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

[xxskullxx]

Use

construct_nav_option ('vBIndex','vbioptions.php?null=0', '<br />');

instead of

construct_nav_option(construct_phrase($vbphrase['x_options'], 'vBindex'), 'vbioptions.php?', '<br />');

in your admincp/index.php

[mknott]

cool thanks it works

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by mtf169

I have forums 3,4 for my news and also had them listed in the forum exclusion. After removing them from the exclusion list I made the code change again and get this error:

Parse error: parse error in /home2/www/numbmonkey/index.php on line 189

This is what the code looks like in my index.php file:

PHP Code:

// user configured forumids to exclude
if (!empty($vbindex['limitfids'])) {
    $limitfids = array();
++++$limitfids = explode(',', $vbindex['limitfids']);
    foreach($limitfids AS $key => $value) {
        $limitfids["$key"] = intval($value);
    }
} else {
    $limitfids = array(0);
} 


I'm so stumped as to what I'm doing wrong.

Those 4 + symbols shouldn't be there.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Sun Boy

the instructions is very prefly for editing the html files ... can you give us more detail please

Overwrite your templates with the content provided in the HTML files (which the file name is the template name).

[PET]

hi there.

How can i create other news categori ? I know how i can create new links...but i want another NEWS category.

thanx.

[NTLDR]

If you want two forums for news then just add the ids seperated by commas. If you want them visually seperated then you'll need to either duplicate all the news code or see if the MySQL GROUP BY clause will do the job.

[powelly]

<font color="Yellow">*Powelly clicks install*</font>
What can I say, cracking work NTLDR! :speechless: Checking this out on my dev site.

[AN-net]

how do i make custom blocks?

[Natch]

Originally Posted by AN-net

how do i make custom blocks?

Seek and u will find ...

[gmarik]

Natch - just give a link to it ./..

[Loyalty4Life]

Some help, please. Two questions

1) When I go to http://www.ducknation.net/, I made an html document to where it automatically redirects you to http://www.ducknation.net/vbindex.php. The reason I did this is because when I had went to http://www.ducknation.net/, all I saw was unprotected directories. What do I have to do to make the vbindex page appear at http://www.ducknation.net/? I have the vbindex.php file in public_html, for what it's worth.


2) I'd like to have guests see two links in the nav bar that are not currently there. One link goes to the Forum index page (/index.php), and the other goes to the arcade (/arcade.php). What do I have to do add these links so users that are not logged it will see this?

Any help is truly appreciated! Great hack, btw.

[NTLDR]

1) Rename vbindex.php index.php

2) Add the links in the navbar template outside of any <if> conditions so that they will appear for everyone.

[Loyalty4Life]

Your answer to #1 worked great! Thanks. As for my second question, I understand what you're saying, but it's not working


You wouldn't be able to make me the code that goes in the nav page that would go along with my request? With the Forum and Arcade link being available to all. And I'd like the Forum link to be the first link, and the Arcade link to be after the Calendar link.

You're an advanced coder, so that's why I'm asking you. You'd really help me perfect my website! Any help is appreciated.

[NTLDR]

Overwrite your navbar template with the contents of the attached file, note this will remove any changes you have made to it.

[Lissa]

What happens to the shoutbox posts on this page:

http://www.lissaexplains.com/vbindex...ction=shoutbox

Do they just keep adding on?