vBindex v2.1

[HIGH]vBindex v2.1[/HIGH]

This hack is **NOT** to be re-distributed or placed on website for download unless I give express permission.

Please read this post and the thread before asking questions. You may find that you question has already been answered. I will ignore posts which ask questions that have been asked several times already.

[HIGH]Latest Stable Version: 2.1[/HIGH]

Latest Avalible Version: 2.1 Final

[high]Using vB3?[/high]

Get vBindex 3.0.0 for vB3 Gamma/RC1 and above!


Version 1.x of this hack was done by el3m3nt, since then there have been many updates and fixes and as e3l3mnt is no longer updating this hack he has given me permission to re-release it (see Permisson.txt in the zip).

[HIGH]Features[/HIGH]

• Latest Threads;
• News & Polls (taken from a specified news and a poll forum), with vBcode, Smilies and news posters avatar;
• Quick User CP Links in the menu when logged in;
• Shows online and offline buddies when logged in;
• Very easy to customize, just edit/add templates;
• Intergtared Welcome Panel;
• Capable of operating a multi-paged site;
• Usergroup based viewing permissions;
• Will work 100% outside of your forums directory;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Fully integrated into the Admin CP, change all options there!
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Fully integrated Shoutbox (this hack is a prerequsit);
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Limit the length of news posts;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Reduced queries and cleaner code;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Switch vBindex on and off via the CP.

[HIGH]Demo Site[/HIGH]

A standard demo of vBindex can be found here:

Currently Offline.

A customised demo of vBindex can also be found here:

Currently Offline.

[HIGH]Screenshots From v2.1[/HIGH]

vBindex Home Page
vBindex ACP Options
vBindex Usergroup Options
vBindex Update Counters

[HIGH]vBindex v2.1 Information[/HIGH]

[HIGH]Installation/Upgrade[/HIGH]

Upload vbi_install.php and select the relevent options.
If you wish to use the shoutbox then this hack is a prerequsit, and needs to be installed first, however if you do not require the shoutbox option disable it in the ACP, otherwise you will get DB errors.

[HIGH]Latest Bug Fixes[/HIGH]

None.

[HIGH]Download[/HIGH]

See the attachment on this post.

[HIGH]Credits[/HIGH]

vBindex 1.x by el3m3nt
Shoutbox by TWTCommish
Welcome Panel by trilOByte
News Code based on code by TECK
Poll PHP from vBPortal by wajones

[HIGH]Feature Requests[/HIGH]

If you have any requests for new features please post them in this thread and I will consider integrating them / creating an addon.

[HIGH]Addons[/HIGH]

I will support all addons for vBindex v2 that are either posted by myself or are included in the distribution zip file unless otherwise stated. I cannot guarentee that I can provide support on any other addons.

[HIGH]Support/Feekback[/HIGH]

Please provide me with any feekback you have on this hack, I will be continuing to support this hack here only, unless otherwise arranged. Should you have a question about this hack, please post it in this thread. Support will not be given via PM, Email or IM unless arranged, you will just be ignored.

Please click on the [HIGH]install[/HIGH] button if you use this hack.

French templates have been made for v2.0.1 (Note: vBindex 2.0.1 is no longer avalible), see this post for details.

[NTLDR]

You need to edit the home_left and home_right templates. As I've already said in the thread customising the templates and the look is the users job. I provide a default layout, thats all.

[Buddha]

Originally posted by NTLDR


OK give it a try now, I changed the code (put thread.visible instead).

genius.
thank you very much buddy... knew i could count on you.


mv540, just add several <tr><td>info</td></tr> on both the left and right templates.

if you need more detail than that, you need to learn html before you start modifying this hack.
just a suggestion

[xevious]

Ok, my news is havin the same problem, news title but no text is showin up. I tried the update counter in the acp and that didnt work. Im usin 2.2.8 and i have the news forum in public so anybody can post in it. Any help?

[NTLDR]

You haven't followed the instructions properly. Please go back through and check each step, this works fine in 2.2.8.

[xevious]

OMG, yep, i was doin two sites and i just skipped a couple things doh!! Thnx hehe Thanks for the awesome hack and for the quick reply.

[NTLDR]

No problem I know how easy it is to miss the odd step out

[koggit]

I think this is the right thread for the version I have ^_^


http://www.erecellstudios.com/vB/vbindex.php

I just got it installed, so please ignore how nothing is customized yet. You can log-in under guest/guest if you need to test something.


Three things.

1) [url=http://www.erecellstudios.com/Image1.jpg]This[url] should explain everything. I just don't know where to put it.

2) If you switch skins, the header and footer stay as the default, and it looks really funky. Although it's probably because I havn't done step 11 yet.

3) How can I put it so that the latest thread list doesn't include the admin-section threads when being viewed by a regular user?

[fury]

I haven't installed this hack yet but I am considering it for one of my sites.

koggit:

1) This should explain everything. I just don't know where to put it.

$bburl is usually the URL to your forums WITHOUT the /index.php - you put $bburl in there just after the first " in all anchor tags, then slash, then member.php or calendar.php or whatever.

So it looks like these examples:

<a href="$bburl/memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]">

and

<a href="$bburl/usercp.php?s=$session[sessionhash]">

But this is only the case if the vbindex file is not in the same directory as the forums. With your forum, you have the vbindex file in the same directory, so you shouldn't need to add $bburl anywhere

[koggit]

Thanks, man. Instead of just giving me an answer, you explained it. Very helpful for someone like me, a noob to all scripting languages. ;] Thanks.

So, if I don't need to modify that, then what's the problem with the header/footer? =\

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by koggit
2) If you switch skins, the header and footer stay as the default, and it looks really funky. Although it's probably because I havn't done step 11 yet.

3) How can I put it so that the latest thread list doesn't include the admin-section threads when being viewed by a regular user?

2. Copy the header and footer templates to the home_header and home_footer templates of all your styles, making sure you add $bburl to the links as explained above if its not in the forums directory.

3. Check back a few pages this has been covered lots and lots of times.