welcome/login panel on non-vB page

I've seen a lot of requests for this around here, but no solutions.

Latest version is 1.30
Works with V2.2.9 Should work with earlier version of 2.2.x too.


OVERVIEW
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This hack/modification is designed to create a welcome panel on your non-vB homepage, so that users are either welcomed back if they are registered, or invited to login/register if they are not.

There are config options to show avatar and/or PM information and/or who's online (with or without usernames) in your welcome panel.

If you want to see a working example, then go to http://www.thebookforum.com The hack installed there does not show all of its features, but gives a general idea. The templates allow complete control over the look of the login/welcome panel.

There is one PHP file (webwelcome.php) to upload, and ten custom VB templates to create.

The templates can be modified to suit the design of your site. The ones that I have included in the zip file are those that I created for my site.

There are options to include the following additional info
- Avatar for guests or user's own avatar if logged in. If no avatar selected, a default one will be shown. Example guest and default avatars included in this release package.
- PM info to logged in users (will not show if user cannot use PMs or has chosen not to)
- Who's online (number of members of guests). Additional option to choose whether to show usernames.


CREDITS
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This hack also uses some code originally written by several members of vbulletin.org in particular Firefly and MrLister.

Full credit is given in the php file for the relevent bits of code used. I have modified their code slightly to work with this hack.

I have not formally asked their permission due to the open source nature of the hacks at vbulletin.org
If they object I will remove their code from this hack release.


HISTORY
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V1.30 13 September 2002
Hack creation now very simple. No more copy & paste. I've changed a lot of the original vb code so copy & paste would be nearly impossible.
Added option to include PM info and who's online (with or without usernames) in the welcome panel.
Default templates included in the hack release altered to include these new options.
New templates for the additional info to be shown.

V1.20 11 September 2002
Added option to include user's avatar in the welcome panel.
Default templates included in the hack release altered to include these new options.
Default templates altered to be more generic.

V1.10 13 May 2002
Fixes the bug where the "most users online...." on the forum page keeps reseting to zero.
Removes a lot of the unecessary bloat from the script.
Creation of script simplified. Now just cut and paste.
NB template name change in this version - webwelcome_home is now called webwelcome.

V1.00 07 April 2002
Original release.

[Dave Rosteck]

05-14-03 at 08:56 PM Dave Rosteck said this in Post #168
Also, the welcome panel won't display my online status even though I have my forums at /forums. Help is much appreciated.[/url]

I take that back, it appears to be working now. When you are logged in, are you not supposed to view who else is currently online? I noticed when you are a guest, you can view who is online.

[Marulatree]

Hey guys, me again!

I have successfully installed this hack, but I have one problem:

When I shut the board down for maintenence, anyone that tries to go to my front page (the one with this "welcome/login panel on non-vB page" hack installed, they get the vb error page that tells the vistor that the board is down/closed for maintenence.

Therefore the layout and front page reflects this message and it's all screwed up for new visitors. I hope this makes sense.

Can anyone help me here.

Is there a way to make it show my front page as normal but if someone tries to go to the forum/boards or tries to log on they get directed to the standard board under maintenence message?

M

[Annonymous]

I got this error

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare stripslashesarray() (previously declared in /home/dns-12a3/public_html/forum/global.php:31) in /home/dns-12a3/public_html/forum/global.php on line 31

what am i doing wrong :ermm:

[Splitfyre]

My main site is Futurelooks.com and I want to be able to put up the login on the front end of the site. However, my forums are at Futurelooksforums.com/forums

How can I ensure they get pointed to the right domain?

[Splitfyre]

For the path since it's a different location would it be:

<?php
chdir("http://www.futurelooksforums.com/forums/");
require('global.php');
?>

???

[funfone]

I'm getting this too has anyone managed to solve....I've seen three people getting this now but no answers in the threads...

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare stripslashesarray() in /home/webcities/public_html/portal/forums/global.php on line 31

JUST found the problem

Make sure the call for global.php is not placed twice on the same page.

[funfone]

I've managed to get all this working now however one last small problem.

My forums are installed under a subdirectoy portal/forums/ etc...

But the login options etc all point to forums/

Where can I change the variable to point to the correct location I've looked through webwelcome.php and managed to change the avatar locations but can't see where to channge the others

Thanks

[Splitfyre]

Can this:

<?php include ("webwelcome.php"); ?>

be refrenced as this:

]<? include ("webwelcome.php"); ?>

[Splitfyre]

I get Cannot Select Database ARGH!

[Ryne]

I have couple questions:
1. STAGE 2 - Create the templates
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In your vBulletin Admin panel, create the follwing 10 new custom templates.
I've included some example templates in the zip file. You can modify these any way you wish to get your desired effect.

Where do you create the Custom Templates? Do you go to Custom vB Codes then add, or Templates Add.

2- Would anyone be willing to set it up for some money?