Welcome Panel Hack V1.1 [vB3.0.x]

Version 1.1

Hack Author:
Name: SmasherMaster
E-Mail: webmaster@megareviews.com
Forums: http://www.megareviews.com/forums

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:
V1.1
|-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:
Welcome_Panel_Hack.zip
|-instructions.txt -- Instructions on how to install this hack.
|-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 3.0.3

Files to Modify:
forumroot/global.php

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.

My first hack made, and thanks to Zero Tolerance for the Welcome Panel hack inspiration.

[Ugur CETIN]

lol thats great hack!

[rex_b]

Would there be any way to shrink the info in this area so it's not so big?

[Lethal]

Originally Posted by Symbian.info

Works great, only you forgot the Languages Phrases. But ok I can do that by my self (done that).... (there are more people in the world then English speaking people :squareeyed: )

And it goes wrong if you use the extra pages with vBadvanced CMPS like: adv_index.php?page=extra
Then the welcome panel must NOT be showing... Can you fix that??

Other problem is when I switch of the Welcome module of CMPS the avatar is gone, switch I the stats module off de newest member is also gone in the welcome panel :surprised: But I want thoose modules switch off because everything is now standing in the welcome panel!
Can you fix this??

And why this? I try both (with and without the <if> and no difference

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index'">
Welcome to our newest member, 
<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid">$newusername</a>
<else />
<phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase>
</if> 


But thanks for the great hack!

Same here, and also, when the welcome is switched off my avatar gets all messed up. I am going to mess around and see if I can come up with something.

[TruthElixirX]

<a href="http://www.punktek.com" target="_blank">www.punktek.com</a>

See the avatar thing doesn't show up on CMPS. I am running the newest version. Plus it shows up on every page (I think this has already been brought up?) any ideas?

[ambumann]

Can anyone tell me why the counter in the navbar says

Threads: 5141
Posts: 50747

while the "what's up" stats says:

Threads: 4937
Posts: 50734

Another that's giving me some trouble is to get "New threads" in the navbar appearing as a link.

[Sweet Evil]

The noavatar image was not showing up for users..

had to change:

PHP Code:

$bbuserinfo['user_avatar']="<img src='/images/avatars/noavatar.gif' alt='Edit Your Avatar' border='0'>"; 


to:

PHP Code:

$bbuserinfo['user_avatar']="<img src='/forums/images/avatars/noavatar.gif' alt='Edit Your Avatar' border='0'>"; 


Because your code was pointing to blah.com/images/ instead of blah.com/forums/images - FYI

Nice mod though thanks!

[ChrisBaktis]

Originally Posted by ambumann

Can anyone tell me why the counter in the navbar says

Threads: 5141
Posts: 50747

while the "what's up" stats says:

Threads: 4937
Posts: 50734

Another that's giving me some trouble is to get "New threads" in the navbar appearing as a link.

Same here - my count is different - is there maybe a forum that one count picks up and not another?

[SmasherMaster]

Oh i'm so sorry people, I had taken a break from vbulletin and had not know my hack thread got posts! Thanks for your feedback, and although it's my first hack i'll make sure to try to fix these things.

Loki12: Can you specify, like alot of unused space in between the avatar and the borders?

Ber|Art: I'm not sure on those, i'll try to whip them up for a V2 if I can.

Ambumann: I'm supposing it picks up the forums that have "Count posts" As off. Or it could be that it doesn't really update after you update the posts/treads in the management. I'll look into it.

Punktek: Did you download the new update? I'm very positive I fixed that in 1.1.

Symbian.info: This is strange, i'll have a look at the coding.

Again, sorry about the delay people, been having internet and computer AND forum problems but i'll do my best to help you guys out.

[NSeXcellent]

Installed.. nice addition.. however, I seem to have lost this... can anyone help?

[ChrisBaktis]

That will no longer show up on the Forum Home page...the welcome panel will - once you go into a forum or thread that part of the navigational bar will come back.