Ultimate Board Stats Integration into Users Non-VB page!!

This hack will add a ton of new features to your main website.

Version #2 features:

*Users Avatar
*Total Members
*Total Posts
*Total Threads

*Member of the Day (please note that for this hack to work you MIGHT need to have it already installed on your VB. Some people needed it some didnt. If this feature is unimportant to you please delete the CODE located in the file. It is marked.)

*Number of posts since last visit.
*Mini Forum nav Bar for logged in users
*PRIVATE MESSAGE INFORMATION including number of unread messages, new messages and total messages in your INBOX!
*Top Threads Starter
*Top Poster
*Newest Member
*Seperate displays for Logged in Users and guests (guests will see completely different information than Logged in users)
*FAQ and Register links for Guests.
*Login Code for Not logged in Guests or Users
*A completely Template Free Welcome Panel and no hassle script.

This is all done without ANY modifications or template changes. installation of this hack is SIMPLE.

Just upload the boardstat.php file into your server directory. You might to change the Path to your GLOBAL directory if its not in your FORUMS folder.

Currently the Add-on works as a 3 colomn table You can easily change that by opening the boardstat.php file and scrolling down to where it says Begin HTML OUTPUT. You can rearrange the html in any fashion you like.

To get the information to your main website just REQUIRE or use an IFRAME to call the boardstat.php file into your main page.

To make sure this installation is successful and works with no problems, you will need to install the hacks shown in this add-on just as a precaution. Some people are able to just upload the file and go while some need the hacks already installed.

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Support for this hack is VERY limited until the new year. Reason being that im too busy too keep up with this right now.

Any problems seen in this hack, could be resolved by just commenting out or deleting the Member of the Day Feature. If you have this hack installed already then you should be fine. If you dont then it might or might not work.

Also, hacks like these dont work well across seperate domains or subdomains. In this case before the URL to the boardstat.php file works. If the PHP include doesnt work an IFRAME always will work.

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See you guys' next year.

Glad you were able to fix it. Sorry i havent been around. Been moving out of my old house. What did you change?

[Brew]

Has anyone gotten this to work with PostNuke?

Thanks

[Katman]

I've found that to get this to work with vB 2.2.8 you have change

require("forums/global.php");

TO

require('./global.php');

And remove the "Member Of The Day" parts, if you don't have that hack installed.

good thing you added that update there Katman.

Sorry i have been alittle AFK. I had some computer and website issues. I will return to VB and making Modifications of VB prolly the first of the year.

Starting with a completly new version of this hack, if all works out.

[suzannev]

This is so perfect - I love it! Simple to install - thank you so much. The only thing missing for me is Today's Birthdays - anyway to add this easily? I didn't notice you mention this for Version 3.0.

When will Version 3.0 be out? {{rubbing hands together}}

Suzanne
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Emotional support for the terminally ill since 1999
www.ShareaCard.org

Version 3.0 will be out as soon as my web server is back online. Mostlikely now will be sometime in february.

Right now its about 45% complete. Infact i had a plan to get birthdays put in there as well. So yes ill be able to get that complete. I am also adding a feature to which where you can click a users name on there birthday and you can send them a birthday card!


When i get my new webserver ill be sure to post an update here about it.


Glad you enjoyed it! All of the html is customizable in the echo strings so the skies the limit on what you can add!

peace.

[SONOFSAM]

Thnx Colon33 for direrting me here. I have my boardstat.php working:

www.clanrk.com/forums/boardstat.php

but how to use this on my index.shtml? How do i make this info appear there? sorry..im still a noob!

Nice. It looks very nice too!

Well since you are using .shtml i would assume you are already using SSI to call files into your index file. Try calling the boardstat file into the html page. I dont think this will work though. You can use an IFRAME or you need to rename your file to .php and start using php recall tags which i think are cleaner and well more VB friendly.

Up to you. Get back to me please.

[suzannev]

I used this tag to call it on my .shtml page

<!--#include file="shareacard/forums/upload/boardstat.php"-->

I would guess you would use:

<!--#include file="forums/boardstat.php"-->

Now that i got my FTP and server back online i can continue my plans for this addon. In future releases you wont be restricted to the 3 column layout. Please view www.mogusland.com (whens its completed) to see what i mean.

I also have planned:

buddylist
Whose online (numbers and names)
Birthdays
Calendar Events and so forth.

Help support me by visiting www.mogusland.com

Thanks suz, for giving him the shtml line.