[RELEASE] - Nicer Control Panel for 1.1.5

I remembered a few posts a little while back where people were complaining about the (relatively) plain look of the vB control panel, especially when compared to the UBB control panel.

I've always had a slightly altered control panel for my vB, so as I was applying my modifications to the 1.1.5 version today, I thought I'd share it with everyone else.

The functionality is identical, although some hyperlinked controls have been replaced with forms (in particular, long lists such as the list of templates have been replaced with multiline <select> elements)... In use, this version produces html pages of about the same size as the original version, sometimes smaller, and is very quick and intuitive to use.

Anyway, here's a few little screenshots, and a link for you to download the modifications if you like them.











<download link removed pending...>

To use this, simply upload the files in the zip archive into your forums/admin folder, overwriting the existing files. You will want to backup your original files first... just in case.

If Jelsoft want to include this modified version with future pre-2.0 releases, just go ahead and include it.

Cheers all. Enjoy

[Edited by Kier on 01-02-2001 at 06:14 PM]

Hello,

Since we have redesigned the members area radically anyway for version 2.0, I'm afraid that it's not going to be possible to distribute this design with the software.

Sorry about that - I'm sure that you'll all be happy with the new design and layout of the control panel for version 2.0 though

All the best,

James

I cant understand this. Many user will be using the version 1.1.x very long time, because the changes in 2.0 are very hard and she loose her changings and hacks.

Why we cant use this nice control script? It is ready, your team must do nothing.

In the last time i feel, that all answer from the support are: the version 2.0 would be good. What is with 1.1.5 user. She had paid her money too.

James this really does re-beg the question of having a password protected area where members can upload files, this would solve the whole problem.

are you working on this? it seems pretty important really (wwwthreads.com has one for example).

Oh c'mon. Think about it.

Do you REALLY think that there'd be any point to testing a new version for a while, then releasing it with vB 2.0 on the horizon?

they don't want you to test it, they person making the changes just wants to be able to give them to other people who are registered members. He could easily, just put it on his website, but dosen't want people to be able to copy it, so he needs a place that is password protected so that only registered users can download it and use it if they wish. Most probably won't cos they are waiting until 2.0 but not everyone is going to upgrade (if i can't sort this access/cookie thing out i know i won't) and a nicer control panel taking 5 seconds to update would be nice.

as you would say c'mon think about it

Actually, when I said that I didn't even realize there was a third page here.

arr.. ok

ed, can we get you on side to push for this member's area thing???

Chris,

Ok - I'm convinced I'll see what I can do.

All the best,

James

Originally posted by chrispadfield
ed, can we get you on side to push for this member's area thing???

You mean the thing so we can put things like this thing in the thing?

I'm not 100% sure about this one -- might kill the hacking community because we'd all get lazy -- put there's probably something else coming up.

which ever ed, have something like that at vbulletin.org or whatever just so long these sort of files can be transmitted.

cheers james.