This is several hacks, all administrated through the templates of the vb control panel.
The main page has several tables, all labeled for "user" or "guest" in the templates. I can change out text, using html and depending on if a member is logged in or not, they see different helpful info. The other hacks (latest posts, member control panel, log in, etc) are organized within the main page but available for altering via templates.
Additionally, the "important discussion" thread hack (like news hack) is selected and a template changed for threadID, customtitle, how many replies we have room within the table,.....all changeable within the templates of the vb.
So I can control the content and the look of my main page from the templates (I think its called Webtemplates). It was completely customized for what I needed and for what look I wanted to achieve based on our topic, current header, logo and all.
I didn't do this coding work. I am php-challenged. Although I have implemented a few of the smaller hacks myself, my vb has had the pleasure of being hacked by the best vb coders..... The vb has features (additional calendar dates for surgery dates and special usergroups) that only could happen with the able brains of the best.
01-18-2003, 01:31 PM
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