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]

Running the upgradeXX.php or install.php will wipe any vBindex templates that haven't been modified.

[LightBringer]

Originally posted by NTLDR
Running the upgradeXX.php or install.php will wipe any vBindex templates that haven't been modified.

Actually, for some reason when I ran the upgrade20.php, it didn't clear them. What it DID do however for me, was instead of all the home_XXX templates being under the category vbIndex, they were moved to the root/created section

A simple run of the vbindex template installer was enough to put them BACK under the proper category.

Then I simply imported my custom home_XXX templates.

Speaking of upgrades and installs...how's the newest version of VBIndex coming along?

[Buddha]

how would i go about displaying the total posts of a specific category, or selected forums.
i have a category that includes many forums for various genres of movies, and within each are the reviews.
on my vbindex, i'd like to be able to say;
"Total reviews: XX"
where XX is the total of all of the forums within that category.

thanks in advance guys.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by LightBringer
Speaking of upgrades and installs...how's the newest version of VBIndex coming along?

Most of it has been done, the new version is all controled via the ACP, so you only ever need to do 1-2 edits to the file I've been delayed in releasing this though due to lack of time and other commitments. I would like to reduce the queries before the next version is out that way it will allways be under 30, with everything switched on

[LightBringer]

BTW, this appears to work on 2.2.8 as well. Just got done upgrading.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Buddha
"Total reviews: XX"
where XX is the total of all of the forums within that category.

Add near the top where the posts info is:

PHP Code:

$reviews = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS totalreviews FROM thread WHERE forumid=X"); 


and add $reviews[totalreviews] in your template where you want it to appear, remember to chane X to the forumid that the reviews are in. If they are in multiple forums add AND forumid=X to the end for each extra forum.

[Buddha]

excellent.
thank you man!
will try it out asap.
btw, does it slow it down, if i'm putting about twenty AND forumid=x to include all of the forums?

[Buddha]

umm... sorry.
don't know exactly where to put it.
tried a few spots, and i just get
Total Reviews: Array.

where do you mean "near the top in post info?"

ps. i changed the forumid to the category's id... would that make a difference... i just figured it would encompass all of the forumid's within it.

[NTLDR]

Sorry, my mistake, put $reviews[totalreviews] in the template. This will add 1 extra query to the page, but shouldn't really slow the page down to much. If you have many forums use parentid=X and but the id of the catagory forum in instead to save having 20+ AND forumid=X in the query, this will probably speed things up a little.

[MultiSync]

NTLDR

I am currently using your vBindex(Great Hack) and I have checked out your site, it is great

Just got a few questions, how do make a link to homepage and forum?(like the ones you have on your site, root and home) also can you tell me where I can customize my site? like the one you have. I wanna take out the vbulletin pic at the homepage and in the forum.Thanks!

(btw can u tell me the steps how to do it, because I am pretty new to forum stuff )