Vbulletin Wordpress

[stonyarc]

All,

I started working on a mod that will allow you to get users a full blown wordpress blog (one per users).

Planning is to allow only a certain usergroup. If added to the group the script would generate a full installation set (seperate tableprefix per user) to allow multiple installs of wordpress on the same domain.

So far it's looking good.

I'm creating this for xboxusersgroup.com and stonyarc.com but I was wondering if people are interested in this functionality.

Just let me know.

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[davidw]

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[moonclamp]

*Moonclamp subscribes to thread too*

I use wordpress already so I am very much interested in this.

[Mr Chad]

Yes Yes and Yes :)

[nytxn]

We have Wordpress and are using the audio functionality on it, so I'm interested in hearing more.

[Ohiosweetheart]

yes yes yes yes Yes Yes Yes YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I have a blog now and I've wondered where to find a script that would let me offer a blog to paid subscribers. Im waitingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg... :D

*subscribed*

[stonyarc]

Don't forget this isn't a bridge or generation but a blog rendering for creating a blog farm linked to vbulletin.

That's the idea I'm working on now.

A link to that blog isn't the issue to solve. That's easy enough.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Don't forget this isn't a bridge or generation but a blog rendering for creating a blog farm linked to vbulletin.

That's the idea I'm working on now.

A link to that blog isn't the issue to solve. That's easy enough.

ok, I'm not real sure what you just said, but it sounds exciting anyway, lol

[Rich]

Not sure of it interests anyone here, but the Drupal modification allows you to give users a blog on your site and it uses permissions already. It also works 100% right now as I have it installed on a site I am working on.

[davidw]

I have my own differing opinion of Drupal which I care not to discuss.

[stonyarc]

I want the user to be full admin of the blog he gets.

so that's the starting point

However from within vbulletin I want to be able to push new settings to all blogs that were created. (update engine)

[Ohiosweetheart]

this sounds excellent stony. Did you know that wordpress has Wordpress-MU (multiple-users)? Only thing about it is that it's not supported on the wordpress support forums and at this time, there are no themes created for it. So I'm assuming it's rather new?

I hope you get this up and going soon stony, my members are rather anxious to blog

C'mon.. there has to be more people interested in this hack...

[stonyarc]

I hope some more people would show interest in this. I think it would be a major addon.

[Ohiosweetheart]

I'm sure they will when it is released. I've talked to several people on other sites who don't come to vb.org often and they are definitely interested.

How soon do you think this could conceivably be released stony?

[Rich]

Stony, the idea is great and you would get a ton of installs once it were complete. Most people, myself included, don't normally respond to these types of threads because the work doesn't always prevail after everyone has voiced their "support".

Blog software integrated completely with vb would be great and used by many.

[stonyarc]

I'm currently testing some of the basic functions but there is a lot to tackle in this one

- Core functions
- tables in mysql database (too much will kill the service)
- password generation
- automatic php config file edit on assignment
- wp update engine from within vb
- admincp functions
- wp style functions
- new version control
- integration in postbit/member pages
- ...

The use of MU isn't an option for these functions. I want users/blogadmins to have enough freedom and only manage it from vb on high level.

Timeline is as always with my mods ASAP because I need the functionality too.

Also should I go for seperate databases or use the vbulletin one. Not everyone has access to more than one DB on the server.

[Rich]

You should have it use the existing db and why do you need password generation if it is going to use the users permissions? If they have an account already, no password required. I haven't used wordpress yet so I don't know if they have "profiles". If they do, I would drop them and use the default vb profiles.

[stonyarc]

You should have it use the existing db and why do you need password generation if it is going to use the users permissions? If they have an account already, no password required. I haven't used wordpress yet so I don't know if they have "profiles". If they do, I would drop them and use the default vb profiles.

The profiles isn't a real big issue.

Wordpress is a fully seperate application so it would remain like that.

I want to make so that vbulletin installs a wordpress for a specified users so that the user has it's own blog application on a subdir.

It's 1 user 1 wordpress and not N users on 1 wordpress.

My mod is creating a blogfarm not a single blog.

[Rich]

Wordpress is a fully seperate application so it would remain like that.

If the users need to register for the blog and the forum, it won't be as popular as I initially stated. I was under the impression you were integrating it. Basically, when a user joins your forums they also have registered with the blogs. The blogs would be controlled via user permissions like Drupal is.

X usergroup can have a blog
X can't have a blog

Basically I thought this was going to become a vBlog type application. One wordpress that allows multiple blogs based on who has the right permissions.

[stonyarc]

If the users need to register for the blog and the forum, it won't be as popular as I initially stated. I was under the impression you were integrating it. Basically, when a user joins your forums they also have registered with the blogs. The blogs would be controlled via user permissions like Drupal is.

X usergroup can have a blog
X can't have a blog

Basically I thought this was going to become a vBlog type application. One wordpress that allows multiple blogs based on who has the right permissions.

1 MU isn't far enough to support that
2 the core version of WP should be used as that's the one that is supported

I want

1 manageable blogs from admincp wordpress based but fully functional.
2 1 user 1 blog or 1 usergroup 1 blog principle
3 no seperate registration (the database/datamodel I currently made is integrated)
4 file update and version control on all the installed blogs so you can push a certain page/ad/update/style/patch to all blogs at once
5 vbulletin becomes the dashboard/management console of the wordpress farm
6 best of both
7 compatible with updates of wordpress (push from within vbulletin update engine)
8 ....

[Rich]

One of the things users are going to seek from this is the use of usergroup permissions. I am not certain by what you have written if that is a function that will be of use.

Currently there is the Journal modification by Andreas that is fully integrated but has limited functionality and then there is Drupal which is also integrated rather well, but styling it is a +++++. (Especially with what I am doing with it.)

Users are looking for an integrated solution for blogging where they control via permissions who gets what and how that has both style and functionality. I believe one of the mods is currently working on a vBblogs application of sorts. (From this site.)

I myself don't know the benefits of wordpress as I haven't used it yet.

[davidw]

I want to make so that vbulletin installs a wordpress for a specified users so that the user has it's own blog application on a subdir.

It's 1 user 1 wordpress and not N users on 1 wordpress.

My mod is creating a blogfarm not a single blog.THIS is what I'm desiring.

[Ohiosweetheart]

I want to make so that vbulletin installs a wordpress for a specified users so that the user has it's own blog application on a subdir.

It's 1 user 1 wordpress and not N users on 1 wordpress.

My mod is creating a blogfarm not a single blog.

yes this is what I was assuming you were talking about.
With the assumption that only a certain usergroup will have access... correct?

I would prefer to use a separate db from the forum db tho. Is that not feasible? Most hosting accounts allow more than one db, from what I've seen

[stonyarc]

yes this is what I was assuming you were talking about.
With the assumption that only a certain usergroup will have access... correct?

I would prefer to use a separate db from the forum db tho. Is that not feasible? Most hosting accounts allow more than one db, from what I've seen

That problem is already solved. It works on both.

[Ohiosweetheart]

That problem is already solved. It works on both.

yaayyy you're wonderful! :banana:

[stinger2]

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[Ohiosweetheart]

yaayyy there's another one! :D

[nwingate]

S2 also subscribes to thread
Ditto

[stonyarc]

I'll put this a bit higher on the priority list of things to do.

I have a lot of Xbox related stuff going on lately but I'll see what's possible.

[Ohiosweetheart]

yippeee!

*OSH is a happy camper*

[wizardan]

I'm in.
I was actually looking at a Wordpress script today that is included in my server package.
I'd much prefer to be able to offer my members a forums integrated blog, without need for an extra registration, etc...

I've looked an the Journal mod that was touched upon earlier in this thread.
My php version sadly doesn't support it.

I absolutely admire your work, stonyarc, and will wait to see how this develops.

[Ohiosweetheart]

yaayyy and another :)

[Annapurna]

I'm creating this for xboxusersgroup.com and stonyarc.com but I was wondering if people are interested in this functionality.

Just let me know.Absolutely! Go on for it!
Andreas

[Ohiosweetheart]

yaaaaaaaaaayyyy!!


Stony, do I get the job as chief cheerleader, yet??

[stinger2]

Stony, do I get the job as chief cheerleader, yet??
chief cheerleader....ofcourse:D

[stonyarc]

Sure you can :rolleyes:

Just a little status update

PROTOTYPE SCRIPTS => WORKING !!!!!!

So what works:

- php script that copies the source wordpress to a directory of choice
- php script that creates a correct config file for that new specific user
- php script that does a unattended install of wordpress based on the new config file
- core settings tables for the new tool
- core main table for the new tool
- new database or existing database isn't an issue anymore

These are the core scripts needed. They all work standalone in native php (non-vbulletin)

Left to do:
Create the vbulletin application
Create the interaction between all these scripts
Create the vbulletin settings admincp pages
Create an easy to use process
Create the interfaces
Create the usergroup logical design (who can have one and why)

But so far so good

remark:
- Your host must support php cURL for this (normally quite common) but you can already check by clicking the phpinfo link in admincp navigation (bottom left)
- each blog installed means 10 tables in your database so be ready for it if you want a lot of users to have it

release planning: Hey don't push it :cool:

[soulface]

Simple gr8, go on stonyarc. im with you, even if you make it a paid hack (in case) :p

[Ohiosweetheart]

Simple gr8, go on stonyarc. im with you, even if you make it a paid hack (in case) :p

ssssssshhh don't say that, I can't afford it! (newly divorced mom here)

It's sounding good stonyarc.
Uh, did you say that each blog created will add 10 tables to my existing database??

Waiting not so patiently!

[stonyarc]

ssssssshhh don't say that, I can't afford it! (newly divorced mom here)

It's sounding good stonyarc.
Uh, did you say that each blog created will add 10 tables to my existing database??

Waiting not so patiently!

It's logical. Vbulletin is also 150 tables or so

As you need an install for each blog it's logical. Don't you think that other real blogspaces work like that.

I could fix it but that would mean rewriting wordpress like they have been trying with wordpressMU and it still doesn't work correctly after a very long time of development.

[Ohiosweetheart]

It's logical. Vbulletin is also 150 tables or so

As you need an install for each blog it's logical. Don't you think that other real blogspaces work like that.

I could fix it but that would mean rewriting wordpress like they have been trying with wordpressMU and it still doesn't work correctly after a very long time of development.

ok ok... I just panicked for a moment, don't mind me ;)
carry on!

[stonyarc]

ok ok... I just panicked for a moment, don't mind me ;)
carry on!

You're giving that user a full blog which is in fact a full website with content management system.

That cannot be done in 1 table.

Once the blog is there you even could have a seperate usermanagement for the blog if you want other people to join the blog but not the site.

[Annapurna]

I've got vBJournal installed as a Blog, but users don't like it so much.
A Wordpress integration would be the best thing :up: .

What I would appreciate very much:

- total integration in vB with same login information
- ability to choose from a list of designs / templates which the admin could add
- possibility to set up subdomains automatically for each Wordpress-Blog which leads directly to the user's blog. e.g. username.forumname.com But users should be able to specify their subdomain themselves.

If there are 10 tables for each blog would be added, isn't there a maximum limit?

Andreas

[stinger2]

just out of curiosity

lets say 10 members had their blog with me.....that means extra 100 table....and suppose they are active blogs......like adding a couple of pages per day........

how big will be my database.........now i have 130 MB db..how big will it be then?

i imagin some where about extra 100 MB......or am i wrong?

[stonyarc]

not really a base install database size of wordpress is about 300 Kb

a wp site in base form is about 2Mb

there are theoretical limits to how many tables you can define but I can summarize them by saying that the actual limits will depend mostly on what type of operating system you have and how big your disks are. I have never heard of any one needing more tables than they could create. mysql stores tables as files.

I would assume that a few thousand tables wouldn't be too many for most modern hard drives to handle. How many were you worried about?

If your intent is to create a full blown blog farm with this (100's of users and more) I would advice to contact me to make a custom version and be prepared to invest in some major hardware and run the thing on a mysql farm or on Oracle

[Annapurna]

[...]If your intent is to create a full blown blog farm with this (100's of users and more) I would advice to contact me to make a custom version and be prepared to invest in some major hardware and run the thing on a mysql farm or on OracleJust a theoretically question: In the beginning you'll never know if an new feature gets lot of attention or not, so just a 'normal' integration into vB would be fine. But in case it turns into an hurricane and 100s of users apply for it, would it be possible to change to a mysql farm later?

Another feature question: will it easily be possible to import vBJournal articles?

Andreas

[rob30UK]

Could this not work from one set of tables? I was thinking the addition of a userid or siteid columns to each table so the data could be 'per site' but still within the realms of managability. This way would also make changes across all sites easier, and in addition it would make permissions handling from vBulletin easier.

Obviously, I dont know exactly whats involved with the above, I'm sure its a fair amount of slog...but I'm thinking that once you've gone the full distance on your current path, it may have been less work going the alternate way I mention.

[stinger2]

i dont have intentions of making a blog farm anyway....it would be too hard to maintain for me....

my idea is that some members are really creative....and i would give them the space to express their idea and work......so i had about 5-10 blogs in mind....this would bond members more with websites....

there are many free offers for creating blog's out now...we will never be able to compete with that.....besides most of vbulletin are on shared servers while creating a farm needs dedicated ones...

thanks for the info

[stonyarc]

Just a theoretically question: In the beginning you'll never know if an new feature gets lot of attention or not, so just a 'normal' integration into vB would be fine. But in case it turns into an hurricane and 100s of users apply for it, would it be possible to change to a mysql farm later?

Another feature question: will it easily be possible to import vBJournal articles?

Andreas

journalistID and userid are linked so in theory it would be possible to write a migration script.

Could this not work from one set of tables? I was thinking the addition of a userid or siteid columns to each table so the data could be 'per site' but still within the realms of managability. This way would also make changes across all sites easier, and in addition it would make permissions handling from vBulletin easier.

Obviously, I dont know exactly whats involved with the above, I'm sure its a fair amount of slog...but I'm thinking that once you've gone the full distance on your current path, it may have been less work going the alternate way I mention.

That was indeed also my first architecture but the impact on wordpress in that case is rather high and it would require several changes to wordpress. Moreover that creates an installation where there can no longer be an easy upgrade to future versions of wordpress.

the vbulletin part is slightly easier but the wordpress part becomes a drag in creation and maintainability.

Moreover I would bump into the same issues as wordpress MU and would have to give up the flexible management and admin has on his own blog.

There is still a long way to go to make this a full featured thing.

It might even be better to write a blog system from scratch with the features of a true blog in vbulletin itself.

Time will tell and I'll certainly let you know.

[rob30UK]

Well,

Thanks for your dedication to it in any case... keep up the good work!

[stinger2]

It might even be better to write a blog system from scratch with the features of a true blog in vbulletin itself.

Time will tell and I'll certainly let you know.

you mean same as

http://www.invisionpower.com/ip.dynamic/products/blog/index.html

[Ohiosweetheart]

you mean same as http://www.invisionpower.com/ip.dynamic/products/blog/index.html

oh wow

[stonyarc]

The screenshots are indeed nice.

It does have a lot more features than vbjournal currently has.

Falls short of what wordpress has.

aaah what would live be without choices:) If I start writing for myself I'll get in direct competition with vbjournal and wordpress is flexible and I like it as a blog tool.

Vbulletin could use a major blog tool. Hell of a coding job to write it all.

You all have the floor, talk to me and together we'll figure it out.

[bada_bing]

Yes YEs Yes I would be interested for both my sites

[Ohiosweetheart]

The screenshots are indeed nice.

It does have a lot more features than vbjournal currently has.

Falls short of what wordpress has.

aaah what would live be without choices:) If I start writing for myself I'll get in direct competition with vbjournal and wordpress is flexible and I like it as a blog tool.

Vbulletin could use a major blog tool. Hell of a coding job to write it all.

You all have the floor, talk to me and together we'll figure it out.

I'm with you all the way sweetie :bunny:

[stinger2]

what ever you chose ...i am in.........

was just interested on how much the invision blog was taking from the DB and wether it has its own db or was it integrated...have not read the discription though......i must read a bit...lol

[peterle1]

I wonder ...

Our Board is very specific and the users are very creative and many of them try to start their own blog. So why are they doing it? I am quite sure, that they are looking for something of their own. They want to create something by themselves and especially for themselves.
That's the way it is and I couldn't stop them, but my website looses their traffic. Most of those users are - how could it be ;) - very important to the board and their knowledge is in many ways incomparable.

So what I - and I think the rest of you too - really need is a blog system, which is easy to handle and gives the users all the freedom and the possibillities they are looking for.

@stonyarc
I think you are going to far with your mod.
Make it in several steps.
1. only users in a special second usergroup can write blogs.
2. the user joins this open usergroup
3. the admin of the board needs a button to start the process of creating the blog for these users - more comfortable it works automatic by accepting the user in the usergroup
3. the passwords and usernames should be identical and use the DB of the board
4. the search engine of the board should integrate the blogs

This concept doesn't need a full integration in the admincp and doesn't care about the updates of the single users wordpress versions. That's their problem. You can offer help, but I don't think, that many of them will need it.


Thanks for listening and a beer to your health if it's all bullshit I wrote. :cool:

[stonyarc]

The process is currently already working as you describe it but glad to see it confirmed. (php installer I wrote for wordpress)

I just want it to be manageable.

100 blogs means 1000 tables in some cases that will kill your server.

Bringing the function within vbulletin can solve that partially.

[Annapurna]

I strongly agree with peterle1. That's just the thing I'd need too.
Our board is about Trekking and Outdooractivity and users like to report about their adventures and trips. vBJurnal which is currently installed doesn't meet their needs for having something for their own. One told me he couldn't write anything in vbJournal (I called it 'Blog'), which he couldn't specify at the open discussion forum at my board.

Like peterle1 says, it's also an issue about keeping them in your forum. So I would add point #6 (OT @ peterle1: hast du gesehen, dass du Ziffer 3 doppelt verwendet hast?):

6. postcount in the forum should be increased whenever a user writes an entry in his wordpress-blog or gets a comment.

Andreas

[peterle1]

(OT @ peterle1: hast du gesehen, dass du Ziffer 3 doppelt verwendet hast?):



Das st?rt keinen gro?en Geist. :cool:



6. postcount in the forum should be increased whenever a user writes an entry in his wordpress-blog or gets a comment.


I think this depends on the kind of mood, in which the users are. I my case many of them don't like the posting counter, but none of them wants us, to turn it off. :knockedout:
So this is one point, but I don't think it is to important - at least for me. ;)

The process is currently already working as you describe it but glad to see it confirmed. (php installer I wrote for wordpress)

I just want it to be manageable.

100 blogs means 1000 tables in some cases that will kill your server.

Bringing the function within vbulletin can solve that partially.

As a matter of fact I don't like killed servers and I have no idea about the programming background this mod will need, but if you need any help cry it out, because I know, where to get the beer. :cool:

Allright, if you will realy finish the job and bridge wordpress to vb as you are planning it, then I will be glad to offer up to 100$ per year for a working and living mod. :)

Thanks for all, even if you go down on the last two meters. :bunny:

[Annapurna]

Das st?rt keinen gro?en Geist. :cool:


Ein gerade richtig d i c k e r Fehler... ?h Karlsson. :cool:




I think this depends on the kind of mood, in which the users are. I my case many of them don't like the posting counter, but none of them wants us, to turn it off. :knockedout: Same with me. But there should be the possibilty at least, maybe to turn it on and off again.


Allright, if you will realy finish the job and bridge wordpress to vb as you are planning it, then I will be glad to offer up to 100$ per year for a working and living mod. :) And I'll join you with this!

Andreas

[stonyarc]

You people know how to motivate me :cool:

[Giray]

Great AS LONG AS the whole installation runs off one core installation. It would be nuts to have to upgrade 500 instances of WordPress.

[stonyarc]

Great AS LONG AS the whole installation runs off one core installation. It would be nuts to have to upgrade 500 instances of WordPress.

on file level this is already covered.

I have written a script that copies the files from a source directory.

Each install is a seperate instance but you can manage it from admincp by overwriting the instance. (configuration logic still to create)

[Ohiosweetheart]

Sorry, I can't afford to pay, but I'l sure eager to lend moral support, if that counts for anything ;)

1000 tables?? WOW... my host would probably cancel my account! lol

[stonyarc]

Sorry, I can't afford to pay, but I'l sure eager to lend moral support, if that counts for anything ;)

1000 tables?? WOW... my host would probably cancel my account! lol

You have been cheering so that must count for something :D

[UOXDev]

My two cents say a mod of this nature needs to be something custom written for vBulletin and not something integrated into vBulletin.

I think the concept here is a good one and it is something I've wanted for a while. I think a product that is written specifically for vBulletin is where the money is. I'd be willing to pay for a license...

Think of it along this lines.

0-25 users free
25 - 250 29.99
250 - 1000 49.99
1000+ 99.99

I'd pay it as would any vBulletin admin. Think about how much we already pay for vBulletin.

Just my two cents.

[Ohiosweetheart]

My two cents say a mod of this nature needs to be something custom written for vBulletin and not something integrated into vBulletin.

I think the concept here is a good one and it is something I've wanted for a while. I think a product that is written specifically for vBulletin is where the money is. I'd be willing to pay for a license...

Think of it along this lines.

0-25 users free
25 - 250 29.99
250 - 1000 49.99
1000+ 99.99

I'd pay it as would any vBulletin admin. Think about how much we already pay for vBulletin.

Just my two cents.

uh don't say any vB admin. I repeat... some of us can't afford to pay for hacks

[stonyarc]

uh don't say any vB admin. I repeat... some of us can't afford to pay for hacks

You should know that I sometimes get 1 EUR donation and even that makes me happy as I know they have taken the effort to give something for the work.

And even the enthousiasm of Ohiosweetheart for this new product is enough to put a smile on my face.

[Ohiosweetheart]

You should know that I sometimes get 1 EUR donation and even that makes me happy as I know they have taken the effort to give something for the work.

And even the enthousiasm of Ohiosweetheart for this new product is enough to put a smile on my face.

aww thank you darlin. It's my pleasure, because I know that this product you're creating is going to draw quite a few new members. I'm going to make it a feature in our paid subscription packages. If I sell any of those, the very first one gets donated to you! ;)

I'm not saying I wouldn't or haven't donated... when I've had a few extra $ here and there, I've done so, and will again, when I can

[Ohiosweetheart]

Bumping to keep this thread visible !

[peterle1]

Just one dumb question: Why don't you use http://www.lifetype.net/?

I don't know much about the available massive user blog soft, but I am learning. :banana:

[Spacefreak]

I'd absolutely be willing to pay for this.

I'd hope that support offerings would be present.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Just one dumb question: Why don't you use http://www.lifetype.net/?

I don't know much about the available massive user blog soft, but I am learning. :banana:

because he's working on integrating the blog hack into the individual vB forum, being able to 'tweak' it from the acp, etc. Not just linking to it from the forum.

Plus... I wouldn't use Life Type right now anyway, as you can't even see the style templates. It says the page is under construction but you can d/l them at SourceForge... but they're not viewable. And there's only 60 templates. Wordpress has hundreds.

Sorry but I'm holding out for this one ;)

[stonyarc]

Just one dumb question: Why don't you use http://www.lifetype.net/?

I don't know much about the available massive user blog soft, but I am learning. :banana:

I'll give it a full feature test run to check if it solves any of the issue I'm having now

[arindra]

looking forward to this , and u can add me to the paid users list ;) if and when it comes

[Cedric_FP]

I would be very interested in this functionality.

I just wonder how themes and such would be uploaded, or would there only be a certain number of themes to choose from?

[Ohiosweetheart]

I would be very interested in this functionality.

I just wonder how themes and such would be uploaded, or would there only be a certain number of themes to choose from?There ^ is an excellent question.

I'm hoping that we'll be able to use any theme that is available to/created for Wordpress.
But indeed, how and where would they be uploaded/installed?

[stonyarc]

There ^ is an excellent question.

I'm hoping that we'll be able to use any theme that is available to/created for Wordpress.
But indeed, how and where would they be uploaded/installed?

As it stands now I'm creating one source folder.

From there the push of a plugin or template is possible. This isn't the easiest of applications to make so give me some time to figure it all out.

I just auto installed 23 blogs on my testserver in about 6 minutes

so the installations are ok but the user synch and most of all the maintenance (uploading new versions without dropping configs, new templates, ....) that's my own personal hell at this point and that includes password changes moreover WP can add users too. So I need to autoconfig a lot on installation.

Still a lot to do on this one

[Ohiosweetheart]

take your time babe, we'll wait ;)

[Morwyn]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/


Hooah! I am also very interested with this dev' (and as "some" of other users here, would be ready to pay some extra for it), as I was looking for some serious blogging integration with VB.
Thanks for the link to lifetype by the way, I was looking for an opensource blog hosting solution too :}. I am not very concerned with the theming aspect (may integrate it myself with my website -- using subdreamer w/ VB), but by all the coding stuff of course :p.

Thanks for taking the time to develop that Stonyarc :humble: .

[moethelawn]

I think I'll keep an eye on this thread as I am also interested in this

[mholtum]

Here is something I found today that might interest you.
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/42037?replies=2

[craiovaforum]

subscribing too :D

[Ohiosweetheart]

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Hooah! I am also very interested with this dev' (and as "some" of other users here, would be ready to pay some extra for it), as I was looking for some serious blogging integration with VB.
Thanks for the link to lifetype by the way, I was looking for an opensource blog hosting solution too :}. I am not very concerned with the theming aspect (may integrate it myself with my website -- using subdreamer w/ VB), but by all the coding stuff of course :p.

Thanks for taking the time to develop that Stonyarc :humble: .
LOL... probably everyone would be willing to pay for it... however "some" aren't able. ;)

[Sarthek]

Is there any annoucment when this will come out.

[Ohiosweetheart]

not yet

[ThomasR]

Suscribing too! I tested the Drupal mod, don't like it at all (and I'm already a wordpress user)
Thanks for your work on creating this mod!

[FlyBoy73]

Excellent. Please keep up the good work and keep us informed. This is a hack / mod I could really use and will definitely donate when you get it done.

[Danmaxito]

Subscribed

[Ohiosweetheart]

Yayyyy stony... getting quite a following here!

[Marit]

I'm very interested! I just moved to vB from phpBB2, and I had a simple blog program hooked up to the old forum. I've been wanting my users to get real blogs, and this would be perfect for me. :classic:

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

omg yes!!

I love all your stuff!! this would be icing. ;)

couple of requests/suggestions as this progresses:

-- vbjournal import. I hate making users lose journals they have already started :( (me included) but I dont want to have BOTH on the forums either. this one one would obviously supercede vbjournal (at least for me).

-- let users pick their own skins. like myspace or wordpress now... dont know if its possible... but it'd be AWESOME if people could have some access to different skins or be able to customize it themselves (to a degree).

-- new entries post a new thread to specified forum (with a clip of the entry). if you reply... it replies as a comment to the blog. the Drupal vbplugin has this and I think its great.

this creates a true integration/complements the forums and promotes interaction in the blog AND the forums. Otherwise..the two tend to compete with eachother. I notice a lot of blogs used as homepages and forums as their supplement...this would be the reverse. ;) :p

--CMPS, profile comments integration. that's the trend and I fully support it. ;) :p


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I konw its your own project and I hope its not too annoying to make those suggestions. Anyhing you make is as is would be greatly apprecaited...but I thoiught I'd at least suggest some things just in case. I do think those would be grea, important features.

props to ya in case!! :D :D

[peterle1]

<i>I wonder what the king is doing tonight ... </i> :bunny:

[offline]

Sign Me up!

[moonclamp]

vbjournal import. I hate making users lose journals they have already started :( (me included) but I dont want to have BOTH on the forums either. this one one would obviously supercede vbjournal (at least for me).Yeah an import system would be the biggest selling point for me too. I wouldn't want people to lose their diaries.

Also, I used to have a blog system that allowed people to have their own threads in a chosen forum, where they could only reply to themselves. The ability to import these would be more than fantastic.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

stony...

are you still going to do this? I'm pressing you.. just wondering if its actually something you are doing or just floated the idea. :)

[Lost_Prophet]

Subscribed to this thread!

The 3.5 port of vBJournal is incomplete at best and I will be ditching it when we move to 3.6.0 Gold. Something like this sounds awesome!

[trackpads]

I would love this!!! Thanks Stony!!

[FlyBoy73]

Anything new on this?

[futuredood]

extremely interested, subscribed

[Murty]

im definately interested times 29!

[creativepart]

I'm interested to. I've installed WordPress as a test and like it very much. I have a question for you, Why isn't WordPress MU the way to go with this. If you could integret MU with vB wouldn't that be the answer to every one's problems?

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

I'm interested to. I've installed WordPress as a test and like it very much. I have a question for you, Why isn't WordPress MU the way to go with this. If you could integret MU with vB wouldn't that be the answer to every one's problems?

I think this is to give every member their own wordpress blog on the forums...
as opposed to wordpress as a cmps/homepage with vbintegrated.

(I could be wrong though).

[trackpads]

Correct, he was comparing it to the current VB Blog that is really getting out of date. I am very excited, WP is a good blog.

-Jason

[peterle1]

As we like to say in german English: "How goes it on?" :cool:

[oninuva]

yeah "how is it going"?

[mholtum]

I am looking forward to this vedry much.. Almost like a kid on christmas eve!

[vau7]

Perhaps it is possible to use this one with 3.5?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=94443&highlight=blog

[peterle1]

Perhaps it is possible to use this one with 3.5?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=94443&highlight=blog

I don't think so. What we are looking for is a blog for each of our tenthousands of users ... ;)

[obiwan8472]

interested here! hope this thread doesn't die as this would be great!

[cookiepants]

subscribing, thanks

[lanc3lot]

* lanc3lot subscribes - Would be great :)

[ltaylor]

Just4Parrot.com subscribes. count me in!

[Canis Firebrand]

Incorporating WordPress and VB together would be nice. It could be a great way to reward people who donate to your forum by giving them a blog space.

[cd1986]

Sounds just like what i'm looking for, i'm using lifetype at the moment (un-integrated) and it just doesn't have the same impact without integration! Looking forward to the release. :)

[Ohiosweetheart]

Unfortunately, I haven't seen any posts from stonyarc in a while now, so not sure what's going on with this.

[Murty]

<font color="YellowGreen">*subscribes!</font>

[gingery]

Any update on this?

[Murty]

yeah?

[FlyBoy73]

I fear this great idea has gone the way of the vb-"myspaces"..

[bada_bing]

Any updates to this ?

[Ohiosweetheart]

Haven't heard from stony in quite a while now. I hope he hasn't given up on it :(

[Lost_Prophet]

Me too.
I'm about to start a project involved Wordpress MU but being able to swing back and integrate it into vB at a later date would be wonderous.

[toolblast]

Stony! Your blog project is EXACTLY what I am looking for! Please don't give up on us all now!

I am about to PM you. Please check your inbox :)

[Troy Roberts]

I'm interested in this one as well.

[toolblast]

I haven't gotten any update on this... looks like Stony has dissappeared... where art thou Stony?????

Please give us an update... i'd really like this hack but I need a solution before the second week of September!

[bada_bing]

I haven't gotten any update on this... looks like Stony has dissappeared... where art thou Stony?????

Please give us an update... i'd really like this hack but I need a solution before the second week of September!
This usually happens on this site all the time a coder will brag about what they will do and never come out with it then all the sudden someone else developes it and charges $$$

[MrBig]

This usually happens on this site all the time a coder will brag about what they will do and never come out with it then all the sudden someone else developes it and charges $$$


:hurt: omg Noooooo

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

This usually happens on this site all the time a coder will brag about what they will do and never come out with it then all the sudden someone else developes it and charges $$$

I think the rule around here seems to be...never believe a hack that isn't actually out yet. :/

[Ninth Dimension]

*subscribes*

[MetalAges]

Well this sounds amazingly kick ass (just found the thread) - seems to be on hiatus but I am subscribing anyhow.

[toolblast]

No new news lately on this hack...

[FireLighter]

Any news at all??

[mkoerner]

I hope some more people would show interest in this. I think it would be a major addon.

Ive played with wordpress its a very nice product. Im totally interested in this. Good Luck!

[bada_bing]

Can we get an update to this hack developement or is it another storytell

[WritersBeat]

Does sound very interesting, I would love this.

[toolblast]

update would be nice :)

[MrNase]

I absolutely love the idea! :)

[bada_bing]

I absolutely love the idea! :)
This is another one of those hacks that are promissed my a coder and never released.. As you can tell there hasnt been any update from the coder

[toolblast]

Well all we can do is wait guys. Subscribe to the thread by instant email notification... and wait for the developer to speak up.

*sits back and waits impatiently*

[toolblast]

This is another one of those hacks that are promissed my a coder and never released.. As you can tell there hasnt been any update from the coder


Well... looks like you're right Bada_bing!

[mholtum]

*sigh*


anxiously awaiting.



BTW, did I mention I would pay fopr this?? :confused:

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

don't hold your breath ppl...

hasn't been a peep on this for months.

[Adrian Schneider]

There's always vBlogetin... :)

[mholtum]

There's always vBlogetin... :)
Gotta link?

[Clayton]

coming soon at a theatre near you

[mholtum]

tease

[Clayton]

it says Coming Soon in his signature image

http://www.siradrian.com/products/vblogetin/

[Adrian Schneider]

We've released 11 versions of it so far.... alpha 1-9 and 2 minor updates to 9. Beta 1 will probably within a month at the latest. Considering we work on it every day, and it is available to download whenever, there's not much reason to doubt it. :)

BTW we currently have full functionality for 1.0 implemented, it's just bug fixing and tweaking now.

[Noonster]

Would love to see this... ;)

[ThomasR]

SirAdrian: can you open a specific thread somewhere, to suscribe to it?
Thanks!
PS: I pm you about the live demo :)

[grundybin]

We've released 11 versions of it so far.... alpha 1-9 and 2 minor updates to 9. Beta 1 will probably within a month at the latest. Considering we work on it every day, and it is available to download whenever, there's not much reason to doubt it. :)
ogłoszenia turystyczne (http://m.wypoczynek.turystyka.pl/)
BTW we currently have full functionality for 1.0 implemented, it's just bug fixing and tweaking now.


No offence or anything... its still not wordpress and it still looks a bit like vbjournal.

[Adrian Schneider]

No offence taken, but you should know that it is infinitely more customizable than vbJournal, and has around 10x more code. If it's powered by vBulletin - it will look like vBulletin. It's not WordPress, nor do I want it to be.

Anyway, I hate threadjacking, if you guys want to discuss it then you can check out my site.

[kildjean]

I would like to ask the community how could I show in my wordpress blog, my last 5 posts of my forums.

Is it possible to intergrate Vbulletin with wordpress?

Byintergrate i mean i would like to display a list of the latest forum posts on the homepage of my site, and also make the forum fit in with the rest of the site. For example, the forum should share the same dimensions, headers, footers, as the rest of the site.

Here's an example site: http://www.sweatdrop.com

(scroll to the very bottom) and you will see what I mean.

Thanks!

PS. I am a lite coder. I code a little bit here and there, I am no pro, so if anyone takes the stand to explain please be thorough

Thanks!

Kil

[bada_bing]

No offence taken, but you should know that it is infinitely more customizable than vbJournal, and has around 10x more code. If it's powered by vBulletin - it will look like vBulletin. It's nor WordPress, not do I want it to be.

Anyway, I hate threadjacking, if you guys want to discuss it then you can check out my site.
SRIADRIAN,

I dont think you are really hi-jacking this thread since there is no responce from the author who claims he was going to create a vb & wordpress script anyways. I just see you as offering another solution.

[Pulsey]

I'm posting to this thread because it's mostly related and maybe someone has already written the code snippets I need, so sorry if I'm threadjacking.

I have vB and WP. I was using WP before vB and have "pages" of information which are password protected. Instead of having passwords, I would love for vB users of certain membergroups be allowed to view the pages without requiring a password.

Is there an easy way for WP to set / detect the usergroup ID from a user so as to bypass the WP password?

Cheers.

[imported_infitech]

Well... looks like you're right Bada_bing!
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