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

[Antyrael]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

You'll need to edit your navbar template, you'll see a set of <td>'s which contain all the links, register, user cp etc, copy one of those and edit the URL and name for a link to the forums.

Also note that the folder icons are special links to 'go back' and reload the current page. You can however change the link and text in the navbar template too.

Thanks for the info, I just moved the </a> to the end of the line where it shows the folder icon and board name and that did it for me.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by JamesFrost

ntldr - I believe that the install.txt file in the RC2 zip is the issue here - the pre RC2 install had several step instructions including running the vbiupgrade.php and setting options via vbioptions.php.

I've just re-downloaded and these instructions are not in the current zip.

All the instructions are in the first post of this thread Any additional stuff, like editing templates etc is now contained within the install process.

[Blue Storm]

This is something I was wondering as well, in your first post your instructions state "Upload all files where upload.txt tells you and then go to the upgrade scripts." When I posted I had an error you told me to change stuff in vbconfig.php like the instructions say. I don't quite understand this all but I think there is something amis.

OK, I think I figured out my problem, the upgrade process never told me what to enter as the path in my vbiconfig.php and that was the same step that had me stumped in the original version. How do you find out what your path is, I have tried a variety of things and none of them seem to work.

[Jayk]

This should be a crime.

A crime that an awesome portal such as this is so friggin easy to install.

Theres gotta be some law about that, if not, give GWB enough time to find it.

The actual portal install took bout 5 minutes, figuring out the nav bar trick took bout 10 minutes. Customizing the boxes will take a week

Right on guys. I'm sorry I didnt know you had previous releases before rc

[Jayk]

Originally Posted by Blue Storm

This is something I was wondering as well, in your first post your instructions state "Upload all files where upload.txt tells you and then go to the upgrade scripts." When I posted I had an error you told me to change stuff in vbconfig.php like the instructions say. I don't quite understand this all but I think there is something amis.

OK, I think I figured out my problem, the upgrade process never told me what to enter as the path in my vbiconfig.php and that was the same step that had me stumped in the original version. How do you find out what your path is, I have tried a variety of things and none of them seem to work.

Your server path?

It will report that on that page, if not, what ftp proggie do you use? many of them will give you the exact path up at the top.

[deathemperor]

okay, it seems that I have solved the problem myself, but I dont know if this hack damaged my styles, they don't want to display correctly now T_T

[Blue Storm]

OK, I have got it working to an extent. A problem I am having is that my forums are at http://forums.method-call.com but whenever I try to log in from the portal page it tries to access http://www.method-call.com/login.php. How do I prevent this?

OK, it also seems that to get images to appear on the portal page I had to change the image path setting to forums/images/etc and now on the forum page all the images are set to http://forums.method-call.com/forums/whatever.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by deathemperor1st

okay, it seems that I have solved the problem myself, but I dont know if this hack damaged my styles, they don't want to display correctly now T_T

How don't they work correctly? Its posible the installer messed them up, but I've not exeprienced any problems with it. Any details you can give would be great.

Originally Posted by Blue Storm

OK, I have got it working to an extent. A problem I am having is that my forums are at http://forums.method-call.com but whenever I try to log in from the portal page it tries to access http://www.method-call.com/login.php. How do I prevent this?

OK, it also seems that to get images to appear on the portal page I had to change the image path setting to forums/images/etc and now on the forum page all the images are set to http://forums.method-call.com/forums/whatever.

You need to edit the form in the navbar template so login.php points to the correct place. Your image paths should be like this: http://forums.method-call.com/images/etc

[RapCheck]

cant seem to get past step 1... here is the error. Ive gone over everything a few times now, everything is how its supposed to be as far as I can see.

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.0 Release Candidate 2:
Invalid SQL:
CREATE TABLE vbindex_shoutbox (
shoutid int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
userid int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
shout text NOT NULL,
dateline int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (shoutid)
) TYPE=MyISAM

mysql error: Table 'vbindex_shoutbox' already exists

mysql error number: 1050

Date: Wednesday 07th of January 2004 04:04:28 AM
Script: http://www.rapcheck.com/b/admincp/vb...de1.php?step=2
Referer: http://www.rapcheck.com/b/admincp/vbiupgrade.php

[NTLDR]

You must have already run that step, move onto vbiupgrade1.php?step=3

[RapCheck]

I did that, step 3 went through, and then goes to step 4 which says next step (convert/install shoutbox) which takes me back to step 2 for some reason and back to the error above.

[hume]

if i want to uninstall vbindex RC2,how can i do that?
can u up this file?

[NTLDR]

You'll need to reverse all the queries found in the install files.

[NyCwill]

i got this error on the vbindex page

Warning: krsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/a1forums/public_html/index.php on line 965

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/a1forums/public_html/index.php on line 966

[NTLDR]

Disable the Asending shoubox option untill you have some shouts or wait for RC3.