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

[Gary King]

Yeah I know, that's what I did, I went all the way thinking that there shouldn't be any text anyways. But alas, no vBIndex templates or phrases (although all steps before step 7, I believe, imported correctly.)

[NTLDR]

There is only one real difference with how the steps are done in vbiupgraded.php so its worth a shot, find and replace all instances of (in vbiupgraded.php and re-run vbiupgraded.php?step=7):

IMPORT_TEMPLATES_STEP with 7
IMGDIR_EDIT_STEP with 8
REBUILD_STYLES_STEP with 9
IMPORT_PHRASES_STEP with 10
FINAL_STEP with 11

Thats all I can think of right now, although I will investigate further.

[chas_h]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

Thats a simple template mod No file edits needed.

What exactly do you mean 'a simple template mod'? I would like to add this feature in one of the custom side blocks in Vbindex, but the instructions are written for a different setup.
I know it's not your hack, but if you have some experience installing this I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks,
Chas.

[Gary King]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

There is only one real difference with how the steps are done in vbiupgraded.php so its worth a shot, find and replace all instances of (in vbiupgraded.php and re-run vbiupgraded.php?step=7):

IMPORT_TEMPLATES_STEP with 7
IMGDIR_EDIT_STEP with 8
REBUILD_STYLES_STEP with 9
IMPORT_PHRASES_STEP with 10
FINAL_STEP with 11

Thats all I can think of right now, although I will investigate further.

Thanks problem solved
I guess there are still some bugs to fix in the installer, but I mean, props to you for building such a good product/hack still

[Mukashi]

That same error happened to me yesterday, but my install worked perfectly after I tinkered around in phpmyadmin. Turned out that a mysql entry already existed for something at step 6 (I believe I may have clicked the button twice for that step, so I probably sent the queries through twice), and every step after that didn't do anything until I went back and corrected it. It was rather a pain in the neck, but with the hack working now, I couldn't be happier.

One thing I wish were possible however. On our index page, when I enable the calender showing weekends, only it gets wider. It'd be helpful if all the boxes on the side it's on were widened when that option was selected. As it stands now, we're going to have to do it through template altering.

[Anarchy]

Is it possible to place PHP code within the vbindex_header template?

If yes, then how?

thanks...

[zenmasteril]

[QUOTE=NTLDR]

Originally Posted by zenmasteril

I get an error when i try to go to the next step - "Adding vBindex event-Cache", and can't finish the installation:QUOTE]

Seems you have tried to do that step twice, point your browser to install/vbiugraded.php?step=7 to continue the installation.

Ok.. Thanks.

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Gary W

Thanks problem solved
I guess there are still some bugs to fix in the installer, but I mean, props to you for building such a good product/hack still

Now thats real odd indeed, all those contstants are definded well before they are used, do you have old version of PHP or PHP 5 beta which you tried to install on? I know there has been another report of this happening.

Thanks for the feedback too

[NTLDR]

[QUOTE=Anarchy]Is it possible to place PHP code within the vbindex_header template?QUOTE]

Only phpinclude_start and phpinclude_end can contain PHP. In vBindex RC3 you can add templates for PHP code for the extra pages (vbindex_extra_php_X) however no other templates can contain raw PHP (excluding the <if> conditionals).

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by chas_h

What exactly do you mean 'a simple template mod'? I would like to add this feature in one of the custom side blocks in Vbindex, but the instructions are written for a different setup.
I know it's not your hack, but if you have some experience installing this I would appreciate any suggestions.

I've not installed it, but you pretty much just add the HTML to the custom block along with your scrolling content by the looks of it.