vBExternal v1.6

Alright, the people waiting for the quiz hack are gonna kill me for making this while i'm supposed to be developing v2.. heh.

Anyway, welcome to vBExternal, the answer to all your questions of "how can i get this to show on my website from my forum?"
vBExternal provides you the user with the availability to include several forms of information from your own forum, on your own website, with minimal work required!

UPDATE - 1.5:
This update provides more stability, the vBExternal file will only call 1 query for $vboptions and 1 query for the action, a maximum potential of 2 queries (some may execute 3 dependant on functionality used)

UPDATE - 1.6:
Several minor bugs fixed, 2 main one's were users online (repeating names) and emoticons (being red x's).
Also using vBExternal is completely different as to before (the download contains instructions on how to set up vBExternal the new way)

To update: Re-upload vBExternal.php

Features:

• Newest Members
  
  • Description: Outputs X members onto your website, ordered by newest first
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Change amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Top Posters
  
  • Description: Outputs X members onto your website, ordered by # of posts
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Change amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Newest Threads
  
  • Description: Outputs X threads onto your website, ordered by post date
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose all/1/several forums to pick from (default is all forums), Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Newest Replies
  
  • Description: Outputs X threads onto your website, ordered by newest reply
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose all/1/several forums to pick from (default is all forums), Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• News
  
  • Description: Outputs X posts onto your website, from a specific forum, ordered by post date
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose which forum news is pulled from, Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Users Online
  
  • Description: Outputs all your users online on your forum, onto your webpage
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: N/A
    

Installation:
All you have to do is upload a few files, no running an installer, no file edits, no template additions/edits, nothing!!

Resources:
The system uses the default 1 vB queries onload, and then only ONE additional query (if action is successful)

Using vBExternal:
First of all, your site will have to be php, if your site is say .htm/.html, no worries, just rename the file type to .php, it will all be the same. Then read 'Usage Instructions' contained within the download to see how to set it up


Customizing HTML Output:
Go inside yourforumdir/vBExternal/
You'll find a few HTML files, these files are the template "structure" for each action, you can change the HTML to your own liking, however leave in the macro's --> {bla} (These are swapped with data called from your forum)

I think that's it really, really simple, really easy to use, so there ya go

PS: Feel free to send me any donations, my paypal is: webmaster@gzevolution.net

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[psoexplorer]

This looks like just what I need (and it took me long enough to find it!!) but will it work for me? I know it has to be a php page, but you say nothing about .cgi pages.... my main page is .cgi - will this work or not?

[psoexplorer]

Well I just tried it and it doesnt seem to be working.

Let me explain how my site is set up: It's basically all HTML all linked up through a main .cgi page. This main cgi page has different sections all over the same page that are actually seperate html files - so I thought it would be as easy as changing one of the HTML files to PHP, but it doesnt load the PHP! I know the PHP works cause I loaded the page seperately and it works like a dream, but when the cgi page tries to load the php file on in itself, everything BUT the php shows up.

Any ideas? Maybe convert the PHP to PERL so it loads? I dont know how to do that though..

[mod2000]

Hi,

I need a solution to show all posts auf a thread with the quick replay field at the bottom of the page.

It is possible to ad this to the hack ?

[jellybaby]

Does anyone have this working with mambo, and if so, where do I place this code:-


<?php
chdir('./forums');
require_once('./vBExternal.php');
?>

Thanks :classic:

[monstermunch]

Is it possible to on the "show latest threads page" to also show the thread description , as well as just the title?

[jesus likes pie]

Umm...ok, this will sound very stupid but what exactly does this do...

Does anyone that has it, would you mind linking me to it so I can see what it is exactly?

EDIT: crap. This is 3.0.x.....I knw there's one for 3.5 so umm yeah... :ermm:

[jugo]

Originally Posted by jesus likes pie

Umm...ok, this will sound very stupid but what exactly does this do...

Does anyone that has it, would you mind linking me to it so I can see what it is exactly?

EDIT: crap. This is 3.0.x.....I knw there's one for 3.5 so umm yeah... :ermm:

Yes there is a 3.5 version. Check this out:

http://www.freaks-network.com

All the Latest Posts and the News that are powered by the forums are posted on that front page using vBExternal.php.

I made some modifications to the templates to achieve the custom look, but that's basically it... A way to get you content published in a non-vb Page.

[jellybaby]

Anyone?

[troykristoffer]

My god! I've been searching for this feature for 20 years! (okay...maybe not) You're a life saver Zt!

I had a quick question about it which isnt very appropriate for this thread, so I PMed it to you.

Troy

[jellybaby]

Does anyone know if this works with mambo and if so where does the code go?

Thanks