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

[JoeBiscuit]

FInally. After a lot of work, I got the portal to run. I have only one problem left. The header (the default vbulletin head that has user cp, FAQ, member list, etc) is not going to the right url. For some reason it isn't tagging "/forum/" onto it, so when I click user cp, it goes to http://www.synergysanctum.com/usercp.php instead of http://www.synergysanctum.com/forums/usercp.php. Any help would be wonderful. THanks.

[NTLDR]

You haven't edited the navbar template correctly, make sure all URLs are prefixed with $vboptions[bburl]

[JoeBiscuit]

Sorry, i'm pretty new at implementing portals. I check the vbindex_templates2 and the links are prefixed with $vboptions[bburl]. Not sure if i'm even looking at the right file. Thanks again.

[NTLDR]

The navbar template, all the vBindex templates work fine as is:

Admin Control Panel -> Style Manager -> Expand The Style -> Navagation & Breadcrumb Templates -> navbar -> Edit Template

[Schorsch]

how can I place the shoutbox on my forums index?

[NTLDR]

Instructions on adding the shoutbox, users online today, new posts/threads since last visit and ACP navigation will be provided after I've released RC3 this week

[JoeBiscuit]

Awesome. THank you very much NTLDR. That fixed it. Now one last thing. How do i get the drop down menus to work with search and quick links?

[NTLDR]

Edit the headinclude template, there are two lines with Javascript files in them:

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_global.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_menu.js"></script>

Both need to be edited to use the full URL.

[JoeBiscuit]

Thank ya. Works perfectly now. http://www.synergysanctum.com/ Just gotta get the smilies workin.

[cnczone]

Can someone post the query I need to run to add the shout_box to my data base.

[deathemperor]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

I can't help people with image folders, if you don't know the URL to your own image folder there is no way on earth I'm going to. It should be a full URL containing no variables, suitable examples include:

• /forums/images/button (this assumes the forums directory is in the root of the domain, ie domain.com/forums)
• http://www.mydomain.com/forums/images/button

Considering I have no others style, just using the default and the image url of my banner is: http://www.mydomain.com/forum/images...logo_white.gif ( same for others ) then how can I make vbindex understand ?
As I said I've put my full url in headinclude, navbar, put in anything needs, but nothing displayed correctly except the post icons.

[Nmidia]

<a href="Http://legionsofloki.com/Forum/vbindex.php" target="_blank">Http://legionsofloki.com/Forum/vbindex.php</a>

any ideas why it is asking for log in?

[corsacrazy]

put vbindex.php and vbconfig.php in the root directory NOT /forums and if it says / forums/admin in vbconfig delete that

[JamesFrost]

Yes, only monday to friday are supposed to show, otherwise the calendar becomes rediculously wide in comparision with the other blocks

My forum (www.martialartsplanet.com) has most dates at the weekend - is there any way of putting this on a parameter?

Also, it would be nice to be able to put some items (apart from latest news) in the centre column. Perhaps this could solve the calendar width issue if it was put in the centre?

BTW great hack - will definitly be using when we upgrade to VB3 (am running on a test site at present).

[TLfuRy]

I think you have to rename vbindex.php to index.php. And I got mine working...I had an old 'admin' folder as well as 'admincp' and I was uploading the files to the wrong dir. duh.