Advanced Plugin Manager

[Andreas]

I got rid of the standard Plugin Manager as it is a total mess when there are a lot of Plugins.
So I wrote an alternative Interface.

This is not a "real" Release, more smth. I did just for myself, so don't expect high-quality, phrasing, etc.
But as it might be useful for others too (maily developers I guess) - here it goes.

It also adds a "Save & Reload" Button for Add/Edit Plugin.

Upload the PHP and import the Plugin (!) XML.

[Boofo]

I've been waiting for something like this. Excellent! ;)

[Boofo]

Is there any way to do the headings in alphabetical order for easier finding?

[DaFire]

really nice .. I also had the idead to make a table for every plugin but this is even better

[stinger2]

importing the XML is giving me invalid file specified............any idea why...
or should i upload it to includs>>xml??
thanks

[Boofo]

Upload it as a plug-in, not a product.

[TTG]

Great addition .. I can now find all the plugins :) thanks KirbyDE
Clicked install

[mtha]

Save Active Status function on the main list doesnt work. The status doesnt change when Plugin list refreshed.

[Snake]

Great hack thanks.

[Princeton]

Superb addon! I hope they add this to the product. :up:

[Andreas]

Save Active Status function on the main list doesnt work. The status doesnt change when Plugin list refreshed.
Does work for me ...



importing the XML is giving me invalid file specified............any idea why...
or should i upload it to includs>>xml??
thanks

You nknow why I posted

Upload the PHP and import the Plugin (!) XML.

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@bob
You mean the Product Titles?
Yes, that's possible - just change the SQL a bit.

[Kurisu]

Hmm when I click on "modify plugins" I get an error:



Database error in vBulletin 3.5.0 Release Candidate 2:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT plugin.*,product.active AS productactive, product.productid FROM forum_plugin
LEFT JOIN forum_product AS product ON (product.productid=plugin.product)
ORDER BY product, title, hookname;

MySQL Error : Unknown table 'plugin'
Error Number : 1051
Date : Tuesday, September 6th 2005 @ 03:02:15 PM
Script : http://myforum.com/admincp/advplugins.php
Referrer : http://myforum.com/admincp/index.php?do=nav
Classname : vb_database



Furthermore, the link to "manage products" disappeared...

[Andreas]

Freaking Table Prefixes ... wohever invented them should be killed! ;)
Fixed.

[Boofo]

@bob
You mean the Product Titles?
Yes, that's possible - just change the SQL a bit.

What do I need to change in the SQL?

[Kurisu]

Freaking Table Prefixes ... wohever invented them should be killed! ;)
Fixed.

Wow, your support is unbeatable http://forum.anivision.de/images/smilies/twitch.gif

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Whoever keeps forgetting them should be killed. :D

[Princeton]

kill them all, kill them all -- runs with a pitch fork :rambo:

[HakkieDEV]

great hack, using this at once, since it really gets way too complicated with the default view.

vb should do something like this as default.

[Boofo]

Ok Kirby, what do I need to do to the sql to get it to list the categories alphabetically? ;)

[Revan]

Can you please try to make it look like Live Wire's sugg in this post (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showpost.php?p=927675&postcount=8)? If you will, then notice my idea of making disabled plugins red.
If you do then this will rox0r t3h b0x0rz and youll have my install.

[peterska2]

* peterska2 clicks install.

good job :D

[Biker_GA]

Interesting. Worked great with one exception. Example attached.

[Andreas]

@Biker_GA
Then these Plugins are most likely attached to an non-existing Product.

[Biker_GA]

No sir. Both are active and used regularly, however, they are not a product, but rather a plugin.

[Andreas]

Please export them and attach the XML here.

[Biker_GA]

No export button so copied here for your info..

Disable Reported Post E-mails

$moderator['email'] = null;


quote post in PM

// Quote Post in PM
if ($vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('r', 'postid', TYPE_INT))
{
// We have a postid - let's quote the post.
$text = $db->query_first("
SELECT threadid, title, pagetext
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post
WHERE postid=" .$vbulletin->GPC['postid'] . "
");

if ($vbulletin->GPC['stripquote'])
{
$pagetext = strip_quotes($text['pagetext']);
}
else
{
// this is now the default behavior -- leave quotes, like vB2
$pagetext = $text['pagetext'];
}
$pagetext = trim(htmlspecialchars_uni($pagetext));

eval('$pm[message] = "' . fetch_template('newpost_quote', 1, 0) . '";');
$pm['title'] = "Regarding: " . $text['title'];
$pm['title'] = trim($pm['title']);

}

// Quote Post in PM


I also attached the original xml files used.

[Andreas]

Can you please try to make it look like Live Wire's sugg in this post (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showpost.php?p=927675&postcount=8)? If you will, then notice my idea of making disabled plugins red.
If you do then this will rox0r t3h b0x0rz and youll have my install.
Hmmm - where is the difference (except colours and Buttons)?
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@BikerGA
These Plugins are not attached to any Product (not even the Pseudo-Product vbulletin), hence they show up lonely.

[Revan]

Hmmm - where is the difference (except colours and Buttons)?Size, looks and functionality. Plus it looks more "standard vB".
Im just saying it would be cool :)

[Boofo]

Ok, Kirby, I tried but can't figure out how to alphabetize the products. What do I need to change?

[Biker_GA]

@BikerGA
These Plugins are not attached to any Product (not even the Pseudo-Product vbulletin), hence they show up lonely.

Ahhh. OK. I understand now.

[deathemperor]

very nice Kirby !

[Impreza04]

Awesome.. Looks a lot cleaner now
Thanks Kirby

[mtha]

Problem:

Products with NO plugins doesnt show, and you remove the regular product manager => cant edit the product.

[Andreas]

Right ... havn't thought of Products that don't have Plugins :)
Gonna update that soon.

[TTG]

Furthermore, the link to "manage products" disappeared...

Got the same problem !?

[Boofo]

The save and reload for plug-ins does not save your edits. Only the save does.

[Andreas]

Got the same problem !?
It's not a Bug, it's a feature - I removed that intentionally as I thought it wasn't necessary (which would be the case if the were not Products without Plugins).

@Boofo
I know.

[Boofo]

Well, if you know, how come it's not fixed yet? You're usually quicker than that. ;)

And what about my query help for the title? ;)

[Thanatos]

I found an odd issue. This is on RC3.

My admin's get a blank white bar instead of the regular admin menu on the left side of the screen. However, once I disable Remove Manage Products from Nav -- everything works fine for them.

[jesus likes pie]

/me clicked install.

[Boofo]

Any update for the bug fixes yet?

[iSpanish]

Cool

Nice Plug


Install

[Andreas]

Any update for the bug fixes yet?
Nope. And maybe they won't ever be fixed. As said, this is just smth. I quickly wrote for myself.

[Boofo]

Good attitude.

[Andreas]

I am sorry if I disappointed you Bob, but I clearly stated in the first Post that this is really unsupported stuff, and just for usage as-is.
I never had intention to improve this/work on it, I just thought it might be useful for others so I put it here.

Hmm, maybe I should have just kept it for my own - will do so in the future.

[Paul M]

So you don't use it yourself then ?

Or you continue to use it yourself with the bugs ?

Strange either way ......

[Boofo]

No problem, sir. We appreciate what you do release. ;)

I won't die without this one hack. ;)

[Andreas]

@Paul M
Believe it or not, I can life with the Bugs very well as they don't affect me.
I wouldn't even have noticed them if others had not posted them here :)

[ndahiya]

Andreas

Any plans to release an update to this (maybe you changed your mind!)

nd.

[one9er]

Thank you that really cleaned things up!

[Haakon]

I hope this gets standard in the next vb version, as I know you`re on the vb.com team now. And the reload function would be great if you implement it.

[WNxWakko]

Edit, figured out how to uninstall.

I installed that other guys advanced plugin manager, ewwe yucky, I dont like it. So I reinstalled yours.

Any chance you can just fix the save and reload? hmm maybe you already did, Ill download your file.

[Lea Verou]

Wow I'll install this when I find time! I just love that "Save and Reload" feature, I badly need it! Thanks for sharing Kirby!! :D

[Boofo]

Wow I'll install this when I find time! I just love that "Save and Reload" feature, I badly need it! Thanks for sharing Kirby!! :D

If I remember right, the save and reload feature didn't work in this. :(

[Andreas]

Yes, it's not working correctly.

[Haakon]

The save status on "front page" does not work either, if you should look at this some time. The categorization is just so necessary you can`t let it pass even though it has bugs.

[Lea Verou]

Yes, it's not working correctly


Damn I would install this just for that :(
I'll wait till it's fixed. :)
btw Andreas tell those guys over there at Jelsoft to put this feature in the next release pleaaaase! :D

[hobbes747]

I installed this, uninstalled and deleted the php file when I saw it was broken and now my Manage Products link is missing. How do I get it back?

edit: nevermind, that's a seperate plugin that has to also be removed. :surprised: I was askeerd.

[AWI]

Wow what a difference, thank for this.....greatjob

[Andreas]

I'll wait till it's fixed. :)

Then you will most likely have to wait forever, as I am not going to fix this - I use it as-is and the bugs don't bother me much.

[FROGGYJ]

whenever I select "add new plugin"...I get the following error.

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare plugin_edit_handler() (previously declared in /home2/edmonton/public_html/forumvb/admincp/global.php(194) : eval()'d code:22) in /home2/edmonton/public_html/forumvb/admincp/global.php(194) : eval()'d code on line 65

I know you aren't supporting this mod Andreas, but could you help me with uninstalling it and restoring the default plugin system that came with vb.

[FROGGYJ]

oops

[eXaulz]

I'm getting the same error.

[eXaulz]

Oooooh. I see the problem. For some weird reason, this hack uploaded, in fact, 2 plugins that are exactly the same. Thus, executing both codes at the same time. Sicne PHp cannot redeclare functions, it was getting confused and killed the script. So, simple just '[Delete]' one of the 'Plugin System Adjustments (hookname: admin_global)' plugins and it should work fine.

[FROGGYJ]

ahhh thanks eXaulz.

[Antivirus]

anyone using this still? i know it's unsupported, just wondering how everybody likes it after living with it for a month or so?

[eXaulz]

Nah. It's uber-fux0r3d.

[Antivirus]

Nah. It's uber-fux0r3d.

uber-fux0r3d means... you didn't like it?

[akanevsky]

Andreas, this should really be a default feature. Come on, do it, you have the power :)

[Snake]

You can do it too, Vision. You have the same power as Andreas! :)

[icemann]

Andreas, this should really be a default feature. Come on, do it, you have the power :)


Works good for me in v3.5.3 and I agree with Psionic Vision. :)

[SmEdD]

Here is the way to make them alphabetical

$plugins = $db->query_read("
SELECT plugin.*, product.active AS productactive, product.productid
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "plugin AS plugin
LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "product AS product ON (product.productid=plugin.product)
ORDER BY product.title, plugin.hookname, plugin.title
");

I also made it go by hook name after af that is how vB sorts the list and usually people look for certain hooks instead of the name.

[Rickie3]

i installed this to try its not bad,but i would like to uninstall it what do i uninstall in admincp/plugin system??? ive removed the advplugins.PHP from my server

[Rickie3]

do i uninstall "Plugin System Adjustments" and "Remove Manage Products from Nav"

then remove advplugins.PHP from my server

[gothicuser]

anyone using this still? i know it's unsupported, just wondering how everybody likes it after living with it for a month or so?
Been using it since it came out, perfect, no problems at all m8

[SmEdD]

Saveing plugin active status direct from the list dosn't seem to work. I will see if I can fix it but so far I have failed.

[akanevsky]

There are two small problems:
1. If you click "save & reload", it does reload, but does not save.
2. If a product does not have plugins, it is not shown in the list.

You can do it too, Vision. You have the same power as Andreas! :)

No. Andreas is an official vBulletin Developer, and I am not, unfortunately.

[akanevsky]

But yes, you are right, I do have the power to fix this modification.
Which I did: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=112833

Andreas, if you mind, I'll take it off - but I see no reason why you should, as I've given you all the credits :)

[utw-Mephisto]

I installed it, now the import button for products is gone, using the advanced plugin manager does not let me import new products and THIS plugin does not even show up so I can uninstall it again ..

Really borked :(

[peterska2]

Import Product should be at the bottom of the plugins screen, if I remember correctly from when I used this.