vBindex v2.1

[HIGH]vBindex v2.1[/HIGH]

This hack is **NOT** to be re-distributed or placed on website for download unless I give express permission.

Please read this post and the thread before asking questions. You may find that you question has already been answered. I will ignore posts which ask questions that have been asked several times already.

[HIGH]Latest Stable Version: 2.1[/HIGH]

Latest Avalible Version: 2.1 Final

[high]Using vB3?[/high]

Get vBindex 3.0.0 for vB3 Gamma/RC1 and above!


Version 1.x of this hack was done by el3m3nt, since then there have been many updates and fixes and as e3l3mnt is no longer updating this hack he has given me permission to re-release it (see Permisson.txt in the zip).

[HIGH]Features[/HIGH]

• Latest Threads;
• News & Polls (taken from a specified news and a poll forum), with vBcode, Smilies and news posters avatar;
• Quick User CP Links in the menu when logged in;
• Shows online and offline buddies when logged in;
• Very easy to customize, just edit/add templates;
• Intergtared Welcome Panel;
• Capable of operating a multi-paged site;
• Usergroup based viewing permissions;
• Will work 100% outside of your forums directory;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Fully integrated into the Admin CP, change all options there!
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Fully integrated Shoutbox (this hack is a prerequsit);
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Limit the length of news posts;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Reduced queries and cleaner code;
• [HIGH]*NEW*[/HIGH] Switch vBindex on and off via the CP.

[HIGH]Demo Site[/HIGH]

A standard demo of vBindex can be found here:

Currently Offline.

A customised demo of vBindex can also be found here:

Currently Offline.

[HIGH]Screenshots From v2.1[/HIGH]

vBindex Home Page
vBindex ACP Options
vBindex Usergroup Options
vBindex Update Counters

[HIGH]vBindex v2.1 Information[/HIGH]

[HIGH]Installation/Upgrade[/HIGH]

Upload vbi_install.php and select the relevent options.
If you wish to use the shoutbox then this hack is a prerequsit, and needs to be installed first, however if you do not require the shoutbox option disable it in the ACP, otherwise you will get DB errors.

[HIGH]Latest Bug Fixes[/HIGH]

None.

[HIGH]Download[/HIGH]

See the attachment on this post.

[HIGH]Credits[/HIGH]

vBindex 1.x by el3m3nt
Shoutbox by TWTCommish
Welcome Panel by trilOByte
News Code based on code by TECK
Poll PHP from vBPortal by wajones

[HIGH]Feature Requests[/HIGH]

If you have any requests for new features please post them in this thread and I will consider integrating them / creating an addon.

[HIGH]Addons[/HIGH]

I will support all addons for vBindex v2 that are either posted by myself or are included in the distribution zip file unless otherwise stated. I cannot guarentee that I can provide support on any other addons.

[HIGH]Support/Feekback[/HIGH]

Please provide me with any feekback you have on this hack, I will be continuing to support this hack here only, unless otherwise arranged. Should you have a question about this hack, please post it in this thread. Support will not be given via PM, Email or IM unless arranged, you will just be ignored.

Please click on the [HIGH]install[/HIGH] button if you use this hack.

French templates have been made for v2.0.1 (Note: vBindex 2.0.1 is no longer avalible), see this post for details.

[Buddha]

exactly my point groovesalard. i ave the mybookmarks hack installed on my forum, and i think it's fantastic. and it's very close to what we would need... know what i mean.

if i ever have a few minutes, i'll check to see how much changing it would take to turn it into a different type of collections database.

[groovesalad]

Buddha - Someone just messaged me to install the Journal hack and change that around. I'll look into it and see if it's easy to change around, or if that's the style I'd like.

[Buddha]

i haven't installed the journal hack. i can see what they mean, but i would like more control of the collection (categories and such)... which i know the mybookmarks offers.

good luck though.

[groovesalad]

Yeah, I looked at that. Not what I wanted. I need something that looks like this:
http://www.anyoneseenthebridge.com/m...ditList.cgi?s=

[dmw]

ntldr had mentioned that the code for the online wasn't necessarily that stable which is why he took it out. also adds querries (if you're counting calories).

Ok...I can live without it, but how do I stop the text "Online Today" from displaying? I don't see it in the "home_left" template.

[NTLDR]

Its towards the bottom of the home_left template unless you have moved it else where.

[dmw]

Okay....this is what I have:

<tr>
<td bgcolor="#13486D"><smallfont><a href="$bburl/online.php?s=$session[sessionhash]">Online Now</a>: <b>$totalonline</b><br>
<b>$numberregistered</b> Members | <b>$numberguest</b> Guests<br>
$activeusers<br></smallfont>
</td>
</tr>

What am I looking for?

Cheers!

[Buddha]

take that all out.
you'll notice that tablerow will be removed from your left menu.

ntldr, i've found another glitch with mine, and this one is serious enough.
when i post html in my post (and the forum allows html), it displays the html code on the vbindex... actually shows the text code. it doesn't render it.
i'm thinking this is probably the same problem that's causing the smilies not to show up either.

any thoughts?

*edit*
testing many things...

any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.

[NTLDR]

If you use the code I gave for the smilies that added 2 queries did does that parse the HTML? Or does it still show up as HTML source? I'm thinking perhaps removing those 2 queries has done this.

[Buddha]

yeah, that was the first thing i did... put that line of code in. in fact, i tried both lines you suggested and only the second one worked (adds 2 querries) ... still fooling around with it but it seems to allow the html.

it's having some problems with deep nested tables, but i'll work around that.

the extra querries tick me off, but it's still better than before.

if you come up with anything, please let me know. thanks for the help.