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

[Dotara]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

You were saying that you have two copies of it, right?

No No. Please check the past image I've attached. There it's showing 2 welcome block. I thought it's gonna overrite the Welcome, nibirr with this plugi's one.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Dotara

No No. Please check the past image I've attached. There it's showing 2 welcome block. I thought it's gonna overrite the Welcome, nibirr with this plugi's one.

Nope. It adds the welcome box that you see.

[GuaRRand]

Ok, so its supposed to work that way?

Kinda silly isnt it?...

Now i have 2 welcome panels... one the original and one urs..

It makes more sense to replace one.... both show me info about PM's, Time, My name, New posts etc.. i just like urs more..so i want to replace the original..

Any ideas?

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by GuaRRand

Ok, so its supposed to work that way?

Kinda silly isnt it?...

Now i have 2 welcome panels... one the original and one urs..

It makes more sense to replace one.... both show me info about PM's, Time, My name, New posts etc.. i just like urs more..so i want to replace the original..

Any ideas?

Delete the panel code from navbar template. It'll say <if conditional=="$show['member']"> I think.

[RvG2]

I have noticed this is using 8 sql queries? Is it possible to have option to choose to put what I want to show and of corz reduce query if don't need it.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by RvG2

I have noticed this is using 8 sql queries? Is it possible to have option to choose to put what I want to show and of corz reduce query if don't need it.

Check the options. Several things can be turned off.

[obmob]

Hello, is there a way to show this panel vertical?

Instead of right, center and left... top, middle, down?

Maybe it can be done changing the templates, but how do i move the welcome panel from the top to one side?

Should i search for some variable in FORUMHOME?

Thanks

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by obmob

Hello, is there a way to show this panel vertical?

Instead of right, center and left... top, middle, down?

Maybe it can be done changing the templates, but how do i move the welcome panel from the top to one side?

Should i search for some variable in FORUMHOME?

Thanks

That would take a lot of messing with the templates. The panel is attached to the $navbar template...

[o0Hubba0o]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Can you give a screenshot?

Here you go King. Is it possible I missed something?

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by o0Hubba0o

Here you go King. Is it possible I missed something?

You may have not been given a proper update by vBulletin... Make sure that your "wp_unread" phrase says:

There have been <b>{1}</b> post{7} and <b>{2}</b> thread{8} since your last visit at {3}. The time is currently {4}, on {5}. You have <a href="private.php">{6}</a> unread Private Messages.