Welcome Panel Hack V1.1 [vB3.0.x]

Version 1.1

Hack Author:
Name: SmasherMaster
E-Mail: webmaster@megareviews.com
Forums: http://www.megareviews.com/forums

Description:
This hack replaces the box on top of the postbit in the index page with a snazzy panel with stats, new posts and PMs. When you go to view a different page, the box on top of the navbar changes into the default navigation/breadcrumb box.

Changelog:
V1.1
|-Changed file edit to global.php for tidier code.
|
|-Added file and new template edits for VbAdvanced CMPS so the welcome panel will work on CMPS.

V1.0
|-Welcome Panel Hack RELEASED!

Installation Time:
5 min.

Zip Contents:
Welcome_Panel_Hack.zip
|-instructions.txt -- Instructions on how to install this hack.
|-noavatar.gif -- Image for members who don't have an avatar yet.
|-guestavatar.gif -- Image for guests.
|-Welcome_Panel_Guest.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a guest
|-Welcome_Panel_loggedin.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a member with an avatar
|-Welcome_Panel_loggedin_noav.jpg -- What the panel will look like to a member without an avatar


Testing:
Tested on vBulletin 3.0.3

Files to Modify:
forumroot/global.php

Templates to Modify:
forumhome (Optional)
navbar

Images to Upload:
noavatar.gif
guestavatar.gif


Notes:
If you use this hack, please click on the INSTALL button.
You will be notifited via email about any updates or changes.

My first hack made, and thanks to Zero Tolerance for the Welcome Panel hack inspiration.

[SmasherMaster]

Well then how about putting 'forums/' in front of 'images/' in the img src coding that i put in above instead of the full URL, that might work.

[biggkay]

Still doesn't work. Did the same thing as for the full url. Took off the guest avatar from the forums and didn't do anything for vbadvanced.

[biggkay]

I finally got it. I had to instert the full path url where the avatar was orginally placed with the skin, which was

forums/images/skin_name/mics/guestavatar.gif

Thanks a lot for your help.

[SmasherMaster]

Ah ok, glad you got it working. No problem, any time you got another problem come here post a link and i'll see what I can do.

[Sleepyk]

the count is messing up and sense i installed it people cannot post

well they do but appears invisible and cant be seen

[winky6]

Great job on this hack.

After installing it, I noticed that the left side had an extra column to the left of the guest avatar.... So I changed this in your hack

from -
<!-- Main Welcome Panel Block [] Begin -->
<td class="alt1" valign="middle" align="center">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]!=0">
To

<!-- Main Welcome Panel Block [] Begin -->
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]!=0">
<td class="alt1" valign="middle" align="center">

The way it was written created 2 blocks for the guest avatar.
Oddly, this was only in the step 2 directions, and not in the second directions for vb-cmps

Don't know if anyone else caught this, But great job just the same.

[jamesk]

thx, man, it rox da box

http://www.xoohq.com/forums/index.php?

[jamesk]

i noticed what winky was talking about the first time i installed the mod, so i redid it and it works like a charm. everything works as far as i can tell and i dont have the extra column on the left like i did the first time.

[Clb]

[high]* Clb clicks install
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thnx!

[KBV]

What would I have to do to make this show up on all the pages on vB? My users love it and want it on all the pages they are on. :P