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Welcome Panel Template Rewrite v2.1 · **Released**: 11-12-2005

Introduction:

I found Zero Tolerence's Welcome Panel's template dull, and it had a lot of mistakes on my computer, and it shows up on a lot of the sites I visit that have it. It annoyed me so I threw together my own Template for his hack. This is it. I've called it Welcome Panel Template Rewrite, as that's exactly what it is. It's about to go into it's next version, so be on the look out.

This hack will not work if...

You must install this hack (Zero Tolerence's Welcome Panel) before my hack will work. It requires the plugins. Just don't follow the installation instructions for the template.

Installing:

All you have to do to install this hack is upload the .xml file that's attached to your Products Manager and it'll install the template and phrases.

Note: Be sure to chose the correct .xml! It is reccomended that you chose either v1.3 (location within zip: back releases/v1.x) or v2.1.1's XML file (main folder)!

v1.3 Features:

Displays New Posts
Avatar Display
Forum Stats
Fully Phrased
New Posts Link
Edit Profile Link
Edit Avatar Link
Most Active in.
Percent of Forum Posts
Posts Per Day
Number of Posts
Forum Stats
Collapsable

More Features will be added in v2.0. You can gain IMAGE links by PMing me.

v2.0 Features:

Displays the number of new posts.
It displays the user's avatar & links to the edit avatar page.
Displays your forum stats:
- Posts
- Threads
- Members
The welcome panel is fully phrased.
Displays a link for new posts.
There is a link to edit your profile.
It shows the forum your most active in.
It displays the percent of your posts compared to the total forum posts.
It displays the users posts per day count.
It displays the users number of posts.
The welcome panel is collapsable if the user doesn't want it there.
Completely customizable through a setting group with 13 settings.
Displays users current time (in their time zone)!
Image or Textual links for New Posts, Daily Posts, and Edit Your Profile.
Displays the number of new Private Messages.
Displays the number of new Threads.
Customizable link for forum rules.
Customizable to the latest forum announcement (thread only).
Latest Announcment name is customizable through a setting.
There is an admin editable section for "useful links", HTML required.
Link to forum leaders. (uses vB default phrase so if you change it to something else the welcome panel also changes)
Link to Mark Forums Read. (uses vB default phrase so if you change it to something else the welcome panel also changes)
Link to the announcement forum.
The colors now alternate correctly on your welcome panel.
New! Show Version
New! Welcome Panel Style

Thanks to DaPro for Style Option #2!

Version 2.1.1 Addresses some bugs within the style.

Support:

I will give support in this thread.

Bugs:

Please report all bugs in this thread.

Special Thanks to...

Zero Tolerence - Zero told me how to add setting groups, settings, and everything with that sort.
lanc3lot - Thanks for making the buttons! Also for your great suggestions too!
GrendelKhan{TSU - For the fully phrased suggestion!
DaPro

Planned Features...

Top Poster (ETA: v2.2)
Your Thread Count (ETA: v2.2)
Customizable Favorite Forum Link: User Set (ETA: v2.2)

Planned Settings:

Default Welcome Panel (ETA: v2.2)
Font (ETA: v2.2)

Beta Testers:

lanc3lot
icemann

Screenshots Below.

King Kovifor · #**107** 12-11-2005, 03:32 PM

I'll give the icon codes to you in a version 1.4 as soon as my test vb is fixed.

EDIT:

Should be done ASAP.

EDIT 2: Now I just need the stupid FTP to work. But I'll start work on the settings or just play around with them.

Chadi · #**108** 12-12-2005, 01:31 AM

I installed this and the original, now I have two of the panels on my forum!

Why? Also, what happened to the navigational links ($vboptions[bbtitle] $navbits[breadcrumb]
for example)?

King Kovifor · #**109** 12-12-2005, 08:16 PM

chadi,

You've installed the hack and now you've got some problems... There are two templates as you probably didn't follow the install instructions correctly. Did you delete the original Welcome Panel template from Zero Tolerence? If not unistall mine real quick, delete his template than reinstall mine.

What do you mean by Navigational links?

bluecat · #**110** 12-13-2005, 03:59 PM

I apologize, but how the heck do I reduce the font size (I just upgraded to 3.5). Mine are huge. Thanks.

King Kovifor · #**111** 12-13-2005, 07:16 PM

What do you mean your font size is huge? Can I please have a screencap?

bluecat · #**112** 12-13-2005, 07:52 PM

I hate to use someone elses pic (as I uninstaled this for now), but the fonts show up "almost" as big as in this pic that someone posted earlier. This is probably something minor on my end, but I'm not sure how to change it.

King Kovifor · #**113** 12-13-2005, 07:57 PM

Just used the installer? I'm not sure what to tell you... Maybe try a font size tag. (Need to think...)

lanc3lot · #**114** 12-13-2005, 10:58 PM

King will u release the 1.4 soon plz ?

So we can have at least the icons part:P

King Kovifor · #**115** 12-13-2005, 11:36 PM

ok for now follow these quick instructions:

Add Phrase:

varname: wp_forumimagelink
text: http://www.yourdomain.com/root/directory/images/
Group: GLOBAL

Than in your template find:

HTML Code:

		<div align='center'><a href="search.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=getnew"> $vbphrase[wp_view]</a> $vbphrase[wp_seperator] <a href="profile.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=editprofile"> $vbphrase[wp_profile]</div>

Replace With:

HTML Code:

		<div align='center'><a href="search.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=getnew"> $vbphrase[wp_forumimagelink]newposts.jpg</a> <a href="search.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=getdaily"> $vbphrase[wp_forumimagelink]dailyposts.jpg</a> <a href="profile.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=editprofile"> $vbphrase[wp_forumimagelink]editprofile.jpg</div>

That'll get the images for now. Not the 1.4 but soon it'll become that.

lanc3lot · #**116** 12-13-2005, 11:57 PM

Unfortunatelly, that didnt worked

See the example (attached picture) after i did the changes u mentioned

icemann · #**117** 12-14-2005, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

Unfortunatelly, that didnt worked

See the example (attached picture) after i did the changes u mentioned

I tried it too and got the same thing.

King Kovifor · #**118** 12-14-2005, 06:50 PM

Sorry Guys, I was in bed before I relized. I forgot some HTML Tags.
Find:

HTML Code:

		<div align='center'><a href="search.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=getnew"> $vbphrase[wp_view]</a> $vbphrase[wp_seperator] <a href="profile.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=editprofile"> $vbphrase[wp_profile]</div>

Replace it with this instead:

HTML Code:

		<div align='center'><a href="search.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=getnew"> <img src="$vbphrase[wp_forumimagelink]newposts.png" alt="New Posts"></a><a href="search.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=getdaily"><img src="$vbphrase[wp_forumimagelink]24hours.png" alt="Get Daily Posts"></a> <a href="profile.php?{$session[sessionurl]}do=editprofile"> <img src="$vbphrase[wp_forumimagelink]edityourprofile.png" alt="Edit Profile"></a></div>

Tell me if that works... I won't be on all day... <<

lanc3lot · #**119** 12-14-2005, 07:00 PM

It works as a charm

Thnx King again, waiting now for the version 2.0

King Kovifor · #**120** 12-14-2005, 07:48 PM

Going to work on it now lanc3lot! This may have a lot of bugs though! So bear with me in the 2.0 stages...

lanc3lot · #**121** 12-14-2005, 11:26 PM

heh, dont have any doubt mate, i will stick around

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