Forum Home Enhancements - Welcome Panel Template Rewrite

Introduction:

When I first installed Zero Tolerence's Welcome Panel, I found that it had a lot of mistakes on my computer. I set out to make a new template for the hack - and I succeeded. This template is my rewrite of Zero Tolerence's hack.

This Hack Made Possible By Zero Tolerance

Please Remove Zero Tolerance's Plugins When Upgrading from a Previous Version!

Hack Requirements:
This hack has one requirement:

1. vBulletin v3.6.0 or higher. (Confirmed working with vB 3.7.0 RC1)

Installation

Installation is a breeze! Follow these simple steps:

1. Upload Files into folders.
2. Install Welcome Panel Product
3. Customize!

Yes, it's that simple.

Feature Lists:
Support for v1.x has been dropped.

v2.2.0

• Displays the number of new posts.
• It displays the user's avatar & links to the edit avatar page.
• Displays your forum stats:
  • Posts
  • Threads
  • Members
• The welcome panel is fully phrased.
• Displays a link for new posts.
• There is a link to edit your profile.
• It shows the forum your most active in.
• It displays the percent of your posts compared to the total forum posts.
• It displays the users posts per day count.
• It displays the users number of posts.
• The welcome panel is collapsable if the user doesn't want it there.
• Completely customizable through a setting group with 13 settings.
• Displays users current time (in their time zone)!
• Image or Textual links for New Posts, Daily Posts, and Edit Your Profile.
• Displays the number of new Private Messages.
• Displays the number of new Threads.
• Customizable link for forum rules.
• Customizable to the latest forum announcement (thread only).
• Latest Announcment name is customizable through a setting.
• There is an admin editable section for "useful links", HTML required.
• Link to forum leaders. (uses vB default phrase so if you change it to something else the welcome panel also changes)
• Link to Mark Forums Read. (uses vB default phrase so if you change it to something else the welcome panel also changes)
• Link to the announcement forum.
• The colors now alternate correctly on your welcome panel.
• Show Version
• Welcome Panel Style (Second Style by Da Pro)
• FAQ Entries

v3.0.0

• Displays the number of new posts, threads, and unread private messages.
• Displays the current time (using the user?s time settings)
• It displays the user's avatar & links to the edit avatar page.
• Displays your forum stats:
  • Posts
  • Threads
  • Members
• Top Poster Statistics
  • Username
  • Profile
  • Amount of Posts
• Fully Phrased
  • Re-Phrased from v2.2.0
• New Posts Link (Image or Text)
• Edit Profile Link (Image or Text)
• Daily Posts (Image or Text)
• The forum the user is most active in.
• How much percentage of the forums total posts does the user own.
• How many ?Posts Per Day? the user has.
• The Panel is Collapsible
• Customizable through 13 settings
  • Revamp Settings from v2.2.0
• Forum Rules link.
• Forums Latest Announcement
  • Pulled Dynamically from specified forum.
• Admin Set ?useful? links ? BBCode allowed!
• Links to Forum Leaders (vBulletin?s Phrase)
• Links to the Mark Forums Read system (vBulletin?s Phrase)
• Links to the Announcement Forum (optional)
• Alternating Colors
• Welcome Panel Version (optional)
• Welcome Panel Style Improved!
• BBCode Parsing
• Link to vBulletin.org in ACP?s Product Manager
• Version Checking enabled.
• Retrieve Latest Version from database, and display in template.
• Improved Code: With Zero Tolerance's Permission, code rerelease made this a possibility! Improved!
• Optional Plural Checking (New Posts, New Threads) New!
• No Avatar Image: Uses the Image Path setting New!
• Multiple Templates! New!

Conflicts:
Users have reported that there is a conflict with this modification:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=122995

Change Log:
v3.0.5: May 16, 2007 - New Features & Improved Code
v3.0.4: March 23, 2007 - Bug Fix - new auto version update.
v3.0.3: Immediately released to replace 3.0.2 to add the correct template.
v3.0.2: Bug Fix, immediately removed from download
v3.0.1: Bug Fix
v3.0.0: Initial Release of 3.0.0

[perfphysio]

How do alter the default style on the left side of this header message to turn the following:

There have been 16 posts and 5 threads since your last visit at 08:54 PM, 08-03-2007. The time is currently 06:00 PM, on 09-03-2007. You have 0 unread Private Messages.
The Physio Forum - the home of online physiotherapy discussion's Latest Announcement: Studying in Ireland?

into

• There have been 16 posts and 5 threads since your last visit at 08:54 PM, 08-03-2007.
• The time is currently 06:00 PM, on 09-03-2007.
• You have 0 unread Private Messages.
• Latest Announcement: Studying in Ireland?

thanks

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by perfphysio

How do alter the default style on the left side of this header message to turn the following:

There have been 16 posts and 5 threads since your last visit at 08:54 PM, 08-03-2007. The time is currently 06:00 PM, on 09-03-2007. You have 0 unread Private Messages.
The Physio Forum - the home of online physiotherapy discussion's Latest Announcement: Studying in Ireland?

into

• There have been 16 posts and 5 threads since your last visit at 08:54 PM, 08-03-2007.
• The time is currently 06:00 PM, on 09-03-2007.
• You have 0 unread Private Messages.
• Latest Announcement: Studying in Ireland?

thanks

That'll take some working. Those two things are managed through two phrases, and have another phrase in between. If you don't touch your rules link and settings, you'll be find using these instructions:

1. Open up ACP -> Phrases -> wp_unread
2. Replace:
   

   There have been <b>{1}</b> posts and <b>{2}</b> threads since your last visit at {3}. The time is currently {4}, on {5}. You have <a href="private.php">{6}</a> unread Private Messages.

   With:
   

   <ul>
   <li>There have been {1} posts and {2} threads since your last visit at {3}, 08-03-2007.</li>
   <li>The time is currently {4}, on {5}.</li>
   <li>You have <!---- <a href="private.php"> ---->{6}<!----</a>----> unread Private Messages.</li>

3. Save
4. Open up ACP -> Phrases -> wp_latestannouncement
5. Replace:
   

   {1}'s Latest Announcement: <a href="showthread.php?t={2}">{3}</a>

   With:
   

   <li>Latest Announcement: <a href="showthread.php?t={2}">{3}</a></li></ul>

6. Save

This is untested, but should do the trick.

[perfphysio]

Thanks, i'll give it a try

[King Kovifor]

It's a nice idea... maybe another style option...

[WebmasterSimds]

Thanks for the update, I must admit this is a wonderful welcome for people/ though wondering if there is a way to say adjust the font size for this??

[King Kovifor]

I've never personally had a problem with font... But try surrounding it with <font size="x"></font>. That might solve your problem.

[King Kovifor]

In the next version the following features/add-ons will be made:

- Removal of the new unchangeable option
- 1 New Plugin
-- Gets the version number from the DB (using the product)
- Hopefully, the return of DaPro's style (might not happen)
- Bug Fixes (if any)

If you have any suggestions for features, please post them and I'll do my best to accommodate them.

[momo2]

Same here nothing changed on none of my skins,,

[King Kovifor]

Can you capture a screenshot? I'll look at what you have, and attempt to locate it in the template.

[steadicamop]

How do you exclude a forum from new posts/threads as it shows when I have new posts and threads in an Admin only forum.

Cheers

Jason