Welcome Panel Template Rewrite v2.1

Introduction:

I found Zero Tolerence's Welcome Panel's template dull, and it had a lot of mistakes on my computer, and it shows up on a lot of the sites I visit that have it. It annoyed me so I threw together my own Template for his hack. This is it. I've called it Welcome Panel Template Rewrite, as that's exactly what it is. It's about to go into it's next version, so be on the look out.

This hack will not work if...

You must install this hack (Zero Tolerence's Welcome Panel) before my hack will work. It requires the plugins. Just don't follow the installation instructions for the template.

Installing:

All you have to do to install this hack is upload the .xml file that's attached to your Products Manager and it'll install the template and phrases.

Note: Be sure to chose the correct .xml! It is reccomended that you chose either v1.3 (location within zip: back releases/v1.x) or v2.1.1's XML file (main folder)!

v1.3 Features:

• Displays New Posts
• Avatar Display
• Forum Stats
• Fully Phrased
• New Posts Link
• Edit Profile Link
• Edit Avatar Link
• Most Active in.
• Percent of Forum Posts
• Posts Per Day
• Number of Posts
• Forum Stats
• Collapsable

More Features will be added in v2.0. You can gain IMAGE links by PMing me.

v2.0 Features:

• Displays the number of new posts.
• It displays the user's avatar & links to the edit avatar page.
• Displays your forum stats:
  • Posts
  • Threads
  • Members
• The welcome panel is fully phrased.
• Displays a link for new posts.
• There is a link to edit your profile.
• It shows the forum your most active in.
• It displays the percent of your posts compared to the total forum posts.
• It displays the users posts per day count.
• It displays the users number of posts.
• The welcome panel is collapsable if the user doesn't want it there.
• Completely customizable through a setting group with 13 settings.
• Displays users current time (in their time zone)!
• Image or Textual links for New Posts, Daily Posts, and Edit Your Profile.
• Displays the number of new Private Messages.
• Displays the number of new Threads.
• Customizable link for forum rules.
• Customizable to the latest forum announcement (thread only).
• Latest Announcment name is customizable through a setting.
• There is an admin editable section for "useful links", HTML required.
• Link to forum leaders. (uses vB default phrase so if you change it to something else the welcome panel also changes)
• Link to Mark Forums Read. (uses vB default phrase so if you change it to something else the welcome panel also changes)
• Link to the announcement forum.
• The colors now alternate correctly on your welcome panel.
• New! Show Version
• New! Welcome Panel Style

Thanks to DaPro for Style Option #2!

Version 2.1.1 Addresses some bugs within the style.

Support:

I will give support in this thread.

Bugs:

Please report all bugs in this thread.

Special Thanks to...

• Zero Tolerence - Zero told me how to add setting groups, settings, and everything with that sort.
• lanc3lot - Thanks for making the buttons! Also for your great suggestions too!
• GrendelKhan{TSU - For the fully phrased suggestion!
• DaPro

Planned Features...

• Top Poster (ETA: v2.2)
• Your Thread Count (ETA: v2.2)
• Customizable Favorite Forum Link: User Set (ETA: v2.2)

Planned Settings:

• Default Welcome Panel (ETA: v2.2)
• Font (ETA: v2.2)

Beta Testers:

1. lanc3lot
2. icemann

Screenshots Below.

[SuperserverUK]

Installed and working fine but I wish to change the font to match the rest of the forum.

Loonytune15 on a previous post https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...2&page=3&pp=15 has done it well.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Viks

Hello King.
Yes, that worked well. The Hack is installed and looks pretty cool.

The forumshome shows to welcome panel.. Now, is there a way to remove the vbulletin default welcome panel contents and replace it with this?

Cheers,

v

What do you mean default "welcome panel"?

Installed and working fine but I wish to change the font to match the rest of the forum.

Loonytune15 on a previous post https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...72&page=3&pp=15 has done it well.

Give me a while will you?

[Dan]

Nice template mod, I may use it so thanks

[high]* Dan clicks install.[/high]

[King Kovifor]

YW. You need ZT's modification first!

[Viks]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

What do you mean default "welcome panel"?

The panel which is right above the Navbar, which shows

Welcome <username>,
You last visited: XXday at XX:XX

[Mythotical]

Viks, this will replace the default Welcome Panel with a new one. Now if you only want certain things to show, just post back here with that info and I will tell you what to remove.

King Kovifor has been busy lately so I will be checking this until he has a chance to post. I do apologise for the wait Viks and everyone.

Cheers
Myth

[King Kovifor]

Not busy, just computer deprived. LOL. Viks, give me a day or two and I'll tell you what code to remove. Also I might include some settings if I can get Mythotical to help me out. But, if there is any other modifications that you'd like, I got today and the weekend (snow day YAY!)

Right now the Test vB is down, so I can't do any modifications.

[lanc3lot]

I know that i must ask that in the Zero's Thread, but i ask that here too as i dont know if Zero continue support in his hack or maybe other fellow members can help me out

1) When a user see the panel, and lets say the forum has some Private Forums, it displays there also for the simple users, that for example there has been 5 news posts. But if he clicks there and the posts have been done in the private forums, he doesnt see anything..
So my main question or request is if we can exclude Private Forums from this counter there or even "show" them only to ppl that have access to these forums and the others see another number - Hope u understand what i mean

2) Is there anyway, we can make some special icons to be shown instead of the text links that are on the panel, i mean the "view new posts", "view posts in the last 24 hours" and "edit your profile" ?
Please if so, provide me a code so i can know what to do

3) Are u sure it has phrases in this hack? I can find to translate them

Thnx in advance as always

[King Kovifor]

#2 is easy. #1 a bit hard. If you got some buttons ready to go (I suck at them) I could add a phrase and get the code ready for you. (I'd would appreciate a "dafault" included set if you can make buttons.)

[lanc3lot]

[high]* lanc3lot going to photoshop to see what he has got[/high]