Which hack(s) you can't live without?

[Boofo]

Today at 06:02 AM Mist said this in Post #20
The conditionals in vb3 are just as cool from what i've seen and heard

But i've found a better way of doing that hack btw Boofo - i'll release a new version soon which restricts the buttons by usergroup via the ACP which is more easier to control

- miSt

With the vb3 conditionals you have to use iff (I think) and more to make them work. With Logician's, you don't have top worry about all of that.

Let me know when you release it. I'd be curious to see what you have done.

[Craigr]

The ones that are very useful in my opinion:

Webtemplates - Great for my site. Very easy to install and use. Easier to track users, page views, etc.

Quick Reply - Saves loading the reply page for 56k modem users like myself.

Welcome Panel - Makes the forum look good and also shows new posts, etc.

vBstats - Shows where my members are from and where they found the site from.

vBhome - Excellent front page. Again pretty easy to install and even has loads of custom hacks.

Arcade / Quiz - Provides entertainment and competition amounst members.

Links database - again very useful for members to submit their sites for others to visit.

Micro Stats - See how quick your pages load and the loads of queries you're different sections use.

There are loads more too, but the above ones are very useful for me.

Craig

[Dean C]

Today at 01:53 PM Boofo said this in Post #21
With the vb3 conditionals you have to use iff (I think) and more to make them work. With Logician's, you don't have top worry about all of that.

Let me know when you release it. I'd be curious to see what you have done.

Will do

[irn-bru]

Logicians webtemplate and Bane's vbstats hacks really kick ass at l33tville

[Kriek]

09-22-02 at 11:19 PM grace819 said this in Post #1
Which hack(s) you can't live without?

Quick Reply Box

[N9ne]

QRB for me too...

[Kars10]

- Template Conditions
- Microstats
- Archive by Teck
- and Last but not Least - Proarcade

Kars

[msimplay]

well since my forum is made for an msn chat community , we love playing with fancy fonts centering shadowing etc bbcode hack 3.6
its one of the main hacks that are in use on the forum that and
the proarcade hack
also the shoutbox since i've installed that its become essential for the forum

[Tigga]

Quick Reply Box
Proarcade
Trap Banned Members (Or the "Cookie Ban" as I call it)
Microstats
Miserable Users
And quite a few custom written ones.

[ChrisLM2001]

First one before all: vB3 Microstats (so you can be informed of bad code that eats queries upfront and be sure if pages are cached. Probably should be the first mod to be installed). Real easy hack that newbies can try, too.

Miserable users mod (starvation mod too!!). For those pesky trolls that exist about anywhere. Make them pay for trying to ruin your community. :devious: Change the code to reflect reality though, or it'll be obvious they're being "picked on", and the creepzoids may then take it as challenge to beat.

Quality post mod. Helps to keep a board free of "me too" replies. It also can be used to ensure folks have true post counts (good for those with stores and other reward trinkets). Sometimes just limiting post counts in certain forums isn't enough.

Those are required mods (for me) that goes in before anything other, and I wouldn't operate the forum without them.

Chris