down the list and select Forums Home Page Options. Change the Script Name for Forum Home Page(by default its Index) So for this example we'll change it to forum.

• Via your ftp change VBulletin's "index.php" to "forum.php"

• Via your ftp change vBindex "vbindex.php" to "index.php"

Now when you login to your site via http://www.yoursite.org/index.php you will be taken to the portal page. To directly access the forums the link would be http://www.yoursite.org/forum.php

vBindex also adds a link to the nav bar to the forums. I hope that helps.

This is my very first post here since I'm such a newb at this I thaught I'd say thanks for the hack and a HUGE thank you to KWOPPER for these instructions.
I just last week purchased VB and installed vbindex last night, It was a bit of work till I came across this one post.
Things went as smooth as anyone would want.
One question I have though is it ok that I removed the powered by disclamer at the bottom of the vbindex page?
I have purchased the branded free licence for VB and didnt see a point in having it there.I did however keep (vBindex Copyright ? MMII - MMIV Winter Systems). on the page per the posted disclaimer.
I have it setup at http://www.offroadrc.com
Any feedback would be appreciated.


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