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The most advanced vBulletin 4.0 header system ever released so far, with built-in banner rotator (optional). This is a product that we are giving away freely to the vBulletin community, even though it was originally designed as a commercial product. It includes everything to give you a sleek and stylish flash-based header system for the vBulletin 4.0 series. This product was released for vBulletin 3.0 series; however we had many asking for a version for vB4, so here it is with many improvements and we added many more functions to this version. This product comes in two versions, one with an advertising banner rotator built-in and one without, giving you full control of how you want to implement it on your own vBulletin. It does not use any of vBulletin 4.0?s advertising system, nor query your database or require product plugins.

Demonstrations Available
Shedevils Leisure District - The Front Page
Also available is our own demonstration - Go to www.digitalport.co.uk and scroll down to the footer on any page under Style Chooser -> Select "Concepta Series" to view. Remember to switch back to our default style afterwards.

Released: 06/07/10
1280 version Added - see download attachments on this mod (Wide 1280 pixel version) v1.0.1280a

XML Configuration Files
Due to the setup procedure being quite complex we have made most of the configuration details available online only. This is to allow you to jump to the areas you need to configure in detail, this guide will give you the basic installation procedure, to setup vBulletin to use this modification. We have provided links to the relevant sections that cover the XML configuration. For best results always optimize any images, this will ensure the pre-loaders will only show for a short time, if at all.

Preview setup files included
These allow you to setup the header system locally before adding it your vBulletin, however we do not recommend that you upload these files. Use them for testing only.

*Fixed width Forums only ? the only reason why we stipulate this is due to the way flash functions. This product is designed for a 950 pixel width and a 150 pixel height; you will find how to adjust your forum to this fixed width by reading the Additional Stylevars section of this guide.
**Fluid forum setup - Should you wish to use it on a fluid forum then we recommend that you use a fade to alpha on your background images, this will still allow you to use this modification, but not to its full capacity.

Features:

Import your logo and place it anywhere within the header (requires no coding knowledge to setup)
Import numerous backgrounds with numerous load and unload transitional effects
Imports your 468 x 60 pixel banner adverts with support for PNG, JPG and SWF file formats (banner rotator version only)
Over 80 transitional effects, each banner can use these on a single banner or you can set to randomize all banners
Pre-loads all images ?on-the-fly? and caches them therefore using very low bandwidth consumption
Package includes pre-loaded images and banners and pre-configured (change as required). Full documentation in Word, PDF and text formats.

Important ? Before uploading anything:
Please read on how to setup the vB Flash Header System locally, this will help you see what the header will look like before installing it on vBulletin. The previewer files are for setup purposes, they contain documentation as well to allow you to view your header before uploading.

Online Articles
Full Technical Specifications please visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Technical Specifications

Logo/Site Name setup visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Designing the Logo/Site Name Image

How to Design Your vBFlash Header Background Images visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Creating Your Background Images

How to Design/add your own advertising banners visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Banner Rotator Setup

Basic Installation
During this installation all you are doing is replacing the default vBulletin logo coding with our custom code.
Use the Preview Files first to setup your header as you want it.
Upload all contents of either the "vB Flash Header no Ads" or the "vB Flash Header with Ads" folder to vBulletin forum root.
Please follow our links to configure the various areas of this modification in detail. Instructions vary on which version you are installing and configuring.

2 Template Edits (required)

headinclude
Find:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>

Before add:

Code:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<script src="xeon_hp_js/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

header
Find:

Code:

<div><a name="top" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" class="logo-image"><img src="{vb:stylevar titleimage}" alt="{vb:rawphrase x_powered_by_vbulletin, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}" /></a></div>

Replace with:

Code:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<div><a name="top">
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','950','height','150','title','cc_vbhead','src','cc_hp_head','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','wmode','transparent','movie','cc_hp_head' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="950" height="150" title="cc_vbhead">
  <param name="movie" value="cc_hp_head.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <embed src="cc_hp_head.swf" width="950" height="150" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object>
</noscript></a>
</div>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

End of Template edits.

Stylevar Changes
These changes are required to fix your vBulletin to 950 pixels wide, the same width as the vB Flash Header.
Common - doc_maxWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_maxWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_minWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_minWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_margin - Units: px
Common - doc_margin - Top: 0
Common - doc_margin - Right: auto
Common - doc_margin - Bottom: 0
Common - doc_margin - Left: auto

End of Stylevar changes.

Additional Stylevar Edit
If you wish to make the header flush with the navbar you will need to change the following Stylevar.
Stylevar Edit
Header - header_padding - Units: px
Header - header_padding - Bottom: 0

Transitional Effects
Please see the vB Flash Header Pro Transition settings file in this package.[font=Arial]

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Update Log:
5/20/10 - Embed code updated due to 'Back to top' anchor code missing.

REMOVED!!!

KURTZ · #22 05-11-2010, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

All transitions are listed under the Documentation/vB Flash Header Pro Transition settings.txt file. It shows all in and out effects available.

The branding-free version will be available shortly in our store.

OK thanks, just another question:

i've changed the cc.hp.head.xml file like the following:

PHP Code:


			
<?xml version="1.0"?>



<slideshow randomDisplay='false'>

    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img1.jpg' lupk='' upEffect='Coarse Blur' downEffect='Wave down'>

        <caption></caption>

    </image>    

    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img2.jpg' lupk='' upEffect='Coarse Blur' downEffect='Wave down'>

        <caption></caption>

    </image>

    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img3.jpg' lupk='' upEffect='Coarse Blur' downEffect='Wave down'>

        <caption></caption>

    </image>

    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img4.jpg' lupk='' upEffect='Coarse Blur' downEffect='Wave down'>

        <caption></caption>

    </image>

    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img5.jpg' lupk='' upEffect='Coarse Blur' downEffect='Wave down'>

        <caption></caption>

    </image>

    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img6.jpg' lupk='' upEffect='Coarse Blur' downEffect='Wave down'>

        <caption></caption>

    </image>

</slideshow>

but i don't see any change onto my header ... any tip? (check here: http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php this is my testing board)

but if i change the 'values' into the ads .xml file i see that the changed effects are running correctly ...

x626xblack · #23 05-11-2010, 05:39 PM

Thanks. I got it.. Just change the images in the folders and click the preview file to see what it looks like... I appreciate the reply.

syrus.xl · #24 05-11-2010, 05:46 PM

EDIT: I gave you the wrong code, the correct code is below. I did not notice you had changed the actual in and out effect values and parameters.

Because the parameters are hard-coded in to the main swf file, you cannot change the values, only the parameters of the values. Therefore, if you wanted to use header to link to your forumhome, then you just need to do the following:

XML with new transitions and forum home page link

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<slideshow randomDisplay='false'>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img1.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>    
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img2.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img3.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img4.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img5.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img6.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
</slideshow>

COL NIL SATIS · #25 05-11-2010, 05:55 PM

Looks amazing this does ..simply awesome

Delilahs · #26 05-11-2010, 05:58 PM

dont forget to change the link in the code from

Quote:

http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php

to the forum link of your forums, or it diverts to Concept

KURTZ · #27 05-12-2010, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delilahs

dont forget to change the link in the code from

to the forum link of your forums, or it diverts to Concept

where?

Quote:

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

EDIT: I gave you the wrong code, the correct code is below. I did not notice you had changed the actual in and out effect values and parameters.

Because the parameters are hard-coded in to the main swf file, you cannot change the values, only the parameters of the values. Therefore, if you wanted to use header to link to your forumhome, then you just need to do the following:

XML with new transitions and forum home page link

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<slideshow randomDisplay='false'>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img1.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>    
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img2.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img3.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img4.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img5.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
    <image src='cc_hp_head_images/img6.jpg' link='http://fniv.it/vb/forum.php' inEffect='Coarse Blur' outEffect='Wave down'>
        <caption></caption>
    </image>
</slideshow>

just changed the .xml file with this, and now it runs correctly, so when i need to change the effect i need to put the url of my forum in the .xml file? why this isn't requested for the ads?

syrus.xl · #28 05-12-2010, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KURTZ

where?

Your forum url is only required in the cc_hp_head.xml if you wish to link all header images to your forum or site home. It is an optional field.

Quote:

just changed the .xml file with this, and now it runs correctly, so when i need to change the effect i need to put the url of my forum in the .xml file? why this isn't requested for the ads?

The banner ads uses the cc_hp_ad_rotator.xml, this file allows you to enter the direct url to your ad images, the actual link to the site you wish to link to, and of course the effects you want to use. You do not put your own website url in this XML unless you wanted to link a banner to your own website.

KURTZ · #29 05-12-2010, 11:00 AM

OK, just another question: can i change the width (for example i got a 1280px banner) and the timing of the banners? how?

syrus.xl · #30 05-12-2010, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KURTZ

OK, just another question: can i change the width (for example i got a 1280px banner) and the timing of the banners? how?

It was designed with a default width of 950 pixels to comply with standard monitor displays, or it would cause 'side-scroll'. The timing can only be set internally at the moment, it was not a value I brought out in to the XML.

If you wanted it like this then we can provide a custom-built version, designed to your own requirements.

KURTZ · #31 05-12-2010, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

It was designed with a default width of 950 pixels to comply with standard monitor displays, or it would cause 'side-scroll'. The timing can only be set internally at the moment, it was not a value I brought out in to the XML.

If you wanted it like this then we can provide a custom-built version, designed to your own requirements.

superb, when i'll upgrade my board (and buy your hack) i'll contact you ...

thanks for all mate

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