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

[iamyp]

is it possible to resize the avatar only for the welcome panel?

[Digital2]

Installed on 3.6.0 beta 2 here and nothing works. I see no change to the forums. I imported the plugin's from Zero Tolerances hack and your 2.2 product. The template was created by the installer but I do not see any change to the boards at all. Am I missing something?

[Digital2]

Installed on 3.6.0 beta 2 here and nothing works.
http://www.online-equines.com/forums/

I see no change to the forums. I imported the plugin's from Zero Tolerances hack and your 2.2 product. The template was created by the installer but I do not see any change to the boards at all. Am I missing something? Did Jellsoft make any changes to the hooks in the recent beta 2 update?

[King Kovifor]

Digital2,

I currently have a 3.6.0 Beta 1 board, so I haven't noticed any errors. If you'd like me to look at it personally, I need a test account to log in to. If you'd like to send the test account login information through PM, your welcome too. But it should add a welcome panel as in the Screenshot onto the forum home.

Try Taking These Steps:

ACP -> vBulletin Options -> Welcome Panel Template Rewrite -> On/Off -> Switch to on if it's off.

[Digital2]

It was in the on position already by default. I will set you a test account up and PM you the info here.

[King Kovifor]

OK... I'll see what I can do.

* Problem Solved *

For Anybody Else:

See if you have 2 plugins underneath the vBulletin Product... They should be titled:

Welcome Panel - SOMETHING

[Living in music]

Look nice! Thanks!

[Scooterpig]

Where are the supplied images supposed to show up, cause they are not showing for me..

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Intrepid

Where are the supplied images supposed to show up, cause they are not showing for me..

Images appear where the text "New Posts | Daily Posts | Edit Profile" appears. You must turn them on in the ACP...

[Scooterpig]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Images appear where the text "New Posts | Daily Posts | Edit Profile" appears. You must turn them on in the ACP...

Thanks for that. I have turned it on in AdminCP and given the link as - images/misc - but still not showing or have I written the link wrong in AdminCP?