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

[NTLDR]

There is no reason I can see why it should keep sending you back to that step. All I can suggest is to run through each step manually:

Steps 1, 2 and 3 are in vbiupgrade1.php, 4 is in vbiupgrade2.php 5 and 6 are in vbiupgrade3.php and 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are in vbiupgraded.php, if you get errors its more than likly the step has already been run.

[Mr. Brian]

Thanks alot bro..

Originally Posted by NTLDR

Turn the asending shoutbox option off untill you make some shouts or upgrade to RC3.

[RapCheck]

alright, I got it now. Thanks a bunch.

Note though, each page when I manually did the steps the button was the shoutbox step and on vbiupgraded.php?step=8 the info I put into the boxes wouldnt save and brought me back to step 8 when pressing save. Dont know whats up with that.

EDIT, apparently the info did save but I was brought back to the undedited text boxes when pressing save.

Looks like everythings working fine now. *Clicks Install*

[Shari Hes]

hoooray~!

just pop in to say the script working great ^O^ I have no problem installing it at all, altho we have heavily edited templates and excluding forum thing doesn't seem to work, but I guess I'll wait for final version ~_^

check out our site, http://darkroomfiction.com

Cheers~

[mknott]

Hi,

installed fine, no problems at all however when i tried to do the vBindex Options Link in the ACP i had a slight problem.

I have added the code as it says to however the menu does not show the new item. Its there but the drop down bit is not as low as it needs to be and so i can just see the top of the link.

hope you understand what i mean.

[RapCheck]

^ Have that problem as well.


Anyways, I have vbindex up and running perfect (as far as I know) EXCEPT I can't login from the nav bar login form. It simply takes me to the forum index page. The template has been changed to what was supplied in the zip. Have to login from a no permission or admin page.

[WoodiE]

NTLDR,

Are you using false advertisement? I goto your site at CoreForums.com and click on the XHTML logo at the bottom to check if it is compliant and this is what I get "This page is not Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional!" There's a total of 26 errors, why tell someone something that it isn't?

-Michael

[chas_h]

I just finished installing your RC3 version with a fresh install of Vbulletin 3-RC2 and all has gone well so far. I just need to do the edit that adds the link to the control panel to the admincp. Including the edited templates was a great help. Thanks for a great hack.

Chas.

Btw, what do you mean in the first post here when you say "If you liked this hack, click the 'install' button...." ??

[gmarik]

it's getting better and better - could you add the latest posts box as a scrolling JavaScript inside and <iframe> ?

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by WoodiE

Are you using false advertisement? I goto your site at CoreForums.com and click on the XHTML logo at the bottom to check if it is compliant and this is what I get "This page is not Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional!" There's a total of 26 errors, why tell someone something that it isn't?

Every single one of those errors is related to one of the news posts, something which I can't control, all the HTML generated in that post is done with vB's BB Code Parser, if I removed that post you should find it is Valid XHTML.

[quote=RapCheck]Anyways, I have vbindex up and running perfect (as far as I know) EXCEPT I can't login from the nav bar login form. It simply takes me to the forum index page. The template has been changed to what was supplied in the zip. Have to login from a no permission or admin page.Anyways, I have vbindex up and running perfect (as far as I know) EXCEPT I can't login from the nav bar login form. It simply takes me to the forum index page. The template has been changed to what was supplied in the zip. Have to login from a no permission or admin page.[/php]

Make sure your cookie path is just '/'.

Originally Posted by chas_h

Btw, what do you mean in the first post here when you say "If you liked this hack, click the 'install' button...." ??

It means if you use this hack, click the install button you'll see at the top of the page

[chas_h]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

It means if you use this hack, click the install button you'll see at the top of the page

?? I still don't get it, I clicked the install button at your original post and it brought me to the 'smilies' page (?) Anyway, thanks again for the hack. Liking it so far.

Chas...

[NTLDR]

Odd, it should have sent you back to the thread :s Thanks for clicking it none the less

[Nmidia]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

Odd, it should have sent you back to the thread :s Thanks for clicking it none the less

Http://legionsofloki.com/vbindex.php

Is there any way of aligning the boxes on the right and making them all the same width?

Thanks

[NTLDR]

The sidebars dynamicly adjust in RC3, however you can edit the template to make it wider:

In the vbindex_side template, find:

<td width="150"

Replace with:

<td width="<if condition="($vbindex['options'] & VBI_SHOWCALENDAR) && $currentside == 'right'">170<else />150</if>"

This will make the right side wider iff you have the calendar enabled.

[CdaKnight]

Hi, I have a question about your hack. Is there any way I can add my own, custom box to it? I run an online comic, and if I put this up on my front page I'd like to be able to link to my comic script, and put a thumb nail in with a title. is that possible? (I'm currently using RC2, and will be installing RC3 shortly)