Ultimate Forum Stats Integration for Non-VB Page

This Hack was a port over from my vb2.x script that pulled information from teh forum to a seperate script which you then could break apart and include into your standard website via PHP includes or SSI.

This version is about the same but it now works with VB3.00 Gold


Features for Logged in Members:

*Users Avatar
*Default Avatar For Members Without a Set Avatar
*Number of Registered Members
*Number of Threads
*Number of Posts
*How Many Posts since last visit
*How Many New PM's
*How Many PM's in your Inbox
*Latest Registered User
*Member with the Most Posts
*Member with the Most Threads

Features for Guests:

*Welcome Text
*VB3 Gold Login Box with option to Remember.
*Newest Member
*Member with the most Posts
*Member with the most Threads


All that is needed to do is download the attached Zip File. Then open the boardstat.php file in any Text Editor. Follow the Commented Portions that have been outlined in there. You will need to change all the PATHS and URLS in that file to match YOUR server. It might take some tweaking on your part but it works just fine as I have tested it with several other websites. When You are Done Editing it, just upload it to your forums directory and call it to your main website using php includes, ssi or iframes.

IF YOUR FORUMS AND SITE ARE ON DIFFERENT SERVERS THEN YOU HAVE TO USE AN IFRAME TO CALL THE FILE OVER. ANYTHING ELSE COULD YIELD HEADER ERRORS.

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Please Remember. Follow the in-file instructions
and edit all the URLS and PATHS. I can't stress this enough.
I just know someone will pop on and say "Why does my links point to http://www.yourdomain.com/forums..... This is a warning lol
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My Next Few Posts Will include Some Images of How the HTML is Built Inside the File.

[romulus]

I'm getting errors for everyline that has "$DB_site" in it. I think this is the question you've answered above, but do I just place this with my database username? Or what?

[bgtking]

Anyone know how to make it display a default avatar if a member does not have an avatar?

[BlackxRam]

You might want to try the default avatar mod for users, or change your avatars to file based instead of database type. However, Currently I am really too busy to work on any coding at all. If someone feels upto making some changes to the above code, I will repackage the zip file above with their fixes and so on and I will add credit where credit is due.

I would appreciate help from anyone who is interested in expanding this addon.

[BlackxRam]

Still looking for help to speed this hack up. The updated Avatar fix is apparently working just fine.

[scottishcruise]

just installed, seems to work fine altho;

it shows both the User's logged in details (PMs, avatar etc) AND the 'Welcome guest, sign in etc etc) stuff, can it not be an either or? (as I'm loading the php page in a small 495x150iFrame and it can be all squashed and needscrolling when all that info is shown.

*edit* - right kept playing about with it, took out the avatar and the 'top poster, top thread starter' bits and took out the 'welcome guest, login' bit so it would only show the users details when they came onto the page. thing is, NOW if ur not logged in, it just shows a blank page :ermm: am probably doin sumthin wrong, am a n00b to VB like, just recently switched over from phpnuke.

[BlackxRam]

I am not sure what you mean.

Your script should look exactly like this: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=17770

Only with your information replaced. Can you please post a screenshot of what your script looks like?

I think you may have changed something that you shouldnt have changed. Did you set your cookies to your .domain.com? For example mine would be, .mogusland.com.

You also need to ensure that all the paths and places to edit INSIDE the file are changed as per the instructions.

[BlackxRam]

btw when i visit your boardstat.php file.. i get header errors. You do not need to add any body or head tags to this file.

[MajorFm.com]

Does this hack work with vb3.0.3?

[scottishcruise]

Originally Posted by BlackxRam

btw when i visit your boardstat.php file.. i get header errors. You do not need to add any body or head tags to this file.

thanks for reply m8, I mustv'e done it wrong first time, downloaded file again and went thru it step by step, works a treat lol. ^^ the header info I put in was to set the margins to 0 all round for putting it in an iFrame, al get around that tho.

great hack!

[BlackxRam]

Originally Posted by MajorFm.com

Does this hack work with vb3.0.3?

No reason why it shouldn't. However I am still using 3.0.1 because my forum has alot of mods.