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]

[high]************************************************[/high]

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.

[high]************************************************[/high]

[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

[JoeWho]

I'm looking forward to seeing the release for 3.5.0, hope it is soon?

Thanks,
JoeWho

[Club3G]

Originally Posted by Club3G

I run this on three sites and I love it - by far the best portal software of ANY forum sw out there.

I use a standard post for my front page to show the news, in a hidden forum. I assume a lot of people do it this way. On http://www.club3g.com I have a 'Car of the Month' feature that's pretty static - I just edit the post once a month and I'm golden.

However on http://www.sevenstring.org, I use it for Artist Interviews and Album Reviews. I have a hidden Forum that contains one sticky post that I use for the news. Thing is, I have almost ten reviews/interviews and they're all pretty relevant. I'd LOVE a way to randomize which post gets shown on the front page, so it cycles between, say, all of the posts in a specified forum.

Is this something doable? Thanks!

I thought this was a sleek idea in April, and I still do!

Any insight on how to accomplish this would be much appreciated.

[jmacieira]

http://www.coreforums.net/?coreid=2

This link dont work for me :ermm:

Please save me

My list users today online in my custom box is too big. I need change the custom box for later "Last Treads"

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td>
		<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">  
				<thead>
				<tr>
					<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
						<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_onlineusers')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_onlineusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_vbindex_onlineusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
						<strong><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/online$ext?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[online_users]</a>: $home[onlinetotal]</strong>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</thead>
				<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_onlineusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_vbindex_onlineusers]">
				<tr>
					<td class="alt1">
						<div class="smallfont">
							<strong>$home[onlinemembertotal]</strong> $vbphrase[members] | <b>$home[onlineguesttotal]</b> $vbphrase[guests]
						</div>
						<div class="smallfont">
							$home[onlineusers]
						</div>
						<if condition="$show['last24']">
							<hr />
							<div class="smallfont">
								<phrase 1="$home[last24count]">$vbphrase[users_online_today]</phrase>
							</div>
							<if condition="$show['last24user']">
								<div class="smallfont">
									$home[last24]
								</div>
							</if>
						</if>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</tbody>
			</table>
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<br />

[texasasl]

By using the vbindex how is possible to add a news page e.g a code from APN news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

<table width="400" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000099" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><b>
apn.gr
<br><br>
</b></font>
</td>
</tr>

<!-- begin syndicated content -->
<script language="Javascript1.1"><!--

var syndicate = new Object;

syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.title_fontsize = '3';
syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
syndicate.date_fontital = true;
syndicate.date_fontunder = false;
syndicate.date_fontface = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';
syndicate.date_fontsize = '1';
syndicate.date_fontcolor = '#666666';

syndicate.summary_fontbold = false;
syndicate.summary_fontital = false;
syndicate.summary_fontunder = false;
syndicate.summary_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2';
syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000000';

syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<p>This webpage uses Javascript to display some content.
<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
</font>
</td>
</tr>
</noscript>
<!-- end of syndicated content -->

</table>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

that's the addition I want to install in my portal how I can do that via vbindex???

I will be appreciate if somebody can help me.

[Mukashi]

Originally Posted by ozmazdaclub

no it does not work properly on vb3.5 .. it should be ported over soon...

The creator of this hack has apparently not even been on this forum in a year. Unless someone else is going to duplicate the hack somehow, I'd say we're screwed.

[cecdah]

Originally Posted by texasasl

By using the vbindex how is possible to add a news page e.g a code from APN news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

<table width="400" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000099" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><b>
apn.gr
<br><br>
</b></font>
</td>
</tr>

<!-- begin syndicated content -->
<script language="Javascript1.1"><!--

var syndicate = new Object;

syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.title_fontsize = '3';
syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
syndicate.date_fontital = true;
syndicate.date_fontunder = false;
syndicate.date_fontface = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';
syndicate.date_fontsize = '1';
syndicate.date_fontcolor = '#666666';

syndicate.summary_fontbold = false;
syndicate.summary_fontital = false;
syndicate.summary_fontunder = false;
syndicate.summary_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2';
syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000000';

syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<p>This webpage uses Javascript to display some content.
<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
</font>
</td>
</tr>
</noscript>
<!-- end of syndicated content -->

</table>



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

that's the addition I want to install in my portal how I can do that via vbindex???

I will be appreciate if somebody can help me.

Hi!

You go to admincp/templates and find one of your vbindex customblocks that is available.
Replase all of the content with this:


<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Diverse</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr><div>

<!-- begin syndicated content -->
<script language="Javascript1.1"><!--

var syndicate = new Object;

syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.title_fontsize = '3';
syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
syndicate.date_fontital = true;
syndicate.date_fontunder = false;
syndicate.date_fontface = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';
syndicate.date_fontsize = '1';
syndicate.date_fontcolor = '#666666';

syndicate.summary_fontbold = false;
syndicate.summary_fontital = false;
syndicate.summary_fontunder = false;
syndicate.summary_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2';
syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000000';

syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<p>This webpage uses Javascript to display some content.
<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
</font>
</td>
</tr>
</noscript>
<!-- end of syndicated content --></div></>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />


I tested the code on my forum, and it worked fine.
After inserting into one of your customblocks, you have to go to vbulletin options/vbindex options and set active the customblock on either left og right side of your vbindexportal.

[vBFreak]

Originally Posted by Mukashi

The creator of this hack has apparently not even been on this forum in a year. Unless someone else is going to duplicate the hack somehow, I'd say we're screwed.

mh, someone should do it because I think it's a very nice and useful hack which many users here would want to have back...

the problem is, I don't like vBAdvanced because the login isn't working and all the links redirect to the bburl variable, some browsers don't like the redirect from the bburl to the redirection of the forums, I also can't report bugs there and I'm missing my good old vBIndex shoutbox :/

NTLDR, please come back

[texasasl]

Originally Posted by cecdah

Hi!

You go to admincp/templates and find one of your vbindex customblocks that is available.
Replase all of the content with this:


<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" style="text-align: center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('vbindex_customblock$box')"><img id="collapseimg_vbindex_customblock$box" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$collapseimg_vbindex_customblock.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<strong>Diverse</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_vbindex_customblock$box" style="$collapseobj_vbindex_customblock">
<tr><div>

<!-- begin syndicated content -->
<script language="Javascript1.1"><!--

var syndicate = new Object;

syndicate.title_fontbold = true;
syndicate.title_fontital = false;
syndicate.title_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.title_fontsize = '3';
syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#000099';

syndicate.date_fontbold = false;
syndicate.date_fontital = true;
syndicate.date_fontunder = false;
syndicate.date_fontface = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';
syndicate.date_fontsize = '1';
syndicate.date_fontcolor = '#666666';

syndicate.summary_fontbold = false;
syndicate.summary_fontital = false;
syndicate.summary_fontunder = false;
syndicate.summary_fontface = 'arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2';
syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000000';

syndicate.bgcolor = '#FFFFFF';
syndicate.max_articles = '8';
syndicate.display_date = true;
syndicate.display_summaries = true;
syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';

// -->
</script>
<script language="Javascript1.1" src="http://www.apn.gr/manager/publish/syndicate_0.js"></script>

<noscript>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<font color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<p>This webpage uses Javascript to display some content.
<p>Please enable Javascript in your browser and reload this page.
</font>
</td>
</tr>
</noscript>
<!-- end of syndicated content --></div></>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />


I tested the code on my forum, and it worked fine.
After inserting into one of your customblocks, you have to go to vbulletin options/vbindex options and set active the customblock on either left og right side of your vbindexportal.

Really thank you appreciate your help.

[chris frolic]

Yikes. I was looking forward to upgrading to 3.5 but my whole site is based on vbindex, so I don't know what my options are. Guess I'm stuck with the older vbulletin for a while.

[grains]

I renamed my vbindex.php to index.php so that the portal is the first thing people see when they login to the domain.

HOWEVER, how do i show the forum list under the welcome box in the portal?

[Behrooz_Ice]

hello all; i have a big problem :speechless:
i install vbulletin 3.5.0 and this work fine in my windows host. but when i do install vbindex i have a get this eror:

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \admincp\vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\sites\Single15\mahvahost\webroot\forums\admincp \vbiupgrade.php on line 57

please help me how to solve this problem. do you install vbindex in vbulletin 3.5.0?
sorry for poor english. regards

[hjmaier]

Originally Posted by Behrooz_Ice

hello all; i have a big problem :speechless:
i install vbulletin 3.5.0 and this work fine in my windows host. but when i do install vbindex i have a get this eror:

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \admincp\vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\sites\Single15\mahvahost\webroot\forums\admincp \vbiupgrade.php on line 57

please help me how to solve this problem. do you install vbindex in vbulletin 3.5.0?
sorry for poor english. regards

vBIndex is not for vBulletin 3.5.x

best regards
hj

[shtuart]

Hi, bit rusty at this but just uploaded all the correct files to the roo and admincp directory, except the config file and getting this error after the login page:

Warning: main(.//functions_vbiupgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 57

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './/functions_vbiupgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/pear') in /home/devweb/ukmonster.co.uk/user/htdocs/monster/admincp/vbiupgrade.php on line 5

I've checked and double checked all the right files are there.

thanks in advance,

Stuart

[JustCurious]

I have an issue with the calendar on the main screen. It displays properly but when I click on an event, it goes to an error page "Page cannot be found." How is that possible if it's pulling the events correctly to the mini calendar?

[corn dog]

Will this work for 3.5.3?