Add-On Releases - gXboxLive - Xbox Live Leaderboard

What is it?
gXboxLive is a modification for vBulletin which allows you to display a Xbox Live Leaderboard for your users.

If you use this mod, please Mark as Installed, and if you really enjoy this mod, please Nominate for MOTM, and if you really really enjoy this mod, feel free to Support Developer! Thank you!

This version is for vBulletin 4, installation and stability has not been verified by the author. Visit this thread for vBulletin 3 compatible version.

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Support
[hr]-[/hr]I use my released mods daily, if I find an issue with them or add features for myself I will release updates. If there are significant bugs or simple feature requests I will do my best to release fixes. Some of my mods rely on fetching data from 3rd party websites, due to the unreliable results, my mods will require users to troubleshoot for themselves if they find the addon is not working for them specifically. I am offering my personal mods that work ok for me for you to use, I am sorry I do not have time to troubleshoot many user specific issues. Thank you for your understanding.

Features
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• Lists all ranked Gamertags, each updated once per day
• Optionally show unranked Gamertags (Original Xbox Users).
• Optionally allow Xbox Live message sending.
• Optionally allow Xbox Live friend requests.
• Optionally to choose how many User Names Per Page to display.
• Optionally require a minimum post count.
• Optionally to add a navbar link.*
• Optionally to add a miscellaneous quick link.*
• Choose how recently users must be active to be displayed.
• Optionally display leaderboard statistics
• Limit usergroups to display.
• Limit access by usergroup.
• Optionally display Forumhome stats
• Optionally display Memberinfo gamercard
• Optionally display Postbit leaderboard rank
• Monitors invalid gamertags, 5 attempts to verify the gamertag and then the users gamertag profile field is blanked to prevent further checks.
• Can link directly to a gamertag position in the leaderboard with gxboxlive.php?gt=Gamertag

*Depends on your vBulletin version and template configuration.

Installation
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1. Download the latest version and upload all files. Images go in the folders specific to your style.
2. Install the product.
3. Create a Single-Line Text Box User Profile Field for members to enter their Gamertag into.
   • Go to yourdomain.com/forumdir/admincp/?loc=profilefield.php%3Fdo%3Dadd
   • Single-Line Text Box
   • Continue
   • Title: Xbox Live Gamertag
   • Description: Enter your Xbox Live Gamertag
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   • Regular Expression: ^([A-Za-z0-9 ]+)?$[/S] (regex not required)
   • The rest of the settings is your prefrence.
   • Save
   • Look and see what the field id number is for Xbox Live Gamertag, example field25.
4. Fill in the gXboxLive configuration options, make sure to enter the field id for the newly created Xbox profile field above.
   • Go to yourdomain.com/forumdir/admincp/?loc=options.php%3Fdo%3Doptions%26dogroup%3Dgxbl_g roup
5. Send people to their user cp to enter their gamertags.
6. Wait up a few minutes for the gamertags to appear on the leaderboard.

Examples
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• http://www.alliedtribalforces.com/gxboxlive.php
• http://www.thzclan.com/forums/gxboxlive.php
• http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/gxboxlive.php

Others

• http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/gxboxlive.php
• http://digiex.net/xboxlive/
• http://www.alanwake.com/forum/gxboxlive.php

Google

• http://www.google.com/search?q=allin...oxlive.php+-gt

Changes
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vB4d - import product with Overwrite enabled, upload functions_gxboxlive.php and miner.gxboxlive.php

• Updates for April 18 gamercard changes.
• Uses DOMDocument PHP class now for parsing.

vB4c - import product with Overwrite enabled, upload gxboxlive.php, functions_gxboxlive.php and miner.gxboxlive.php

• Updates for January 20th gamercard changes. Thanks Travis641.

vB4b - import product with Overwrite enabled.

• Quick xbox.com url changes, there is no longer any way to directly link to add a friend.

vB4a - upload gxboxlive.php, miner.gxboxlive.php

• Quick fixes for errors mentioned, no other updates.

Copyright
[hr]-[/hr]gXboxLive, Copyright ? Ghryphen (https://github.com/ghryphen)
Please maintain copyrights in derivative works, thank you.

overLIB javascript library Copyright Erik Bosrup.

Thank you to msnhockey for helping with the vB4 version.

[ozione]

Originally Posted by GamerPerfection

I hope this is coming soon. We know it will work because Travis641 has got his own working, but is selfishly keeping it to himself.

although, I also do wish to get to update asap, this indeed sounds a bit rude. i don't get such attitude.

[GamerPerfection]

Originally Posted by Travis641

Selfishly? I said my reasons were because the author himself was working on it and I did not want to just come out and make all his work for naught, and if he wants my help with his modification, then I would be happy to oblige.

I also posted other fixes in the thread that people were having trouble with, including a start on how to fix this very own issue yourself, so me being selfish is uncalled for.

You didn't originally state that if the author would like your help that he can ask for it. You just stated that out of respect to the author that you won't release the code. One would have thought that if you got it working you'd contact the author yourself to help him out.

If people think me giving my opinion of someone being selfish is rude... wow you haven't stepped outside lately. if I had a working code i would have already personally contacted the author to offer my assistance because i'm a generous person.

[ozione]

OR, we're just being patient and POLITE. and we keep our mouth shut if we don't know what's the background...
anyway, there is no sense in arguing. i just hope to get to the update as soon as possible - for the good of our communities.

[Travis641]

Originally Posted by GamerPerfection

You didn't originally state that if the author would like your help that he can ask for it. You just stated that out of respect to the author that you won't release the code. One would have thought that if you got it working you'd contact the author yourself to help him out.

Why would I have? He had it fixed for the 3.8 version almost immediately and there isn't much difference between the two versions, as far as the fix is concerned; you can almost copy and paste what he changed from one to the other and fix it for the 4.0. I figured the updated version would have been out relatively soon. Also, I didn't bother taking the time to fix the reputation images from working on mine, as it didn't matter much to me and for the reason above. Now that it's taken this long, obviously the author is having difficulties so I said I could help.

You're rude because you're being presumptuous out of ignorance. Also what exactly have you contributed to this modification outside of these complaints?

I appreciate that Travis. It would help if I could see your changes. I do have the parsing bit under control, its the style changes (and time) that are mainly holding this back. I do not have vB4 so making updates are a little bit slower.

I'm unable to send the files right now, as I'm about to head out for work, but I will send my templates and files when I get home tonight after 7:00pm EST. If you want me to set up a test vbulletin 4 and let you use that to test updates from now on, I'd be happy to help out. Just let me know.

[GamerPerfection]

Originally Posted by Travis641

You're rude because you're being presumptuous out of ignorance. Also what exactly have you contributed to this modification outside of these complaints?

If claiming you were selfish is rude then I'm guilty as charged... poor you.

Oh so is everyone expected to contribute to modifications then? I'll tell you my contribution, it is marking this Mod as installed and giving it an Excellent rating as it is what the author deserves. And marking as installed and giving a rating is what people generally do to contribute to modifications. There IS nothing else for me to contribute so don't go round expecting something that can't be given.

I'm glad you are offering your assistance to the author but don't be stuck up about what I have contributed just because you've got your code working.

[Travis641]

This is ridiculous.

No one has to contribute anything, that's obvious. However since you called me the selfish one and you apparently have angelic generosity, I was wondering what exact contributions you have made. Nothing else to contribute? How about helping people with template problems or getting it to work? How about helping someone set it up on their forums? All of which is something I, and I'm sure others, have done. You on the other hand seem to only post when something is wrong, which is fine, but making demands isn't.

I'm not being "stuck up" because I have "the code". I wouldn't even be posting here now if you hadn't decided to go out of your way to insult me because you feel its my responsibility to fix your forums because you are too impatient to wait for an official fix.

This will be my last post on the matter because I don't want to fill the thread with bickering and your posts are simply laughable. This modification is listed as Not Supported, you should be glad anyone is working on fixing the issues regardless of how long it takes. This modification is free, time is not. I posted how to basically fix it, if you can't figure it out then I guess you have to wait for the update. Kicking and screaming won't change that, and I'm sure not just going to upload my files here because obviously they aren't mine, and I feel I'm stepping on Gryphon's toes too much as is.

So I'm dropping this, if you want to keep going, have at it.

[ProFifaLeagues]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=1825" target="_blank">Travis641</a> thank you for helping it along mate.My users love this mod and will be happy to see the update released.

[ozione]

ah... just great. and I thought id seen a fix earlier... shame.
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[Travis641]

I sent out my php and template changes to you, Gryphon. Let me know if you didn't receive them or if I forgot something!

Thanks.

[Makaveli007]

^any chance you can shoot them to me Travis? I found two areas in the 3.8 version that were changed (// in front of the original line and a new line put in) but it looks all garbled on my site and the scheduled task gives a database error