vB Timeslip Database -for Automotive websites

I doubt this will be used by many people since its designed specifically for automotive websites.. But it has been requested here several times, so here ya go.

What does it do? This hack does a few things. First, it will add a separate Vehicle Profile page to your forum where your users can enter their type of vehicle, horsepower, best 60' time, 1/8 mile time, 1/4 mile time, a link to their timeslip and more. Once the data is entered the timeslips.php page will display the info sorted by the best times, highest trap speeds, highest horsepower #s, proof of ET, or ET brackets (user selectable).

You can also ban users from editing their Vehicle Profile. This comes in handy if you have some users who insist on entering false data into the Timeslip Database just to be funny. To use this feature, just click on the user's profile, then click "user options" and set "Can edit vehicle profile" to no. The user will still be able to edit his regular profile, but not his vehicle profile.


Demo: http://modernmusclecars.net/forums/timeslips.php

(Note: I just added this to my board a couple of days ago so there's only a few entries right now.. It does have pagination and will display 25 per page by default once more ETs are entered.)

Screenshot1: Vehcile Profile page
Screenshot2: Edit Vehcile Profile page


Features include:
*The ability to sort by:
-1/4 Mile ET
-1/4 Mile MPH
-1/8 Mile ET
-1/8 Mile MPH
-60' Time
-Horsepower
-Cars with proof of ET (actual timeslip)
-Username
-ET brackets (New!)
*Show the average ET, MPH, and HP for your site. (New!)
*Vehcile Profile (separate from user profile) (New!)
*Ability to ban users from editing their vehicle profile (New!)
*Installer


Installation is easy:
1. Upload TDinstaller.php to your admin directory & run the installer.
2. Follow the hack instructions to edit the 4 php files.
3. Edit two templates.
4. Add five new templates.
5. Upload timeslips.php to your forum directory and slipicon.gif to your image directory.

This has been tested on 2.2.8 - 2.3.2 and should work fine with any 2.X.X version.

Note: I don't use vb 2.X anymore so this hack is no longer supported

Download vB Timeslip Database v1.3

(Version 2.0 is availible for VB3 users here.)

Add-ons:
*Add-on: Display the Top Five 1/4 mile ETs on your front page portal
*Add-on: Require a link to the actual timeslip for all ETs that are 11.99 or quicker.
*Add-on: A "timeslips" button for your header (PSD and GIF). -by Optima
*Add-on: Show the ET club that users belong to in the postbit.
*How to: Add a "select" field & sort by it in the timeslip database.
*How to: Change the default sort method



Updated 10-29-03 to add new features: - Added the ability to sort by ET brackets. (ie. show 10 second cars only. 11 second cars only, 13 sec cars, etc). Requested by BrendonM
Check the demo page to see it in action.

Updated 10-31-03 (new feature): -Added a new action that will show the average ET, trap speed, and horsepower for your site.
Go to the demo page and select "Site Averages" from the drop down menu to see what I mean.

Updated 11-10-03: -Added the vehicle profile addon to the hack instructions. Added a few new fields to the vehicle profile page (race weight, track, D/A, mods, tranny type, etc). Added a "details" column to the Timeslip Database page which lets you view all vehicle profile fields when the details link is clicked (see demo).

Instructions for upgrading all previous versions to v1.3.

If you find this script useful please click install.

[EvilLS1]

I also added this to the Timeslip Database hack. Check the demo (my site) to see it. Thanks to brendonm and SVTOA for the idea.

[alkatraz]

awesome hack!!!! thank you so much, my members will love this

Keep the Automotive stuff coming =) pretty please

[brendonm]

EvilLS1 = the man!
gee that was quick, and it works so well! Thank you on behalf of my user community

[TheComputerGuy]

I am thinking of modifiying this for my gun site. So people can post their Shots and a pic of the target! I like this alot. Installed!

[SVTBlackLight01]

[QUOTE=SVTOA]I just kinda hacked up memberlist.php and added Chen's custom profile search hack. You can see it here:
http://www.mustangcentral.net/mcforu...trmilelist.php
QUOTE]

Still, not a bad job on yours.

[EvilLS1]

Thanks guys.

TheComputerGuy,
Sounds cool. What kind of gun site?

<--- gun nut!
http://modernmusclecars.net/guns/myguns.html

[SVTOA]

Hey thanks you guys! This is a great place to share and exchange ideas, and I'm glad that for once I am able to contribute versus always coming here looking for stuff to use! In hindsight, it was a good thing in a way that nobody offered up any ideas when I first wanted my own 1/4 mile list, because it actually forced me to learn more about scripting and I ended up with what I wanted.

I am not nearly as experienced or organized as EvilLS1, I kind of made mine on "the fly" and have been able to duplicate it for three other sites, but as of now there is no installer of any kind. I still think his whole hack is better in that it can be setup easily. It would take a lot of tedious work to get what I have incorporated into your site.

As long as you guys are open to ideas... On one site, we took those "ET Clubs" and made them hyperlinks for the main page: http://www.mach-1.org
You may notice also, that I set the ET field as the one that is sorted from quickest to slowest, both on the master list as well as the individual ET clubs, and this is what the members seem to like most. Also, on the "ADVANCED SEARCH" page- you can search by power adder or mod, or et bracket. You could do a search for members who run 12.xx and have nitrous, or you could search for 11.xx with a blower, etc etc...

[EvilLS1]

Hack updated 10-31-03 (new feature): -Added a new action that will show the average ET, trap speed, and horsepower for your site.
Go to the demo page and select "Site Averages" from the drop down menu to see what I mean.

To upgrade, just replace your timeslips.php file, timeslips template, and timeslipsbit template with the new ones.

[EvilLS1]

I am not nearly as experienced or organized as EvilLS1, I kind of made mine on "the fly" and have been able to duplicate it for three other sites, but as of now there is no installer of any kind. I still think his whole hack is better in that it can be setup easily. It would take a lot of tedious work to get what I have incorporated into your site.

I think you did a great job. Yours is much better than my first attempt at making a timeslip database (the phpBB version was my first one). Heck, I'm no php guru either. I just get ideas and tinker with the code sometimes. I still have a lot to learn.

Dewayne

[alkatraz]

*Front page portal add-on: Top Five 1/4 mile ETs

^ wow this is awesome! Thank you!!