vBindex v3.0.0 RC5

[high]vBindex v3.0.0 RC5[/high]

I happy to announce the fith release of vBindex for vBulletin 3 here at vBulletin.org and also the first Offical vB3 Hack here . This is the 9th release of vBindex for vB3 and there are few known problems currently. This release works with vB 3.0.0 Gamma, vB 3.0.0 RC1, vB 3.0.0 RC2, vB 3.0.0 RC3, vB 3.0.0 RC4 and vB 3.0.0.

[high]Features[/high]

The following are the features that are presently avalible in vBindex, those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been updated since vBindex 2.1 and those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been updated since Pre-RC2 was released and those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been added since RC2 and those marked [high]*NEW*[/high] have been added since RC3.

• News:
  • News (taken from a specified news forum), with vBcode, Smilies and optional news posters avatar;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Improved avatar system for news posts;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to have sticky threads in the news forum sticky on vBindex;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to limit the number of characters in news posts;
• Side Blocks:
  • Easy Administration:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] All side blocks can be moved from within the ACP, no template edits needed!;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Custom blocks, add unlimited custom side blocks and control them all from the ACP;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Support for right, left and dual side blocks;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Each side block can be expanded/contracted just like the forums, QRB, post rules etc on the forum;
      [high]*NEW*[/high] Dynamic side blocks via a special PHP Include type system (vbindex_customblock_php);
  • Latest Threads:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] More functional and faster new threads and posts;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Link to first unread post if the user has not read the thread yet;
      [high]*NEW*[/high] Ability to have the latest threads under the news with more details;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Online user list, with buddies and invisible users marked:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show users online in the past 24 hours;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Online users block can be switched off;
  • Integrated Welcome Panel:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option for detault avatar in the Welcome Box for members without an avatar and Guests;
  • Fully integrated Shoutbox:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Scrolling shoutbox option;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Allow users to delete own shouts if option is turned on;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Select which usergroups can delete any users shouts;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] View all shouts, a full page shoutbox built it;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show disabled postshout area to unregistred users;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Order shouts in either direction;
      [high]*NEW*[/high] Limit the length of shouts;
  • Poll, with the option to select a random poll from a given set of forums;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Calendar:
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Links to events;
    • [high]*NEW*[/high] Option to show weekends and dynmically adjust the side bars to the correct size;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Todays birthdays;
• Templates & Phrases:
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Fully phrased, both the vBindex Options and the front end are 100% phrased;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] 100% Valid XHTML 1.0 Templates.
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Templates/Phrases installed during install/upgrade;
• General:
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Thread subscription icons for news and latest threads;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Global and user specific ignore list throughout all items;
  • Will work 100% outside of your forums directory;
  • Fully integrated into the Admin CP, change all options there!
  • Very easy to customize, just edit/add templates;
  • Capable of operating a multi-paged site; (Extra Page Tutorial)
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Dynamic PHP Driven Extra Pages via Templates; (Extra Dynamic Page Tutorial)
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Optimised code;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Use date/time option (Today/Yesterday and Detailed) specified in vB Options;
  • Only 5 queries with everything switched off, and still only 13 with all options turned on, thats 5 queries less than our nearest competitor!
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Improved install, easy onscreen instructions that even new hackers should be able to follow and have vBindex working quicky;
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Compatible with vBwar for vB3 when its released.
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Admin Help system, gives help with all the vBindex options in the ACP.
  • [high]*NEW*[/high] Uninstall/Re-Install System.

[high]Installation/Upgrade[/high]

See the README_1ST.htm file included in the zip for more detailed install instructions and details of where to upload the files. Then point your browser to http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admin/vbiupgrade.php.

Changes Since vBindex 3.0.0 RC4

vBindex 3.0.0 RC4 was released about a week ago, RC5 has just a few changes and is expected to be the last release before vBindex 3.0.0. Changes include fixing of an XHTML issue in the custom block templates; admin help system added; ability to restrict the length of shouts.

[high]Support[/high]

Support will be given here in this thread ONLY. [high]Support *WILL NOT* be given via PM/Email/IM.[/high]

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vBindex is Copyright MMII - MMIV Winter Systems, you may not distribute in part or whole any portion of the source code (apart from in this thread) or any file included in the zip (Unless you are posting a language translation of vbindex_phrases.xml in this thread). Portions Copyright MM - MMIV Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. Both the Jelsoft vBulletin and the Winter Systems vBindex Copyright notice in the footer must stay in place for any page powered by vBindex.

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[high]vBindex is *FREE*, please have the courtesy click install if you use this hack, thank you[/high]

RC3 Build 7: 719
RC3 Build 8: 377
RC3 Build 10: 486
RC4 Build 5: 107
RC5 Build 5: 87

[chet]

No complaints here either, I just need to know how to list all forums and not just the latest threads

Chet

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Scuttle

Thanks amigo, mostly done now... EXCEPT (hah, bet you saw that coming ) i still don't see how to change the text for the new links. If i change the phrase it dissapears (understand why, just testing the possibilities), but now i've run out of ideas for bits to change to try and get the text in?

See the vBulletin manual for how to create the dropdown menus.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Suzie

I have a problem with my image path it in the vbindex. It reads double

Where do I fix this? What file or data field? :ermm:

Read through the thread, you'll see many ways to do this.

[chet]

NTLDR, can you offer anymore help please on this one, I'm no expert in php at all so would need it in plain if you could, IE find this code and replace with this code

Thanks

Chet

Originally Posted by chet

Hi All, I'm looking to change the look of the portal, what I'm after is instead of showing the latest threads on the portal in the centre block, I want it to list all the forums as it does on the vbulliten home page, could somebody explain how I go about this please, I have also posted Here as I think this user is after the same as me

Regards and thanks for reading

Chet

[JTMON]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

vBindex 3.0.0 RC5 (which is the release in this thread) constains the latest threads as a center block option, see the screenshots in post 1 for details.

First let me thank you for this hack and for releasing it free. Everything seems to work perfectly. My only question is what/where to edit so the thread titles in the latest threads block in the center show more letters as they are cut off at about 17 I believe followed by ...

TIA!

[Odoin]

This is not a problem with vbindex... I don't think anyway...

When I go to my main page http://www.domain.com/vbindex.php or index.php I am logged in just fine auto I guess.

However when I go to my forum http://www.domain.com/forum I am not logged in nor can I log in.

Now if I go from my vbindex page to the forum I stay logged in.

I have changed vbindex to use the same navbar as the forum and changed links in the nav bar to be based on the domain name.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thank you for your time.

Mark Laudenbach

[JTMON]

In your admin control panel under vboption-->cookies what is your cookie path? Have you tried setting it to .domain.com ??

That's the only thing I can think of but then again I've been out of vbulletin since 2.2.3.

[Odoin]

Okay I have figured out it is a cookie/domain issue. When I enter www.domain.com/forum it takes me to http://domain.com/forum rather then keeping me at www. I check all settings and everything points to www. If I go to a post number with www it keeps it... its strange...

[JTMON]

change your cookie path to .domain.com without the www and make sure you have the period before the name of the domain like above?

[triage]

is there anyone who can tell me how to stop the latest threads displaying, and instead display the forum index in its place (so that on the front page of the portal down the centre of the page all the forums are shown instead of the latest threads)

[Qualia]

From #1532

Hi,

I'm helping CrankN while he's at work. I downloaded a fresh copy, removed and replaced all the files. I went to the admin cp, pasted http://www.ourdomain.net/folder/admincp/vbiupgrade.php and hit Enter. It started to load, "Processing complete...proceed" flashed at the top of the page, then the page went blank. The side menu of the admin cp shows but the main right side is plain white. It looks like a path problem to me. We don't have /forum/ and I'm wondering if the install is looking for that or not. If not, have you got any ideas what might be causing this and what I can do to complete it?

Thanks,
Janice

No ideas?

[Diva]

Originally Posted by triage

is there anyone who can tell me how to stop the latest threads displaying, and instead display the forum index in its place (so that on the front page of the portal down the centre of the page all the forums are shown instead of the latest threads)

The center or the side of the page? Can you show me an example? Can't you make a custom box and list the forums there?

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Qualia

From #1532

No ideas?

There is no reason for that to ever happen.

[Exero]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

[high]vBindex v3.0.0 RC5[/high]
[high]*NEW*[/high] Dynamic side blocks via a special PHP Include type system (vbindex_customblock_php);[/list]

does this mean u can include a php file ?

[triage]

if you look at the forum http://www.chetnet.co.uk/portal you will see that i have the last ten threads however what i would like is the foum list such as http://www.chetnet.co.uk/portal/forum/index.php? (only condensed) so people can access the forums easier rather than just seeing the new posts