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.

[Twin-x]

Originally posted by NTLDR


If the picture is placed in the post with vBcode or HTML then it should show on the homepage, if its an attachment it won't.

It is done with vbcode. So no attachments?

http://synthforum.com

[NTLDR]

vBcode Fix:

Find:

PHP Code:

$newstext=censortext(bbcodeparse($news[pagetext],0,1)); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$newstext=censortext(bbcodeparse($news[pagetext],$newsforum,1)); 


Note this will add 1 extra query.

[[t4e]Kicks]

Kicks]I read through about 19 pages of this thread for the problem I'm experiencing and gave up

I have a weird issue on the vbindex.php page. It successfully pulls the title of the news post, the icon used for the news post, the number of comments/replies, who posted, and when

The only thing missing is the actual content of the news post. I first thought it was because the characters for news post under the admin cp was set to 0 so I tried changing it to 100 to no avail.

Any feedback is appreciated

Maybe it's on one of the pages I didn't get to, but I gave up

[NTLDR]

Go into the ACP -> Update Counters -> Update postid's

This will then update your threads table and news posts made before you installed will appear on the site

[[t4e]Kicks]

Kicks]That did it! Thanks

That's one of the few places I didn't bother checking. The thought didn't even cross my mind.

Thanks!!

[Twin-x]

Originally posted by NTLDR
Note this will add 1 extra query.

No problem. It works now.

Second wish c.q. problem.

If i do a sticky it does not stick on the news page. Any codes for me NTLDR

[NTLDR]

Have a look towards the start of the thread I'm not sure if I did this modification before or not.

[lemarsu]

NTLDR,

is there a way to edit online.php so that when you look at who online you don't get something like : Unknown Location: /vbindex.php?

LeMarsu

[NTLDR]

Either install the hack by FireFly so you can add locations from the Admin CP or open online.php and see how the other PHP files are done. Theres two blocks of code for each one.

[lemarsu]

NTLDR,

Thanks
I updated online.php

replaced

PHP Code:

    case 'gallery':
      $userinfo[where] = "Viewing Picture <a href='gallery.php?s=$session[sessionhash]'>Gallery</a>";
      break; 


by

PHP Code:

    case 'gallery':
      $userinfo[where] = "Viewing Picture <a href='gallery.php?s=$session[sessionhash]'>Gallery</a>";
      break;
    case 'portal':
      $userinfo[where] = "Viewing <a href='vbindex.php?s=$session[sessionhash]'>The Portal</a>";
      break; 


and replaced

PHP Code:

  case '/robots.txt':
    $userinfo[activity] = 'spider';
    break; 


by

PHP Code:

  case '/robots.txt':
    $userinfo[activity] = 'spider';
    break;
  case 'vbindex.php':
    $userinfo[activity] = 'portal';
    break; 


all seem to work.