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.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by ontherun
Now Im using vBulletin 2.2.8 so do we have to find the code from 2.2.6 index.php or can we use the same lines from 2.2.8 index.php?

You can use the code from any 2.2.x version of vB, just make sure you copy between the lines indicated in the ReadMe file.

Well the closest line of code in the admin/template.php to this is:
$only['showgroup'] = 'Show Groups';

For some reason vBhacker seems to be very buggy, you should add:

PHP Code:

$only['home'] = 'vBindex Home Page'; 


After the line you posted above.

Where do I find tha vbindex CP I have a screen shot of it but can't locate it anywhere in my ACP

For 2.0.1 in the usergroup settings.

[FleaBag]

Teck: Because I've never run into a problem like this before. I currently have 60 hacks running on my board - I can handle that, but I'm not too hot with SQL.

NTLDR: It did run correctly, I checked in phpMyAdmin.

I do though have the same problem as Satan had earlier, where no news text is shown on OLD news posts, I made a new one to test and it all appears correctly. I ran the script you posted here in the admin folder, it seemed to process some posts but then I got the following SQL error.

Invalid SQL: UPDATE thread SET tpostid= WHERE threadid=34
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'WHERE threadid=34' at line 1

mysql error number: 1064

Also, when I tried to post something in the Shoutbox on the vBindex page, it tries to go to a page named vbibeta.php. I resolved this by replacing vbibeta.php with $bburl/shoutbox.php in the home_postshout template. But how do I make the vBindex come back to the main page after a shout is posted? The smilies in the vBindex Shoutbox also don't use the correct URL so none of them show up.

It might also be a good idea to state in the instructions that people using vBindex outside of the forums folder shout change their' imagesfolder replacement to the full URL [this doesn't though, fix the Shoutbox smilie problem].

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by GamerForums
NTLDR: It did run correctly, I checked in phpMyAdmin.

Just run the other queries as instructed above

I do though have the same problem as Satan had earlier, where no news text is shown on OLD news posts, I made a new one to test and it all appears correctly. I ran the script you posted here in the admin folder, it seemed to process some posts but then I got the following SQL error.

I have used this on a board with 1,741 threads without a problem, for some reason threadid 34 doesn't seem to be able to get the postid of the first post within that thread.

Also, when I tried to post something in the Shoutbox on the vBindex page, it tries to go to a page named vbibeta.php. I resolved this by replacing vbibeta.php with $bburl/shoutbox.php in the home_postshout template. But how do I make the vBindex come back to the main page after a shout is posted? The smilies in the vBindex Shoutbox also don't use the correct URL so none of them show up.

vbibeta.php was what I had the file called on my test install, replace it with the name of your vbindex.php file to correct this problem.

It might also be a good idea to state in the instructions that people using vBindex outside of the forums folder shout change their' imagesfolder replacement to the full URL [this doesn't though, fix the Shoutbox smilie problem].

I think this is already included if not it will be added for the Final Release along with a list of other templates that require editing if used outside the forums directory.

[ontherun]

I have whiped out everything and reinstalled. I have vbindex working GREAT with the vBulletin default style set. I add a new style set and lose parts the header background and menu bars on the vbindex page.

Parts of the Stlye ( Welcome ) on the news banner. But the background and menu items do not. The Welcome above NEWS is part of the New Style set and pulling from the right sub-directory.

I have ask this question a few times and I have received any information that would help solve this issue

Please help me fix this, DSS TV LIVE is in need of this type of front end and we need to be able to allow the user to pick between different style sets.

[NTLDR]

You header for the platinum style uses different names (not the default vB ones) for the images at the top. Copy the contents of your header template into the home_header template and then the images will load.

For the broken icon image for the news title you need to add icon0.gif into your platium style's icons folder. icon0.gif can be found in the vBulletin zip file.

[Xelation]

Originally posted by NTLDR
You header for the platinum style uses different names (not the default vB ones) for the images at the top. Copy the contents of your header template into the home_header template and then the images will load.

For the broken icon image for the news title you need to add icon0.gif into your platium style's icons folder. icon0.gif can be found in the vBulletin zip file.

what home_header?

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Xelation
what home_header?

home_header is the template ontherun needs to edit for the styles that arn't displaying correctly.

[ontherun]

NTLDR,

I know you said this a couple times to me but it took a all night'r to figure out what you where tring to tell me.

Its so easy once I started Expanding everything.

THANK YOU --------------- And I say that with high respect for you and your work.

[FleaBag]

So how do I get around this? Delete the problematic thread? If so how do I find out which one it is?

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by GamerForums
So how do I get around this? Delete the problematic thread? If so how do I find out which one it is?

This is the thread that is causing problems:
http://www.gamerforums.com/board/sho...hp?threadid=34

All I can suggest is deleting it as I can't see any reason why the script isn't geting the postid for it.