Major Additions - Concepta Series - vB Flash Header Pro (inc optional Banner Rotator)

NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!

The most advanced vBulletin 4.0 header system ever released so far, with built-in banner rotator (optional). This is a product that we are giving away freely to the vBulletin community, even though it was originally designed as a commercial product. It includes everything to give you a sleek and stylish flash-based header system for the vBulletin 4.0 series. This product was released for vBulletin 3.0 series; however we had many asking for a version for vB4, so here it is with many improvements and we added many more functions to this version. This product comes in two versions, one with an advertising banner rotator built-in and one without, giving you full control of how you want to implement it on your own vBulletin. It does not use any of vBulletin 4.0?s advertising system, nor query your database or require product plugins.

Demonstrations Available
Shedevils Leisure District - The Front Page
Also available is our own demonstration - Go to www.digitalport.co.uk and scroll down to the footer on any page under Style Chooser -> Select "Concepta Series" to view. Remember to switch back to our default style afterwards.

Released: 06/07/10
1280 version Added - see download attachments on this mod (Wide 1280 pixel version) v1.0.1280a

XML Configuration Files
Due to the setup procedure being quite complex we have made most of the configuration details available online only. This is to allow you to jump to the areas you need to configure in detail, this guide will give you the basic installation procedure, to setup vBulletin to use this modification. We have provided links to the relevant sections that cover the XML configuration. For best results always optimize any images, this will ensure the pre-loaders will only show for a short time, if at all.

Preview setup files included
These allow you to setup the header system locally before adding it your vBulletin, however we do not recommend that you upload these files. Use them for testing only.

*Fixed width Forums only ? the only reason why we stipulate this is due to the way flash functions. This product is designed for a 950 pixel width and a 150 pixel height; you will find how to adjust your forum to this fixed width by reading the Additional Stylevars section of this guide.
**Fluid forum setup - Should you wish to use it on a fluid forum then we recommend that you use a fade to alpha on your background images, this will still allow you to use this modification, but not to its full capacity.

Features:

• Import your logo and place it anywhere within the header (requires no coding knowledge to setup)
• Import numerous backgrounds with numerous load and unload transitional effects
• Imports your 468 x 60 pixel banner adverts with support for PNG, JPG and SWF file formats (banner rotator version only)
• Over 80 transitional effects, each banner can use these on a single banner or you can set to randomize all banners
• Pre-loads all images ?on-the-fly? and caches them therefore using very low bandwidth consumption
• Package includes pre-loaded images and banners and pre-configured (change as required). Full documentation in Word, PDF and text formats.

Important ? Before uploading anything:
Please read on how to setup the vB Flash Header System locally, this will help you see what the header will look like before installing it on vBulletin. The previewer files are for setup purposes, they contain documentation as well to allow you to view your header before uploading.

Online Articles
Full Technical Specifications please visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Technical Specifications

Logo/Site Name setup visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Designing the Logo/Site Name Image

How to Design Your vBFlash Header Background Images visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Creating Your Background Images

How to Design/add your own advertising banners visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Banner Rotator Setup

Basic Installation
During this installation all you are doing is replacing the default vBulletin logo coding with our custom code.
Use the Preview Files first to setup your header as you want it.
Upload all contents of either the "vB Flash Header no Ads" or the "vB Flash Header with Ads" folder to vBulletin forum root.
Please follow our links to configure the various areas of this modification in detail. Instructions vary on which version you are installing and configuring.

2 Template Edits (required)

headinclude
Find:

<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>

Before add:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<script src="xeon_hp_js/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

header
Find:

<div><a name="top" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" class="logo-image"><img src="{vb:stylevar titleimage}" alt="{vb:rawphrase x_powered_by_vbulletin, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}" /></a></div>

Replace with:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<div><a name="top">
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','950','height','150','title','cc_vbhead','src','cc_hp_head','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','wmode','transparent','movie','cc_hp_head' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="950" height="150" title="cc_vbhead">
  <param name="movie" value="cc_hp_head.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <embed src="cc_hp_head.swf" width="950" height="150" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object>
</noscript></a>
</div>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

End of Template edits.

Stylevar Changes
These changes are required to fix your vBulletin to 950 pixels wide, the same width as the vB Flash Header.
Common - doc_maxWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_maxWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_minWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_minWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_margin - Units: px
Common - doc_margin - Top: 0
Common - doc_margin - Right: auto
Common - doc_margin - Bottom: 0
Common - doc_margin - Left: auto

End of Stylevar changes.

Additional Stylevar Edit
If you wish to make the header flush with the navbar you will need to change the following Stylevar.
Stylevar Edit
Header - header_padding - Units: px
Header - header_padding - Bottom: 0

Transitional Effects
Please see the vB Flash Header Pro Transition settings file in this package.[font=Arial]

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Update Log:
5/20/10 - Embed code updated due to 'Back to top' anchor code missing.

REMOVED!!!

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by RobbieZ

Even though you add a logo header, you cant actually click it to return home?

Also when you hover instead of your URL you see this 'cc_vbhead' instead.

The home link you can enter in the link parameter of the background image XML changer.

The 'cc_vbhead' is just the title tag, which can be removed from the embed code. It works similar to the alt tag for images.

[RobbieZ]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

The home link you can enter in the link parameter of the background image XML changer.

The 'cc_vbhead' is just the title tag, which can be removed from the embed code. It works similar to the alt tag for images.

Something like this?

<image src='cc_hp_head_images/img1.jpg' link='http://www.YOURSITE.com' alt="This is a text that goes with the image" inEffect='Squares Right' outEffect='Squares Left'>
		<caption></caption>
	</image>

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

As soon as I get a few hours spare, I'll write up the docs for the 3.8.x version - we have had a few people requesting the same version.

Any Updates Please Please

[bada_bing]

syrus.xl ,

I am going to assume that after all the times of asking for the 3.8.x version this is not going to happen correct? I just want to make certain this is a correct statment because there are lots of people still running 3.8 versions of VB

thanks

[bada_bing]

I have a few questions as I have installed this on one of my vb4.05 sites and working OK BUT for the life of me I can change the logo. I created a new transparent logo 400x150 and uploaded it to the cc_1280_logo folder and called it the same name as the default logo logo_title.png and even tested it localled but when I try and load the page after I FTP the new logo on my web server the old logo still shows up? I have refreshed and cleared my cache and still cant get the new logo to show?

I also have one more issue. If I load the page in Firefox the login are displays correctly within this mod in the header but if I load the page in IE the login are is now below the header? How do I fix this.

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

syrus.xl ,

I am going to assume that after all the times of asking for the 3.8.x version this is not going to happen correct? I just want to make certain this is a correct statment because there are lots of people still running 3.8 versions of VB

thanks

There will be a 3.8.x version, however lately I have been busy with work so I have not had the time to document it. I also need to document the IPB version, because I released this mod cross-platform on both forum types.

Originally Posted by bada_bing

I have a few questions as I have installed this on one of my vb4.05 sites and working OK BUT for the life of me I can change the logo. I created a new transparent logo 400x150 and uploaded it to the cc_1280_logo folder and called it the same name as the default logo logo_title.png and even tested it localled but when I try and load the page after I FTP the new logo on my web server the old logo still shows up? I have refreshed and cleared my cache and still cant get the new logo to show?

I also have one more issue. If I load the page in Firefox the login are displays correctly within this mod in the header but if I load the page in IE the login are is now below the header? How do I fix this.

What version of IE are you using, I am unable to replicate that issue. As for the logo, I can only assume that you are still viewing a cached copy of the default logo. Please check in another browser that has not been used to view the header previously.

I am also holding back an updated version of this modification due to the delay on 4.0.6 - once this is finalized I will release the updated versions for vBulletin 4.0.6.

Regards,

[bada_bing]

I am willing to pay for the 3.8.x version can you please let me know what I can do to have this available.

Thanks

[oddmud]

I wish this was able to work with a variable width size.

950 is too small, and 1280 is too large.

I use 1152.

[syrus.xl]

Hi,

You can use variable sizes. But you would need to setup your images so they have an alpha gradient on the right hand side. This would allow you to use the background area of the header to contain a further image that would show through the flash area.

Regards,

[x626xblack]

I am running Google Webmaster tools.

I am getting CRAWL errors due to the XML file for this header... Is there a fix or is this something I should not be bothered about?