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]

There will be a few queries to run to add the options to the ACP and you will need to upload the new PHP file. As for template changes there is only a couple of edits and a few new templates for the shoutbox.

[Buddha]

how many querries is it averaging now, ntldr?
(the new one, of course.)

[NTLDR]

Currently with everything enabled it adds one extra query to collect the shouts, however I do intend to optimise the threads/news queries before it goes final.

[Asso]

WOW! I need 2.1!

In future will be a topic sistem like *nuke?

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Asso
WOW! I need 2.1!

In future will be a topic sistem like *nuke?

vBindex 2.1 RC1 will be released in the next few hours

Why type of topic system did you want? I've never really understood how they work

[NTLDR]

Here is RC1 of vBindex 2.1

[LightBringer]

Hey NTLDR, I am curious as to where the query to insert the shoutbox information in the db is?

I know with TWT's hack you had to do the following:

CREATE TABLE `shoutbox` (
`shoutid` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`userid` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
`shout_text` text NOT NULL,
`timestamp` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (`shoutid`)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

Will this still hold true for the RC1 version of vBindex2.1?

I'm a bit hesitant to jump right on this install yet since there isn't an installer included and I've already got the shoutbox implemented on my main site per conversations we've had here before. My only concern is should I step back through the shoutbox hack, remove everything, and then install your solution? Or should I attempt to leave things as they are and JUST update the other vBindex features knowing that I may run into higher query issues?

Great hack as always.

[NTLDR]

There are no queries for the shoutbox if you already have it installed, which RC1 assumes you have.

In your case LightBringer, you just need to run the queries in the vbiqueries.sql file to add the options to the CP and then upload the new vbindex.php file. Thats it The only other change for you would be to add $readmore into the home_newsbit template if you intend on shortening the newsposts.

Hope thats helps

[LightBringer]

That does help for the most part NTLDR, the issue I have now is that some of the templates are a bit off.

For instance: TWT's hack requires shoutbox_error.
Your hack requires: home_shoutbox_error.

There's a few others like this and I'm unsure which of those to change. Should I just rename the ones you've got listed in your hack to match mine?

[LightBringer]

doh...
i just realized something else after installing.
You've got the random quote hack code inside vbindex.php but some of us don't have that hack installed. :/ So it's popping up with a database error at the moment.

Database error in vBulletin 2.2.8:

Invalid SQL: SELECT quote,name FROM quotes ORDER BY rand() LIMIT 1
mysql error: Table 'brainphr_devforum.quotes' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Date: Thursday 03rd of October 2002 01:02:57 PM
Script: http://www.brainphreeze.com/forums/forums/vbindex.php
Referer: http://www.brainphreeze.com/