Major Additions - Concepta Series - vB Flash Header Pro (inc optional Banner Rotator)

NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!

The most advanced vBulletin 4.0 header system ever released so far, with built-in banner rotator (optional). This is a product that we are giving away freely to the vBulletin community, even though it was originally designed as a commercial product. It includes everything to give you a sleek and stylish flash-based header system for the vBulletin 4.0 series. This product was released for vBulletin 3.0 series; however we had many asking for a version for vB4, so here it is with many improvements and we added many more functions to this version. This product comes in two versions, one with an advertising banner rotator built-in and one without, giving you full control of how you want to implement it on your own vBulletin. It does not use any of vBulletin 4.0?s advertising system, nor query your database or require product plugins.

Demonstrations Available
Shedevils Leisure District - The Front Page
Also available is our own demonstration - Go to www.digitalport.co.uk and scroll down to the footer on any page under Style Chooser -> Select "Concepta Series" to view. Remember to switch back to our default style afterwards.

Released: 06/07/10
1280 version Added - see download attachments on this mod (Wide 1280 pixel version) v1.0.1280a

XML Configuration Files
Due to the setup procedure being quite complex we have made most of the configuration details available online only. This is to allow you to jump to the areas you need to configure in detail, this guide will give you the basic installation procedure, to setup vBulletin to use this modification. We have provided links to the relevant sections that cover the XML configuration. For best results always optimize any images, this will ensure the pre-loaders will only show for a short time, if at all.

Preview setup files included
These allow you to setup the header system locally before adding it your vBulletin, however we do not recommend that you upload these files. Use them for testing only.

*Fixed width Forums only ? the only reason why we stipulate this is due to the way flash functions. This product is designed for a 950 pixel width and a 150 pixel height; you will find how to adjust your forum to this fixed width by reading the Additional Stylevars section of this guide.
**Fluid forum setup - Should you wish to use it on a fluid forum then we recommend that you use a fade to alpha on your background images, this will still allow you to use this modification, but not to its full capacity.

Features:

• Import your logo and place it anywhere within the header (requires no coding knowledge to setup)
• Import numerous backgrounds with numerous load and unload transitional effects
• Imports your 468 x 60 pixel banner adverts with support for PNG, JPG and SWF file formats (banner rotator version only)
• Over 80 transitional effects, each banner can use these on a single banner or you can set to randomize all banners
• Pre-loads all images ?on-the-fly? and caches them therefore using very low bandwidth consumption
• Package includes pre-loaded images and banners and pre-configured (change as required). Full documentation in Word, PDF and text formats.

Important ? Before uploading anything:
Please read on how to setup the vB Flash Header System locally, this will help you see what the header will look like before installing it on vBulletin. The previewer files are for setup purposes, they contain documentation as well to allow you to view your header before uploading.

Online Articles
Full Technical Specifications please visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Technical Specifications

Logo/Site Name setup visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Designing the Logo/Site Name Image

How to Design Your vBFlash Header Background Images visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Creating Your Background Images

How to Design/add your own advertising banners visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Banner Rotator Setup

Basic Installation
During this installation all you are doing is replacing the default vBulletin logo coding with our custom code.
Use the Preview Files first to setup your header as you want it.
Upload all contents of either the "vB Flash Header no Ads" or the "vB Flash Header with Ads" folder to vBulletin forum root.
Please follow our links to configure the various areas of this modification in detail. Instructions vary on which version you are installing and configuring.

2 Template Edits (required)

headinclude
Find:

<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>

Before add:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<script src="xeon_hp_js/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

header
Find:

<div><a name="top" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" class="logo-image"><img src="{vb:stylevar titleimage}" alt="{vb:rawphrase x_powered_by_vbulletin, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}" /></a></div>

Replace with:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<div><a name="top">
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','950','height','150','title','cc_vbhead','src','cc_hp_head','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','wmode','transparent','movie','cc_hp_head' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="950" height="150" title="cc_vbhead">
  <param name="movie" value="cc_hp_head.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <embed src="cc_hp_head.swf" width="950" height="150" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object>
</noscript></a>
</div>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

End of Template edits.

Stylevar Changes
These changes are required to fix your vBulletin to 950 pixels wide, the same width as the vB Flash Header.
Common - doc_maxWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_maxWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_minWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_minWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_margin - Units: px
Common - doc_margin - Top: 0
Common - doc_margin - Right: auto
Common - doc_margin - Bottom: 0
Common - doc_margin - Left: auto

End of Stylevar changes.

Additional Stylevar Edit
If you wish to make the header flush with the navbar you will need to change the following Stylevar.
Stylevar Edit
Header - header_padding - Units: px
Header - header_padding - Bottom: 0

Transitional Effects
Please see the vB Flash Header Pro Transition settings file in this package.[font=Arial]

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Update Log:
5/20/10 - Embed code updated due to 'Back to top' anchor code missing.

REMOVED!!!

[patrick91]

Looks really nice!!! ook it works but is it possible to put te banner more to the right? because my forum is fluid

yamahaforumbenelux.com

Gr,

patrick

[bart6767]

How do i get rid of the blue Concepta logo on the banners ?

[COL NIL SATIS]

Awesome awesome mod ....makes our forum look so so much cleaner and fluid...love it...rated 5 and nominated !!! great work

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by patrick91

Looks really nice!!! ook it works but is it possible to put te banner more to the right? because my forum is fluid

yamahaforumbenelux.com

Gr,

patrick

I will be releasing a wider version a little later today, this will be for wider forum widths.

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Ocean-Wonders

I've changed all the files and uploaded folders to the server, made all the changes to the templates and cleared my cache but still nothings happening, works like a dream in the locally but just can't get it working when i try to send it live ?

Make sure that all changes that are done locally, are uploaded to the server. Flash is cached by all browsers, try a Hard Refresh. This will then display the contents of the server and not your cache. A Hard Refresh is done by pressing CTRL + F5.

[Ocean-Wonders]

I've tried all that still can't get it to display, Delilahs has even taken a look, he has it working on his and can't see any reason for it not to be working.

[cory_booth]

I have several transparent png logos that I rotate at certain times.
One logo in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one at night.

I varied the colors slightly which requires a different background image to make a seamless header (I am currently using fluid).

Anyways, my question is, will your banner system rotate in the logo and change the background as well?

i.e. I have a blue and red logo...
When the red logo rotates in, will the background be changed to red and visa versa?

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by cory_booth

I have several transparent png logos that I rotate at certain times.
One logo in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one at night.

I varied the colors slightly which requires a different background image to make a seamless header (I am currently using fluid).


Anyways, my question is, will your banner system rotate in the logo and change the background as well?

i.e. I have a blue and red logo...
When the red logo rotates in, will the background be changed to red and visa versa?

The only way you could achieve this is by creating a transparent 2x2 PNG image file for the logo. And placing your actual logo on the background images.

The logo is the only static image that is not changed. The background and banner rotator are the only areas that are animated. They do not run in sync, unless the timing was hard-coded in to the swf, this was the only variable I did not bring out in to the XML was timing. Maybe, on a future release I will consider doing this.

Regards,

[masons]

As nice as your mod is, as bad and confusing is it to buy it.
Your website is amazingly complicated!

Anyways, bought the paid version.... but it says my URL is wrong and I need to contact you. Your support however says I do not have access to the support.

I really do not want to spend time doing this.....

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by masons

As nice as your mod is, as bad and confusing is it to buy it.
Your website is amazingly complicated!

Anyways, bought the paid version.... but it says my URL is wrong and I need to contact you. Your support however says I do not have access to the support.

I really do not want to spend time doing this.....

Hi masons,
Our support system was offline last night due to work being done. It is all back online now.

Please keep this thread just for the free-version, we cannot answer support regarding site issues on here, due to vbulletin.org terms of use.

Thank you.