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.

[FlyingDutchman]

:bunny:

[ipscone]

Ok, I'll look at the file and check out other posts for these small issues.

I guess the only last thing is that I assume that one can integrate news feeders and other portal type features into this as well, correct?

Thanks,
Gotta run...

[NTLDR]

You can theoretically add any feature that is avalible to vBulletin into the vBindex page... just edit the source code and templates.

[hankster]

Originally posted by NTLDR


If you have complated the installation you should have a set of templates called vBindex Templates which have a number of home and home_ templates within it, these are the templates that need to be edited.

I have a set of vBindex Templates that are within all of my other templates. There is no seperate set of templates. It looks like if I edit the vBindex Templates that are within the Default template set, it changes the vbindex page.

I guess the server can't handle the number of queries for the page or that you have a slow connection.

The site runs well (loads of less then 1) with over 175+ plus people connected along with a seperate area that is busy running PostNuke. The slow respose is the same even if vB is only showing 65 people connected. The slowness is only when trying to connect to the vBindex page, the other vB pages come up instantly.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by hankster
I have a set of vBindex Templates that are within all of my other templates. There is no seperate set of templates. It looks like if I edit the vBindex Templates that are within the Default template set, it changes the vbindex page.

Thats correct and how it should be

The site runs well (loads of less then 1) with over 175+ plus people connected along with a seperate area that is busy running PostNuke. The slow respose is the same even if vB is only showing 65 people connected. The slowness is only when trying to connect to the vBindex page, the other vB pages come up instantly. [/B]

The only thing I can think of from what you have said and what I have seen elsewhere is that its taking a long time to retrive format and display the currently online users as the only other report of this problem is a board with many users currently online.

[DWZ]

Originally posted by NTLDR
What happens when users logout currently? Are they automaticly redircted or do they have to click to get to the forums index?

At the moment, if they hit the logout button on vBindex, it takes them to the forum home page, not back to the vBindex page, so It would be cool if it could take them back to where they came from, i.e. vBindex, so err... yeah

Originally posted by NTLDR See PM with updated attachment

This will redirect all users who vote on the poll on the home page that have $bbuserinfo['userid'] set to 0, ie guests and users not logged in will be redirected to the results of the poll when they vote. Just overwrite your existing vbipoll.php with this one and replace" VBINDEX FILE NAME" with the name of the file before the .php

Thanks for that, but I think I explained what I wanted a bit badly (note that you don't have to help me if it's too much trouble ). If you look at this attachment, you see what a person sees when they have voted. That's what I wanted a un-registered person too see (properly without the bit that says "You have already voted on this poll). So they can't vote at all. You get what I mean? OK, thanks

Alan (DWZ)

[hankster]

Thanks for the info... guess I'll just wait until vB releases their front end and see what happens.

[atease]

Originally posted by amity
i added the poll and news forums, should they be private? or it doesn't matter? i have them private currently....

thank ya.
am

same here. should they be private?

[bommelchen]

Hi i love this hack !!!

but i have a question, is there a way to include the vBcalendar in a centerbox ?

Greeting bommelchen

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by DWZ
If you look at this attachment, you see what a person sees when they have voted. That's what I wanted a un-registered person too see (properly without the bit that says "You have already voted on this poll). So they can't vote at all. You get what I mean?(DWZ) [/B]

After I did this I thought that may be what you wanted, heres the change to vbindex.php which will show the results of the poll for users with the userid 0:

Change This:

PHP Code:

if (!$pollinfo[active] or !$pollinfo[open] or ($pollinfo[dateline]+($pollinfo[timeout]*86400)<time() and $pollinfo[timeout]!=0)) { 


To This:

PHP Code:

if (!$pollinfo[active] or !$pollinfo[open] or ($pollinfo[dateline]+($pollinfo[timeout]*86400)<time() and $pollinfo[timeout]!=0) or $bbuserinfo['userid']==0) { 


I'll have a look at the logout issue and post here/PM you when its done