vBindex v2.1

[HIGH]vBindex v2.1[/HIGH]

This hack is **NOT** to be re-distributed or placed on website for download unless I give express permission.

Please read this post and the thread before asking questions. You may find that you question has already been answered. I will ignore posts which ask questions that have been asked several times already.

[HIGH]Latest Stable Version: 2.1[/HIGH]

Latest Avalible Version: 2.1 Final

[high]Using vB3?[/high]

Get vBindex 3.0.0 for vB3 Gamma/RC1 and above!


Version 1.x of this hack was done by el3m3nt, since then there have been many updates and fixes and as e3l3mnt is no longer updating this hack he has given me permission to re-release it (see Permisson.txt in the zip).

[HIGH]Features[/HIGH]

• Latest Threads;
• News & Polls (taken from a specified news and a poll forum), with vBcode, Smilies and news posters avatar;
• Quick User CP Links in the menu when logged in;
• Shows online and offline buddies when logged in;
• Very easy to customize, just edit/add templates;
• Intergtared Welcome Panel;
• Capable of operating a multi-paged site;
• Usergroup based viewing permissions;
• Will work 100% outside of your forums directory;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Fully integrated into the Admin CP, change all options there!
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Fully integrated Shoutbox (this hack is a prerequsit);
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Limit the length of news posts;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Reduced queries and cleaner code;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Switch vBindex on and off via the CP.

[HIGH]Demo Site[/HIGH]

A standard demo of vBindex can be found here:

Currently Offline.

A customised demo of vBindex can also be found here:

Currently Offline.

[HIGH]Screenshots From v2.1[/HIGH]

vBindex Home Page
vBindex ACP Options
vBindex Usergroup Options
vBindex Update Counters

[HIGH]vBindex v2.1 Information[/HIGH]

[HIGH]Installation/Upgrade[/HIGH]

Upload vbi_install.php and select the relevent options.
If you wish to use the shoutbox then this hack is a prerequsit, and needs to be installed first, however if you do not require the shoutbox option disable it in the ACP, otherwise you will get DB errors.

[HIGH]Latest Bug Fixes[/HIGH]

None.

[HIGH]Download[/HIGH]

See the attachment on this post.

[HIGH]Credits[/HIGH]

vBindex 1.x by el3m3nt
Shoutbox by TWTCommish
Welcome Panel by trilOByte
News Code based on code by TECK
Poll PHP from vBPortal by wajones

[HIGH]Feature Requests[/HIGH]

If you have any requests for new features please post them in this thread and I will consider integrating them / creating an addon.

[HIGH]Addons[/HIGH]

I will support all addons for vBindex v2 that are either posted by myself or are included in the distribution zip file unless otherwise stated. I cannot guarentee that I can provide support on any other addons.

[HIGH]Support/Feekback[/HIGH]

Please provide me with any feekback you have on this hack, I will be continuing to support this hack here only, unless otherwise arranged. Should you have a question about this hack, please post it in this thread. Support will not be given via PM, Email or IM unless arranged, you will just be ignored.

Please click on the [HIGH]install[/HIGH] button if you use this hack.

French templates have been made for v2.0.1 (Note: vBindex 2.0.1 is no longer avalible), see this post for details.

[LightBringer]

Ok, I have commented out the random quote hack code, and I am now receiving the following db error:

Database error in vBulletin 2.2.8:

Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM thread WHERE open=1 AND thread.open<>10 AND visible=1 ORDER BY lastpost DESC LIMIT
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near '' at line 1

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Thursday 03rd of October 2002 01:21:14 PM
Script: http://www.brainphreeze.com/forums/forums/vbindex.php
Referer: http://www.brainphreeze.com/

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by LightBringer
Ok, I have commented out the random quote hack code, and I am now receiving the following db error:

Sorry about the quote hack bit, I was sure I deleted that Zip updated now.

Have you changed and submitted the options in the Admin CP?

[LightBringer]

Originally posted by NTLDR


Sorry about the quote hack bit, I was sure I deleted that Zip updated now.

Have you changed and submitted the options in the Admin CP?

Yup, I sure did. As long as I have the latest threads option turned off in the ACP, it pulls up the vbindex page.

I've also noticed that the news section isn't pulling the appropriate NEW posts. What it is pulling is the latest new post and all the replies associated with it. :/

You can see that on my site I have the news set to 5, but it's not pulling the 5 new posts as I stated.

http://www.brainphreeze.com/forums/vbindex.php

[NTLDR]

Thats strange. I have the exact same code as in the Zip file running here: http://www.thesistersthree.com/vbindex.php Which is working file and you can see.

You do only have one forumid specified for each forum in the ACP?

[LightBringer]

You do only have one forumid specified for each forum in the ACP?

You bet.
If I set up that particular news forum so that there are no replies allowed, then it works fine, but as long as there are comments associated with the post, those comments show up as news items on the front page.

I'm not sure if that helps or not.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by LightBringer
If I set up that particular news forum so that there are no replies allowed, then it works fine, but as long as there are comments associated with the post, those comments show up as news items on the front page.

Thats a slight oversight on my part, the board I was testing with didn't have any replies in the threads. To use the new query reduced code will require an alteration to the thread table to store the first postid when a newthread is started.

After a load of thinking and testing I have come up with these changes you need to do.

[sql]ALTER TABLE thread ADD tpostid int( 10 ) unsigned DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL[/sql]

In newthread.php find:

PHP Code:

$postid=$DB_site->insert_id(); 


After it add:

PHP Code:

      if ($forumid=$newsforum) {
         $DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET tpostid=$postid WHERE threadid=$threadid");
      } 


This will only add the extra query when starting threads in the news forum, of course you can just add the query without the if to add it to all posts.

And upload the new vbindex.php that is attached. Just the threads to look into now.

[groovesalad]

so, anyone know where I can get the 1.3 version? The link doesn't work.

[Valerie]

Looks great!

[LightBringer]

Hey NTLDR, any comments about the template names by chance?

For instance: TWT's hack requires shoutbox_error.
Your hack requires: home_shoutbox_error.

There's a few others like this and I've renamed the those within the the new vbindex.php to match accordingly. Is this correct?

[TheSaint-AeD]

Perhaps it'd be better to update the first Post and prune this thread to the important Posts.