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 atease


same here. should they be private?

They can be private or public, note that if they are private users can't won't be able to post comments or view the thread

[NTLDR]

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

You can include any vB function into this, just add the PHP code after the vBindex Start comment or use the include statement and add the HTML to the templates.

[KimG]

Hi there,

great feature but I too find it takes a long time to load the page! All other forum pages load instantaneously but the vbindex takes ages. Other users experience the same problem. As both the forum and vbindex use the same queries what could be the problem?

TY

[NTLDR]

How many users do you have online on average and what is the server load, I'm trying to figure out what is taking so long for the page to load, as you can see from my demo site that it opens as fast as any of my forum pages.

[KimG]

Hi there,

About 80 users on the forums at any one time, with a server load of about 1.2. Ive tried loading vbindex from the forums directory, as well as from its own but it still takes ages to load, whilst all other pages are instantaneous.

Maybe I should disable the vbindex queries one at a time to se if it speeds up?

TY for the quick response!

[NTLDR]

Try removing the origional vBulletin code and the today online hack, and see if this speeds things up, from the reports I have it seems to be something to do with a large amout of users online.

[KimG]

Hi there,

OK tried to remove those sections but made no difference. Then I deleted the polls section and that fixed it...

So I think the polls section was slowing everything down...

Incidently, how do you make the members name point to forums/member.php rather than the directory the vbindex is in /member.php?

TY

[Mr_P]

what is code for adding calendar in a small box as stated above
so i can have it under polls.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by KimG
[B]So I think the polls section was slowing everything down...

Thanks for letting me know, I'll look into this and try and speed it up.

Incidently, how do you make the members name point to forums/member.php rather than the directory the vbindex is in /member.php?

Which link was it that didn't point to the forums directory? It should just be a case of putting $bburl before it.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Mr_P
what is code for adding calendar in a small box as stated above
so i can have it under polls.

I would guess the mini-calendar hack, but as no link was left I don't know if thats what the user was reffering to.