Major Additions - [DBTech] vBSlider v3 (vB4)

vBSlider: What is it?
vBSlider is a professional slider mod, allowing administrators to show the latest threads, articles, blogs, and custom-defined content in a jQuery based slider. vBSlider can be used on both the CMS and Forum, and is compatible with vBulletin 4.x Suite, vBulletin 4.x Forum Only, and vBulletin 3.x

Uses

vBSlider can be used on both the CMS and Forum to promote your latest content, as well as custom content, and can be separately configured for both the CMS and Forum.

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Differences between Pro and Lite

Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com

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Translations may be available @ http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/forums/91-Translations
Support for translations handled by the translator in its respective threads only.

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Complete Feature List (Lite)

General Settings

• Option to display version number in widget footer
• Option to not load jQuery, if it is already being called by another modification
• Option to select which version of jQuery to load
• Default image for CMS content items that do not have an associated image (a default DragonByte Tech image is provided) [vB4.x only]
• Default image for Forum content items that do not have an associated image (a default DragonByte Tech image is provided)
• Default image for Blog content items that do not have an associated image (a default DragonByte Tech image is provided)
• Default image for DragonByte Gallery content items that do not have an associated image (a default DragonByte Tech image is provided)

Multiple Slider Instances

• Ability to create and insert virtually unlimited sliders across your forum
• All settings below are customised on a per-instance basis

CMS Options (as a Widget on CMS pages) [vB4.x only]

• Option to select how many articles from the CMS you want to display
• Option to select which CMS sections you want to include/exclude from the slider
• Option to select how many threads from the forum you want to display
• Option to select which forums you want to include/exclude from the slider
• Option to select how many blog entries from the blogs you want to display
• Option to select which blog categories you want to include/exclude from the slider
• Option to select how many [DBTech] Gallery images you want to display
• Option to select which [DBTech] Gallery instances you want to include/exclude from the slider
• Option to select how many custom content items you want to display
• Option to select how many characters of the content item you want to display

Forum Options (as a Widget on Forum Home, vB3 & vB4)

• Option to enable or disable the widget on Forum Home
• Option to select location for the widget on Forum Home (above or below forums)
• All of the other options listed for the CMS [vB4.x only]

Customisation

• Stylevars available for both the CMS and Forum versions, so that you can match each one to your specific design [vB4.x only]
• External CSS file available so you can match the slider to your forum [vB3.x only]
• Ability to define a maximum width and height for the slider (in StyleVars for vB4, in CSS for vB3)
• Fully phrased to allow for customization for different languages

Additional Feature List (Pro)

General Settings

• Option to move Copyright location from below slider to site footer
• Option to change the default image for CMS content items that do not have an associated image (vB4 Only)
• Option to change the default image for Forum content items that do not have an associated image
• Option to change the default image for Blog content items that do not have an associated image
• Option to use IMG tags inside the content types to allow for external images to be used inside of the slider

CMS [vB4.x only] and Forum Options (as a Widget on CMS/Forum pages, CMS is vB4 Only)

• Option to select how long each content item displays before transitioning to the next slide
• Option to pick the location inside the slider for the content
• Option to pick the text alignment of the content

Custom Content Options

• This gives you the ability to create your own content items to display to your users
• Ability to define a title for the content
• Ability to define a message for the content. Message can include HTML formatting
• Ability to define a link if you want to provide additional information in a separate location
• Ability to define a link to an image for the content item
• Option to pick the location inside the slider for the content
• Option to pick the text alignment of the content
• Option to enable/disable on the CMS [vB4.x only]
• Option to enable/disable on Forum Home
• Option to enable/disable site wide
• Option to select the target location for the link to open in
• Option for 'banner-only', so if no text is in the message area, the content slider doesn't show
• All of the above options are definable for each custom content item

Customisation

• Ability to define the width of the content area when located on the left or right side (in StyleVars for vB4, CSS for vB3)

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of all pages which includes:

• 1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
• 1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[DragonByte Tech]

You don't "add" images. They are automatically pulled from the thread, article, or blog that is being pulled from the selected sections, forums, or blog categories you have selected from the ACP. If the associated content doesn't have an image in the first post, then there isn't going to be an image in the slider for it.

[Recon0303]

Ya I understand that, which I got working for the forums, but my slider on the cms is blank. It shows the slider, but I guess i'm lost on where to add images to show up on the CMS as a slider like the forums is doing.

Unless this slider does not work on the CMS, ??? meaning looking the same as the forums, I want it to look just like the forum one, but for it to do that on the CMS, is the possible?? I figured it would be since the slider does show up, i'm just unsure where to have the images show??? Because if you look the slider is blank. I hope i'm not confusing you.

I know it would not show if there was not image lol, but as I stated I just can't find where to have it show up the same way as the forums but on the CMS the same way ...

[DragonByte Tech]

Ok, I finally found a slider on your CMS here: http://www.divided-allegiance.com/vb...7-guild-wars-2

And it shows nothing. Have you gone to: ACP->DBTech vBSlider->Options->CMS Settings and selected CMS sections, forums and blog categories, as well as quantities for each of those, that you want to appear in the CMS? The forum and CMS sliders have different settings areas, so if you haven't set both, that is why you aren't seeing anything on the CMS side.

[Recon0303]

Yes, I have thats why I can see the slider on the CMS, I just can't see how where to add images You said I don't add images, but I do not see how to get them to show up, I got the slider to show on my CMS under that page, but as I stated I have no idea which I found wierd on where to add images, or have them show up since you said you don't add them.

The forums slider works perfect since it works off of the CMS, which I understand 100%, I like for it to show up the same way on the CMS which does not work at all other then it shows a blank slider..

[Recon0303]

I just got it working, sadly I just found out it is not working as I thought it did for CMS, I DO love how it works from the CMS to the forums sadly I do not like how it works for the CMS, I thought it would show like 5 images and change every few seconds which I do not see that from this hack, I still plan to use , but sadly I wish it did more.

Anyways thanks for all the help Brad.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Recon0303

I just got it working, sadly I just found out it is not working as I thought it did for CMS, I DO love how it works from the CMS to the forums sadly I do not like how it works for the CMS, I thought it would show like 5 images and change every few seconds which I do not see that from this hack, I still plan to use , but sadly I wish it did more.

Anyways thanks for all the help Brad.

It works the same between the Forum and CMS. When you say you thought it show 5 images and change every few seconds, are you talking about 5 images from the same article? Or is it something else that's not working the way you thought? It will only pull the first image from an article/thread/blog. If that's not what you mean, expand further on what you are wanting, as perhaps its just a setting issue.

Brad

[yjeanrenaud]

great mod. but please add Justify as an option under "Content Text Alignment".
thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by yjeanrenaud

great mod. but please add Justify as an option under "Content Text Alignment".
thanks

I will look into it for an upcoming version.

Brad

[Recon0303]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

It works the same between the Forum and CMS. When you say you thought it show 5 images and change every few seconds, are you talking about 5 images from the same article? Or is it something else that's not working the way you thought? It will only pull the first image from an article/thread/blog. If that's not what you mean, expand further on what you are wanting, as perhaps its just a setting issue.

Brad

I was hoping I could add images to my CMS like a home page since I use it as my home page with like around 5 images showing certain games and it changes between them on the CMS, I see I have to add it to like an article or blog for it to show, I have not seen how to do it any other way, which I don't really care for, like right now the same images are showing on my forum slider and the CMS. No matter what I do thats what it does, which I want different ones.

Here is an example of what I was looking for

http://www.hammerfistclan.com/

not sure what HACK that is or what. But something like that is what I'm looking for.

But I still love the forum slider part its great and my users like it as well, I just wish the Home worked the way I wanted it to.

[DragonByte Tech]

You can always add custom content items, which will allow you to insert your own pictures, text and links. Guess I didn't fully understand what you were looking for.