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 muadist
This is great! Thanks alot.

One question... I dont see the welcome panel. I assume I have to install this on my own right?

The welcome panel should be there when you have installed this hack, check to see if you have <!-- welcome panel --> in your home template, if not you don't have the v2 templates.

[jbear6]

Thanks for all the time you spent on this, I think you did a fantastic job. I do have one question: "Is there a simple way to make every link on the vbindex.php page open a new window when clicked on, without adding "target="_blank" to every link"? If this can be done easily, would it be possible to have the new window open at a set size, perhaps 700 x 600?

Thanks,
Jbear6

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by jbear6
I do have one question: "Is there a simple way to make every link on the vbindex.php page open a new window when clicked on, without adding "target="_blank" to every link"?

Just add:

<base target="_blank">

at the end of your home_headinclude template, then all links will open in a new window unless a specific target is specified in the href.

You need to use some sort of javacript for setting the size of the browser, although i would advise against this and let users decide the size of there browser.

[countryboy713]

i think i will need those templates if you can. i upgraded but it didnt upgrade my templates i already had.

thanks

[jbear6]

That worked just fine

Thanks,
Jbear6

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by countryboy713
i think i will need those templates if you can. i upgraded but it didnt upgrade my templates i already had.

If you don't have any home templates you wish to delete you can run the vbiv1upgrade_install.php if you haven't made the DB change, if you have then you can run vbitemplates_install.php.

If you wish to do it manually then I have attached the zip here, note you need to change vbidemo to home in the names of them.

[iAlex]

Question... I use vbindex just to include the poll on my mainpage, I don't need the rest of the features. And I would like to make the poll question a link to the thread it was posted in but I can't seem to figure out how. Any ideas?

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by iAlex
Question... I use vbindex just to include the poll on my mainpage, I don't need the rest of the features. And I would like to make the poll question a link to the thread it was posted in but I can't seem to figure out how. Any ideas?

Firstly this is a very bad idea as it will add 15-20 queries to you page that are compleatly useless.

In answer to you question you need to your question you need to change:

PHP Code:

$pollinfo[question] 


To:

PHP Code:

<a href="$bburl/showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$pollinfo[threadid]">$pollinfo[question]</a> 


[Tim Wheatley]

Thanks for the fix to my problem! :up:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...249#post281249

[FleaBag]

One word - sweet!