vBindex

Latest Version: 1.3

This hack is not very special for me. I just wanted to create a mainpage on which you can see.. (as a member) everything what u like to see. The idea of the script is similar to the vbHome of nakkid and also a little bit to the vBPortal. I tested all of them.. but i was looking for something better . so i decided to write such a script myself...

Features:

• Active threads & newest posts
• News & Polls (read from a newsforum and a pollforum)
• Quick CP Links on the index-site
• Buddies on the index-site
• Very easy to customize. Just edit the templates!
• Available in english and german!

Summary: On this index-site you can see everything what you as a member would like to see .

Demo-Sites:

• http://partylife.ch [German Version]
• http://www.kampfkunst-info.de.vu [German Version]
• http://www.ukwinternet.co.uk/forum/home.php [English Version]

Screenshot 1: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex1.jpg // the original version and arrangement of the tables.
Screenshot 2: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex2.jpg // the nav on the right side.
Screenshot 3: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex3.jpg // or if u like 2 navs, left & right
Screenshot 4: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex4.jpg // another screen
Screenshot 5: http://partylife.ch/misc/vbindex5.jpg // buddies etc.


Installation
All instructions can you find in the readme.english/german.txt


Download
vBindex 1.3: http://partylife.ch/misc/vBindex1.3.zip
vBindex with Link-DB Script (Link-Script by The_Sisko; Integration of the Link-Script in vBindex by KarateKid): http://www.kampfkunst-board.de/sonst...tabasehack.rar


Credits
Newscode part from vBHome by nakkid.
Onlinetodaycode part from Online Today Hack by Mystics.
Pollcode part from vBPortal by wajones.


Note!
I'd really like to get every feedback you guys can give me. Also post bugreports and suggestions to improve this script. If you have installed this hack, pls click on the install button to receive updates thru email. Thank you .

[Juanito]

One more thing, maybe I'll look a bit newbie wit all those questions but as I say I'm not a programmer! I don't find how to enable the right block, any tips for this?

Thanks!

[NTLDR]

In the template home look for a line similar to:

<!-- $right -->

And chnage it to this:

$right

You should then be able to see the right block.

Don't worry about feeling like a newbie if you do, we all had (have) to start somewhere

[Juanito]

Good, thanks a lot

[hkim]

Some more newbie question:

1. In the lef/right block, there is a link to "My Notepad". What is this? In my default installation of vBulletin 2.2.5 it seems not to be existing?

Best regards,

Originally posted by el3m3nt

2 new actions (getdaily and getsticky!) and threads-table-title depends on the action!

(cut)

if ($action == "getsticky") {
// sticky threads
$threadsquery = $DB_site->query("select threadid,forumid,title,postusername,lastposter,rep lycount,iconid from thread WHERE visible=1 AND sticky=1 ".$threadsql." order by lastpost desc limit $numthreads");
$threadstitle="Sticky Threads";
}[/php]

now modify the template "home_threads":
- 2 new options (select)
- replace "Latest Threads" (title) with $threadstitle

that's it. all these improvements will be included in version 1.4.
pls write me all suggestions and ideas how we all can improve this script . [/B]

[Juanito]

You can get it here, this is a hack called vbpad, this allow your users to keep some personal notes in their CP.

[hkim]

Another one: after installing vBindex, when selecting Forum home in the Forum Jump, I'm redirected to the first page. However, I would like this selection to redirect to a list of available forums instead. How do I do this?

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by hkim
Another one: after installing vBindex, when selecting Forum home in the Forum Jump, I'm redirected to the first page. However, I would like this selection to redirect to a list of available forums instead. How do I do this?

What did you call the PHP file in the zip (the vb index php file)? If you called that index.php and renamed your forums index.php to say forums.php for example then thats why you are taken to vbindex and not tghe forum home page.

If this is then if you wish to leave the file names like this then I belive you either have to modify functions.php or set the $bburl in the options to point to url/forums.php where forums.php is the forums home page.

I could be wrong as I haven't tried it!

[hkim]

From what I can see, your site is working in a manner that I would like, e.g. when choosing "forum home" from the Forum jump menu, the user is redirected to the forum list page. Did you do some additional tweaking?

What I did when I installed the vBindex, was that I renamed the original index.php to home.php. After copying the necessary code from the original index.php to vBindex index.php, I then upload it to the vB folder on my site. I have also added your modification for multiple vBindex pages. What should I do?

Best regards,

[hkim]

I think I got it....I should problably change the variable in forumdisplay.php?

// jump from forumjump
$goto = '';
switch($forumid) {
case 'home': $goto = 'index'; break;

to

// jump from forumjump
$goto = '';
switch($forumid) {
case 'home': $goto = 'home'; break;

[-=dm=-]

Hi el3m3nt
Im back
I have litle problem with the vBindex
its the left block, I dont understand
? New posts [ 22 ] this should be 17
? Posts today [ 17 this should be 22
this is strange I didnt change the original code.
can you please help me?