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]

Originally posted by -=dm=-
hmm....this show the latest thread title not the forum?

So it would, I don't know what I was thinking. Currently you can't get the forum title up, you'd need to do a left join on the forum table to get it I expect.

[Buddha]

hey ntldr, i've found a little quirk, and am hoping you can help me with it.
so far, everything's going great. got both styles done and the site's running beautifully... however...

i have some forums set up with moderation queues, because the content appears elswhere on the site (pages i've created using vbindex). i don't want potentially offensive or inappropriate matter appearing on those pages (very unprofessional), so i set up the moderation queue. this obviously works in the forum... posts made by regular users in these moderated forums don't appear in the forum until i pass em through... however they do appear right away on vbindex.
this is not good.
any thoughts?

[NTLDR]

Check the news and threads queries have AND visible=1 in the WHERE clause, I may have missed it out by mistake

[Buddha]

nope, it's not there.
where do i put it?

$newsquery=$newsquery=$DB_site->query("SELECT thread.*,threadpost.pagetext AS pagetext FROM thread LEFT JOIN post AS threadpost ON (thread.tpostid = threadpost.postid) WHERE forumid = '$newsforum' ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC LIMIT $newsposts");

thanks for the quick reply.

[ukliam]

Originally posted by NTLDR
You would need to add the PHP from that hack to the vbindex.php file and any HTML to the relevent template.

Got my other problem sorted but this is all I could see in the thread on the mini calendar hack.

I have put the code in the vbindex.php file but the calendar just gets displayed at the top of the page.

I know I am not doing it right and I just need to know where in the file I should be putting the code and how to call it from a template.

Cheers

Sean

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Buddha
nope, it's not there.
where do i put it?

PHP Code:

$newsquery=$newsquery=$DB_site->query("SELECT thread.*,threadpost.pagetext AS pagetext FROM thread LEFT JOIN post AS threadpost ON (thread.tpostid = threadpost.postid) WHERE forumid = '$newsforum' AND thread.visible='1' ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC LIMIT $newsposts"); 


That should do it

[Buddha]

nope.
giving me a db error.

[ukliam]

Think I have worked it out...

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Buddha
nope.
giving me a db error.

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

[mv540]

aaaheeemmm excuse guys hate to break up the party for a second but about 10 posts back i had a question... :ermm:

Any ideas..???

here is the question:
(post #1169)

I would like to know how to add more areas on the portal so that i can add more/other info manually....

for example..in the middle i have news and on either end i have the navigations...i would like to add more boxes to fill it up abit with information..

Please answer in detail for i am very new at this...let me know step by step where to go and what to do

Thanks

I~