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

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by nhatrang

I have 4 news to display, I want the news to stick together... who cares about the latest threads and stuff, just the $home[news] section...

You will need to edit your vbindex_newsbit template and your VBINDEX template.

I have created a table around $home[news] to house the threads.

Then I changed the vbindex_newsbit template so that one thread doesn't run into the next.

[NTLDR]

Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong?

Change .core to .php

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by EricR

Two questions. First, has anyone figured out how to edit the character limit on the Latest Threads (center block)? All of the thread titles are being cut short and I would like to retain more of the title. As-is it's cutting them so short it's difficult to determine the thread title.

In vbindex.php find:

PHP Code:

$thread['title'] = fetch_censored_text(fetch_trimmed_title($thread['title'], 22)); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$thread['title'] = fetch_censored_text($thread['title']); 


[pcalloway]

First asked this question on August 27th and bumped on September 1. Still no answer?

I'm not getting the "More..." link to appear on news articles when the character count exceeds the limit I've set in vbindex. Rerunning the installer doesn't fix it.

www.authentic-campaigner.com

[EricR]

Doh! I was all over the templates and never thought to look in vbindex.php Thank you!!!!

Originally Posted by NTLDR

In vbindex.php find:

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

Change .core to .php

Many thanks. So obvious I am kicking myself for not working it out.

BTW, love the Sisters3 site. Very smooth. :smoke:

[dieselpowered]

Hey there everyone....great hack!!

Quick question...I have some other items installed, Arcade, photopost, now I have all the links in the nav-bar on those pages, however, on the portal I can not get them to show.

I am assuming I need to mess around with the vb nav-bar template, however, what where exactly is the correct place to edit?

Thanks!

Mike

[dieselpowered]

Sorry, another question...why can I not get the shout box to appear??

Thanks!

Mike

[nhatrang]

How can we duplicated the news section for another one below it... Lets say we want 2 news box, one that display the avatar and everything, hope you guys know what im talking about... Can you have a second news box with the same feature?

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by nhatrang

How can we duplicated the news section for another one below it... Lets say we want 2 news box, one that display the avatar and everything, hope you guys know what im talking about... Can you have a second news box with the same feature?

The news box will keep on duplicating itself so long as you set the parameters.

E.g. Let us say you tell the news box to call the news from forumid=10 and you have 2 threads in there. Then the news box will display the 2 threads. If you add another 3 threads then the news box will display 5 threads, one under the other so long as you have the total number of news threads displayed set to 5 or more. Once the number of threads in the forum surpasses the number you have specified then the news box will only display the 5 newest threads.

Does this make sense? I know how hard it can be if the language you are reading is not your native tongue. Let me know if I need to clarify anything.

[chet]

*bump*, someone must know how to get the online users into a centre box, could you let me know how to do it please

Chet

Originally Posted by chet

Can sombody tell me how to get the online users in the centre block please

Thanks

Chet

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by chet

*bump*, someone must know how to get the online users into a centre box, could you let me know how to do it please

Chet

Like on the normal forum home page?

I have a lot on today with clients, but should be able to look into this tomorrow. (BTW, I am on Sydney time not UK)

[Takamine334]

what does this mean?

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT languageid,
phrasegroup_vbindex AS phrasegroup_vbindex,
phrasegroup_global AS phrasegroup_global,
options AS lang_options,
languagecode AS lang_code,
charset AS lang_charset,
locale AS lang_locale,
imagesoverride AS lang_imagesoverride,
dateoverride AS lang_dateoverride,
timeoverride AS lang_timeoverride,
registereddateoverride AS lang_registereddateoverride,
calformat1override AS lang_calformat1override,
calformat2override AS lang_calformat2override,
logdateoverride AS lang_logdateoverride,
decimalsep AS lang_decimalsep,
thousandsep AS lang_thousandsep
FROM bitt_language
WHERE languageid = 1

mysql error: Unknown column 'phrasegroup_vbindex' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

Date: Thursday 23rd of September 2004 10:42:20 PM
Script: http://www.everydayjones.com/vbindex.php
Referer: http://www.everydayjones.com/

[Takamine334]

great. now it won't even let me log into my admin cp, just keeps refreshing.

[nhatrang]

Originally Posted by theArchitect

The news box will keep on duplicating itself so long as you set the parameters.

E.g. Let us say you tell the news box to call the news from forumid=10 and you have 2 threads in there. Then the news box will display the 2 threads. If you add another 3 threads then the news box will display 5 threads, one under the other so long as you have the total number of news threads displayed set to 5 or more. Once the number of threads in the forum surpasses the number you have specified then the news box will only display the 5 newest threads.

Does this make sense? I know how hard it can be if the language you are reading is not your native tongue. Let me know if I need to clarify anything.

I totally understood what you said, and thank for the another brief description of how the news box work. Thank you.

What I was requesting is to have another news box, which is totally seperated from the previous one.

Lets draw out an outline:

News 1 = pulls thread from forums 1,3,4,5,6,7

*Some center block here, doesn't mater*

At the very bottom....

News 2 = pulls thead from forums 2,20,234,453, etc...


I hope I made some sense, please let me know if I confused anyone.