Welcome Panel Hack V1.1 [vB3.0.x]

Version 1.1

Hack Author:
Name: SmasherMaster
E-Mail: webmaster@megareviews.com
Forums: http://www.megareviews.com/forums

Description:
This hack replaces the box on top of the postbit in the index page with a snazzy panel with stats, new posts and PMs. When you go to view a different page, the box on top of the navbar changes into the default navigation/breadcrumb box.

Changelog:
V1.1
|-Changed file edit to global.php for tidier code.
|
|-Added file and new template edits for VbAdvanced CMPS so the welcome panel will work on CMPS.

V1.0
|-Welcome Panel Hack RELEASED!

Installation Time:
5 min.

Zip Contents:
Welcome_Panel_Hack.zip
|-instructions.txt -- Instructions on how to install this hack.
|-noavatar.gif -- Image for members who don't have an avatar yet.
|-guestavatar.gif -- Image for guests.
|-Welcome_Panel_Guest.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a guest
|-Welcome_Panel_loggedin.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a member with an avatar
|-Welcome_Panel_loggedin_noav.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a member without an avatar


Testing:
Tested on vBulletin 3.0.3

Files to Modify:
forumroot/global.php

Templates to Modify:
forumhome (Optional)
navbar

Images to Upload:
noavatar.gif
guestavatar.gif


Notes:
If you use this hack, please click on the INSTALL button.
You will be notifited via email about any updates or changes.

My first hack made, and thanks to Zero Tolerance for the Welcome Panel hack inspiration.

[nathanaus]

I have found another two issues.

It relates specifically to the hack as integrated into vBadvanced.

If the user arrives as a guest - no problem the "guest please resiter" avatar shows up.

If the user logs in and has their own avatar - again no problem their avatar shows up o nthe vbadnaced page.

However, if the registered user doesn't have an avatar, they don't get the "no avatar selected" avatar. They get nothing at all. But if they go to the forum itself they then get the "no avatar selected" avatar no problem. How do I fix this?

Second issue.

Again relates to VBadvance. If you turn off the vbadnaced "welcome panel" it turns off the showing of avatars on the welcome hack. It almost defeats the purpose to have the two welcome hacks working side by side, but you don't have a choice. Any way around this?

[Polo]

Again relates to VBadvance. If you turn off the vbadnaced "welcome panel" it turns off the showing of avatars on the welcome hack. It almost defeats the purpose to have the two welcome hacks working side by side, but you don't have a choice. Any way around this?

I agree with nath.. i'm having the same issue

[carolmyt]

I also lost my breadcrumb list on the forum pages. I noticed someone else had this problem a while back, but I never saw an answer posted. It also looks like the support on this hack has disappeared. Can anybody help me out here?

[SupremeWeapon]

ive had this installed for a while now on 3.0.3 (i dont wanna upgrade:P) it installed fine on the dragon style. but im now undergoing routine maintnence and trying to put it on xtreme_fluid but when i try to edit the nav i get this

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/******/public_html/forums/index.php(610) : eval()'d code on line 109

i know many many many people here have gotten this yet there has yet to be a support response on this. any help?

[biggkay]

Originally Posted by ambumann

Can anyone tell me why the counter in the navbar says

Threads: 5141
Posts: 50747

while the "what's up" stats says:

Threads: 4937
Posts: 50734

I'm having the same problem...Any way to fix this?

[Rogue Pan]

@biggkay
I believe it's counting the "soft" delete threads/posts. If they weren't physically removed. I noticed that for mine, and just removed the whole bottom statistics area anywayz, so it didn't really matter to me.

[biggkay]

Rouge Pan,
Is there any way to fix this so it doesn't count them?

[Rogue Pan]

If it's the "soft" delete threads/posts being counted, physically remove them. I am not even positive that is what it is though, I just believe that it is. Why have 2 statistics show anywayz, just remove the lower one..

[cbr900racer22]

Lovin it, thanks

[guyincorby]

Originally Posted by nathanaus

Second issue.

Again relates to VBadvance. If you turn off the vbadnaced "welcome panel" it turns off the showing of avatars on the welcome hack. It almost defeats the purpose to have the two welcome hacks working side by side, but you don't have a choice. Any way around this?

There is a way to have the user avatar show up without having the "Vbadvanced Welcome Module" loaded.

Look for the code below in global php

$bbuserinfo['user_avatar']="<img src='{$bbuserinfo['user_avatar']}' alt='Edit Your Avatar' border='0'>";

and replace it with this.

$avatarurl = fetch_avatar_url($bbuserinfo['userid']);
$avatarurl = iif($avatarurl, $vboptions['bburl'] . '/' . $avatarurl, $stylevar['imgdir_misc'] . '/noavatar.gif');

The code needs cleaning up a bit but it works