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

[Endurer]

Installed, rated 5, and nominated. Gosh, how did I miss one of the most useful mods here?

Thanks man, really appreciate that.

[Tikibird]

This is a great hack, thanks King Kovifor!

Just one question, I have a private archive where I moved some heated topics that turned nasty earlier this year as I didn't want new members to be exposed to the nastiness. Some of my members are now reporting that they are shown as being most active in "Archives". How do I exclude the Archive forum from being included in the stats? No one can see this forum except me as sole Admin on my board.

[King Kovifor]

No, not that I know of. Since I didn't write that part of code, I couldn't help you out there...

[blue6995]

I'm getting the same error as trax:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS newposts FROM post WHERE dateline >= 17:30, 17th October 2007 AND visible = 1;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ':30, 17th October 2007 AND visible = 1' at line 1
Error Number : 1064

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by blue6995

I'm getting the same error as trax:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS newposts FROM post WHERE dateline >= 17:30, 17th October 2007 AND visible = 1;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ':30, 17th October 2007 AND visible = 1' at line 1
Error Number : 1064

I believe I supplied a patch for that, but I will go back and look for you.

[LouiseWilson]

hi is there anyway to add other information to the template like

<br />$usermoods

and which template would it be put in ?

edit sorry i forgot to say please how ignorant of me

thanks

[blue6995]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

I believe I supplied a patch for that, but I will go back and look for you.

I found the patch and the mod is working except that:

There have been 14,389 posts and 2,420 threads since your last visit at 01:00, 01-01-1970. The time is currently 22:18, on 07-12-2007. You have 1 unread Private Messages.

Obviously, my last visit was today 071207. How do I fix this? Thanks

[King Kovifor]

OK. It seems to be something else inside the code that isn't using the right setting. Mind posting the Plugin for Welcome Panel Template Main... Sorry I didn't find it for you. We went out and didn't get back till about 10 minutes ago...

[LouiseWilson]

don't suppose you could get back to me on my question could you ?

hi is there anyway to add other information to the template like

<br />$usermoods

and which template would it be put in ?

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by LouiseWilson

don't suppose you could get back to me on my question could you ?

I thought the edit meant you figured it out sorry. Depending on what style you have (if you didn't change it from default) it would be forumhome_welcomepanel_def, and I believe you must set that variable in the "Main" plugin.