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

[Ozymandyus]

Yes, you can uninstall it by just calling the install page again. It detects that you have already done one, and asks if you want to reinstall/remove it.

I tried that as well, did a reinstall, removed/reuploaded the files, and tried again, but I get the same result. Somewhere or another it's not setting up a lot of the URLs correctly.

[dsboyce8624]

Originally Posted by Ozymandyus

I've looked through as much of the 153 pages of posts as I can, eyeballs are still spinning, but I did not find a specific answer to a problem I'm running into. I have a test board set up at:

http://www.luznet.com/index.php

Have installed vBindex with no errors other than the looping one. As you can see if you look at it, some of the image paths, rather than displaying as, for example, "http://www.luznet.com/images/icons/icon1.gif" are instead displaying as "http://www.luznet.com/index.php/images/icons/icon1.gif". Many of the links on the nav bars also have this problem, trying to log out for example, sends you to "http://www.luznet.com/index.php/login.php?do=logout" instead of "http://www.luznet.com/login.php?do=logout". The polls do the same thing. Oddly enough, a few things like Shoutbox do not have this problem.

Anyway, it's not just an image problem, as it also effects the links. I assume there must be a borked setting somewhere. I see a lot of references to having '/' as your cookie path, which I do indeed have correctly set. What else am I missing here? Hate to miss out on what appears to be an excellent hack due to just one little bug somewhere!

Maybe it's not polite to plug another product here but I've installed vBadvanced a couple times now without major issue. Unless you have a reason for not using it, maybe you should check it out.

Dennis

[Ozymandyus]

Appreciate the info, Dennis. I tried it out and actually ran into the same problem with the links that I had with vBindex, which led me to believe the problem lie in the main board settings, or the way they worked with the add-ons. Fortunately, the support for vBadvanced is much more comprehensive and responsive than that for vBindex, and although I didn't find a specific solution in their dedicated forums, I found some clues that eventually led me to the answer.

For posterity, I post what I found here in the hopes that it can help someone in the future. To summarize, instead of proper links in the nav bars of the portal pages (e.g. http://www.yoursite.com/login.php), I was instead getting links that had the index page also incorrectly referenced (http://www.yoursite.com/index.php/login.php). Obviously, this made many things not work correctly. The setting I had incorrect was AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Site Name / URL / Contact Details - > Forum URL. I had http://www.yoursite.com/login.php listed, when the correct setting instead was http://www.yoursite.com (no trailing '/'). You may or may not also need to change the 'Homepage URL' setting as well. I think that this issue came up in large part because I chose to install my board in the root of my hosting account, rather than making a sub-directory for it. I would recommend that others also put the forums in a sub-folder, just to avoid problems like this.

Haven't decided between vBindex or vBa at this time, still deciding which I prefer. Leaning towards the feature set in vBindex, but am a bit gunshy due to the lack of responsiveness here toward install issues.

[greenhybrid]

I ran the uninstaller and my templates are still there. Why didn't it work?

[xTerMn8R]

Here's a little HelpI rembered from when I installed a while ago.

Cookie Issue: There is a work around but I forget where I found it long ago. If ya search for "Cookie Work around" I believe you'll find it.

define('USE_COOKIE_WORKAROUND', 1);

is what you'll put in ur vbiconfig.php file.

As far as the Links and the icons this also should be able to be fixed in the vbiconfig.php. I'm runninmg on a linux server and My path is as follows;

define('CHDIR_PATH', '/home/ctc/public_html/');

This puts ya to the root where my vBulletin Forum files and folders are. I had to play around with this for a bit if I remember correctly, but finally got it to work.

Good Luck ....Hope this helps...

[Big Daddy]

Ok.... I have successfully insatlled everything (it seems), but now I want to edit my vbindex page so I can show shout boxes, "news", calendar, etc, etc, etc.... I can't find where to do it from. Can anyone help please... I have gone into the admin control panel, to Style Manager, can't find it... I have gone to "edit templates"... can't find it.... etc... Could I be overlooking something. Am I even looking in the right place??

In fact, I may not even have a vbindex page..... when I go into the "mydomain.com/forums/" it brings up a page with the list of categories, and forums i created, but I am not even sure that's the "vbindex" page. Please help.

Thanks in advance.

[fishpie]

Hi -
thickie Newbie here!
I've installed vBindex exactly as per instructions... no problems
gone into the cp... set a few options... but nothing is showing up on any of my pages....
I don't need to set up any modules do I (for simple things like shoutboxes etc)??

I presumed everything (apart from the custom boxes) was done from within the vBindex cp... is this correct???

thanks in advance

:nervous: :nervous:

[fishpie]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Ok.... I have successfully insatlled everything (it seems), but now I want to edit my vbindex page so I can show shout boxes, "news", calendar, etc, etc, etc.... I can't find where to do it from. Can anyone help please... I have gone into the admin control panel, to Style Manager, can't find it... I have gone to "edit templates"... can't find it.... etc... Could I be overlooking something. Am I even looking in the right place??

In fact, I may not even have a vbindex page..... when I go into the "mydomain.com/forums/" it brings up a page with the list of categories, and forums i created, but I am not even sure that's the "vbindex" page. Please help.

Thanks in advance.

Big Daddy.... have a look under the vBulletin Option menu on the left menu... there should be a new link for vBindex....

[poetic]

im getting this error for some reason

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: 
		## GET NEWS ##
		SELECT thread.*,thread.iconid AS threadiconid, threadpost.pagetext AS pagetext,
		threadpost.attach AS attachcount,
		
		
		IF(user.displaygroupid = 0, user.usergroupid, user.displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid
		FROM thread AS thread
		LEFT JOIN user AS user ON (thread.postuserid = user.userid)
		LEFT JOIN post AS threadpost ON (thread.firstpostid = threadpost.postid)
		LEFT JOIN deletionlog AS deletionlog ON(thread.threadid = deletionlog.primaryid AND type = 'thread')
		
		
		WHERE forumid IN ()
		AND deletionlog.primaryid IS NULL
		AND forumid NOT IN (0)
		AND thread.open <> 10
		AND thread.visible = '1'
		
		
		ORDER BY  thread.dateline DESC
		LIMIT 0
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax.  Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
		AND deletionlog.primaryid IS NULL
		AND forumid NOT IN (0)

[fishpie]

Hi -
Newbie here...
I've been messing with vBindex for a few hours (installed it fine) -- but I just can't seem to get any of the modules to show up on my web pages??

Trouble is I'm working blind - I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do... are there any basic how to guides on this forum... I've done searches and looked at dozens of pages -- but as yet haven't found the basic instructions....

please... can someone point me in the right direction

thanks...

:nervous: