vBindex v3.0.0 RC5

[high]vBindex v3.0.0 RC5[/high]

I happy to announce the fith release of vBindex for vBulletin 3 here at vBulletin.org and also the first Offical vB3 Hack here . This is the 9th release of vBindex for vB3 and there are few known problems currently. This release works with vB 3.0.0 Gamma, vB 3.0.0 RC1, vB 3.0.0 RC2, vB 3.0.0 RC3, vB 3.0.0 RC4 and vB 3.0.0.

[high]Features[/high]

The following are the features that are presently avalible in vBindex, those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been updated since vBindex 2.1 and those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been updated since Pre-RC2 was released and those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been added since RC2 and those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been added since RC3.

• News:
  • News (taken from a specified news forum), with vBcode, Smilies and optional news posters avatar;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Improved avatar system for news posts;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to have sticky threads in the news forum sticky on vBindex;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to limit the number of characters in news posts;
• Side Blocks:
  • Easy Administration:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] All side blocks can be moved from within the ACP, no template edits needed!;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Custom blocks, add unlimited custom side blocks and control them all from the ACP;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Support for right, left and dual side blocks;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Each side block can be expanded/contracted just like the forums, QRB, post rules etc on the forum;
      [high]*NEW*[/high] Dynamic side blocks via a special PHP Include type system (vbindex_customblock_php);
  • Latest Threads:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] More functional and faster new threads and posts;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Link to first unread post if the user has not read the thread yet;
      [high]*NEW*[/high] Ability to have the latest threads under the news with more details;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Online user list, with buddies and invisible users marked:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show users online in the past 24 hours;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Online users block can be switched off;
  • Integrated Welcome Panel:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option for detault avatar in the Welcome Box for members without an avatar and Guests;
  • Fully integrated Shoutbox:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Scrolling shoutbox option;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Allow users to delete own shouts if option is turned on;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Select which usergroups can delete any users shouts;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] View all shouts, a full page shoutbox built it;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show disabled postshout area to unregistred users;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Order shouts in either direction;
      [high]*NEW*[/high] Limit the length of shouts;
  • Poll, with the option to select a random poll from a given set of forums;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Calendar:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Links to events;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show weekends and dynmically adjust the side bars to the correct size;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Todays birthdays;
• Templates & Phrases:
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Fully phrased, both the vBindex Options and the front end are 100% phrased;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] 100% Valid XHTML 1.0 Templates.
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Templates/Phrases installed during install/upgrade;
• General:
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Thread subscription icons for news and latest threads;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Global and user specific ignore list throughout all items;
  • Will work 100% outside of your forums directory;
  • Fully integrated into the Admin CP, change all options there!
  • Very easy to customize, just edit/add templates;
  • Capable of operating a multi-paged site; (Extra Page Tutorial)
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Dynamic PHP Driven Extra Pages via Templates; (Extra Dynamic Page Tutorial)
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Optimised code;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Use date/time option (Today/Yesterday and Detailed) specified in vB Options;
  • Only 5 queries with everything switched off, and still only 13 with all options turned on, thats 5 queries less than our nearest competitor!
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Improved install, easy onscreen instructions that even new hackers should be able to follow and have vBindex working quicky;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Compatible with vBwar for vB3 when its released.
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Admin Help system, gives help with all the vBindex options in the ACP.
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Uninstall/Re-Install System.

[high]Installation/Upgrade[/high]

See the README_1ST.htm file included in the zip for more detailed install instructions and details of where to upload the files. Then point your browser to http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admin/vbiupgrade.php.

Changes Since vBindex 3.0.0 RC4

vBindex 3.0.0 RC4 was released about a week ago, RC5 has just a few changes and is expected to be the last release before vBindex 3.0.0. Changes include fixing of an XHTML issue in the custom block templates; admin help system added; ability to restrict the length of shouts.

[high]Support[/high]

Support will be given here in this thread ONLY. [high]Support *WILL NOT* be given via PM/Email/IM.[/high]

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vBindex is Copyright MMII - MMIV Winter Systems, you may not distribute in part or whole any portion of the source code (apart from in this thread) or any file included in the zip (Unless you are posting a language translation of vbindex_phrases.xml in this thread). Portions Copyright MM - MMIV Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. Both the Jelsoft vBulletin and the Winter Systems vBindex Copyright notice in the footer must stay in place for any page powered by vBindex.

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[high]vBindex is *FREE*, please have the courtesy click install if you use this hack, thank you[/high]

RC3 Build 7: 719
RC3 Build 8: 377
RC3 Build 10: 486
RC4 Build 5: 107
RC5 Build 5: 87

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by ZaGooL

I'm going to install vBulletin 3.0.1 soon, vBIndex work with that version without any problems? :speechless:

Yes, it will work fine with 3.0.1.

[Vic123]

hi guys,

nearly everything is working fine at my portal and i think vbindex is the greatest free portal software for vb3.

I use a vb 3.0.1 with the vbindex v3.0.0 RC5 and have a problem that was mentioned some posts before:

The useronline block at the vbindex shows a different count compared to the forumhome. At the forumhome (index.php) everything is shown alright (e.g. 70 user online with names). At the same time the vbindex shows a wrong number of online users (e.g. 10 user online with names).

The strange thing is: This problem only accures for registered users and guests. As an administrator both data are shown correctly. That has nothing to do with invisible users because in the above example (70 users online) only 5 are invisible.

Can anyone please help me with this? Some more ppl seem to have this prob and some perhabs haven't recognized it, because -as i said- with admin account everything is shown normal.

bye
Vic

[NTLDR]

Have you any other details? Are there any invisible users online at the time? Is it just the total count thats out, or the guest count, member count or all three?

[Vic123]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

Have you any other details? Are there any invisible users online at the time? Is it just the total count thats out, or the guest count, member count or all three?

here's some actual figures:

admin-account:
vbindex.php: 35 users, 5 guests (total: 4 invisible)
index.php: 35 users, 5 guests (total: 4 invisible)

registered user account:
vbindex.php: 4 users, 5 guests (no invisibles shown)
index.php: 35 users, 5 guests (no invisibles shown)

hopes that'll help troubleshooting :nervous:

btw: in isn't just the countnumber. it's also the list of usernames shown in the "users online"

[Chris Blount]

Originally Posted by Imprezer

I want to make a custom block which will show latest X threads for a particular forum. How can I do that?

Thanks!

I would also like to know this.

[Titus]

Hey, great addition! I have a small problem, hopefully you can help me out. Users are logged out of the Portal when they go from the Forums to the Portal, and occasionally they are logged out of the Forums. I tried the cookie fixes posted here (edting the path), but they caused major problems, resulting in me being essentially locked out. I would enter my username and password, be taken to the confirm page, and then be bounced back to an unlogged in state. I used a fix posted at vB.com to return the cookie settings to normal.

Cookie settings are currently at the vB default, being a / and a blank. You can find my forums at http://www.therebelfaction.com/

Thanks much, it's probably just me being dumb like usual.

[waterfall]

I get two erros :
Can't see poll on portal " t=5", and can't login on portal , when I login: " please wait...." but It's come back as guest,
Can someone help me
sorry about my poor english

[Pirate Radio]

can someone please help me with a side hack for this? With php nuke I have a radio interface that takes the stream info. It sends this info to MySQL, which then puts into a block showing the artist, song, album name and cd cover art based on what I tel the data base this info equals based on the info it retreives from the shoutcast stream.

[Titus]

Originally Posted by Titus

Hey, great addition! I have a small problem, hopefully you can help me out. Users are logged out of the Portal when they go from the Forums to the Portal, and occasionally they are logged out of the Forums. I tried the cookie fixes posted here (edting the path), but they caused major problems, resulting in me being essentially locked out. I would enter my username and password, be taken to the confirm page, and then be bounced back to an unlogged in state. I used a fix posted at vB.com to return the cookie settings to normal.

Cookie settings are currently at the vB default, being a / and a blank. You can find my forums at http://www.therebelfaction.com/

Thanks much, it's probably just me being dumb like usual.

Never mind this, I think I fixed it. The navbar was linking to 'www.therebelfaction.com', but several members had bookmarked and were using the URL without the WWW. I've tweaked it a bit, so it shouldn't matter if you use WWW or not.

[kcradio]

having a issue with the polls going out to 10,000% on the front page causing the poll to be very wide. I was able to correct it with the code that was listed here (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...t=poll+problem) for the general forums, but it did not fix the front page for vbindex.

Anyone have the cure for this problem?