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 drives fast
NTLDR,
you are correct in all your answers about the logical way it works.

however on my forum in the news forum there are news that we want to stay on top for certain periods of time and with the present situation the only way to get it back on top is to delete it and re-post it.

If I get a chance in the next few days I'll take a look and see what I can do

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by drives fast
I noticed that if a post is made in the news forum it shows on top on vbindex and if someone makes another new thread it then shows on top but if the previous one is replied to it remains second in order on vbindex never to return to the top as it does in the forum itself.

I remembered this one would be easy

Change:

PHP Code:

$newsquery=$DB_site->query("SELECT * FROM thread WHERE forumid='$newsforum' ORDER BY dateline DESC LIMIT $newsposts"); 


To:

PHP Code:

$newsquery=$DB_site->query("SELECT * FROM thread WHERE forumid='$newsforum' ORDER BY lastpost DESC LIMIT $newsposts"); 


As for the sticky threads was did you mean keep them at the top of the news block, or the top of the latest threads block? I'll take a look into that when I get the chance

[drives fast]

yes....on top of the news block

the latest threads is not a concern....I like that the way it is

and thank you for your considerations in modifactions......the order by change worked perfect

[Donkeyballz]

Here you get a few lines before and after:

} else {
  //eval("\$welcome = \"".gettemplate('home_unregwelcome')."\";");
  eval("\$logincode = \"".gettemplate('home_login')."\";");
  eval("\$welcomelogincode = \"".gettemplate('home_welcomelogin')."\";");
  eval("\$unregwelcomemessage = \"".gettemplate('home_unregmessage')."\";");
  $buddy = "";
}

// start vBulletin original code
// -------------------------
$activeusers = "";
$loggedinusers = "";
if ($displayloggedin) {
  $datecut=time()-$cookietimeout;

  $loggedins=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS sessions FROM session WHERE userid=0 AND lastactivity>$datecut");
  $numberguest=$loggedins['sessions'];

  $numbervisible=0;
  $numberregistered=0;

[LightBringer]

I've read through this thread and I am still unable to exclude my private forums from the "Latest Threads" column.

I've verified that my installation is correct.
I've double and triple checked my forum permissions.
I've double and triple checked my usergroup permissions.

As a regular user or unregistered user,etc I am not able to view the private forums, but I CAN see the latest threads from the private forums. It'd be great if I could just excluse forms from populating this field OR it did follow the vbulletin default method of permission parsing for particular forums. Unfortunately this isn't the case. :/

Any advice?

I have gone through the database and checked that the canviewvbindex=0 is available and it is, my concern with this however is that I want ALL users to be able to see vbindex, just NOT the private forums within the latest threads.

Any advice?

[aLuCaRD]

Didnt see anyone else with the same welcome panel problem as me, wondering if you could help me please mate..?

(Probably something simple.)

[aLuCaRD]

No worries, I tried an upgrade on the board then tried it from scratch on a fresh board and realised what I'd done wrong.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Donkeyballz
Here you get a few lines before and after:

I can't see anything wrong with it, does the page show, but with that error at the top?

Whats on your line 1604 of functions.php, in the deafult 2.2.6 its cookie stuff and this could(?) have something to do with it, heres the comment:

PHP Code:

// It's been reported that there's a bug in PHP 4.2.0/4.2.1 with Apache 2 causing setcookie() to not work correctly.
    // This is the workaround. If you need to use this code, please add:
    //      define('USE_COOKIE_WORKAROUND', 1);
    // to your config.php. 


[NTLDR]

Originally posted by LightBringer
Any advice?

This seems to be a bug with vB as oposed to vBindex as you can see the title of your last post in a private forum from your profile for example.

This should work, it will exlude the news forum, polls forum, forums with visible set to 1 (non-private (still has vB bug)) and any forumids you specify:

Change:

PHP Code:

$threadsquery = $DB_site->query("SELECT threadid,forumid,title,postusername,lastposter,replycount,iconid FROM thread WHERE forumid!=$newsforum AND forumid!=$pollsforum ".$threadsql." AND visible=1 order by lastpost desc limit $numthreads"); 


To:

PHP Code:

$threadsquery = $DB_site->query("SELECT threadid,forumid,title,postusername,lastposter,replycount,iconid FROM thread WHERE forumid!=$newsforum AND forumid!=$pollsforum AND forumid!=x ".$threadsql." AND visible=1 order by lastpost desc limit $numthreads"); 


Change x to the forum id, if you wish to add more forum ids add:

PHP Code:

AND forumid!=x 


Changing x again, do this for each forum id you wish to be exculded.

[clangrounds.com]

Originally posted by NTLDR


If you use the home template as the basis for a new page, and change the content of the center colum and remove any of the other stuff you don't want and add your content.

Save the template as a home_pagename

You can then access it using the following URL:

vbindex.php?page=home_pagename

Everything that is avalible on the vBindex page can be used within any new pages you create, eg you could swap the left and right colums on a new page.

I renamed vbindex.php to index.php so I can run it off my main domain name. I added the "home" template contents into a new template I made called "home_images" for my image gallery. But when I went index.php?page=home_images off my domain it came up as a blank page. Then I replaced "images" with a bunch of odd characters to see if it would display blank again, and it did. So I am not entering the right url to go see my "home_images" template page?