vB Journal 1.5 Beta 3

[AN-net]

vB Journal 1.5.0 Beta 3
by Anthony Scudese


Description:
Allow your community members to express themselves like never before with their own journal! vB Journal 1.5.0 extends the popular vB Journal 1.0.x system with tons of new features and more stability than ever before.
Features:
Full vBulletin 3.0.x intergration
1.0.1 Features:

Comment System
"GoToMyJournal"
link from postbit to journal
link from profile to journal
link from memberlist to journal
usergroup permissions
journal buddy system(by Wonko)
Journal Search Engine
journal highlight
bbcode parsing
smilie parsing
Admin Cp Support Section
Journal Status Icons
Who is viewing
most recent journal entries and journals
Who Can View for journals and entries
Complete journal and entry privacy
Comment on entries or journals
Journal Moderation(Like Post and Thread Moderation)
Entry Moderation(Like Post and Thread Moderation)
Pagination
Rating System
Lock System
Moods
"Can Have Journal" on a per user basis
Ip Logging
Journalists can name their journals
Export entries in TXT or XML format
Flood System
Administrators have absolute permissions
Search in Journal
Last Entry on Journal Index
Numerous AdminCp Settings
Unique Standard vB Images for vB Journal
View Single Entry

1.5.0 Beta 1 Features:

Multiple Syndication Settings Including RSS 0.91, RSS 2.0, Atom 1.0, XML, CSV, and TXT.
vBulletin Standard Editors Added
Preview Entry
Reverse Entry Order
Improved Search Engine
Recent Comments for an Entry on Single Entry Page
Admin Settable Sort Orders
Printable Entry Format
Dynamic Last Entry
Database Indexes For More Speed
Optimized Code
Comes with Template, Phrase, and Database Installer and Upgrader.
Increased Security

1.5.0 Beta 2 Features:

Reworked Editor Templates
Support For WYSIWYG
Back-End Post Checker
New Journal Buddy Interface
Navigation Bars Added Back
New Settings for Minimum/Maximum Postings
Known Bug Issues Solved

1.5.0 Beta 3 Features:

Known Bugs Resolved
New Feature Settings
Majority of Settings Converted to Bitfields
Some Maintenance Tools Added


Disclaimer:

Support may be denied if provided files are edited/modified and support may be stopped at any time due to any circumstances.
The copyright notice may not be modified or removed.

Support:

Where to Get Support?

AIM: Antonbomb22
antonbomb22(at)gmail.com
this thread!

How to Report An Error:

State The Error Message
The Version of both vBulletin and vB Journal you are using.
What page the error occured on(i.e. journal.php?do=showjournal)
Screenshot if necessary

Read All The Entire First Post and Any Official Posts Following Before Posting An Error/Problem

Side Credits:

Zero Tolerance
KirbyDE
Danny.vbt
WonkotheSane


Contents of vBJournal_1-5-0_Beta3.zip:

install.txt
Upload

journal.php
admincp

journaladmin.php
journalinstaller.php
journalmaintenace.php
journalupgrade.php
journalupgrade2.php
journalupgrade3.php
journalupgrade4.php
vbj_install_class.php
vbj_phrases_install.xml
vbj_templates_install.xml
vbj_phrases_upgrade2.xml
vbj_templates_upgrade2.xml
vbj_templates_upgrade3.xml

includes

vbjournal_class.php

images

buttons

delete.gif
discuss.gif
newcomment.gif
newentry.gif
newentry_small.gif
newjournal.gif

statusicon

journal_lock.gif
journal_new.gif
journal_old.gif



Upgrade

1-0-1_to_1-5-0_Beta1

Instructions.txt



1-5-0_Beta1_to_1-5-0_Beta2

Instructions.txt



1-5-0_Beta2_to_1-5-0_Beta3

Instructions.txt



Demo:

http://www.animationtalk.com/forum/journal.php

Updates/Fixes:

See Post Below or Click Here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=815728&postcount=2).



Please Click Install:) https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/ (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=100385)

[AN-net]

Fixes for vB Journal 1.5.0 Beta 1:

WYSIWYG editor problems Fix (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=816042&postcount=9) - (11/08/05 @ 4:31 PM EST) - Zip File Updated
MySQL 4.0 Compatiability Problem with COLLATE anad CHARACTER SET Fixed (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=823257&postcount=37) - (11/16/05 @ 8:29 PM EST) - Zip File Updated
Security Update: XSS Vulnerability Patched (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=825352&postcount=41) - (11/19/05 @ 8:44 AM EST) - Zip File Updated


Fixes for vB Journal 1.5.0 Beta 2:

Problems with Installer, receiving SQL syntax errors. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=886436&postcount=98) - (02/04/06 @ 12:16 PM EST) Zip File Updated

[michaelbenson]

Excellent update :)
* michaelbenson installs

[nighteyes]

Aweome will test this out shortly and post feedback. :)

[Guest190829]

Awesome, I'm glad you solved the WYSIWYG problem. :up:

* Guest190829 clicks install.

[swa]

3.5.1 pretty please?

[AN-net]

3.5.1 pretty please?
not until this version is out of beta.

[FleaBag]

Nice work!

[AN-net]

If you are experiencing problems with WYSIWYG editor that is because i forgot to fix that in the release package;)

in the journal_submitentry template find:

return validate()


replace that with:

return validatePost(this, this.title.value, 3, 2000);


in the journal_startpage template find:

return validate()


replace that with:

return validatePost(this, this.etitle.value, 3, 2000);


in the journal_edit_entryinfo template find:

return validate()


replace that with:

return validatePost(this, this.etitle.value, 3, 2000);


I have also attached the updated upgrade and install template xml files.

zip has been updated.

[Daniel]

Looking forward to the 3.5.1 one. :)

[Guest190829]

Looking forward to the 3.5.1 one. :)

Well the sooner people start testing the 3.0.7 version the sooner An-net starts 3.5.1 development. :)

@An-net, the WYSIWYG fix is working, and I can now use the system correctly. :)

[Omega Prime]

A shame us 3.5.x users can't test it since we'd have to downgrade (which I believe is impossible) ^^

[TF|Scorpion]

*Clicks Install*

[nighteyes]

Well the sooner people start testing the 3.0.7 version the sooner An-net starts 3.5.1 development. :)

@An-net, the WYSIWYG fix is working, and I can now use the system correctly. :)

I'll try and get this out to our audience this week. They love finding faults and whinging at us so I'm sure we can help get this out of beta pretty quickly. :)

[AN-net]

I'll try and get this out to our audience this week. They love finding faults and whinging at us so I'm sure we can help get this out of beta pretty quickly. :)
its sort of scary and eerie that no one has found any errors yet but me>_>

[DS MrSinister]

maybe i will install on my localhost to test it out.

[AN-net]

maybe i will install on my localhost to test it out.
that would be great:)

[AN-net]

I will be giving this version another week until i release a beta 2 with a few more updates. after that we will see. please test everyone:)

[slvr ralliart]

I will be giving this version another week until i release a beta 2 with a few more updates. after that we will see. please test everyone:)

anyway you can make it so this journal has features to change your font, smilies, and font color... etc....


BTW:

GRACIAS!! I *clicks install*

[AN-net]

anyway you can make it so this journal has features to change your font, smilies, and font color... etc....


BTW:

GRACIAS!! I *clicks install*
i do not understand. what exactly are you asking it to do?

[slvr ralliart]

i do not understand. what exactly are you asking it to do?

this journal now doesn't have an opition to change the page background, font color, font, font site, basically an editor bar with an opition to instert a pic.

[AN-net]

you change fonts using the vbulletin editor for entries. page customization will become available in 2.0+

[ChrisLM2001]

not until this version is out of beta.

Thanks for porting this up to 3.5.x. Can't wait to see it's Gold release. :)

It's one of my favorite hacks, and one that looks "pro" too.

Chris

[AN-net]

thankyou very much, i look forward to completeing 1.5 and then moving onto 2.0.

[waza]

wohow, page customization in 2.0, really looking forward to that one too!

[nighteyes]

Error on upgrade:

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.9:

Invalid SQL: ALTER TABLE journal_settings ADD `version` VARCHAR( 30 ) CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NOT NULL
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NOT NULL' at line 1

This occurs from script:
journalupgrade2.php

On step 2/5

vBulletin 3.0.9
MySQL version 4.0.24

[Kenny Pollock]

Don't mean to be persistant, but when will this be made for 3.5? I'm using 1.0.2 Beta for 3.5 and it's pretty buggy.

[Andreas]

@Kenny Pollock
If you would report bugs (so far I havn't seen any bugreport from you) instead of just complaining about their existance, then they could be fixed.
Just complaining about them doesn't help much, as I am not aware of any bugs at the moment.
So, please let me know what the bugs are.
Thank you.

@Nighteyes
mySQL 4.0 does not have collation support.

[AN-net]

@Nighteyes
mySQL 4.0 does not have collation support.
should i just remove it and will that make it ok for all versions?

[Kenny Pollock]

@Kenny Pollock
If you would report bugs (so far I havn't seen any bugreport from you) instead of just complaining about their existance, then they could be fixed.
Just complaining about them doesn't help much, as I am not aware of any bugs at the moment.
So, please let me know what the bugs are.
Thank you.
Wasn't complaining. I'm new to vB from IPB and looked for a blog replacement from Invision's and saw posts that said there were a few versions of vB Journal around and by different authors.

Comments aren't posting to the blogs my users have, it makes the entry in the database but the message field is left blank. $_POST['message'] isn't passing to the database.

New journals seem to be towards the end, shouldn't they be at the top like regular blogs?

Is there an ability to recount comments/entries/journals? I wrote an Invision Blog to vB Journal converter and all those stats didn't count (forgot to update the table). A lot of scripts like vB and Photopost have this recount feature, I didn't see it with vB Journal.

Thank you.

[Andreas]

@An-Net
Yes, just remove the collation/charset stuff and it will work.
However, make sure that fields you are processing string operations on (like CONCAT or FIND_IN_SET) should be BINARY, otherwise you might/will run into problems with conflicting collations.

@Kenny Pollock
Make sure you are using the latest Version and unmodified templates.
If it still does not work, make a bugreport.

As for recounting: It's not a feature yet, but i'll make a note to add smth, in the future.

[AN-net]

@An-Net
Yes, just remove the collation/charset stuff and it will work.
However, make sure that fields you are processing string operations on (like CONCAT or FIND_IN_SET) should be BINARY, otherwise you might/will run into problems with conflicting collations.
Now im confused. *cries* :(

[Kenny Pollock]

@Kenny Pollock
Make sure you are using the latest Version and unmodified templates.
If it still does not work, make a bugreport.

As for recounting: It's not a feature yet, but i'll make a note to add smth, in the future.
Thanks for the response.

The footer shows: vB 3.5 Journal (1.0.2 Alpha 1) by KirbyDE, based on vB Journal 1.0.1 by Antonbomb22

Is that the latest for 3.5?

[Andreas]

No, that is very old.
Current Version is Beta 1, the previous one was Alpha 3.

[nighteyes]

So is the zip going to be updated so I can try to upgrade this on our MySQL 4 installation?

[AN-net]

yes i will try to upgrade this tonight.

[AN-net]

This fix addresses problems within the upgrade script relating to MySQL 4.0 Compatability problems.

upload and overwrite journalupgrade2.php, new file attached.

[Sean S]

This fix addresses problems within the upgrade script relating to MySQL 4.0 Compatability problems.

upload and overwrite journalupgrade2.php, new file attached.

quick question, sorry if it is already stated or not. Is it possible to make the journal so that each journal uses the userid in the url? instead of "do=showjournal&j=id". The reason that I'm asking this is because I want each member to have a journal according to her/his real forum id.

thank you.

[AN-net]

currently no, and for this version i do not see it being a feature. users can easily access their journals through journal.php?do=gotomyjournal

[Sean S]

currently no, and for this version i do not see it being a feature. users can easily access their journals through journal.php?do=gotomyjournal

ok thank you, was just curious :)

[AN-net]

XSS Vulnerability Patched!

All running Beta 1 prior to 11/19/05 are strongly encouraged to apply this patch or download the updated file then overwrite.

To patch this security risk find the following in journal.php(Find and Replace All Instaces):

$message = trim(convert_wysiwyg_html_to_bbcode($_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML'], 0));


Replace that with:

$message = trim(htmlspecialchars_uni(convert_wysiwyg_html_to_ bbcode($_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML'], 0)));


Find in journal.php(Find and Replace All Instances):

$entry['message'] = trim(convert_wysiwyg_html_to_bbcode($_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML'], 0));


Replace that with:

$entry['message'] = trim(htmlspecialchars_uni(convert_wysiwyg_html_to_ bbcode($_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML'], 0)));


I have updated the zip and attached the patched file below.

[xfaethorx]

upgraded from 1.0.1 to current beta and i'm getting

Invalid SQL: SELECT
journals.journal_id, journals.journalname, journals.journaldesc,
journals.journalist, journals.journalist_id, entrycount, commentcount, usertextfield.jbuddylist, ipaddress, journals.lastentry,
journals.lastentry_date, journals.private, journals.lastentry_id, journals.lastentry_misc, journals.status, journals.journalviews,
journals.journal_totalrating AS totalrating, journals.journal_totalvotes AS totalvotes
FROM journals AS journals
LEFT JOIN usertextfield AS usertextfield ON (journals.journalist_id=usertextfield.userid)
WHERE journal_id IN(1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9)
ORDER BY
LIMIT 0,10

on journal.php although everything seems ok if i access the journals directly via user name...

really confused need some help ehre.

[AN-net]

upgraded from 1.0.1 to current beta and i'm getting


Invalid SQL: SELECT
journals.journal_id, journals.journalname, journals.journaldesc,
journals.journalist, journals.journalist_id, entrycount, commentcount, usertextfield.jbuddylist, ipaddress, journals.lastentry,
journals.lastentry_date, journals.private, journals.lastentry_id, journals.lastentry_misc, journals.status, journals.journalviews,
journals.journal_totalrating AS totalrating, journals.journal_totalvotes AS totalvotes
FROM journals AS journals
LEFT JOIN usertextfield AS usertextfield ON (journals.journalist_id=usertextfield.userid)
WHERE journal_id IN(1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9)
ORDER BY
LIMIT 0,10

on journal.php although everything seems ok if i access the journals directly via user name...

really confused need some help ehre.
you must set the order by in your admincp/journal settings;)

[xfaethorx]

yeah i just went in and saved the current settings and its all working now...
sorry dumbass moment there...

jesus im special, sorry

[AN-net]

yeah i just went in and saved the current settings and its all working now...
sorry dumbass moment there...

jesus im special, sorry
not a problem, we all have our moments of idiocy.

[xfaethorx]

yeah thing is so far i've managed quite a few decades of idiocy......;) by the way great work on the hack! The upgrade was simplicity after my own mistake! keep it up!

[AN-net]

yeah thing is so far i've managed quite a few decades of idiocy......;) by the way great work on the hack! The upgrade was simplicity after my own mistake! keep it up!
im currently working on beta 2 which adds some features:)

[xfaethorx]

nice one..i know on another forum blog software has been asked for but with a few more additions on here and this is it to be honest! It'd be nice to have a collapsable comments block so you could expand the comments under a journal entry..or some kind of alternative thread views and obviously a now listening too and all the like.

Anyway you'll have a better idea of what you want to do with it than me. I'm just happy its still supported seeing as everyone else is going 3.5 and im staying 3.0.x
:D

[AN-net]

nice one..i know on another forum blog software has been asked for but with a few more additions on here and this is it to be honest! It'd be nice to have a collapsable comments block so you could expand the comments under a journal entry..or some kind of alternative thread views and obviously a now listening too and all the like.

Anyway you'll have a better idea of what you want to do with it than me. I'm just happy its still supported seeing as everyone else is going 3.5 and im staying 3.0.x
:D
can you explain the alternative thread views thing?

also 1.5 will be the last version of vB Journal on 3.0.x, future versions past 1.5 will be designed for 3.5.x. I felt as though I owed it the users to include a more stable and featured version before I migrate to 3.5.

[xfaethorx]

just the intergration if possible of the the linear , hybrid and threaded display modes.

so when you clicked on comments you'd be taken to comments that are pretty much styled like showthread.php with the ability to change the display type.

It would be nice to see the comments like showthread.php making the journal entry and comments a thread unto themselves, then you could support more display views, the postbit templates, use the quick reply box as the add new comment and other bits and bats.You could potentially do stuff for journal attachments as well but that would mean changes to newattachments.php and attachment.php. However thats a big change and would mean much more intergration work.

It would however be nice to have the comments similar to postbit and postbit_legacy so you can see user avatars etc.

[AN-net]

just the intergration if possible of the the linear , hybrid and threaded display modes.

so when you clicked on comments you'd be taken to comments that are pretty much styled like showthread.php with the ability to change the display type.

It would be nice to see the comments like showthread.php making the journal entry and comments a thread unto themselves, then you could support more display views, the postbit templates, use the quick reply box as the add new comment and other bits and bats.You could potentially do stuff for journal attachments as well but that would mean changes to newattachments.php and attachment.php. However thats a big change and would mean much more intergration work.

It would however be nice to have the comments similar to postbit and postbit_legacy so you can see user avatars etc.
that is something i do not have planned and will most likely not implement as vb journal will try its best to stay separate from the forums.

[T3MEDIA]

I tried to upgrade but the old templates still look the same... (your signage on the bottom) and I get a database error even if I update the journals in admincp

Database error in vBulletin:

Invalid SQL: SELECT journalist_id, entry_id, journal_entries.whocanview, journal_entries.private, journal_entries.allowbuddies, jbuddylist
FROM myvb3_ journal_entries AS journal_entries LEFT JOIN myvb3_journals AS journals ON (journal_entries.journal_id=journals.journal_id)
LEFT JOIN myvb3_usertextfield AS usertextfield ON (journals.journalist_id=usertextfield.userid)
WHERE journal_entries.journal_id IN (1) AND entry_active=1

mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'AS journal_entries LEFT JOIN myvb3_journals AS journals ON (journal_entries.jour' at line 2

mysql error number: 1064

[T3MEDIA]

entire editor is gone through out the site.
An obvious error in changing the hacked code. any idea what file would do that?

As in what file would handle the wysiwyg editor? or template? It seems to have disapeared thru out the site.

Thanks.

[T3MEDIA]

For some reason editor_toolbar_wysiwyg has replaced editor_clientscript template...
newpost_usernamecode
posticons these templates are not in the 3.0.x setup.
How do I adjust things back to call proper templates?
Please and thank you.

How would that happen? Please advise.

[AN-net]

what version are you running and can you please state your errors more conscisely.

[T3MEDIA]

what version are you running and can you please state your errors more conscisely.Please take a look at post #52 (http://showpost.php?p=830499&postcount=52)
It happens whenever I try to goto journal.php and adjusting the admincp does nothing.... unless you need a specific edit
this was on 3.0.3 board and updating to your latest version here. your other port for 3.5 works like a charm I just have a 3.0.x site that needs updating...

[AN-net]

it should have updated the old templates...you did not get any errors while upgrading?

[Sean S]

it should have updated the old templates...you did not get any errors while upgrading?

AN-net I have one more question. Would it be possible to pull out the latest journal entry and display it somewhere in the user's profile if he/she has created a journal? if so could you give me some directions or ideas of how I would be able to achieve this? if you are too busy at the moment then don't worry I will try to ask someone else.

thank you.

[AN-net]

AN-net I have one more question. Would it be possible to pull out the latest journal entry and display it somewhere in the user's profile if he/she has created a journal? if so could you give me some directions or ideas of how I would be able to achieve this? if you are too busy at the moment then don't worry I will try to ask someone else.

thank you.
try looking at the code in vbjournal_class.php, it has a function for recent entries, that code should give you an idea of how to use it:)

[Sean S]

try looking at the code in vbjournal_class.php, it has a function for recent entries, that code should give you an idea of how to use it:)

oh cool, thanks a lot buddy, I will take a look :)

[T3MEDIA]

it should have updated the old templates...you did not get any errors while upgrading?there was no errors in the upgrade. however the reason why everything disapeared was because there was a corrupted table I used tools.php and fixed that.

I will manually add the templates but the SQL error what would that be from?

[AN-net]

if you did not receive errors you can rebuild the styles through admincp and hopefully the templates will update.

i think it may be caused by the space between ON and '('. im currently tinkering with beta 2 so once im done adding the features to beta 2 ill go and see if removing the spaces does anything.

[T3MEDIA]

could it be because your 3.0.7 and this was on 3.0.3?

Ok for this site how do I go about reverting? I want them to at least have thier old journals back.

[AN-net]

could it be because your 3.0.7 and this was on 3.0.3?

Ok for this site how do I go about reverting? I want them to at least have thier old journals back.
looking at the database changes, you can just use the old file and templates and it should work;)

[T3MEDIA]

looking at the database changes, you can just use the old file and templates and it should work;)No for real... because I had that hack for vbjournal & vbinex and it only shows ,,,,, now. That was not changed at all so reverting templates will work? Im asking because you havent told me any thing about the errors I asked and I simply want them to have back thier journals if this doenst work.

[AN-net]

No for real... because I had that hack for vbjournal & vbinex and it only shows ,,,,, now. That was not changed at all so reverting templates will work? Im asking because you havent told me any thing about the errors I asked and I simply want them to have back thier journals if this doenst work.
the mysql error you said you got from journal.php may be due to a space between some components in the query and the way your server is processing the query. i think the editor and unupdated templates is due to the styles not rebuilding correctly. which if is the case, then in admincp you can go to Important & Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Styles

[sNator]

Can users have several journals for travel etc?

[AN-net]

Can users have several journals for travel etc?
currently the system only allows one journal per user

[T3MEDIA]

thanks for the info. Shame it doesnt work for me.

[xfaethorx]

dont have time to look into this in great detail myself but i need to be able to stop administrators being able to read peoples or just other administrators private journals / entries . One admin read another admins journals private entries...caused mass havoc...:s would be nice to be able to set it so admins can't read things set private to other admins.
:surprised:

[xfaethorx]

i made a quick change in function verify_viewer($id, $type) which works but i've had to hard code it i'd like a nicer solution for it but it'll do for a temp solution.

[AN-net]

remove all clauses of

$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6

[xfaethorx]

that kind of been my approach but i've set it so that one administrators account can't be viewed by any other admin account but he can see every other administrators journal and entries.

Any chances of getting some kind of permissions settings for this in the next version?

i've had to make other changes in journal.php to make sure no one who knows or tries to guess an entry link can view it via printentry or editentry..even delete entry if someone just wants to try and mangle a journal....

[AN-net]

probably not the next beta but the one after it definately:) my current version i am working on overhauls the front end message system.

[Datenpapst]

its sort of scary and eerie that no one has found any errors yet but me>_>

Some Questions:
is it now possible to sort the journals by categories and to change the autor?

[AN-net]

Some Questions:
is it now possible to sort the journals by categories and to change the autor?
there are no categories in this version and probably not till version 2. the author can not be changed through front-end. again that is probably not a likely feature until version 2. the main focus of 1.5 is to improve the basic system we have right now. version 2 will extend 1.5 by adding more frivulous features.

[Datenpapst]

there are no categories in this version and probably not till version 2. the author can not be changed through front-end. again that is probably not a likely feature until version 2. the main focus of 1.5 is to improve the basic system we have right now. version 2 will extend 1.5 by adding more frivulous features.

When there will be v2.0? :)

[AN-net]

When there will be v2.0? :)
if i get 1.5 out of beta early next year then probably spring '06

[T3MEDIA]

any luck on that error I was getting? Any update I can beta test?

[AN-net]

any luck on that error I was getting? Any update I can beta test?
im currently stuck on a development issue with WYSIWYG, once i resolve it i can release the next beta.

[ddavis]

I tried to upgrade but the old templates still look the same... (your signage on the bottom) and I get a database error even if I update the journals in admincp


I had the same problem - but if you look around line 120 of the vbjournal_class.php file - which is the code creating the problem:

FROM myvb3_ journal_entries AS journal_entries LEFT JOIN myvb3_journals AS journals ON

if you look closely, there's a space in the php code after the open quotes before 'journal entries'
FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX." journal_entries AS journal_entries

so the rendered output is looking for myvb3_<SPACE>journal_entries instead of myvb3_journal_entries

[AN-net]

I had the same problem - but if you look around line 120 of the vbjournal_class.php file - which is the code creating the problem:

FROM myvb3_ journal_entries AS journal_entries LEFT JOIN myvb3_journals AS journals ON

if you look closely, there's a space in the php code after the open quotes before 'journal entries'
FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX." journal_entries AS journal_entries

so the rendered output is looking for myvb3_<SPACE>journal_entries instead of myvb3_journal_entries
ok thank you. also i have resolved my WYSIWYG editor issue so i should be able release beta 2 soon:)

[T3MEDIA]

ok thank you. also i have resolved my WYSIWYG editor issue so i should be able release beta 2 soon:)So scared to test.. lol...
should I try to fix or wait for your beta two?

[AN-net]

vB Journal 1.5.0 Beta 2

Beta 2 marks a vast improvement in the front-end editor interface for the vB Journal system. Including a new interface for the vB Journal Buddy System that is much more user-friendly than before. Also this interface provides a more secure way for your users to add their friends to their vB Journal Buddy List. Another addition to the system is a php back-end check for entries, comments, and journals. This will ensure information sent for insertion or updating will be correct. Another thing this new error check system will be those users who have javascript disabled will not be able to get around the front-end javascript check system. The error checking system will also give you, the administrator, more control with several new settings in your vB Journal Administration Panel. These new settings include minimum and maximum character lengths for entries and comments.

Check the first post for the Beta 2 Zip File which includes the updated installer and upgrade script. As always thank you for installing the vB Journal System and your continued support.

Sincerely,
Anthony Scudese
Lead Developer, vB Journal

[T3MEDIA]

it should have updated the old templates...you did not get any errors while upgrading?I tried again... and the installer insists its a beta 1 to beta 2 install of course that gave database errors.
So I dug and luckly I had in my unzip forlder a beta 1 unziped file.

I uploaded that but I cant jump to template and phrases.

Is there a simple way I can manualy do this install?

These installers force you to do things one way and if you cant it wont continue.

My tables are already there so I cant go forward in the install and I do not know how to disect your php to figure what goes where.

[Corriewf]

Will there be a final version for 3.0.x and 3.5 or just 3.5? I want to install this on one of my boards that is 3.0.x but dont want to get shafted on final version.....

[AN-net]

Will there be a final version for 3.0.x and 3.5 or just 3.5? I want to install this on one of my boards that is 3.0.x but dont want to get shafted on final version.....
a final version will be released for 3.0.x and then that final version will be ported to 3.5

[AN-net]

I tried again... and the installer insists its a beta 1 to beta 2 install of course that gave database errors.
So I dug and luckly I had in my unzip forlder a beta 1 unziped file.

I uploaded that but I cant jump to template and phrases.

Is there a simple way I can manualy do this install?

These installers force you to do things one way and if you cant it wont continue.

My tables are already there so I cant go forward in the install and I do not know how to disect your php to figure what goes where.
i contacted u via pm

[Guest190829]

I'll test this out either later today or tomorrow. :)

[T3MEDIA]

there are no categories in this version and probably not till version 2. the author can not be changed through front-end. again that is probably not a likely feature until version 2. the main focus of 1.5 is to improve the basic system we have right now. version 2 will extend 1.5 by adding more frivulous features.here is a question... how do I delete journals of users that are no longer on the site? say I ban a few members. or they close thier accounts how do I know who is who I see the journals work by first member is journal 1... is there a userid somewhere I can use to bulk remove dead journals?

[AN-net]

here is a question... how do I delete journals of users that are no longer on the site? say I ban a few members. or they close thier accounts how do I know who is who I see the journals work by first member is journal 1... is there a userid somewhere I can use to bulk remove dead journals?
userids are stored in the DB in the journals table however that probably isnt what you are looking for. a better way may be if you have the profile edit installed you can see if they had a journal. also the search engine by the username is also helpful. in following versions(beta 3 or 4) i may going to include some maintenance tools which should make an admins life easier.

[AN-net]

I just finished the Administration Maintenance Tools and I am wanting suggestions for the Administration Panel for vB Journal. Please post suggestions as soon as possible.

[T3MEDIA]

when this goes pro will old users beable to upgrade? I cant follow the beta testing...

[AN-net]

when this goes pro will old users beable to upgrade? I cant follow the beta testing...
yes the upgrade script is like vbulletin's, it sends you to next upgrade script until your up to date.

[AN-net]

just so you know T3 if the Betas dont work the pro wont work either because no one has reported any problems. if you want to tell me what your problems are with it then i can get it working for you. please contact me if you want me to help.

[T3MEDIA]

Well we pm'ed but it seems we lost each other. What is happening is the install wont let me continue. I assume I have old tables? But I have no idea what to remove or keep.

So I am stuck the install does not let me skip or do anything.

I would love some help... just hard to reach you at times and everyone knows 3.5 is the new thing so its hard to get help on the old boards (besides asking you that is)

[TruthElixirX]

I am isntalling this for a client. When I run the install script I get this on step two.

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS journals (
`journal_id` int(10) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`journalname` varchar(50) NOT NULL default '',
`journalist` varchar(50) NOT NULL default '',
`journalist_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`journaldate` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`journaldesc` varchar(90) NOT NULL default '',
`ipaddress` varchar(15) NOT NULL default '',
`journalviews` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`entrycount` int(7) NOT NULL default '0',
`commentcount` int(12) NOT NULL default '0',
`lastentry` varchar(80) NOT NULL default '',
`lastentry_date` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`lastentry_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`journal_totalrating` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`journal_totalvotes` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`status` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`whovoted` mediumtext NOT NULL,
`private` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`allowbuddies` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`whocanview` varchar(150) NOT NULL default '',
`active` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`privatecount` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`lastentry_misc` mediumtext NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`journal_id`),
UNIQUE KEY `journalist` (`journalist`),
UNIQUE KEY `journalist_id` (`journalist_id`),
KEY `lastentry_date` (`lastentry_date`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1' at line 29

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Monday 30th of January 2006 07:51:37 PM
Script: http://themediaforums.com/admincp/journalinstaller.php
Referer: http://themediaforums.com/admincp/journalinstaller.php
Username: tech
IP Address: 162.39.149.138

Please please please tell me you're still giving support.... Thanks a million.

[AN-net]

I am isntalling this for a client. When I run the install script I get this on step two.

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS journals (
`journal_id` int(10) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`journalname` varchar(50) NOT NULL default '',
`journalist` varchar(50) NOT NULL default '',
`journalist_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`journaldate` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`journaldesc` varchar(90) NOT NULL default '',
`ipaddress` varchar(15) NOT NULL default '',
`journalviews` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`entrycount` int(7) NOT NULL default '0',
`commentcount` int(12) NOT NULL default '0',
`lastentry` varchar(80) NOT NULL default '',
`lastentry_date` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`lastentry_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`journal_totalrating` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
`journal_totalvotes` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`status` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`whovoted` mediumtext NOT NULL,
`private` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`allowbuddies` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`whocanview` varchar(150) NOT NULL default '',
`active` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
`privatecount` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`lastentry_misc` mediumtext NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`journal_id`),
UNIQUE KEY `journalist` (`journalist`),
UNIQUE KEY `journalist_id` (`journalist_id`),
KEY `lastentry_date` (`lastentry_date`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1' at line 29

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Monday 30th of January 2006 07:51:37 PM
Script: http://themediaforums.com/admincp/journalinstaller.php
Referer: http://themediaforums.com/admincp/journalinstaller.php
Username: tech
IP Address: 162.39.149.138

Please please please tell me you're still giving support.... Thanks a million.
go into the install file and remove DEFAULT CHARSET= latin1 where ever it exists. this probably solves the dilema.

[TruthElixirX]

Thanks aton!

[AN-net]

beta 3 is coming close to release, so i am still taking suggestions. the focus of this next release is on administration which includes options and the control panel. please submit suggestions quickly!

[T3MEDIA]

beta 3 is coming close to release, so i am still taking suggestions. the focus of this next release is on administration which includes options and the control panel. please submit suggestions quickly!Can the (this isnt what you asked but) installer run things seperately?

[T3MEDIA]

Thanks got it up and running... however for some reason I can not edit my journals... and there isnt a image icon in the WYSIWYG editor. Any reason why that is? I looked in the Usergroup and I have them all checked to yes... I should be able to edit my own Journals... as well I dont see an option to turn off images... yet they are off

Thanks.

[T3MEDIA]

This code used to go into vbindex... anyone know the proper sql query I should use for the new version?

$getlateste= $DB_site->query("SELECT journal_entries.entrytitle,journal_entries.entryda te,journal_entries.entry_id,
journal_entries.entrytext,journal_entries.journal_ id,journals.journalist,journals.journalist_id
FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."journal_entries AS journal_entries
LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."journals AS journals ON (journal_entries.journal_id=journals.journal_id)
WHERE journal_entries.entry_active=1 AND journal_entries.private!=1 AND journals.private!=1
ORDER BY journal_entries.entrydate DESC
LIMIT 5
");
$countlatest= $DB_site->num_rows($getlateste);
$latestentrybits = "";
if($countlatest>0)
{
while($latest= $DB_site->fetch_array($getlateste))
{
$latestentrydate= vbdate($vboptions['dateformat'], $latest['entrydate'], 1);
$latestentrytime= vbdate($vboptions['timeformat'], $latest['entrydate']);
exec_switch_bg();
if(strlen($latest[entrytitle])>20)
{
$latest[entrytitle]= "".substr($latest[entrytitle],0,20)."...";
}
if(strlen($latest[entrytext])>150)
{
$latest[entrytext]= "".substr($latest[entrytext],0,150)."...";
}
eval('$latestentrybits .= "' . fetch_template('journal_latestentrybits') . '";');
}
$DB_site->free_result($lastest);
}
else
{
$latestentrybits="There are no entries.";
} Anyone else having IMG issues with this version?

[AN-net]

Thanks got it up and running... however for some reason I can not edit my journals... and there isnt a image icon in the WYSIWYG editor. Any reason why that is? I looked in the Usergroup and I have them all checked to yes... I should be able to edit my own Journals... as well I dont see an option to turn off images... yet they are off

Thanks.
are you receiving a no permission error?

[|Jordan|]

How stable is beta 2?

Now i know its a beta, and beta's are not 100% stable, so should i just use 1.0.1

[AN-net]

How stable is beta 2?

Now i know its a beta, and beta's are not 100% stable, so should i just use 1.0.1
i would say it is very stable for a beta.

[AN-net]

vB Journal 1.5 Beta 3

Beta 3 is a cumulative update with several bugs fixed throughout the core. There has also been a change in the settings table, a majority of the settings are now stored in bitfields to conserve space. Along with the change in storage of settings there has been an addition of new settings which control certain features in the system. These new settings will help you control the amount of queries run on the index and show journal pages.


Whats Next?

Well I have planned that there will be a beta 4. Beta 4 will be update of the UI(User Interface) on the front-end, primarily the addition of a journal control panel. This journal control panel or "JCP" will be lead us into vB Journal 2 where the newer features, such as layout and color control, will be housed in this "JCP". Beta 4's "JCP", however, will not have many advanced features but some new settings for individual journalists. I currently have for new settings are adding a search on and off feature, syndication on and off, etc.

Please if you have any suggestions for improvements or new features for Beta 4 please post them as soon as possible.

[Reeve of shinra]

Some good stuff AN-net. Keep up the good work!

[Rukas]

Ive been following this and 1.5 looks to be coming along great. I would like to throw my hat into the ring to beta test on 3.5.x when you get around to porting it over.

Keep up the great work.

[CP,]

Dude i love you to bits seriously!! its 3:08am and i have uni tommorow 9am start!! I am Sooo happy that you continue to support us 3.0.x board runners! People like you make it worthwhile!! One quick question i see u have made some updates in your first post on beta 1 and beta 2, and your zip for download is beta 3, so if i install the beta 3 everything should be there all updated correct?

Also ive got a points system im sure uve heard of this its the ucash/ushop anyway you can have that intergrated in the journal? So that people can see the points like under the postbit legends?

I am soo looking forward to installing this tommorow! Love you man! I'm going to go to bed happy now! lols :D Cheers

[AN-net]

Dude i love you to bits seriously!! its 3:08am and i have uni tommorow 9am start!! I am Sooo happy that you continue to support us 3.0.x board runners! People like you make it worthwhile!! One quick question i see u have made some updates in your first post on beta 1 and beta 2, and your zip for download is beta 3, so if i install the beta 3 everything should be there all updated correct?

Also ive got a points system im sure uve heard of this its the ucash/ushop anyway you can have that intergrated in the journal? So that people can see the points like under the postbit legends?

I am soo looking forward to installing this tommorow! Love you man! I'm going to go to bed happy now! lols :D Cheers
yes beta 3 has all updates till now, what about ushop did u want?

[CP,]

oh no ive got the ushop/ucash feature..., it usually displayed under the postbit, it shows how much people have and its like a donate button also, i think its pretty easy to implement it into the journals, let me quickly show you.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/02/9.jpg

the Paisa you see there is my points feature, aswell as the donate feature, this is usually displayed under the avatar etc, so was wondering if you were going to implement that?

[CP,]

Sorry i have another Question..., you know like blogspot and blogger sites..., can the person who owns the journal customise there page, add videos with html/dohtml tags? etc etc? As HTML is off for vb for security reasons, but can html be on for journals?

[AN-net]

Sorry i have another Question..., you know like blogspot and blogger sites..., can the person who owns the journal customise there page, add videos with html/dohtml tags? etc etc? As HTML is off for vb for security reasons, but can html be on for journals?
i have not added the option for that but it is only within posts if i did

[CP,]

i dont know but i saw this forum using a hack of yours v.1.0 it was i think and the copyright link goes to aniamtionation.net and they have people with journals with videos in them, tkae a peek here at this journal: http://www.khmerlife.com/forum/member.php?find=lastposter&f=64 this is what i was trying to explain, whether the users were able to do this.

Thanks

[AN-net]

i dont know but i saw this forum using a hack of yours v.1.0 it was i think and the copyright link goes to aniamtionation.net and they have people with journals with videos in them, tkae a peek here at this journal: http://www.khmerlife.com/forum/member.php?find=lastposter&f=64 this is what i was trying to explain, whether the users were able to do this.

Thanks
well that is a profile page so it does not involve my hack but the embedding of a video file is possible if you add a custom bbcode for that. animationation.net is my old site, this version points to my current site.

[AN-net]

oh no ive got the ushop/ucash feature..., it usually displayed under the postbit, it shows how much people have and its like a donate button also, i think its pretty easy to implement it into the journals, let me quickly show you.

http://www.uploadyourimages.com/img/190351img.jpg

the Paisa you see there is my points feature, aswell as the donate feature, this is usually displayed under the avatar etc, so was wondering if you were going to implement that?
i wouldn't include it as a primary feature but maybe an addon once this hack is gold.

[CP,]

ok one very last thing, i will install this beta, my board is heavily hacked anyway and i have the modifed files etc, so if i do get problems and if you do release this fully and it comes out of the beta stages i would easily be able to upgrade without any trouble correct?

[AN-net]

with each new version I issue a new upgrade script that does all templates, database mods, and phrases. i also include .txt's of any other info needed to upgrade from the previous version to the next.

[T3MEDIA]

Dude i love you to bits seriously!! its 3:08am and i have uni tommorow 9am start!! I am Sooo happy that you continue to support us 3.0.x board runners! For real that is nice of AN

[T3MEDIA]

i have not added the option for that but it is only within posts if i did1.HTML would be a good thing. Just have it restricted like the webpage/guestbook hack does. only specific html code is valid. Almost all blogs are html to be honest only "we" use vb code the rest of the world doesnt. You want to cater to the client.

2.As well you should break the boxes... most blogs is one big box and at the end of each entry there is a way to coment or view the comments. Yeah that would mean your templates would change and comments would only show on the entry page not the main users journal template.

the boxes dont look good it gives a forum look and these are blogs.

3.It would be nice if they could tag blogs and have that sit on their page (say the top not the side) you know like some blogs they like in perticular. Many call this tagging or whatever.

4.The comments should have the useres avatar. that would be hot. Have it in legacy though the other way on top will look silly or give admin the option.

5. You should put some default css that the user can use for thier blog and is contained within your code.

6.You should give the option to speperate the vb buddy list from the forums... default should be the fourms friends IF YOU WANT IT PRIVATE. they get confused on that big time at first. If they want "high" level privacy they should beable to then pick.

7.Ignored members should default to blocked on the journal.

8.I am sure you saw my journal layout you should have the XML tag box like I do I think people like that.

9. The option to have a banner location on the side. I placed mine there... if you want i can give that as an addition Im not a php pro so I wish I could have it work by x distance place x banners... because 1 small post the banner looks good but 2 large posts and the banner disapears because its miles behind uptop the page. (that slidding javascript/dhtml sucks dont do it)

10. Have an auto PM to the users friends that they have added a new blog entry. Have the option to turn that feature off in options for everyone. That way if I could care less that you have a blog I will remove it. (sadly this would work best if it was part of the vbfriends hack. reason if I have you as a buddy and you have me as a buddy then send the pm. One way could start spam)

11. last have it inform users that they got a new comment.

12 The most important have it make a RSS feed of the top x feeds. by admin choice so we can put them into feedster or Technorati. (Newest journals, latest entries, most comments and most viewed RSS feeds of x limit 15,20,30 whatever)

As it is now your stuff is pritty strong... I am telling you if you have it installed this way you can sell the product because blogs right now DO NOT have fourm features... you have alot ahead of them with this product your creating.

[AN-net]

some of your suggestions will be reserved more for version two then this version necessarily. i am currently not looking at giving individual users access to creating their templates. my current solution to opening up more control in version 2 will be to create a layout system from which the individual user can customize by setting provided color fields etc.

My reponse to some of your suggestions, others feedback is encouraged.

2.As well you should break the boxes... most blogs is one big box and at the end of each entry there is a way to coment or view the comments. Yeah that would mean your templates would change and comments would only show on the entry page not the main users journal template.

the boxes dont look good it gives a forum look and these are blogs.

can you elaborate more and provide some examples.


3.It would be nice if they could tag blogs and have that sit on their page (say the top not the side) you know like some blogs they like in perticular. Many call this tagging or whatever.

Explain this ting about sitting on the side. version 2+ i am considering a categorical system for which entries can be placed.

4.The comments should have the useres avatar. that would be hot. Have it in legacy though the other way on top will look silly or give admin the option.

I am not sure about this, will think on it. Some feedback from others about this would be great.


7.Ignored members should default to blocked on the journal.

I like this suggestion, I will incorporate this as an option in Beta 4's JCP.


8.I am sure you saw my journal layout you should have the XML tag box like I do I think people like that.

Sorry I don't understand. Elaborate and provide examples.


9. The option to have a banner location on the side. I placed mine there... if you want i can give that as an addition Im not a php pro so I wish I could have it work by x distance place x banners... because 1 small post the banner looks good but 2 large posts and the banner disapears because its miles behind uptop the page. (that slidding javascript/dhtml sucks dont do it)

Reserved for Version 2+

10. Have an auto PM to the users friends that they have added a new blog entry. Have the option to turn that feature off in options for everyone. That way if I could care less that you have a blog I will remove it. (sadly this would work best if it was part of the vbfriends hack. reason if I have you as a buddy and you have me as a buddy then send the pm. One way could start spam)

11. last have it inform users that they got a new comment.

To solve this I plan a subscription system for version 2+


12 The most important have it make a RSS feed of the top x feeds. by admin choice so we can put them into feedster or Technorati. (Newest journals, latest entries, most comments and most viewed RSS feeds of x limit 15,20,30 whatever)

I will try to implement this in Beta 4.

[T3MEDIA]

some of your suggestions will be reserved more for version two then this version necessarily. i am currently not looking at giving individual users access to creating their templates. my current solution to opening up more control in version 2 will be to create a layout system from which the individual user can customize by setting provided color fields etc.

My reponse to some of your suggestions, others feedback is encouraged.

can you elaborate more and provide some examples.Avatars with comments here (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5VCA8PRDtJIA1iRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2ajRzcTN hBGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANGNTk3X zky/SIG=12eagnu6f/EXP=1140212224/**http%3a//blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-MSx45_k9dLBjUtM02BA-%3fp=53). (on the right "tags" but that will conflit with banners if not set up correctly)

One straight blog (the same blog) but the comments are just links... no broken boxes.. (per entry) on the bottom you will see what I mean by XML button (tag box)... a way I can subscribe... no one uses the drop down. let that be there for more choices.
example here (http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-MSx45_k9dLBjUtM02BA-)

The first example on the second full page of the blog here (http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-MSx45_k9dLBjUtM02BA-?l=6&u=10&mx=25&lmt=5).

As well you can by pass that whole RSS thing or keep it.. but you could make the journal.php have a ping section where it pings specific spiders for updates in that ping it tells them what RSS has been updated.

[AN-net]

One straight blog (the same blog) but the comments are just links... no broken boxes.. (per entry) on the bottom you will see what I mean by XML button (tag box)... a way I can subscribe... no one uses the drop down. let that be there for more choices.
example here (http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-MSx45_k9dLBjUtM02BA-)

The first example on the second full page of the blog here (http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-MSx45_k9dLBjUtM02BA-?l=6&u=10&mx=25&lmt=5).

this seems it can be addressed in version two with the ability of the admin to add different layouts for the users. the rss button should be easy to implment. that and autodiscovery <link> will be included in Beta 4.

As well you can by pass that whole RSS thing or keep it.. but you could make the journal.php have a ping section where it pings specific spiders for updates in that ping it tells them what RSS has been updated.
Pinging/trackbacks are something I see as much later in development as it is an advanced feature plus I have to do some research into it:)

[CP,]

2.As well you should break the boxes... most blogs is one big box and at the end of each entry there is a way to coment or view the comments. Yeah that would mean your templates would change and comments would only show on the entry page not the main users journal template.

the boxes dont look good it gives a forum look and these are blogs.

Yep i think this is the main factor which T3MEDIA mentioned look at this:

http://www.khmerlife.com/forum/member.php?find=lastposter&f=64 this is a blog page without breaks, i really do think u need to take out the borders otherwise it does give a forum look and people will get bored as there so use to the forum having boxes and borders. Also check this blogs layout out it has no dividers: http://atdotde.blogspot.com/2005/04/dfg-schwerpunkt.html its proper blog, i can show you image examples if u want to see what i mean.

& Lastly i think you should enable HTML just ont he blog pages for the users, so then users can add their own html, i.e. video clips, sounds etc.

I think those two are vital!

Thanks, let us know what happens!

[AN-net]

i am still thinking for the majority of communities html page control should not be allowed. admins being able to add multiple layouts is the best example I think because it gives the admin control over the what html is used and gives the user the look they want. i will make the layout process very simple with an importer so admins can exchange layouts and users can submit their own in the proper format.

[T3MEDIA]

i am still thinking for the majority of communities html page control should not be allowed. admins being able to add multiple layouts is the best example I think because it gives the admin control over the what html is used and gives the user the look they want. i will make the layout process very simple with an importer so admins can exchange layouts and users can submit their own in the proper format.Your not understanding what we mean by HTML.
Your thinking HTML the whole entire blog...

Your are correct but not fully.

When I say change the color of the blog I am talking CSS. That would be the file that changes on the head of your blog pages making the color scheem change even backgrounds... its like saying let them have thier own style chooser like vb.org has here on the bottom. There isnt any big danger in that. But you should make it more simple than vb's you only need to let them change the border, blog background, page background and title bars... really. buttons and all that dont need to change. and maybe the option to have a bg picture to scale,repeat or center.

the other HTML is IN the actual post. you know as if I made this layout in HTML. when you use blogger they have the wysiwyg display if I paste html into it will display it the same in my blog. but thier are limits. there isnt javascript or zindex or anything like that.

I have the webpage hack and there is zero danger to the website. its only Html. Your blogs would have even less control. I think people want maybe 5-10 commands...

[AN-net]

Your not understanding what we mean by HTML.
Your thinking HTML the whole entire blog...

Your are correct but not fully.

When I say change the color of the blog I am talking CSS. That would be the file that changes on the head of your blog pages making the color scheem change even backgrounds... its like saying let them have thier own style chooser like vb.org has here on the bottom. There isnt any big danger in that. But you should make it more simple than vb's you only need to let them change the border, blog background, page background and title bars... really. buttons and all that dont need to change. and maybe the option to have a bg picture to scale,repeat or center.

the other HTML is IN the actual post. you know as if I made this layout in HTML. when you use blogger they have the wysiwyg display if I paste html into it will display it the same in my blog. but thier are limits. there isnt javascript or zindex or anything like that.

I have the webpage hack and there is zero danger to the website. its only Html. Your blogs would have even less control. I think people want maybe 5-10 commands...
this is what i am offering, besides the html in entries currently. admins will be able to create layouts(the way the actual journal is setup) and users will be able to color that layout if allowed.

[T3MEDIA]

this is what i am offering, besides the html in entries currently. admins will be able to create layouts(the way the actual journal is setup) and users will be able to color that layout if allowed.Hey! sounds cool. BUT isnt the journals part of vb or not fully? If I turn on HTML will it work? I wont try. lol.

[AN-net]

Hey! sounds cool. BUT isnt the journals part of vb or not fully? If I turn on HTML will it work? I wont try. lol.
html in posts setting is different form html in entries. currently html in entries is not possible as i have it off globally with no setting. if this is really desired i can incorporate it into Beta 4.

[CP,]

Ok maybe im confused, but 2 things i think that needs to be addressed.

- Take the borders off, make it look less like a forum but rather like a blog...., thats no.1 priority i think.

- Enable HTMl for users, i dont mean enable forum HTML, i mean allow HTML for blog entires...., (i couldnt really understand what u both said up there)

But those two i think is a must ^^

[AN-net]

Ok maybe im confused, but 2 things i think that needs to be addressed.

- Take the borders off, make it look less like a forum but rather like a blog...., thats no.1 priority i think.

this will be handled in verison two with the layout system.

- Enable HTMl for users, i dont mean enable forum HTML, i mean allow HTML for blog entires...., (i couldnt really understand what u both said up there)

But those two i think is a must ^^
if i hear more want for this I will.

[CP,]

i ahvent installed yet, but will wait for version 2

[AN-net]

i ahvent installed yet, but will wait for version 2
well i need testers so i can get out of the 1.5 stage.

[CP,]

ok if i did install it i mean, it wont mess things up would it for my members? and when u have the full version out it wont cause any trouble when i do try and update? i mean it wont erase any members things right?

[AN-net]

ok if i did install it i mean, it wont mess things up would it for my members? and when u have the full version out it wont cause any trouble when i do try and update? i mean it wont erase any members things right?
nope, it is able to upgrade from beta 1 to full version and so forth.

[T3MEDIA]

Bugs found.
The WYSIWYG editor is linked to the signature privilages. If you turn off IMG tags (you dont want members to upload images in their signature) you wont be able to use IMG in the journals (two differnt things all together)

Delete entry doesnt work all the time. (why I have no idea)

The clearing of orphaned journals crashes for me.

[AN-net]

Bugs found.
The WYSIWYG editor is linked to the signature privilages. If you turn off IMG tags (you dont want members to upload images in their signature) you wont be able to use IMG in the journals (two differnt things all together)

Delete entry doesnt work all the time. (why I have no idea)

The clearing of orphaned journals crashes for me.
ok will look into

[AN-net]

T3MEDIA, do you have allowbbimagecode set to yes?

edit:
ok found the problem, will be fixed in beta 4 but more file edits will be needed:(

[T3MEDIA]

I guess this is done?

[AN-net]

i have been very busy as of late, i am currently doing a major rewrite of the code. i will try to get to it over my spring recess.

[Hades-1]

i have the right vbuleltin version but i get this error

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/exist/public_html/ride/includes/functions.php on line 2018

i re-uploaded a backup of functions.php and the site wprked again, so i edited the file again and everything it asked me to find i found and replaced what it asked me to, i dont understand why its not working.

[confus]

I've been watching this script for a while and its been beta 3 for a bit of time now
AN-net is this version stable enough for a working forum (and non-technical admins) or should I keep waiting?

[AN-net]

I've been watching this script for a while and its been beta 3 for a bit of time now
AN-net is this version stable enough for a working forum (and non-technical admins) or should I keep waiting?
there still are some minor bugs in beta 3 but nothing to my knowledge that is drastic. as always its in beta so be careful on using it in a production environment. beta 4 is in development, it will also patch several of the bugs reported for beta 3.

[Aaron Freed]

I just managed to get it working, but I had to modify a bunch of include statements so they referred to the parent directories rather than the current directories. For the record, I'm running Linux; PHP v4.4.1; cgi; MySQL v4.0.25-standard; vBulletin 3.0.1 on the forum I installed it on. Maybe it's the version of vBulletin that has something to do with it, dunno.

[confus]

Considering the superiority of the features of this version I going to try install 1.5 beta 3 very soon

I was hoping I could just wait for beta 4, so umm any ETA for beta 4?

great work so far AN-net

[futuredood]

It'd be nice to have quick reply.. EA, even though you want to stay "seperate from the forums" (I got that from an earlier quote), it's just a standard option that'd be nice to see. Since so many other areas of our hacked vbulletins have quick reply, I don't see how having the option in journal can hurt.

[pigsy]

Can anyone confirm whether you can add attachments to your journal posts. I know my members will want to be able to post images to their journals. If not, what alternatives are there, I'm still on vb3.0x

[LeopaRD]

i dont know whats going on but i get permission error

[Chicago_VLNU_4s]

heres my error on step 2 of the journalinstaller.php


Fatal error: Call to a member function query() on a non-object in /home/offthaa/public_html/forums/admincp/journalinstaller.php on line 36



ideas?

[YUSIF]

how can i made the box with codes for members in the Journal

they can't write thier poems well nor add smiles

i run vb3.0.7

is there any hack to make it like the pic in atcched ?

thanks

[Tom_S]

One thing I found is that if you have other mods installed you need to be REAL careful with the "Find" "Replace" in this mod. Over writing a block of code is a bad thing in my opinion so I will try and go through this with permission and do the "Find" "Find in Line" "Add".

[LiftNw8]

So does this mod work with 3.6.8, would love to add this.

[Reeve of shinra]

This is a great mod but it doesn't work natively with 3.6.x -- if you can find it, an updated version for 3.5.x was released and somewhere in that thread where the changes needed to run on 3.6.x.

vbjournal was a great mod but I've since replaced it with the official vb-blog as this modification is no longer being actively supported or updated.

[jilly]

I have also switched to vbulletin blogs instead of the journal mod - I uninstalled the journal mod - does anyone know if there is a way for me to retrieve old journal user's data? I had a few members that weren't around when I let everyone know they had to save their old journal posts and re-add them to their new blogs. If I could, I'd like to pull data out for those who didn't copy their posts before the switch.. thanks anyone!

[Andreas]

If you uninstalled it, all data is gone.
So the only option would be to restore a backup that was taken before teh switch into a new DB and run Impex against it.