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

[???`S?LV?R???`]

speaking of vbindex rc4... anything we should expect in the next version? updates, fixes, changes?

[Cyricx]

Don't know if this've been said. But I think there's a small buggie that needs to be chopped.

On the main page (vbIndex), the "logout" link is not linking to the login.php in the /forums/ folder, it's linking to login.php in the same folder where vbindex.php is in.

Cyricx

[Natch]

For those that wanted a tool to automatically update your smilie path's, here is a quick and ugly automated script:

Place the attached file in your admincp (or equivalent) folder and load it from the browser...

The first page you see prompts you for the extra path you want to add to the start of every smilie in your database: e.g. /forums/ to be added to the start of every images/smilies/{smilie}.gif, you would enter /forums/.

Then u press Update Smilie Path, and it will do it.

USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK - TAKE A DUMP OF YOUR SMILIE TABLE BEFORE USING THIS SCRIPT.

I used it on my site and it worked a charm - if you wanna see the SQL query to run it from your AdminCP, it goes as follows:

[sql]

UPDATE `smilie` SET `smiliepath`= CONCAT('/forums/',`smiliepath`);

[/sql]

If u use the above SQL query, make sure you append your table prefix to the start of the table name, and alter the /forums/ bit to match your site.

HTH

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Sebastian

any updates on a more accurate count on newpost/threads?
i tried some experimenting myself and couldn't make the newpost/threads counter go down as the users read the posts/threads.. think its even possible?

Hopefully it will be in RC4, it is posible I've just got to get the code done to do it

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Cyricx

On the main page (vbIndex), the "logout" link is not linking to the login.php in the /forums/ folder, it's linking to login.php in the same folder where vbindex.php is in.

Are you sure you edited the navbar template correctly? All the links to login.php should be corrected in the provided template.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by ???`S?LV?R???`

speaking of vbindex rc4... anything we should expect in the next version? updates, fixes, changes?

Dynamic PHP powered custom blocks, bug fixes from RC3, improved new thread/post counter, improved installer and hopefull the admin help.

[vfxtalk]

awesome!!! ...cant wait

[Pete]

[high]* Pete clicks install
[/high]
Very nice, thank you.

I was having the excluded forum displaying in latest threads problem, spent 20'ish minutes reading through the whole thread to find the fix here. If people didn't ask the same question 20 times, coulda found it in five. You've got a lot of patience :laugh:

I hope you decide to add optional side blocks on forum pages.

[Mamochka]

And how instead of Custom Block 1 and in it Block 1 Content that to write?

[Cyricx]

Question:

What file is vbindex calling the navbar from and what varible is it using?

Because I have a custom navbar I made. And it's calling up the old navbar and not linking properly. It's linking to something in the same directory. Not something in the /forums/ directory.

I made a 2nd template with the edits so it links to stuff inside the /forums/ directory. It seems just not want to work, lol. So, can you tell me? heh

Cyricx

[NTLDR]

It uses vB's standard navbar template from whatever style you are using, and has the variable $navbar like in all the other pages

[Cyricx]

Hm, looks like I'm going to have to use conditionals. Now to learn how it works, LOL ...

On vbindex (main page) it's linking to http://test.mydomain.com/index.php for the "Forums" ... And on the forums page, it is linking to http://test.mydomain.com/forums/index.php which is the correct url.

Hummm... So much fun tearing my hair out...

Thanks,

Cyricx

[NTLDR]

Which bit links there?

[Cyricx]

English, please? LOL

I'm not up on all that lingo.

Sending you a PM with url for my test site.

Cyricx

[NTLDR]

Did you remove $navbar from the VBINDEX template?