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

[chas_h]

Originally Posted by Cloudrunner

Just replace the original coding that is in any of your unused custom blocks with the following:


Then in your vbindex options tell it that you want to use one more custom black than you have currently, then save, then in the vbindex options again select where you want to put that custom block.

Note: This is just a revamp of the other weather block for vbadvanced. Nothing changed except for the wrapping code to make it a side block for vbindex. All credits go to the author of that addon. If I am wrong in posting this, then feel free to have it removed.

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

The code works fine, and makes the weather block but when you click on it you are taken to the user CP to add your zip code and I don't see a place for that. Any ideas?

Thanks.

[da prez]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

For more than one group do is_member_of($bbuserinfo, X) AND is_member_of($bbuserinfo, Y) (etc).

worked like a charm, but i used the word "or" not "and"

thanks again for a wicked hack....uh, wicked add-on and the support.

[chas_h]

Originally Posted by chas_h

The code works fine, and makes the weather block but when you click on it you are taken to the user CP to add your zip code and I don't see a place for that. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Nevermind, I did a search for the original thread for this hack and it explained how to add a new user field. Works great, thanks.

[noppid]

Good Job on RC5. The upgrade went flawless, although I had to use the extra link to get past the URL list. No inconvienance.

The changes in the templates look very good too.

Cheers

[Exero]

zip is currupted ??

[Exero]

the zip is currupted?

[chet]

I have installed and all works well apart from the icon1.gif link, I get the ewd cross instead of the icon

The path shows http://www.somesite/portal/forum//po...cons/icon1.gif

as you can see there is an addedd //portal/forum part, how do I get rid of that

Regards

Chet

[Kalakov]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

Make sure yout cookie path is set to: / and your cookie domain too: .mydomain.com (note the two dots).

Thanks that did the trick

[AlexanderT]

1) I had vBi 3.0RC3 installed and wanted to automatically upgrade to vBi 3.0RC5. The upgrade installer went fine (no errors). But it didn't do anything to my vbindex_* templates. It also didn't tell me that I had customized templates since 3.0RC3 (although I have customized them).

2) Confused, I loaded the vbiupgrade script again and chose uninstall. Well, to my surprise it didn't do anything to my templates again, there were all still there, even after the uninstall.

So are 1) and 2) both related to bugs in the install/uninstall script or am I doing something wrong? If they are bug-related, I am kinda hesitant to use the installer script at all on my live-system (who knows what other bugs are in there). In this case, perhaps someone can explain how to manually upgrade vBi instead?

[chet]

Originally Posted by chet

I have installed and all works well apart from the icon1.gif link, I get the ewd cross instead of the icon

The path shows http://www.somesite/portal/forum//po...cons/icon1.gif

as you can see there is an addedd //portal/forum part, how do I get rid of that

Regards

Chet

OK Think i'm getting some place now, I have the images working now by changing the url of the forum home page in vBoptions, now all the links for the forum just point to my root index and not the forums, can anybody help

Chet

[Bulent Tekcan]

How can I uninstall this hack ? Also when I upgrade my board any problem future ?

Because add everywhere a lot of style and phrases.

Can I unistall this hack ???

[chet]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

There is no need to post the same question every other post. You'll find the answer over at Core Forums, the offical place for vBindex 3.

I have been over there and there are no postings related to custom blocks
Where do I find information on how to do this

Regards

Chet

[Cloudrunner]

Originally Posted by chas_h

Nevermind, I did a search for the original thread for this hack and it explained how to add a new user field. Works great, thanks.

I forgot a step on that didn't I? Sorry folks, if you do a search for the vbadvanced weather you'll see the other step needed.

Sorry about that

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

[Cloudrunner]

Originally Posted by chet

I have been over there and there are no postings related to custom blocks
Where do I find information on how to do this

Regards

Chet

It's actually not too hard, first there are six already available to you, just go to you vbindex options, tell the system how many you want to use, then choose which ones you want to use. (i.e. I want three custom blocks, so I tell the system 3, then I can choose either custom blocks 1, 2, or 3, 4, 5, and 6 won't show until I tell the system to use that many.)

Then go to the associated custom block template and adjust your HTML code there.

To add more than that, just go into your vbindex.php and have it preload the next custom block number, and then in your templates add a new custom block with the next highest number and then copy the code from another custom code original and yer good to go.

I have over simplified this, let me know if you don follow.

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

[chet]

Originally Posted by Cloudrunner

It's actually not too hard, first there are six already available to you, just go to you vbindex options, tell the system how many you want to use, then choose which ones you want to use. (i.e. I want three custom blocks, so I tell the system 3, then I can choose either custom blocks 1, 2, or 3, 4, 5, and 6 won't show until I tell the system to use that many.)

Then go to the associated custom block template and adjust your HTML code there.

To add more than that, just go into your vbindex.php and have it preload the next custom block number, and then in your templates add a new custom block with the next highest number and then copy the code from another custom code original and yer good to go.

I have over simplified this, let me know if you don follow.

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

I created a custom block 1, where do I go to edit that block? sorry if its a dumb question but I'm a complete noob

Regards

Chet