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

[integra99]

Understandable, why are some blocks wider than others?

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by integra99

Understandable, why are some blocks wider than others?

vB's mini Calendar is bigger than all the other blocks, unless you edit your mini calenedar template, but that also effects the main calendar. Assuming you have the latest vbindex_sidebar template, see back a few pages for details of it, the side blocks should dynamicly expand to be the correct width if you have enabled it.

[Wildthinks]

I have trouble ... no news is showing... i have the right Forumsid, news checked and vbwar not.
Any hints ?
RC3 ....

[Wolfy.2k]

nd, i am using RC3: http://www.nightstalkers.co.uk/forum/vbindex.php

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Wolfy.2k

nd, i am using RC3: http://www.nightstalkers.co.uk/forum/vbindex.php

The path to your forums in vbiconfig.php isn't correct, it should be /home/croc/public_html/forum

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Wildthinks

I have trouble ... no news is showing... i have the right Forumsid, news checked and vbwar not.
Any hints ?
RC3 ....

Admin CP -> Update Counters -> run the two there that reffer to updating threads.

[Wolfy.2k]

ND, i love u!

thanks for all ur help!

[integra99]

I don't understand how to get the sidebars to resize to be all the same width, please link me or tell again

[drumsy]

Can someone please list all the queries needed to run to remove this, since I'm not adapt at reading through install files and changing queries.

[digitalSite]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

You'll need to reverse all the queries found in the install files. I doubt you have messed it up enough to need to uninstall to re-install though. An uninstaller is planned for the final version.

Hello:

I am brand new to vb 3.0. Can you please explain what you mean by "reverse the queries" - I have no idea what this means. I would like to uninstall vBindex.

Thank you.

[NTLDR]

Do the exact oposite of each one that makes any modification. As I've already said an unistaller or detailed instructions won't be avalible untill after vB3/vBindex 3 final.

[M.C.]

good stuff!

Only few comments:

1. Make available show full post in news or just few first characters like it made in vBadvanced Homepage version 1.0
2. I`d love to define for blocks like Latest Threads and Polls not only Right and Left but Center as well (that`s enough for me, but i think it`ll be usefull for other users if it`s ON for all blocks ). Same with Welcome Box... I`d love to move Welcome Box to left or right collumn or even disable it (anyway there is small welcomebox in breadcrumbs - it`s enough for me )
3. Why is default icon enabled for that hack when in vbOptions it`s disabled?

that`s my wishes for improvement, what do you think? :nervous:

Now few questions:

1. My style choose menu in botton doesn`t work
2. And i`ve got some more java-script problems with hide buttons for side blocks

may be it was already told here, so give me just link to post in thread, if not what i did wrong?

Nice hack! Good Luck

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by M.C.

1. Make available show full post in news or just few first characters like it made in vBadvanced Homepage version 1.0

There is a hack for this at Core Forums (if your not registered and licenced there see the code at the bottom of this post), however its not yet a default option as it has some issues if the cutoff point is mid way through some vB Code.

2. I`d love to define for blocks like Latest Threads and Polls not only Right and Left but Center as well (that`s enough for me, but i think it`ll be usefull for other users if it`s ON for all blocks ). Same with Welcome Box... I`d love to move Welcome Box to left or right collumn or even disable it (anyway there is small welcomebox in breadcrumbs - it`s enough for me )

There is an option to disable it on the vBindex Options page I'll look into a side block version. Center blocks are planned too

3. Why is default icon enabled for that hack when in vbOptions it`s disabled?

Its not, at least on vB3 Gamma it works correctly, if the thread has an icon it shows it, otherwise it takes the value from the vB Options.

1. My style choose menu in botton doesn`t work
2. And i`ve got some more java-script problems with hide buttons for side blocks

Both are due to incorrect template edits, see the included HTML files in the zip for default versions that work correctly.

Character Limit: In vbindex.php find:

PHP Code:

$news['pagetext'] = fetch_censored_text(parse_bbcode($news['pagetext'], $news['forumid'], 1)); 


Replace with, changing 394 to your character limit (Note, for some reason vB seems to place extra spaces in so fetch_trimmed_title has no spaces unlike bellow):

PHP Code:

$news['pagetext'] = fetch_censored_text(parse_bbcode(strip_bbcode(fetch_trimmed_title($news['pagetext'], 394), true, true), $news['forumid'], 1)); 


[M.C.]

Character Limit: In vbindex.php find

thanks a lot! perfect work!

There is an option to disable it on the vBindex Options page

Yes, there is options but it doesn`t remove full Welcome box, just some in it, but table is still on....

I'll look into a side block version. Center blocks are planned too

waiting for new release! I think you need to change it like that:
Now you have options for Left blocks# and right blocks# to chose what will be in that blocks, but i think better way to make chose menu in News, Latest Threads and etc. to chose where that block should be...

And one good thing will be, if I can modify Custom Blocks #1-4 straight in vBindex Options

One more good isea: you have options: Show Sticky Threads, I think if i can show only sticky topics without posts and link on them it`ll be great

Its not, at least on vB3 Gamma it works correctly, if the thread has an icon it shows it, otherwise it takes the value from the vB Options.

unfortunatly i`ve got that problem on vB 3.0.0 RC3

Both are due to incorrect template edits, see the included HTML files in the zip for default versions that work correctly.

Ok, thanks... just change templates called like HTML-files called?

and last stupid question: why that hack doesn`t take header and footer from forum?

Anyway! Superb job and superb hacker! I`d love to see yours hacks get Hack of the Month award and i already called you Hacker of the Month! All the Best!

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by M.C.

Yes, there is options but it doesn`t remove full Welcome box, just some in it, but table is still on....

Good point *add to the todo list for RC4*

unfortunatly i`ve got that problem on vB 3.0.0 RC3

I'll look into that one for you

Ok, thanks... just change templates called like HTML-files called?

Yep, each one has the same name as the template, if you haven't edited yours yet just cut and paste.

Anyway! Superb job and superb hacker! I`d love to see yours hacks get Hack of the Month award and i already called you Hacker of the Month! All the Best!

Thanks for the kind words