vbHome (lite) - your vBulletin(powered) main homepage

vbHome (lite) 4.2 Released (coded for vBulletin 2 only)
[high]vbHome (lite)[/high] will create a vBulletin(powered) homepage for your web site.
The advantage of this script is that you can interact better your web site with vBulletin. Fully customizable through vBulletin templates, it's very easy to achieve any look or web design you want.
[high]You like the vB.org main homepage? With a little editing of vbHome (lite), you can achieve the same look.[/high]

Important Update
[high]Please update your footer link to the new web site:[/high]
cpublisher.com
The old link (teckwizards.com) has expired.
Thank you.

[high]Why choose vbHome (lite):[/high]
- vBulletin known stability and flexibility
- high quality php code (entirely original, not ripped)
- true XHTML and XML compliant
- template based
- extremely easy to install (vBulletin style installer)
- easy to write your own add-ons and modules

What's Hot with vbHome (lite)
[high]Search Engine Indexer Add-On v1.4 Released[/high] [download]
This is an enhanced version of curent Search Engine Indexer, that I released here at vB.org site.
The add-on will work ONLY with vbHome (lite) 4.x.
I followed the same tradition, the script is true XHTML compliant, that's why I added the logo at the bottom.

Visit our archive to see the new look.

[high]vbHome (lite) installed at AVS Forums web site![/high]
AVS Forums is a community with over 53,500 active members (1500 online users, almost every day) and over 1,600,000 posts in a 5GB database.
They recently switched to vbHome (lite) due to the script performance.
Visit their page to have a look.

[high]vbHome (lite) is now featured at HotScripts.com.[/high]
The Support Forums are open. [high]You want to see vbHome (lite) live? Go here.[/high]
I can help you on the support forums only. Other users might (and should) help you also here. However, on the forums we have several forum leaders specialized on vbHome (lite) issues that will solve your problem in no time.

[high]vbHome (lite) won the HOTM award.[/high]
Thank you for your votes and encouragements. Read more here.


New Features for vbHome (lite) 4.2
This an important release, due to performance. Here it is what is new in vbHL 4.2:

1. optimized the queries for large boards
2. added the backend.php file (XML feeder, so you can syndicate your news and forums)
3. made a new installer, easier to use

Keep in mind that the new installer is all-in-one tool.
It will let you install, uninstall, update the old threads that are not displayed correctly and also update your templates, if you upgraded your vBulletin version.
Also the [high]XML feeder[/high] will let you syndicate the news and latest forum discussions to any RSS compliant tool.
The most popular ones are Trillian and KlipFolio, but you can also import it in others.
Check the TW.com Instructions Page to see how you can set it up.

Upgrade to vbHome (lite) 4.2 (from 4.1)
Do NOT start adding crazy stuff from old vBulletin header, footer, etc. It will not work. Instead check the code changes and edit them accordingly.
Since vbHL 4.x changed completely related to the variables usage and templates code, you will need to uninstall the old version and re-install the new one. To do this, follow those steps:
1. Uninstall the current version script using [high]the OLD install[/high] file.
2. Delete all OLD files from your server.
3. Open the NEW readmefirst file and follow the instructions.

In conclusion, upgrade asap.
You don't have anymore the old file? The only version still available is v3.8.

Code Hacks
vbHome (lite) is the first hack that will have hacks made for it, here at vBulletin.org.
So go ahead and switch the "hack" button on, for vbHome (lite). The users will enjoy it. Read more at the support forums.


Copyright and Permissions - [high]ARE YOU READING THIS?[/high]
1. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to REMOVE or MODIFY the copyright text at the bottom of the page, or to ALTER in any way the URL links listed there.
[high]First[/high], vbHome (lite) uses vBulletin functions, so it's part of it. If you must keep the Jelsoft copyright at the bottom of your vBulletin forums, then it should be present also in vbHome (lite) page(s). The only part you can remove from the copyright is the vBulletin and vbHome (lite) version, same like in your forums.
If you paid the $600US fee to have the vBulletin copyright removed, then you have permission to remove also the vbHome (lite) text and link.
[high]Second[/high], is the time I consumed on this script to provide you with a free, reliable and performant piece of software. If you use it, all I ask in return is to leave the links intact.
Click here to see how it looks the copyright note at the bottom.
2. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to REDISTRIBUTE the contents of the .zip file.
3. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to post any parts of the code either here on the thread or somewhere else.
Basically you follow the same rules as vBulletin does, if you are not allowed to post pieces of code from vBulletin, then the same rule apply to vbHome (lite).
4. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to COPY ANY PARTS of the code and use it for distribution.
In other words, you can run the script for personal(web site) use only. No part of the code may be copied, altered in any way, then distributed in a different package. This includes removing any part of the code to be included in any other version or re-release.
5. You are allowed to add, remove or modify any part of the included code.

[high]If you do NOT agree, please do not install this script.[/high]
If you are not happy with the rules listed above, please feel free to install other similarly scripts that will add on your page 50-100 queries and crash your server. The code I made can cope very easy with a large amount of users online, in fact is optimized for large web sites.


Installation Tips - [high]ARE YOU READING THIS?[/high]
I have provided support to those that have had problems, that insisted that they did indeed read the help file, when in fact they did not, because when I went through the steps with them, they realized they missed something, ALWAYS.

Support will only be given to those that have thoroughly read the [high]readmefirst.htm[/high] file included with the script.
All of your questions are specifically answered in this file. If you continue to have problems, it's because:

A. You did not read the included help file.
When you read it, take the time to read every line of it, not just what you like.
B. You edited the code incorrectly.
Mixing the "BELOW ADD" with "REPLACE WITH" expressions is inadmissible, that's English, not Chinese.
C. You were in a rush to install this and missed a step.
Take a coffee or whatever you want and 30min of your free time and the script will install without a hinch.
D. All of the above.

If you want to display nice locations in your online.php file, like for example [high]Main Index[/high] and [high]Forum Main Index[/high], read more here.
__________________________________________________ __

NOTE: As a thank you for using my script, please click on the INSTALL button.
You will receive updates in your e-mail, whenever I add new features to it and it will let me evaluate better the quality of my hacks.
Also post a reply with your comments. Your opinion is important to me.

BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION, SEARCH THE THREAD OR THE SUPPORT FORUMS.
[high]I will not answer anymore to any questions in this thread, that's why we have forums.[/high]
CANNOT GET THE LATEST VERSION? CLEAR YOUR BROWSER TEMP FILES.
[high]Why did you scrolled down without reading the copyright??[/high] Scroll up and read the copyright. Thanks.

Important Update
[high]Please update your footer link to the new web site:[/high]
cpublisher.com
The old link (teckwizards.com) has expired.
Thank you.

[Anitah]

Originally posted by Smoothie
Could it be Teck, that "theplace" is the directory that the forums are installed in?

Yes, theplace is the "forum." I had to give my test database a different name from my regular -forum-.

[TECK]

do you see something wrong below?

theplace/index.php/showthread.php?threadid=3

[BeatDown]

Originally posted by TECK
do you see something wrong below?

theplace/index.php/showthread.php?threadid=3

Should be

theplace/index.php/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3

Maybe????

[TECK]

anitah, i just looked at your site and everything looks good except the title image and the bulletin board url... you have that index.php added extra to all your url's.

theplace/[high]index.php/[/high]showthread.php?threadid=3

there is some extra code in there...
also, after the install you must go setup your options.

your board url is not set correctly, you have an index.php extra there. when you place your mouse over the link it should look like that:

theplace/showthread.php?threadid=3

[Anitah]

anitah, i just looked at your site and everything looks good except the title image and the bulletin board url... you have that index.php added extra to all your url's.

None of the links work properly. If you try the buttons you'll see that they all link to the index page.


your board url is not set correctly, you have an index.php extra there. when you place your mouse over the link it should look like that:

I know it's wrong, I just don't know where the problem is to be found.

there is some extra code in there...
also, after the install you must go setup your options.

Sigh. I've done everything Teck. Four times (not counting the two times before I upgraded to 2.28). I have three index.php's - one in the root directory, which is the vbhome index, the other two are the original vbulletin files, one in the forum directory (i.e., theplace), the other in the admin directory (these I didn't change in any way).

I'm sure it's something very minor, but those are the hardest errors to find.

[Anitah]

Originally posted by TECK
do you see something wrong below?

theplace/index.php/showthread.php?threadid=3

The 3 should be a 2? Yes, I've changed that in the options.

[BeatDown]

Originally posted by Anitah


The 3 should be a 2? Yes, I've changed that in the options.

Actually, what TECK's talking about is the vBulletin setting for the URL of the BB. Open your ADMIN CP and check what the URL is set to. It's the 3rd Setting in the "General Settings" category of ADMIN CP.

Quote from ADMIN CP:

URL
URL (with no final "/") of the BB. Do not include "/index.php" on the end! Your URL should look something like this: http://www.example.com/forum

Yours should read: http://www.channelvip.splashhost.com/theplace

[Anitah]

Fabulous BeatDown. That did the trick

Muchos Gracias!

[X-Fan]

If you want to have recent posts in your news forums show up in the Latest Forum Discussions list on your vBHome page, in vBHome's index.php find:

PHP Code:

  $iforumperms = 'AND forumid<>' . $articleforum . ' AND forumid IN (' . implode(',', $iforumperms) . ')'; 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

  $iforumperms = 'AND forumid IN (' . implode(',', $iforumperms) . ')'; 


Find:

PHP Code:

  if ($thread['forumid']!=$articleforum)
  {
    eval("\$threadbits .= \"".gettemplate('home_threadbits')."\";");
  } 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

eval("\$threadbits .= \"".gettemplate('home_threadbits')."\";"); 


Also, if you want your Latest Forum Discussions list to show the date/time/poster of the last post in a thread, rather than the default date/time/poster of the first post in the thread, in vBHome's index.php find:

PHP Code:

SELECT threadid,forumid,title,replycount,postusername,dateline,views 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

SELECT threadid,forumid,title,replycount,lastposter,lastpost,views 


Find:

PHP Code:

  $thread[time] = vbdate($timeformat, $thread[dateline]);
  $thread[date] = vbdate($dateformat, $thread[dateline]); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

  $thread[time] = vbdate($timeformat, $thread[lastpost]);
  $thread[date] = vbdate($dateformat, $thread[lastpost]); 


In the home_threadbits template, find:

$thread[date] <font color="{timecolor}">$thread[time]</font> <a href="$bburl/member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$thread[postuserid]">$thread[postusername]</a><br>

Replace with:

$thread[date] <font color="{timecolor}">$thread[time]</font> by $thread[lastposter]<br>

Last but not least, if you're using the alt description hack to give your threads a sub-heading, and you want that sub-heading to show up on your vbHome index page, in vBHome's index.php find:

PHP Code:

  thread.lastposter,thread.dateline,articlepost.pagetext as pagetext 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

  thread.lastposter,thread.dateline,articlepost.pagetext as pagetext,thread.description 


In the home_articlebits template, find:

$article[title]</b></a>

Replace with:

$article[title]</b></a><br><smallfont>$article[description]</smallfont>

And the results of all the above will be what you see on the vBHome page at my X-Fan Web site!

[camikazi2k]

Originally posted by BeatDown


What forum ID Number do you have set in your ADMIN CP for News Postings?

My article forum id is 31
JOurnalist group is 7 the moderator