Since vB4 isn't free we won't be able to set up our own test installations to develop stuff on. Any chance of getting the required access to create widgets/plugins etc?
The test site is up, I'll leave Gandalf to consider the access side of things. Currently it is a copy of our full forums and therefore includes all of the Section Head & Council sections too which you would get access too if you had full access, so we might need to delete certains sections from the test site if that were to happen. Nothing wrong with deleting stuff though so hopefully we can sort something.
That is an interesting one. Will have to see if they'll allow two test forums, which'd be ideal. One for upgrade testing with a full copy of the live database and one, with a fresh install, just for widget development.
Any progress? I assume the forum is only one component of the vB4 system, is it necessary to give full access to it for development of other parts?
Keen to get cracking.. :boxing:
I know Gandalf has been under 6 foot of smelly stuff recently, I'll give him a gentle chase!
Hmm, actually the test site is up and access already given! See pinned thread, damn I'm ahead of myself. It was given two days before you posted this thread!
Yes, but when accessing the admincp on the test site we don't have access to any of the admin sections therein. To develop new features we'd need access to Plugins & Products, probably vBulletin CMS for widgets etc.
No panic as I've managed to set up a development site in the meantime.
You have full ACP access. Check again please.
Checked again - I'm logging in using the admin link at the bottom right of the home page and my own username/password, doing this gives access to the ACP with the following categories:
Announcements
Moderation
Statistics & Logs
Bugger, I missed this post somehow Boon, my apologies. I'm checking now.
My list of options is way bigger, and yes I am using the Admin (not Mod) access link at the bottom right of the page.
The 'power' rank is 'Admin' and Primary Users are lsited as
Oldbloke
Tealeaf
Gandalf
Whitey
Penfold
Smilodon
Addditionally the following users have 'Admin' listed as their 'Additional Users Rank' which grants them the same powers as the Primary Users:
b00n
Benny
delankster
GhostMjr
Jabbs
kregoron
Lexander
Sparko
suicidal_monkey
T-Bag
Zootoxin
All of these people should have full access to the ACP - do you still have issues seeing the fll list of options on the lefthand side of the ACP? The full list of options should be:
Settings +
Options Search Type Human Verification Manager Social Bookmarking Manager
vBulletin Blog +
Blog Categories Blog Category Permissions Blog Entries Blog Featured Entries Blog Moderators Blog Statistics Update Counters
vBulletin CMS +
Content Manager Section Manager Category Manager Grid Manager Download / Upload Grids Verify and repair node table Clear CMS Cache Layout Manager Widgets Permissions
Advertising +
Manage Ads Add New Ad
Styles & Templates +
Style Manager Search in Templates Replacement Variable Manager Download / Upload Styles Find Updated Templates
Languages & Phrases +
Language Manager Phrase Manager Search in Phrases Download / Upload Languages Find Updated Phrases
FAQ +
FAQ Manager Add New FAQ Item
Notices +
Notices Manager Add New Notice
Announcements +
Announcement Manager Post New Announcement
Forums & Moderators +
Forum Manager Add New Forum Forum Permissions Show All Moderators View Permissions Thread Prefixes Forum Blocks Manager
Calendars +
Calendar Manager Add New Calendar Calendar Permissions Holiday Manager
Threads & Posts +
Prune Move Unsubscribe Strip Poll Who Voted Prune Post Edit History
Thread Prefixes +
Thread Prefix Manager Add New Prefix Set Duplicate Permissions
Moderation +
Moderate Threads Moderate Posts Moderate Attachments Moderate Events Moderate Visitor Messages Moderate Users
Attachments +
Attachment Manager Attachment Permissions Search Moderate Attachments Attachment Statistics Attachment Storage Type
Users +
Add New User Search for Users Merge Users Ban User Prune / Move Users Private Message Statistics Referrals Search IP Addresses View Banned Users Send Email to Users Generate Mailing List Check Vulnerable Passwords Access Masks
Usergroups +
Usergroup Manager Add New Usergroup Join Requests Promotions Forum Permissions Administrator Permissions
Groups +
Search Groups Group Categories Add New Group Category Group Icon Storage Type
User Infractions +
User Infraction Manager Add New User Infraction Level Add New User Infraction Group Add New Automatic Ban View Infractions
User Profile Fields +
User Profile Field Manager Add New User Profile Field User Profile Field Categories
User Ranks +
User Rank Manager Add New User Rank
User Reputations +
User Reputation Manager Add New User Reputation View Reputation Comments
User Titles +
User Title Manager Add New User Title
Paid Subscriptions +
Subscription Manager Add New Subscription Transaction Log Transaction Stats Subscription Permissions Payment API Manager Test Communication
Tagging +
Tags
Avatars +
Avatar Manager Add New Avatars Upload Avatar User Picture Storage Type
Post Icons +
Post Icon Manager Add New Post Icon Upload Post Icon
Smilies +
Smilie Manager Add New Smilie Upload Smilie
Custom BB Codes +
BB Code Manager Add New BB Code
RSS Feeds +
RSS Feed Manager Add New RSS Feed
Scheduled Tasks +
Scheduled Task Manager Add New Scheduled Task Scheduled Task Log
Plugins & Products +
Manage Products Plugin Manager Add New Plugin Download / Upload Plugins
Statistics & Logs +
Statistics Control Panel Log Moderator Log Scheduled Task Log Log Manager Transaction Log Transaction Stats
Maintenance +
Repair / Optimize Tables Update Counters Diagnostics Execute SQL Query View PHP Info
XML Sitemap
I can still only see the three categories I had before. :(
Smilo/Whitey/Gandalf, can you see an explanation for this?