vBindex

Latest Version: 1.3

This hack is not very special for me. I just wanted to create a mainpage on which you can see.. (as a member) everything what u like to see. The idea of the script is similar to the vbHome of nakkid and also a little bit to the vBPortal. I tested all of them.. but i was looking for something better . so i decided to write such a script myself...

Features:

• Active threads & newest posts
• News & Polls (read from a newsforum and a pollforum)
• Quick CP Links on the index-site
• Buddies on the index-site
• Very easy to customize. Just edit the templates!
• Available in english and german!

Summary: On this index-site you can see everything what you as a member would like to see .

Demo-Sites:

• http://partylife.ch [German Version]
• http://www.kampfkunst-info.de.vu [German Version]
• http://www.ukwinternet.co.uk/forum/home.php [English Version]

Screenshot 1: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex1.jpg // the original version and arrangement of the tables.
Screenshot 2: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex2.jpg // the nav on the right side.
Screenshot 3: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex3.jpg // or if u like 2 navs, left & right
Screenshot 4: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex4.jpg // another screen
Screenshot 5: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex5.jpg // buddies etc.


Installation
All instructions can you find in the readme.english/german.txt


Download
vBindex 1.3: http://partylife.ch/misc/vBindex1.3.zip
vBindex with Link-DB Script (Link-Script by The_Sisko; Integration of the Link-Script in vBindex by KarateKid): http://www.kampfkunst-board.de/sonst...tabasehack.rar


Credits
Newscode part from vBHome by nakkid.
Onlinetodaycode part from Online Today Hack by Mystics.
Pollcode part from vBPortal by wajones.


Note!
I'd really like to get every feedback you guys can give me. Also post bugreports and suggestions to improve this script. If you have installed this hack, pls click on the install button to receive updates thru email. Thank you .

[el3m3nt]

In the online.php look for..

    case 'index':
      $userinfo[where] = "$bbtitle <a href='index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]'>Index</a>";
      break;

Add below another case..

    case 'home':
      $userinfo[where] = "$bbtitle <a href='home.php?s=$session[sessionhash]'>Home</a>";
      break;

if you name your index-file "home.php".

Look for..

  case 'index.php':
    $userinfo[activity] = 'index';
    break;

Add below..

  case 'home.php':
    $userinfo[activity] = 'home';
    break;

Just adapt ur code to the right names of ur files.

[el3m3nt]

i noticed a bug with the newsicons.. when there is no icon selected, the url to the pic is called { imagesfolder }/icons/icon0.gif. but icon0.gif doesnt normally exist.

soon i will release version 1.1 with the buddy-list feature (the user can see his/her buddies on the indexsite)

[KarateKid]

thankyou

[Harryli]

Aehm... very cool, but now I cant go the Forums, it always beams me back to the new index... whats the way to go from here to the forums???

[KarateKid]

rename before uploading the file to something like home.php oder index2.php, than you have also to modify some links in the templates but then you can use your old index file as normally

You can compare with my version where I did it also this way. I postet the link some posts above

[Harryli]

THX a lot!

[-=dm=-]

damn! this looks great.
this is exact what I needed
thanx el3m3nt

Originally posted by el3m3nt
i noticed a bug with the newsicons.. when there is no icon selected, the url to the pic is called { imagesfolder }/icons/icon0.gif. but icon0.gif doesnt normally exist.

soon i will release version 1.1 with the buddy-list feature (the user can see his/her buddies on the indexsite)

when is the version 1.1 out maybe I should wait...

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by KarateKid
can you possibly implement the sessionlocation. That I get no "UNKNOWN LOCATION" Messages in the Online-List

The best way to do this is to intsall FireFly's "Add Who's Online locations from Admin CP" hack located in this thread then you can add other locations easily as well.

[KarateKid]

Hi NTLDR, element posted the solution above on top of site 2

[NTLDR]

Hi el3m3nt,

I think I may a found a very minor bug, that causes a script error, at least with Internetr Explorer 6, the page still displays correctly, but depending on peoples options many anoying error messages pop up, and I like to get rid of these errors

On line 371 and 373 or there abouts in the php file (mine differs as I've hacked it )

The following lines:

PHP Code:

$pollbits .= "<tr><td bgcolor=\"{secondaltcolor}\" width=\"5%\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.backgroundColor='{firstaltcolor}'; this.style.cursor='hand';\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.backgroundColor='{secondaltcolor}';\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"optionnumber[$option[number]]\" value=\"yes\"></td><td bgcolor=\"{secondaltcolor}\" colspan=\"3\"><smallfont>$option[question]</smallfont></td></tr>"; 


And:

PHP Code:

$pollbits .= "<tr><td bgcolor=\"{secondaltcolor}\" width=\"5%\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.backgroundColor='{firstaltcolor}'; this.style.cursor='hand';\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.backgroundColor='{secondaltcolor}';\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"optionnumber\" value=\"$option[number]\"></td><td bgcolor=\"{secondaltcolor}\" colspan=\"3\"><smallfont>$option[question]</smallfont></td></tr>"; 


It doesn't seem to like the mouse roll over effects for the poll options that appear in the poll table (the onMouseOut & onMouseOver).

I removed these to lines and IE6 didn't report any script errors.

This may just be with mine! But I thought I'd let you know, other than that this hack works perfectly!