Miscellaneous Hacks - vB Tweak

vB Tweak is a very simple mod that is a cinch to install.

I wrote this because I was tired of updating templates over and over each update when templates was changed or added. Most of these changes will only work if template is unmodified or at least still contains "search and find" code used.

Install Instructions:

1. Install vB Tweak Product
2. Enable/Disable Tweaks to your likings.
3. Extract and Copy the RSS Folder to your images folder.

Notes:

Header

• Show Custom Header (Edit myHeader)
• Hide Default Header Log

Footer

• Show Custom Footer (Edit myFooter)
• Hide vBulletin Copyright (Only if Unbranded License or moving it elsewhere)
• Hide GMT/Time Now
• Hide Footer Bar w/ Links

Navbar

• Compress Archive, Calender, Contact, Memberlist, Privacy Policy, Terms of Service Links into a dropdown menu and adds a Sitemap)

Forumhome

• Seperate Forum Categories
• Hide Powered by vBulletin in Title
• Hide Guest Welcome Message
• Hide Forum Header (Forum, Last Post, Threads, Posts, etc)
• Hide Logout
• Hide Mark Forums Read & Forum Leaders Link
• Set Widths to Forum Header Parts (Forum, Last Post,Threads, Posts, etc)
• Combine Threads & Posts Count into One Table
• Move Last Posts to the Last Table
• Show Spiders that are Browsing your Forum

Forumdisplay

• Hide Forum Header (Forum, Last Post, Threads, Posts, etc)
• Set Widths to Forum Header Parts (Forum, Last Post,Threads, Posts, etc)
• Move Last Posts to the Last Table
• Combine Threads & Posts Count into One Table
• Seperate Sticky and Normal Threads

Showthread

• Set Widths to Showthread Tables

Misc

• Remove Comments from HTML Output
• Enable Privacy Report Page (Edit PrivacyPolicy)
• Enable Terms of Service Page (Edit TermsofService)
• Move the Smiliebox's Below the Editor

Admin

• Turn on vBulletin's Debug Mode for Admins.
• Allow Admins to login as any user via a link.
• Add Admin/Mod Links on the NavBar.
• Adds Extra Admin Control to Threads like Changing the Owner, Date, etc.)
• Adds Extra Admin Control to Attachments, Allowing you to Change its Name.
• Auto Close Threads after 1st Post (setting in forum settings)

Known Bugs:

• None

Version History:

1.0.0 (Initial Release)

• Added xxx Mods.

[moonpeach]

This is really cool, lovin it.

[bjkinzluvr]

I installed this and it screwed up the whole layout of my forum. So I uninstalled it until I could figure out what the settings should be. But even with it uninstalled, some of the changes it made remain. I now no longer have links at the bottom for the AdminCP or ModCP. How do I get those back??? Please... Thanks.

ADDED: I manually added these links back in by editing the footer template, but even after that, something is still taking them out. It's like it has a mind of its own now. This is scary. I don't know what else it may have changed that I havne't figured out yet. But I know this - I want those links in the footer, and the system is disallowing them, even after I manually edit the footer template to put them back in!

[Benumbed]

The product does NOT remove anything, just removes it from showing thru parse templates. Check if you have any plugins lingering to parse templates, cause other than that...its not this product.

[Brandon Sheley]

interesting mod, I'll keep an eye on it

[Arkham]

Does anyone know of a similar mod that will work with 4.x? I remember using this a couple of years ago and found it pretty handy to have.