Welcome Panel [Final]

Well, with over 200 downloads and 32 problem free install's, I though it time to take this out of the beta hacks forum (note, there are no changes to the file in the beta forum, so no need to re-download if you already have the hack installed).

I put this together originally as a walkthrough for an admin friend, and thought someone might find it useful. Althouth technically, my contribution is a couple of simple template edits, it does contain hacks posted previously.

Like I said, it's a combination of 2 previously relesed hacks (both credited fully). One by Firefly (avatar hack) and one by MrLister (since your last visit). It combines both of these hacks into a welcome panel at the top of the BB, just like the one here and on a few other sites. I'm pretty much a newbie to vB hacking, and struggled to put this together myself (couldn't find any instructions/hacks etc), but I think I've done an OK job. Maybe this will save a few headaches to others like myself

Anyway, here's a pic to illustrate the hack/edit (or whatever it is )





You can see a working verion of this hack here:

The Genome Collective

Thanks to Firefly and MrLister for providing the PHP hacks in this err, whatever

(BTW, if this is in the wrong forum, please (mods) feel free to move it)

Happy Christmas everyone.

here it is:

edit: updated version number to 2.2.6 because it works There are no changes to the files - it's not a new release. Thanks. /edit

[shadow187]

Nice Hack m8 !!!

Works great on 2.3.2, installed it without any problems !!!

GreetZ

[zsmom]

Nice hack! I also just installed it on 2.3.2 without any problems.

[hollabizzack]

this what it said to do in the index.php to add welcome header at top,in new to this i did the first step but i can't locate >>"the template forumhome_welcometext" can you tell where it i

In the template forumhome_welcometext find:

############################
Welcome back, <b>$username</b>
############################

Directly under it add this...

############################
<br>There have been <b>$getnewthread[threads]</b> threads and <b>$getnewpost[posts]</b> posts since your last visit!
############################

that is the "since your last visit" hack done!

[hollabizzack]

im stuck right here, where would this be at?
it says

.......In the template forumhome_welcometext find:

############################
Welcome back, <b>$username</b>
############################

Directly under it add this...

############################
<br>There have been <b>$getnewthread[threads]</b> threads and <b>$getnewpost[posts]</b> posts since your last visit!
############################

would this be in the same index file im looking and don't see but i'll keep trying !

[hollabizzack]

this is what i see

if ($bbuserinfo['userid']!=0) {
$username=$bbuserinfo['username'];
eval("\$welcometext = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_welcometext')."\";") ;
eval("\$logincode = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_logoutcode')."\";");
eval("\$newposts = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_newposts')."\";");

} else {
$welcometext = "";
eval("\$newposts = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_todayposts')."\";");
eval("\$logincode = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_logincode')."\";");
}

$birthdaybits="";
if ($showbirthdays) {

$birthdays = gettemplate('birthdays',0,0);
$btoday = explode('|||',$birthdays);
$today = vbdate("Y-m-d",time());

[QATARAT]

great hack

[PsyBlast]

does this version work correctly on 2.3.3? I see zsmom said it works on 2.3.2 without problems

[Nebby]

Great work, it works a treat ^_^

[Mike Bucy]

I have a 1 year old welcome panel hack. I wanted to all another line to forumhome. I currently have:

"View New Posts"
"View Post in last 3 days"

Under this I would like to put a link to showarchiv.php saying "View Archive Posts From 2000-2002"

They are both bold and underline. I would like the Archive to look the same.

Can anyone show me the code to do this. "I'm kind of a rookie"

Mike

[LilPimp]

How do u get the PM Box in there...And all the things like new posts, newest member and stuff... Can i get those in..?