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

[Big Daddy]

I have downloaded the latest vbindex (5). Unzipped it, uploaded the two files to root directory, and the other 6 to forums/admincp directory, as instructed. Added the html code to the admincp/index.php as instructed. Followed all the directions to set up vbindex (left box 1, right boxes, etc, etc, etc.) The vbindex admin panel shows up on my vbulletin admin panel, etc.....

Now, what else do i need to do to have this page be my index page??? Do I still need to download any hack or anything??? I am lost. I can't even pull up this new "vbindex" index page. How do I pull it up, how do I edit it, etc???

Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

[Big Daddy]

Here is the error I get when i try to pull up http://www.mydomain.com/vbindex.php

"Warning: ChDir: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /nfs/cust/8/31/29/492138/web/vbindex.php on line 144

Fatal error: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:') in /nfs/cust/8/31/29/492138/web/vbindex.php on line 145"

I did open vbiconfig, and edited the line 25 from saying
"define('CHDIR_PATH', 'path/to/forums/');

to where it now shows
"define('CHDIR_PATH', 'http://www.mydomain.com/forums/');

I still get that error. I can't figure out what it's asking me to edit on lines 144 and 145 of vbindex.php

Tose two lines read like this:

144 chdir(CHDIR_PATH);
145 require_once('./global'.SCRIPT_EXTENSION);

Please help... Thanks

[NTLDR]

You need to edit it with what the installer told you to edit it with (it gave you the exact instructions on what to do), the path to your forums, not the URL.

[Big Daddy]

I could have sworn I did everything by the book...... So, ok..... I changed it to "web/forums/"

Now what about this line 144 and line 145 deal???

Thanks again

[ImportPassion]

how can i add the templates easily on new skins?

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

You need to edit it with what the installer told you to edit it with (it gave you the exact instructions on what to do), the path to your forums, not the URL.

I went back into the install page through my admincp. It has an option to:

"To view the changes that you need to make that were listed in the first step of the install process, click here."

So I did.... It brought me to the part you mentioned about editing the vbiconfig. I am supossed to find "this text", and replace it with "this text"...

Problem is, both lines are solid white bars, can't see any text. Tried to highlight, and still nothing. So, I can't see what i am supossed to take out or what I am supossed to replace it with.....

At any rate, i replaced the "path/to/forums/" with "web/forums" where "web" is my root folder. Is this correct?? Do I need a "/" in front of "web" (or anything).

Now what??? Thank you so much for your help....

Still haven't figured out my line 144 and 145 issue from vbindex.php mentioned above....

[neocorteqz]

been a while since I installed this.

require_once('./global'.SCRIPT_EXTENSION);

should that not be
require_once('./global.php');

?

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

IAt any rate, i replaced the "path/to/forums/" with "web/forums" where "web" is my root folder. Is this correct?? Do I need a "/" in front of "web" (or anything).

It needs to be the FULL path, for example /home/lee/public_html

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

how can i add the templates easily on new skins?

Re-run the installer and it will re-import the templates to each parent style, or just used the Upload style option in the ACP to overwrite the new style (it will only add the vBindex templates, not remove custoimisations) with the vbindex_templates.xml file.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by NTLDR

It needs to be the FULL path, for example /home/lee/public_html

Well, "web" is my root folder, so I assume that comes first. Within the "web directory is the "forums" directory, so I assume that comes next... Then the forums index page is "index.php"....

So, how should it look (exactly)???

"/web/forums/index.php"

"web/forums/index_html"

Sorry for the amateur questions, but I really am trying to get this right. Thanks.

Also, with the problems mentioned earlier for lines 144 and 145 of my vbindex.php, what do you make of that??? Do I need to change where it says "SCRIPT_EXTENSION" to "php" or anything..... I can't figure out the lines 144 and 145 issue either.

Thanks again,
Rob

[xTerMn8R]

Hello all. I'm very new to all this and have just purchased the new Version of Vbulletin (3.0.1) and have a few questions...

1) What is a Portal? is this a way of running a web site and having the forums as a subsite?

2) I currently have my vbulletin running on the root of my web server... www.byte-psyche.com is this something I would have to change to use the vbIndex?

3) if the answer to my question in #2 is yes do I just move all the files from the root to a Directory below the root called forums and point my IIS to it for the Home page?

What I'd like to accomplish is to be able to use a web site as the Home page with a Store in it and have the Discussion forums as a link from web site with web site also containing the usernames and permissions from the forums. Am I looking at the right stuff here for this? Is this what vbindex is designed for.

Thank you for your help and patience with my nieveness...

Peace...
PS... I have seen NTLDR's stuff all over the sites here and guess he's one of the top coders here so I trust the Hack just want to be sure I'm looking at the right thing here for my needs...

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Well, "web" is my root folder, so I assume that comes first. Within the "web directory is the "forums" directory, so I assume that comes next... Then the forums index page is "index.php"....

So, how should it look (exactly)???

"/web/forums/index.php"

I would doubt that web is the real root folder, and looking at the error message I would assume its /nfs/cust/8/31/29/492138/web/forums

[NTLDR]

Originally Posted by xTereMn8R

1) What is a Portal? is this a way of running a web site and having the forums as a subsite?

Its basicly a front page to your forum, take alook at Core Forums for a live example.

2) I currently have my vbulletin running on the root of my web server... www.byte-psyche.com is this something I would have to change to use the vbIndex?[/quote]

No, vBindex will work either in the root, or the same directory as vBulletin.

What I'd like to accomplish is to be able to use a web site as the Home page with a Store in it and have the Discussion forums as a link from web site with web site also containing the usernames and permissions from the forums. Am I looking at the right stuff here for this? Is this what vbindex is designed for.

You'd have to add the extra code for the store in, however its fully integrated with vB and its permissions system.

[Big Daddy]

Well, that did something...... at least it is pulling up a page now. Some errors on page (red x's) but at least we have something... Thank you soooo much.

I assume the red x's are because my image paths have not been edited, but when i try to do that, it gives me some error with mysql..... suggestions?

[NTLDR]

If the style manager doesn't work then its a problem with vBulletin.