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

[ThaEbilSlaya]

Hello im new to using vbulletin and i had already installed vbportal to run with my vbulletin but then i started looking at the vbindex and i want to use it instead but i have no clue how to uninstall the vbportal without it messing anyhting else up or lossing any data i already have on the forums if anyone could help me plz let me know.

Thank You

[zephy]

Cheers gonna give this a go on my site tomorrow

[chet]

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

that has nothing really to do with this portal.

they are using their forum index as the sites main page and just added 2 columns.
look for a hack here that adds a left column to all forum pages then you can go off that.

I do not want to change the main forums, just want to get the portal to show all forums down the centre, if someone says it can not be done that I will be happy with that, I will just look for another portal that will do it

Regards

Chet

[Pseudomizer]

Originally Posted by chet

I do not want to change the main forums, just want to get the portal to show all forums down the centre, if someone says it can not be done that I will be happy with that, I will just look for another portal that will do it

Regards

Chet

With all respect chet, but this is not the intention of this hack. This hack is to pull out the latest information out of your forums and show them in an optical nice way to the end users.

What you are requesting is another column on the left and on the right side. This is something totally different.

This hack is not written for something like that. Your ForumHome templates are based on SQL queries which are done from your /forum/index.php. The vbindex.php does not have these queries to show all your forums.

And to be constructive at the end: The easiest would be for your to take your /forum/index.php and copy it into your webroot and call new templates ( which you have to create ) and in these templates add a new table which separates your site into 3 columns.

But if you need additional features like these one that are used in this hack then you have to add them manually to your new index.php ...

OR

use another hack. This hack will not be able to provide what you are looking for.

Hope this helps to make your decision.

Cheers,

[AviationForum]

Why should I get this over vBHome?

[Pirate Radio]

Would their be a way I could display PHP Nuke blocks into this?

[redlabour]

Sure -

every Block based uppon default HTML Blocks. You can insert anything your browser is compatible to.

But remember - VBIndex isn?t Mozilla Firefox optimized !
http://www.coreforums.net/forums/sho...6&postcount=39


BTW :

Originally Posted by chet

Hi, if you look at This site you will see that they have side blocks on both sides and then all the forums listed down the centre, this is what we are looking to do on our site, can it be done at all.

Regards

Chet

So better use vbadvanced (http://www.vbadvanced.com/) it?s standard there !
And the rest is excactly as VBI - but VBA is Mozilla Firefox compatible.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by redlabour

But remember - VBIndex isn?t Mozilla Firefox optimized !
http://www.coreforums.net/forums/sho...6&postcount=39

As I have pointed out to you more times then I can remember, vBindex is (if the templates remain 100% unchanged) 100% valid XHTML. This means that any browser which supports XHTML properly vBindex will work in properly.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by AviationForum

Why should I get this over vBHome?

vBHome is for vB2, vBindex 3.0.0 is for vBulletin 3, thus the scripts arn't compareable.

[AviationForum]

I'm sorry, I meant vBAdvanced... :?:

[AviationForum]

What if, on the home page, I wanted to put the actual forums in the middle between the dynamic boxes instead of news. Could I do that -- and then throughout the forums the boxes would stay there?

[NTLDR]

It will work for the main forum home page easily enough (however not every forum page) and this is something I plan to add in the future.

I've not use any of the alternatives and have no need to, however a comprehensive list of features is in the first post to compare with any alternative.

[AviationForum]

Okay.

When you do you expect to have functionality with every forum page, and how can I now make it work with the main forum page?

[Pirate Radio]

I can't seem to get the code to work, I get errors that I can't call to the nuke box directly. Can someone help me? my e-mail is admin@pirate-radio.us I would even be willing to pay ya a little something to make this work... If you go to http://www.pirate-radio.us/nuke/index.php I'm currently using it as the center block.

[ImportPassion]

for the life of me i can't get a dynamic php page to work. not even the top 10 like the instructions. It just shows the template but not the php output. wtf am i doing wrong?