Welcome Panel Hack [3.5.X]

Version 1.3

Hack Author:
[size=2][b][color=yellow]Name: SmasherMaster
E-Mail: Xenaero@gmail.com

Description:
This hack replaces the box on top of the postbit in the index page with a snazzy panel with stats, new posts and PMs. When you go to view a different page, the box on top of the navbar changes into the default navigation/breadcrumb box.

Changelog:
V1.3 - Added 2 new texts, one under Forum Stats and one under Your Info:
Your Posts, which displays your total # of posts and the %
of the total forum's posts it is.
Active Members, this basically is the same stat as the one
in the bottom of the What's Going On? Panel.

V1.2 - Updated it for vB 3.5.x! Enjoy! Note also that since I do not have
the vBA portal anymore, I cannot be certain how to update that
coding as well, sorry! =(
I also fixed a few minor security bugs and avatar paths,
And made it work with the plugin system! Have fun!

V1.1 - Changed file edit to global.php for tidier code.
Added file and new template edits for VbAdvanced CMPS
So the welcome panel will work on CMPS.

V1.0 - Welcome Panel Hack RELEASED!

Installation Time:
5 min.

Zip Contents:
WelcomePanelHack_V1.3[3.5.x].zip
|-instructions.txt -- Instructions on how to install this hack.
|-WelcomePanel-Plugin.xml -- The plugin XML
|-noavatar.gif -- Image for members who don't have an avatar yet.
|-guestavatar.gif -- Image for guests.
|-Welcome_Panel_Guest.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a guest
|-Welcome_Panel_loggedin.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a member with an avatar
|-Welcome_Panel_loggedin_noav.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a member without an avatar


Testing:
Tested on vBulletin 3.5.3

Plugins to upload:
WelcomePanel-Plugin.xml

Templates to Modify:
forumhome (Optional)
navbar

Images to Upload:
noavatar.gif
guestavatar.gif

Notes:
If you use this hack, please click on the INSTALL button.
You will be notifited via email about any updates or changes.

[kazido]

I get a different error while trying to do the first navbar edit...

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/ooncha/public_html/forum/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3537) : eval()'d code on line 114

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish

I have 3.5.4 with CMPS 2.1.0. Im thinking my previous mos "show avatar in navbar" may cause a conflict or someting.

Any gurus out there know what that means?
Cheers

[SmasherMaster]

Originally Posted by Bukusami

Warning: Division by zero in /index.php(62) : eval()'d code on line 24

Get this too, disabling plugin gets rid of it but i done everything in the instructions by the letter, i looked ta index.php and found this

// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array(
	'userstats',
	'birthdaycache',
	'maxloggedin',
	'iconcache',
	'eventcache',
	'mailqueue'

Thats line 23/24+
So i removed line 24 witch was the 'userstats' and still got the error.

What other hacks do you have installed? And did you download the latest version?

Originally Posted by kazido

I get a different error while trying to do the first navbar edit...

Quote:
The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/ooncha/public_html/forum/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3537) : eval()'d code on line 114

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish

I have 3.5.4 with CMPS 2.1.0. Im thinking my previous mos "show avatar in navbar" may cause a conflict or someting.

Any gurus out there know what that means?
Cheers

Hmm, CMPS might be a problem with it, try disabling CMPS and see what happens. I don't use CMPS myself so i'm not sure what effects it has on the navbar.

[Bukusami]

Originally Posted by SmasherMaster

What other hacks do you have installed? And did you download the latest version?

Fresh install yours was first hack installed..
Although now i have the Welcome Headers hack installed and thats it.

[Bukusami]

Any info on this i woudl really love to have this hack installed.

[Bukusami]

i take it there is no fix then..

[rareclownfish]

Thanks great hack.

[rareclownfish]

How can I had this blinking PM image to this hack.
I tried to see if it work but didn't.
Here the image link and the code. http://www.guitars101.com/images/newpm.gif

Code:
Open your navbar template and find:

<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />

Add this underneath: (change the paths accordingly)

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/board/private.php?"><img border="0" src="http://www.yoursite.com/images/newpm.gif" width="22" height="10"></a>
</if>

Thanks

[rareclownfish]

can this work on vbportals?

I went ahead and tried it but no avatar showed up or any info for new members or any of that.
Is there a way to change the original code for it to work on vbportals?

[rareclownfish]

Hello????

[Wordplay]

how would i make this showup on any page other then the forumhome?

i don't mind manually editing it, even if its alot to do, as long as you tell me how to.

like should i just place something infront of all the variables such as:
{$exec_lastposts}

if so just tell me what to.

matter of fact right now it only works with all the info on the index.php page (forumhome) on other pages it shows up but like the memberslist it doesnt have any working numbers.

also on vbadvanced pages it doesn't show up neither.
index is at:
site.com
and the forum is at:
board.site.com