vbHome (lite) - your vBulletin(powered) main homepage

vbHome (lite) 4.2 Released (coded for vBulletin 2 only)
[high]vbHome (lite)[/high] will create a vBulletin(powered) homepage for your web site.
The advantage of this script is that you can interact better your web site with vBulletin. Fully customizable through vBulletin templates, it's very easy to achieve any look or web design you want.
[high]You like the vB.org main homepage? With a little editing of vbHome (lite), you can achieve the same look.[/high]

Important Update
[high]Please update your footer link to the new web site:[/high]
cpublisher.com
The old link (teckwizards.com) has expired.
Thank you.

[high]Why choose vbHome (lite):[/high]
- vBulletin known stability and flexibility
- high quality php code (entirely original, not ripped)
- true XHTML and XML compliant
- template based
- extremely easy to install (vBulletin style installer)
- easy to write your own add-ons and modules

What's Hot with vbHome (lite)
[high]Search Engine Indexer Add-On v1.4 Released[/high] [download]
This is an enhanced version of curent Search Engine Indexer, that I released here at vB.org site.
The add-on will work ONLY with vbHome (lite) 4.x.
I followed the same tradition, the script is true XHTML compliant, that's why I added the logo at the bottom.

Visit our archive to see the new look.

[high]vbHome (lite) installed at AVS Forums web site![/high]
AVS Forums is a community with over 53,500 active members (1500 online users, almost every day) and over 1,600,000 posts in a 5GB database.
They recently switched to vbHome (lite) due to the script performance.
Visit their page to have a look.

[high]vbHome (lite) is now featured at HotScripts.com.[/high]
The Support Forums are open. [high]You want to see vbHome (lite) live? Go here.[/high]
I can help you on the support forums only. Other users might (and should) help you also here. However, on the forums we have several forum leaders specialized on vbHome (lite) issues that will solve your problem in no time.

[high]vbHome (lite) won the HOTM award.[/high]
Thank you for your votes and encouragements. Read more here.


New Features for vbHome (lite) 4.2
This an important release, due to performance. Here it is what is new in vbHL 4.2:

1. optimized the queries for large boards
2. added the backend.php file (XML feeder, so you can syndicate your news and forums)
3. made a new installer, easier to use

Keep in mind that the new installer is all-in-one tool.
It will let you install, uninstall, update the old threads that are not displayed correctly and also update your templates, if you upgraded your vBulletin version.
Also the [high]XML feeder[/high] will let you syndicate the news and latest forum discussions to any RSS compliant tool.
The most popular ones are Trillian and KlipFolio, but you can also import it in others.
Check the TW.com Instructions Page to see how you can set it up.

Upgrade to vbHome (lite) 4.2 (from 4.1)
Do NOT start adding crazy stuff from old vBulletin header, footer, etc. It will not work. Instead check the code changes and edit them accordingly.
Since vbHL 4.x changed completely related to the variables usage and templates code, you will need to uninstall the old version and re-install the new one. To do this, follow those steps:
1. Uninstall the current version script using [high]the OLD install[/high] file.
2. Delete all OLD files from your server.
3. Open the NEW readmefirst file and follow the instructions.

In conclusion, upgrade asap.
You don't have anymore the old file? The only version still available is v3.8.

Code Hacks
vbHome (lite) is the first hack that will have hacks made for it, here at vBulletin.org.
So go ahead and switch the "hack" button on, for vbHome (lite). The users will enjoy it. Read more at the support forums.


Copyright and Permissions - [high]ARE YOU READING THIS?[/high]
1. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to REMOVE or MODIFY the copyright text at the bottom of the page, or to ALTER in any way the URL links listed there.
[high]First[/high], vbHome (lite) uses vBulletin functions, so it's part of it. If you must keep the Jelsoft copyright at the bottom of your vBulletin forums, then it should be present also in vbHome (lite) page(s). The only part you can remove from the copyright is the vBulletin and vbHome (lite) version, same like in your forums.
If you paid the $600US fee to have the vBulletin copyright removed, then you have permission to remove also the vbHome (lite) text and link.
[high]Second[/high], is the time I consumed on this script to provide you with a free, reliable and performant piece of software. If you use it, all I ask in return is to leave the links intact.
Click here to see how it looks the copyright note at the bottom.
2. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to REDISTRIBUTE the contents of the .zip file.
3. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to post any parts of the code either here on the thread or somewhere else.
Basically you follow the same rules as vBulletin does, if you are not allowed to post pieces of code from vBulletin, then the same rule apply to vbHome (lite).
4. You [high]are NOT[/high] allowed to COPY ANY PARTS of the code and use it for distribution.
In other words, you can run the script for personal(web site) use only. No part of the code may be copied, altered in any way, then distributed in a different package. This includes removing any part of the code to be included in any other version or re-release.
5. You are allowed to add, remove or modify any part of the included code.

[high]If you do NOT agree, please do not install this script.[/high]
If you are not happy with the rules listed above, please feel free to install other similarly scripts that will add on your page 50-100 queries and crash your server. The code I made can cope very easy with a large amount of users online, in fact is optimized for large web sites.


Installation Tips - [high]ARE YOU READING THIS?[/high]
I have provided support to those that have had problems, that insisted that they did indeed read the help file, when in fact they did not, because when I went through the steps with them, they realized they missed something, ALWAYS.

Support will only be given to those that have thoroughly read the [high]readmefirst.htm[/high] file included with the script.
All of your questions are specifically answered in this file. If you continue to have problems, it's because:

A. You did not read the included help file.
When you read it, take the time to read every line of it, not just what you like.
B. You edited the code incorrectly.
Mixing the "BELOW ADD" with "REPLACE WITH" expressions is inadmissible, that's English, not Chinese.
C. You were in a rush to install this and missed a step.
Take a coffee or whatever you want and 30min of your free time and the script will install without a hinch.
D. All of the above.

If you want to display nice locations in your online.php file, like for example [high]Main Index[/high] and [high]Forum Main Index[/high], read more here.
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NOTE: As a thank you for using my script, please click on the INSTALL button.
You will receive updates in your e-mail, whenever I add new features to it and it will let me evaluate better the quality of my hacks.
Also post a reply with your comments. Your opinion is important to me.

BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION, SEARCH THE THREAD OR THE SUPPORT FORUMS.
[high]I will not answer anymore to any questions in this thread, that's why we have forums.[/high]
CANNOT GET THE LATEST VERSION? CLEAR YOUR BROWSER TEMP FILES.
[high]Why did you scrolled down without reading the copyright??[/high] Scroll up and read the copyright. Thanks.

Important Update
[high]Please update your footer link to the new web site:[/high]
cpublisher.com
The old link (teckwizards.com) has expired.
Thank you.

[Highlander]

Hi!

We just tried to install vbhome 4.2 on vbulletin 2.3, but we get this error:

There seems to have been a slight problem with the Spieleplanet Forum database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

No other hacks are installed.

Here the link: http://www.spielplanet2.de/portal.php?s=

Could someone help us?

big thx in advance,

spieleplanet team

[Highlander]

okay i resolved the problem..i didnt see the s in the forums as my dir so i typed it wrong in the globals.php

[Highlander]

Why it shows only some Threads in the middle and some not?

[silverlex02]

Does anyone know how I could fix my problem?

[Highlander]

probalbly in you home_header .. or turn your background in another color

[gldtn]

I installed everything and it all went down smoothly except when I went to open my index.php thru my web browser. I got the following errors;

Database error in vbHome 2.3.0: Invalid SQL: SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM thread WHERE forumid IN( ) AND dateline>1056526894 mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ') AND dateline>1056526894 ' at line 4 mysql error number: 1064 Date: Wednesday 25th of June 2003 09:56:37 AM Script: http://www.shroomsinbrazil.org/forum/ Referer: http://www.shroomsinbrazil.org/

I checked the global.php in my root folder that I uploaded and I did put the correct url to forum/admin and everything is correct. Could anyone identify my problem?

Appreciated, Thanks,
gl

[docvader]

Hi Teck

Great hack. It works fine, though I have an issue with my newly updated 2.3 VB. Can't post a new thread in my forum, after I altered the newthread.php. Here's the code I used (just the altered part, lines 280 or so):

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO post (postid,threadid,title,username,userid,dateline,at tachmentid,pagetext,allowsmilie,showsignature,ipad dress,iconid,visible) VALUES (NULL,'$threadid','".addslashes(htmlspecialchars($ subject))."','".addslashes($postusername)."','$bbu serinfo[userid]','".time()."','$attachmentid','".addslashes($mess age)."','$allowsmilie','$signature','$ipaddress',' $iconid','1')");
$postid=$DB_site->insert_id();

if (in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], explode(',', $articleforum))) {
$DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET articleid=$postid WHERE threadid=$threadid");
}
indexpost($postid,1);

// update forum stuff
if ($visible==1) {
$DB_site->query("UPDATE forum SET replycount=replycount+1,threadcount=threadcount+1, lastpost='".time()."',lastposter='".addslashes($po stusername)."' WHERE forumid IN ($foruminfo[parentlist])");


Any idea where I've gone wrong??

And, what's the best way to show index.php on a front page, where the front page is framed? (If I add a frame, and have index.php show in it, when someone clicks on a link, it stays in that tiny frame).

My board is at www.russbo.com/main.html

Thanks!
rich
doc@russbo.com

[Asso]

Teck said this in teckwizards.com
As of august 1st, the teckwizards.com web site will be closed.
I think, so far, the site played a good role on helping people to solve their problems with vbHome (lite) as well to get cool information and tips related to PHP and MySQL.

So, if you want to download any hacks or mods for the current free software, now is the time to do it.

We will start focusing from now on our retail script, vPublish and we want to make sure our time is devoted fully to it.
It's a great project that will make many web developers happy.

Here there are our goals:
1. Create a rock solid product, query efficient and fully reliable on any server platform.
vPublish will be a very flexible piece of software that will incorporate all options a busy webmaster ever wanted, in order to make a web site easy to manage online.
2. Create a solid alliance with HiveMail web e-mail product.
We will contact the HiveMail product manager, in order to develop a close relationship with their product, since we want to make sure our products are purchased together.

I want to personally thank all users for their help and devotion to our little community and I want to promise you that you will not be disappointed with our new retail product.

Feel free to make any suggestions or comments.

[Boofo]

Today at 10:37 AM Asso said this in Post #3018

I hope the support for the new product is a lot better than it was for the old project. As long as the price they are asking for it is more than an owned vb license, I'll wait for vbulletin's front end.

[TECK]

vContent will probably be the same or more...