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

[steven s]

Originally Posted by NastyOp

Hello,

I'm receiveing this message in my error logs.

File does not exist: /home/ataforum/public_html/http://www.myurl.com/cron.php.

The cron file is located where it is supposed to be but for some reason the url is being added after /public html/ instead of just the cron.php. I read some previous posts and they said it was related to VBindex and the way it calls the $cronimage. I have not modified the copyright in any way. Could someone please shed some light on this situation. I have read about 50 of the pages in this thread but no luck. Thanks in advance.

I too am having this problem. The cron jobs for vBulletin seem to be working.
In my error log it shows /forum/http://www.mydomain.org/forum/cron.php.

[b6gm6n]

there's a few people asking how to show attachments in the news section, well i'm asking to, seems no one has the answer just yet.

-b6

[TheEnd]

Originally Posted by TheEnd

Why are some styles messed up? Actually, all of them are.
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/index.php?styleid=7
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/index.php?styleid=8
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/index.php?styleid=9
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/index.php?styleid=10
They are supposed to look like:
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/forums....php?styleid=7
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/forums....php?styleid=8
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/forums....php?styleid=9
http://rec0n.nauticaltech.com/forums...php?styleid=10
The logo BG, navbar, cat gradients, and table borders aren't working. I think VBindex defines those vars differently than the forums or something. I know nothing about VB style coding so someone please help. :'(

*Bump*

[b6gm6n]

i think i've found the 'welcome box user with no avatar bug' - i thought it was working (and it was) then it wasn't...hang on i thought, after reading around here it's exactly the same problem, if a user doesn't use an avatar then the 'Default User Avatar' did'nt show...but why? - well... simple really, i turned off 'Enable News Posters Avatar' - that was the problem, turned it on again...bingo...the bug went away... i'll leave it with you mr nt loader

edit - actually, it kinda works... news poster avatar shows, but a user without an avatar still shows nothing, in fact it tried to show an avatar according to the userid (i store mine in a file system btw) typical url for a missing avatar is > http://www.xx.co.uk/forum/customavatars/avatar4_0.gif (which is user 4)

-b6

[evss]

coreforums.net no longer available?
thought is the support for vbindex?

[Blue Moose Aaron]

I think all support for this is gone. I may move to vbadvanced if I can't figure out a way to display attachments in my news bit

[TheEnd]

Originally Posted by Ted Varnson

I think all support for this is gone. I may move to vbadvanced if I can't figure out a way to display attachments in my news bit

I already made the switch myself. Just goto the vbindex admincp installer, goto uninstall, and install vBADVANCED. I love the thing. Only problem is I don't see a shoutbox.

[Blue Moose Aaron]

I made the switch earlier today and now I have the abiliity to have my attachments display in the post!

[dreck]

Originally Posted by dreck

I installed this great hack earlier today. Nice work, thanks!

I clicked the install button.

I have a few very minor things that I would like to fix:

1.) From the admin cpanel the Forum home page link at top of page has been changed. Which the link is from my computer, I just not sure which template to edit & where? or why?

file:///C|/DOCUME%7E1/64/LOCALS%7E1/index.php?

2.) My avatar doesnt show up on the welcome screen? My path to the image is:

http://www.thisdarncar.com/vb/images/avatars/6.gif

Any help with these minor things would be great!

Great stuff!!!!

Thanks, dreck

bump

[Delphy]

Hiya,

I found a bug with vbIndex and the member list/count on the front page.

When a member is either not logged on, or doesn't have permissions to see invisible users, the member list will "break" when the first invisible user is encountered.

The offending line is line 398, the break 1 line:

                        } elseif ($onlineuser['invisible']) {
                                $home['onlineguesttotal']++;
                                $home['onlinemembertotal']--;
                                break 1;
                        }

Commenting this line out so that it completes the rest of the loop then makes the member list and member numbers render properly.

Hope this helps,
Delphy