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.

[MindTrix]

Your images are beeing linked too

http://www.sculptedbyiron.com/forum/tren_z/

So im guessing it should be

http://www.sculptedbyiron.com/forum/images/tren_z/????

Basically when you did the replacement as told in the instructions maybe you added a wrong path? If so just go back and replace your old replacement with a new one.

As for the styles, check your vBulletin options, in your admin cp and scroll to the bottom where you will see FRONT PAGE options, the last 2 options on there are to do with your styles.

[atomic fireball]

ronb, to customize the look of your front page, you'll need to edit the templates.

For the home page, go to Home Page Templates in your Admin Control Panel, and then edit the Home template.

For your graphics not showing up, that means that the header for your home page is not pointing to the correct image folder. You'll need to check the image path in home_header to ensure that the images point to the spot where your graphics are located.

Editing your home page is possible with vbHome Lite, but it takes a bit of work with the templates to get the look that you're going for. Backup the original templates, and then play around with the editing to see where it takes you. Good luck.

[ronb]

Originally Posted by atomic fireball

ronb, to customize the look of your front page, you'll need to edit the templates.

For the home page, go to Home Page Templates in your Admin Control Panel, and then edit the Home template.

For your graphics not showing up, that means that the header for your home page is not pointing to the correct image folder. You'll need to check the image path in home_header to ensure that the images point to the spot where your graphics are located.

Editing your home page is possible with vbHome Lite, but it takes a bit of work with the templates to get the look that you're going for. Backup the original templates, and then play around with the editing to see where it takes you. Good luck.

bear with me. When you say edit the templates what am i editing? An example would be fine so i know what i'm looking for. I'm a programmer so i'm not lost just not that familiar with php.

[diablito]

Are u sure you added the replacement {imageshome} as described in the install instructions? Check that u did, and that u did enter the path to the imagefiles right.

[ronb]

Originally Posted by diablito

Are u sure you added the replacement {imageshome} as described in the install instructions? Check that u did, and that u did enter the path to the imagefiles right.

I was just looking at that and i did create it and it's pointing to images folder. the code i have is forum/tren_z. In tren_z there are images there. this forum folder is in the root.

Just for the hell of it i changed the imageshome replacement to look at images/tren_zx. Tren_zx does not exist. I thought i would get an error but i didn't! It may not be reading that replacement imageshome.

Fortunately i'm going home now!

thanks for your help.

[ronb]

Originally Posted by MindTrix

Your images are beeing linked too

http://www.sculptedbyiron.com/forum/tren_z/

So im guessing it should be

http://www.sculptedbyiron.com/forum/images/tren_z/????

Basically when you did the replacement as told in the instructions maybe you added a wrong path? If so just go back and replace your old replacement with a new one.

As for the styles, check your vBulletin options, in your admin cp and scroll to the bottom where you will see FRONT PAGE options, the last 2 options on there are to do with your styles.

Folder tren_z is in the forums folder as is the images folder. Using the link:http://www.sculptedbyiron.com/index.php brings up the shell of the home page but nothing much else. In the index.php i'm pointing to imageshome replacement which has in it in the code to insert fields forum/images.

I am so damn confused!

[diablito]

Well, I've also concidered implementing a custom style for my vbulletin/vbhome lite page - looks like I have to edit some templates in addition to the style install.

I'm going to buy a skin form vbskins.com. The skin comes with support for vbportal, but vbHome is not mentioned.

If there's anyone here that have some experience with what kind of hacks I need to do, I would be very thankful if you could share this information with me/us.

I think RonB's problem is similar, since tren_z is a custom styleset, which isn't supported by vbHome Lite out-of-the-box.

[ronb]

Originally Posted by diablito

Well, I've also concidered implementing a custom style for my vbulletin/vbhome lite page - looks like I have to edit some templates in addition to the style install.

I'm going to buy a skin form vbskins.com. The skin comes with support for vbportal, but vbHome is not mentioned.

If there's anyone here that have some experience with what kind of hacks I need to do, I would be very thankful if you could share this information with me/us.

I think RonB's problem is similar, since tren_z is a custom styleset, which isn't supported by vbHome Lite out-of-the-box.

Here's an update on what i've done. We have everything pointing to php. etc. We have a version of tren_z that we call tren_z_expanded. We put the imageshome replacement in there and i see the user cp etc buttons. I still do not see our logo and other things. Also there a black blank box in the middle. I need to put different things such as news etc in there and i don't know how. I see in the globa.php file it looks for home_header template where the global.php3 file we use for the board is looking for template home. I may change these and see what happens.

[destro19]

how can I get my vbskin ro show up on my vbhome?

[ronb]

We have finally got the home page to look somewhat nice. I have one rather dumb question. We're showing the tabs on top such as user cp, chat etc. These tabs are not working because they're picking up the wrong url. Instead of getting for example www.sitename.com/forum/index.php3 they're getting www.sitename.com/index.php3. The folder forum is being dropped. My question is where does this link come from? Yeah i know i'm not familiar with this language. If i can at least get pointed in the right direction i may be able to get this to work.

Also all our recent threads are being shown in a left hand column and in the middle of the screen. I want to put other info in the middle. What is sending the recent posts to both screens?

ots of questions huh