[Mod-Mall] Wibiya - Facebook like toolbar (with forum user options)

[nitra1000]

What Wibiya Does
Wibiya adds a bar at the bottom of your forum, that you can use for almost anything from rss feeds, premoting content/facebook/twitter, chat, games...

It has too many features to list but if you go to there website you will get a decent idea..

Wibiyas Website (http://www.wibiya.com/)

What This Mod Does
This mod inserts the javascript in your header template, saving you from having to edit or revert your templates every upgrade.

It also has built in conditionals to allow you (or your users) to configure who the script is active for

Currently supports

Disable for guests
Allow users to enable/disable from their options
Set which usergroups to show the bar to (i.e only to members who have donated)
Set a postcount at which the bar is available
More coming soon...


How to install

Import the xml
Register at wibiya.com (http://www.wibiya.com/), and configure your toolbar
It should give you some code that looks like the below to insert into your header
<script src="http://cdn.wibiya.com/Toolbars/dir_####/Toolbar_#####/Loader_######.js" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.wibiya.com/">Web Toolbar by Wibiya</a></noscript>
copy and paste this into the script box found in your admincp under Settings>Options>Add Wibiya Script
Activate and configure the add on in the same screen


To allow users to turn the bar on and off

Do all the steps listed in install
in your admincp go to "Add New User Profile Field"
Select "Single Selection Radio Buttons" and fill in the following
(you can change these as you see fit but these are my setup)

Title: Wibiya (or whatever you like)
Description: Turn the toolbar at bottom of page on or off.
Profile Field Category: Doesn't matter
Options:

On
Off

Display Order: Doesn't Matter
Field Required: No
Field Editable by User: Yes
Private Field: No
Field Searchable on Members List: No
Show on Members List: No

Save that, and note down the name (note this isn't the title and should be something like "field13"
Go back to Settings>Options>Add Wibiya Script
Fill in the What is the fieldid box with the name of your field
Fill in the disabled text (in the example above this would "Off" without the quotes)
Select Yes to allow users to enable/disable toolbar


How to upgrade

Import the xml, set overwrite to allow/yes/on
Check the settings at Settings>Options>Add Wibiya Script



Releases
V1.0 - Initial Release
V1.1 - Extended Features, now allows for options other than on/off
V1.2 - Bug fix (please note you now must enter the disabled text in settings)

To Do List

Additional user checks (User ID, Usergroup) - Done V1.1
Allow different field options (i.e different to on/off) - Done V1.1
Additional forum checks (Forum ID)
Additional style checks


Notes
I will support this modification but not Wibiya... if you need help signing up or using the service... You can find help on the wibiya.com (http://wibiya.com) website.

Do not remove the attributation link...

Please note I have nothing to do with wibiya, I just needed this for my forum and thought I would be nice....

[preemz10314]

Just installed... not to bad. I will let it stay on my forum for now.. see what happens.. it is extremely clean, I must say. I like how it shows what users are viewing what. and where they are..

[whitedd]

...instaled and nominated...

[Gamelobby]

Can we get a screenshot of what it looks like.?

[8thos]

I only want it installed in one skin. But this is still a nice mod. I tested it out.

[nitra1000]

Can we get a screenshot of what it looks like.?

Just go on one of the websites that have said thanks....

i.e http://www.braniteljski-forum.info/forum/forum.php

Although you should note you can remove the "Powered by Wibiya" in the toolbar

[nitra1000]

I only want it installed in one skin. But this is still a nice mod. I tested it out.

Will look into this for you

[nitra1000]

Just installed... not to bad. I will let it stay on my forum for now.. see what happens.. it is extremely clean, I must say. I like how it shows what users are viewing what. and where they are..


You sure you meant to post this on this mod and not my Woopra one?

[Vick98]

This is an excellent Forum Add-on!

[billstelling]

Yea it is.. I like the translator for the members, cool add to the bar.

[ttran]

thanks! i love it :)

[whitedd]

Although you should note you can remove the "Powered by Wibiya" in the toolbar

...how???...

[nitra1000]

...how???...

Bah you used to be able too (back when I setup my bar).... they've turned off this option unless you pay :(

[8thos]

Will look into this for you
Please do. I have nearly 20 skins.

To make it easier, is it possible to make the default option off?

If the default option is off then I won't need to make it skin specific.

I'll just tell members if they want to use it, turn it on.

I wish my arrowchat and meebo skins had an option like that.

I'd actually pay for that.

[nitra1000]

To make it easier, is it possible to make the default option off?

If the default option is off then I won't need to make it skin specific.

I'll just tell members if they want to use it, turn it on.


The product already actually features that, just change which way you put the on/off in the options profile field.

(look at step 3, under allow users to turn on/off)

[whitedd]

how to remove copyright from footer?

[strudinox]

I like this a lot and I wish I could use it, but my site took a major performance hit when it was activated. After running page-speed, I noticed that with this enabled, it took 6 points off my score. =\

Nothing against this plugin as it works flawlessly, just the service.

[Vick98]

A couple of my forum users can not see the toolbar and the option to view it is On. Does anyone have a suggestion to fix this?

[nitra1000]

how to remove copyright from footer?

PM me a reason why and i might give you permission to... but I worked hard designing and coding these mods so the least you can do is leave it in as a thank you.

[nitra1000]

I like this a lot and I wish I could use it, but my site took a major performance hit when it was activated. After running page-speed, I noticed that with this enabled, it took 6 points off my score. =\

Nothing against this plugin as it works flawlessly, just the service.

Its the additional dns lookup to call the script from an external domain.... it shouldnt slow down page load by that much though... just like any other javascript does (eg google analytics)

[nitra1000]

A couple of my forum users can not see the toolbar and the option to view it is On. Does anyone have a suggestion to fix this?

This is more to do with wibiya than my script, can you advise me which browsers/os's there on?

[Vick98]

This is more to do with wibiya than my script, can you advise me which browsers/os's there on?

Firefox 4

[nitra1000]

Firefox 4

Odd should work fine then... as it's what I use.

Can you confirm through admincp that they've got it turned on...

and also if they go to wibiya.com if it works their?

I should have some time free this afternoon so will register for your forum and test it myself :)

[nitra1000]

Firefox 4

Have you got the enable/disable options setup properly? i.e on AND the field filled in?

[Vick98]

I know it is working because it works great for me but for some reason a select few can't see it. I use Firefox 4 and it works but a user using the same can not. Makes no sense.

[nitra1000]

I know it is working because it works great for me but for some reason a select few can't see it. I use Firefox 4 and it works but a user using the same can not. Makes no sense.

Thats what makes me think it's something to do with their machine does it work on wibiya.com for them?

Or if there technically minded can they see the script in the source code?

[nitra1000]

Small update:

Now Supports checks for

Set which usergroups to show the bar to (i.e only to members who have donated)
Set a postcount at which the bar is available


And you can now use different options i.e instead of on/off

[ttran]

after upgrade to 1.1 firefox doesn't show it anymore but IE. I check NO on "show to guest" but it's still showing...what did I do wrong here guys?

[nitra1000]

after upgrade to 1.1 firefox doesn't show it anymore but IE. I check NO on "show to guest" but it's still showing...what did I do wrong here guys?

Can you post a screenshot of the settings page, as it's working exactly as intended on my install

Also can you make sure you go beyond the first logout page when your trying it as guest

p.s Mark as installed

[ttran]

Can you post a screenshot of the settings page, as it's working exactly as intended on my install

Also can you make sure you go beyond the first logout page when your trying it as guest

p.s Mark as installed

Hi,
I got it works now after trying to uninstall and reinstall it.
I didn't set "usergroups" or "Show to people above X posts" and check "No" on "show to guests" it is still showing with guests.
I did mark as installed.
Thanks!

[nitra1000]

Hi,
I got it works now after trying to uninstall and reinstall it.
I didn't set "usergroups" or "Show to people above X posts" and check "No" on "show to guests" it is still showing with guests.
I did mark as installed.
Thanks!

So is it working correctly or not?

if not can you pm me a link to your forum.

[SpaceStar]

Excellent. Superb tool for the users.

I am not able to get the latest posts from my forum showing in the app. How does that work?

[nitra1000]

Excellent. Superb tool for the users.

I am not able to get the latest posts from my forum showing in the app. How does that work?

I beleive you just configure the app on wibiya.com and add your rss feed

[nitra1000]

Hi,
I got it works now after trying to uninstall and reinstall it.
I didn't set "usergroups" or "Show to people above X posts" and check "No" on "show to guests" it is still showing with guests.
I did mark as installed.
Thanks!

It was working fine, ttran just needed some help with configuring the plugin

[ttran]

It was working fine, ttran just needed some help with configuring the plugin

Thanks! I got it works now :)

[ttran]

@nitra100: the Photo Gallery on Wibiya only support Flickr and Picasa I wonder if it can support Photobucket as well?

[nitra1000]

Thats really up to Wibiya, I'd suggest you take a look through their support sections.

[jgt58]

excellent!

[BadgerDog]

Installed for testing along with your other mod .. "apture" ...

Nice add-on and different from "apture" ...

Note that it has the same problem "apture" mod has in that it needs to be activated by each user going to profile and saving settings at least once. Perhaps do the same change you did with "apture" with default ON?

Thanks ... :)

Regards,
Doug

[billstelling]

slows the site down. displays in all boxes like upload pic ect, just gets in the way.. so I uninstalled it. I liked the translator in it though and it was a nice looking tool bar.

[nitra1000]

Installed for testing along with your other mod .. "apture" ...

Nice add-on and different from "apture" ...

Note that it has the same problem "apture" mod has in that it needs to be activated by each user going to profile and saving settings at least once. Perhaps do the same change you did with "apture" with default ON?

Thanks ... :)

Regards,
Doug


Yeah I haven't upgraded the xml yet (expect one today)...

[nitra1000]

slows the site down. displays in all boxes like upload pic ect, just gets in the way.. so I uninstalled it. I liked the translator in it though and it was a nice looking tool bar.

Unfortunately this is to do with Wibiya not my script... it all depends on how many other pieces of Javascript you've got running on your site

[BadgerDog]

Installed update for testing .. thank you ... :)

Regards,
Doug

[angeljs]

This is a very welcome mod, thanks! :)

[BadgerDog]

Un-installed ....

Many add-ons don't work properly with FireFox and Wibiya support in trying to solve the issues was awful.

Thanks for the developer's efforts though ... :)

Regards,
Doug

[LuDawgs]

I really love this, but my forum is SSL (https). It looks like Wibiya has an SSL option (http://support.wibiya.com/entries/416016):

In order to install the Toolbar on websites that have SSL/HTTPS web-pages use the following script instead of the usual script:

<script type="text/javascript">
if(window.location.protocol != "https:"){
var f=document.createElement("script");
f.setAttribute("type","text/javascript");
f.setAttribute("src", "http://cdn.wibiya.com/Toolbars/dir_XXXX/Toolbar_XXXXXX/Loader_XXXXX...");
document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].appendChild(f);
}
</script>

This line :"http://cdn.wibiya.com/Toolbars/dir_XXXX/Toolbar_XXXXXX/Loader_XXXXX..." should be replace with your toolbar source.

What can I do to use this on my site? I'm dying to try this out, but the SSL issue is roadblocking me.

[nitra1000]

You paste the whole script so just follow the guidelines and put in the script box what you've just qouted...

[SpaceStar]

it seems there a conflict between wibiya and vBulletin's Facebook feature. When wibiya is enabled Facebook doesnt work. wibiya is disabled for the moment.

[Niak_Judge]

Can someone else confirm the Facebook conflct ?
Just go on one of the websites that have said thanks....

i.e http://www.braniteljski-forum.info/forum/forum.php

I can't see any toolbar/chat ...Should I need to register ?
Can someone give me an other demo ? Thanks

[SNATCH3R]

can we have a chat feature with only my friends in my forum....not like yahoo or facebook friends....

Excellent mod....

[GeorgeB85]

installed and working good.

However, it wanted RSS feed urls for subscriptions, and new posts..where do I get that from?

[nitra1000]

you have to have RSS enabled on your boards then just use them for example mine...

http://leicestertalk.net/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=9,81

[GeorgeB85]

you have to have RSS enabled on your boards then just use them for example mine...

http://leicestertalk.net/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=9,81

It is installed, but I don't know what the url would be for subscriptions and new posts.

Surely, it doesn't want the url for each forum.

EDIT:

Thanks Nitra...i tried it just by adding the external.php?type=RSS2 at the end of the url for it, and it worked.

I used the same one for the RSS feed for subscription, was that right?

[CaneInsider]

Anyway for users to use the chat feature with the site login rather than having to use facebook, yahoo, etc....?

[bada_bing]

I have this installed but just recently disabled it because I was getting complaints from our members that it was in the way of uploading gallery images, the bar was covering up some of the buttons. a recommended feature would be to allow the admin to specify where to show the bar.

[Spangle]

Works on 4.2 Patch 3, best to disable it for members, or ensure the settings are for "New Visitors" only, as it can get a bit boring closing it all the time.