I personally would love it if it was, I need vBulletin 3.5.1/3.5.2 support >.< as is it doesn't work properly.

only by end-users at this point.

it works with a couple tiny modifications.

man....i made it through all the problems that everyone else stated. took me awhile to get the admincp working cuz i kept using the wrong xml file on my laptop. well, i ran into the problemm with the user cp not letting anyone click on their options so i decided to uninstall and reinstall. i tried the product package that someone posted up earlier, but it would give an error and just keep going. so i re-uploaded the other package and tried doing the install and now im getting an error there as well. i cant remember if it was the same error i was getting on the package but i think it was.

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.1:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE zvb3_language SET title = title, phrasegroup_ppdonations = . . . .

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'phrasegroup_ppdonations' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Thursday, December 8th 2005 @ 05:18:01 PM

and i still get the error on my user cb:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/httpd/vhosts/syde-sho.com/httpdocs/forums/profile.php(2702) : eval()'d code on line 56

Same thing, I lost all the donors when I had to upgrade to 3.5.2, the image isnt showing and it will not display me as a donor even if I add myself in the CP.

Which are...?

all listed numerous times within this thread.

i still havent got this to show one donor i tried installing it on a test board too and it didnt work... i just add them manual when i get donations... since the coder dont support his work and just left it high and dry...

I'm gettin this error (current build 3.5.2):

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: build_datastore() in /home/saablink/public_html/forum/admincp/donation_install/donation_install_plugins.php on line 34

tried searching throught majority of these pages to find a fix to the error, but so far nothing. Any help would be great.

It seems a series of uninstall / reinstalls is the only way to get this thing working after an update and even then some things are dodgy with mine still.

I hope this isn?t yet another abandoned MOD, it a really nice feature.

Yea, I tried reinstalling several times to no avail. I'll just try another PayPal mod. Thanks

unfortunately, this was abandoned a long time ago. :(

it is ashame... hes been online too just seems he dont care about support (Cloudrunner Last Online: Dec 2005) just another coder on here not supporting his mod with bugs in it

Unfortunately this board is becoming clogged with abandoned MODS, once the praise is over for creating a new MOD the author moves on to the next thing.

yeah that is very true... but you do get alot of coders to that support there mods and will do anything to help make it work...

Well then, I'm all up for picking it up again, making it work for 3.5.2, 3.5.1 and 3.5.0 and putting it back out there again...except I suck at doing this kind of stuff, lol. Well...I'll give it a shot anyway, if anyone's up for helping out let me know (and he'll get the credit for what he's done)

Hello,

DON'T INSTALL UNSUPPORTED MODS IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE RECIEVING AND WORKING OUT ERRORS. READ THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

THIS IS AN *****UNSUPPORTED MOD*****.

HE DIDN"T ABANDONE IT, HE ISN'T SUPPORTING IT AS IT SAYS AT THE VERY TOP OF THE PAGE!!!!!!


It drives me nuts to see people talking bad about hacks that are listed as "unsupported". Cloudrunner can post in this thread and still not support the hack and it would be his decision. He added this modification AS "unsupported". Read above the "install/uninstall" text. Those "boxes" depict what this mod will require. The first box dictates if it will be supported or not. His is not checked, that means unsupported. That means you install at your own risk and if it doesn't work don't complain to the coder to fix it because it will remain "unsupported!"

The simple point is this. No one on this site owes anyone any type of support. They do so on their own time. If a modification is listed as "unsupported" when you install it, don't complain that the author abandoned the mod. How can they abandone something listed as "unsupported"?

If you aren't a coder and can't get it to work, then uninstall it and move on. Save your tears because its getting really old listening to a bunch of whiners complain about the lack of support on a modification that is listed as UNSUPPORTED!

i don't mind helping out where i can. just hit me up via PM.

in everyone's defense... have you any idea how many of the mods here don't have that supported button checked... even though they're supported - a ton! have you also noted that this particular mod/hack/whatever DOES have a list of
i guess i could also point out again that the majority of coders here DO NOT accurately check any of those side boxes. notice this hack DOES NOT have the Beta button check although it clearly is. to a new vb.org user or someone new to this particular thread/hack... i can see this as very confusing.

not one person on here is telling you to listen... its that simple dont reply if you dont like what they said... and nice reply GearTripper

I wanted to type something in response to some recent remarks that were made. There are alot of us folks that know just enough about this stuff to be able to make a few edits and get things working. We look to a 'community' like this to be able to make changes to our sites without having to learn all the coding necessary. If we all knew how to do it, sites like this would be non-existent. No offence to this site, but if everyone knew how to do it, they would be doing it, not looking for add-on, hacks, etc.

I think one of the things you see on boards like this is that back in the day, when things were new and exciting, everyone liked helping each other out. Now that things have been around and vbulletin is gaining popularity, you have people that have grown tired of helping others and hang out just to pounce on any opportuntiy to let you know just how much you do not know.

I came over to vbulletin from postnuke for the very reason I am speaking about here. While I know there are lots of good people involved, they just cant help everyone.

Maybe I jumped the gun upgrading to 3.5.1, but it seemed the right thing to do.

I know there are individuals out there that know what I am talking about. I also know there are people that have found out a way to use this 'mod' without any errors. Heck, most of the errors that people post on here are basic php/sql errors that alot of folks on here can pinpoint the cause. It would be nice if anyone out there that has had problems and finally got it working could share their experiences.

sorry for the rant.

:)

i agree... and as i've said before, i'm more then willing to help as much as i can. just ask. but may i also suggest reading through the thread a few times to make sure your question hasn't already been answered... even i made that mistake. i've alredy been able to install this on several forums for other people, so it's a very usuable hack. and feel free to check it out fully-functional at my forum.

Hello,

That means that DURING DEVELOPMENT of this modification, those users helped out with the core code of the modifications and reported errors that had been corrected for the version of VB that the mod was written for.

This is NOT confusding. BETA is NOT checked because this modification was not a beta WHEN IT WAS RELEASED! When this modification was released, it worked fine. The only thing you needed to change was the vBulletin to read vbulletin in the xml. When this modification was released, it was for vB Version: 3.5.0 Beta 4 and it wasn't a beta. Everything worked for that version!

It doesn't matter how many coders actually click the supported box. If it is not checked, they have stated that they do not intend on supporting the modification. If they have time, and they do still support the mod, that is a bonus. If life happens, and they walk away from the mod leaving it unsupported, they are not doing anything they didn't already say they would do.

I don't know cloudrunner, so I am not trying to defend his actions on a personal level. I am however pretty tired of coming to vb.org and seeing people talk trash when the version of vb they are running is not the version the mod was written for and the mod is listed as unsupported.

Look under my name, I am a member. I am not a coder on the level that a lot of these people are. I myself have helped in this thread several times. I would love to see this mod updated to 3.5.2 but I am not expecting it to be because it is listed as unsupported.

Helping in the thread as members is great, but leave the trash talk about the author out. Its old and tiring to read people saying someone abandoned a mod when it is clearly listed as unsupported and was written for a version that is several versions old now.

Before anyone comments on a mod, they need to read and see what version of VB the mod is for and if it is listed as supported. If it is for a different version of Vb and is listed as "unsupported", there is nothing to complain about. This mod WASN"T abandoned. It is several versions old and listed as unsupported.

and it doesnt say that its supported

i would agree with all of that as well. the biggest problem was that everyone kept asking the same question regarding the xml file when vBulletin just needed to be changed to vbulletin.

i just cant seem to find any info on how to fix my user cp page. whenever you click on 'edit options' i get my header, the left navigation and blank page in the main area with this eror on the top:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/httpd/vhosts/syde-sho.com/httpdocs/forums/profile.php(2702) : eval()'d code on line 56

i have even uninstalled the mod, but dont know enough about php to know what this is telling me, or how to fix it.

THe Author replied to that before....search within the thread :p

i am pretty sure i checked that thread out and it was just needed if the checkbox wasnt showing up. in my case, none of my edit options are showing. so, i figured i woud uninstall, then reinstall. now i am getting an error when installing that seems to have something to do with the the phrases:

[QUOTE]Database error in vBulletin 3.5.1:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE zvb3_language SET title = title, phrasegroup_ppdonations = 'a:45:{s:19:\"a_special_*****i removed alot of text from the error message to make it fit******$s\";}' WHERE languageid = 1;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'phrasegroup_ppdonations' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Saturday, December 10th 2005 @ 12:18:58 PM

well, i found the mistake. apparently in the install, it double up a script. when looking closely at my modify options, under the code i was supposed to fix i saw this:

notice the reputationlevel if statement in there twice. geez. im guessing this is why i was getting errors trying to reinstall as well. two days of grief over something i either did when modifying that file, or it could have happened on the install.

\tips hat to misskalunji

maybe i should be asking you my questions regarding the profile page customization?

one last question. i tried using that fix for the postbit / postbit_legacy, but forums dont show the 'donor' button to siginify that particular member did donate. was that fix for this particular issue? or just for layout issues? ive put this code in several places tyring to get it to display the donor status of members with no luck:

last question as its the only thing left for me to fix

When I click on a blank donate button, I get the error from Paypal stating "Please enter an amount greater than zero." If I assign the button a dollar amount, it works fine.... anyone?

and where do newbies find such information that THAT is in fact what it means? i already know this, but to a lot of newbies, this little bit of information could help as it's not easily found within this forum.
first of all, it DID NOT work "fine" for 3.5.0 Beta 4 as you claim. there were some of the same errors people are seeing now. if this is not confusing as you say, then why are there soo many post questing soo many things about this hack? everything about this particular hack is confusing to soo many people... hence all the posting - duh.
as i've already said... i know this, but many newbies do not as they can jump from thread to thread and get help from the coders instantly although soo many hacks are ticked as unsupported. again, another confusing aspect not made clear here.
so why do you still come into this thread if it bothers you soo much? i think by now it's obvious that this hack is no longer in development and unsupported as you've said, so no reason to come back and check for updates or to read all the comments from other users... right? did you ever hear the statement about the guy that went to the doctor and told the doctor that his arm hurt when he moved it? the doctor replied to the man - don't move your arm then. :)
i agree that the trash talking should be left out... but as i've pointed out several times already, everything about this hack is confusing on soo many levels.
i agree... to a point. developing a product for a beta release of anything is incomplete no matter what anyone thinks IMO! sure it may work for a beta release, but you have clear advanced knowledge that said product WILL eventually go GOLD and your hack may then become obsolete... perhaps within hours or even minutes until a next beta release or GOLD release. if you develop with the intention to only develop for BETA releases, this should also be stated... which clearly isn't in this case.

Hello,

I guess the first post isn't easy enough to read? This is from the release post. The one at the top of every page:

That seems pretty clear to me.

The only consistent error was the "capital B in vbulletin". That has been addressed several times throughout this thread. I myself have addressed that several times.

What part of "If the check box beside the Supported box at the top is not marked, it isn't supported" is not clear? When you look at a modification and see the checkbox cleared beside that, you assume there is NO support. If you happen to get support, then you lucked out. That is not confusing. That is as clear as it gets bro.

I visit this thread to see if a MEMBER posts THEIR working version that they may have worked out. Just because a modification isn't supported doesn't mean that another coder won't stop in and add a file that they corrected on THEIR version which is 3.5.2 compatible. ;) So I am not visiting this thread to see what BS is spewing from someones mouth, I am hoping someone has a file correction for the ppverify.

If the concept of those boxes at the top are so confusing to people, they shouldn't be installing this modification in the first place as they are certainly going to get lost. Like I said, I am not a coder like these people are and I understand clearly that if it shows "unsupported", I can not expect support. I can post questions hoping someone else has the answer, but I do not anticipate support. Its seems very clear to me. I don't understand how that confuses anyone though.

Show me where it says that a mod release for a version of VB will be upgraded when the version is upgraded? There is no advanced knowledge of this. In fact, there are a ton of mods that haven't been ported over to 3.5.0 yet and some never will. They are not obligated to upgrade any script.

You need to realize that these modifications are added to this site free of charge. the coder is not getting paid. If they are running a specific version of vb and they create a mod for their site and release it as UNSUPPORTED, they are doing all of us a favor in releasing it. They don't owe any of us a damn thing and they certainly are not obligated to upgrade the script because a bunch of non coders want them to. Do you follow me?

Everyone that visits this site that isn't a coder needs to step back and realize that THEY need this site. The coders don't need this site. lol They can just code up their own modifications. Anything you get off of vb.org is a gift and some gratitude should be displayed to the coders for releasing it in the first place.

My perception of those of you on the site that talk trash about modifications not working and how this was expected and that was expected is that you have no concept of how this site works.

Everyone DONATING their mods are utilizing THEIR time and efforts to help improve this community and everyone elses individual communities. They owe none of us anything and yet a handful of you seem to think they do indeed owe you something.

Those of you that are epecting things should take some initiative and learn to code. Some PHP and mysql knowledge will get you started. Once you know how to code, spend hours and hours writing up modifications for vb.org and then list them.

Now that they are up, wait 2-3 weeks and watch the ungrateful and inconsiderate non coders start making rude and disrespectful comments about your modifications because they can't get it to work. (Even though it works on your site and several other sites.) Let me know exactly how you feel about releasing your mods after a bunch of clowns start ripping into you.

Maybe then the concept of gratitude will be understood.

that's EXACTLY my point... it clearly refers to additonal Supporters. i personally know that he's just referring to people who've helped get this hack going, but others might assume (and obviously they have) that there are actual "supporters" for this hack although the Support Box is not checked. again, as stated previously numerous times... a gross inconsistency among this forum.
so have i... and there are more "consistent" errors since the beta release. (ppverify, B in XML, sandbox config, template edit double-ups, etc.)
it's clear to me... but obviously not the majority of users who've complained in this thread. proof is in the pudding. i couldn't agree with you more, but this thread speaks for itself, don't ya think?
me too.
i agree.
so you don't think there is advance knowledge that when vB releases a BETA version that they're going to release a GOLD version sooner or later?!?! i was talking about vB... not the hacks found here.
never said otherwise.
of course i do... when did i ever say otherwise?
i agree.

How would I change the link to paypal.com? For some reason I get https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr at my site.

AdminCP >> PayPal Donations >> Donation Settings >> Set Donations to Test Only! (Select NO) and verify you have your correct PayPal email addy listed in the options further down.

I re-installed this afternoon and it has screwed up my template. I've attached a screen shot of what it has done and a uninstall has not solved the issue.

Anyone know what is causing this?

i tried to go to your site to get a look at the code, but it doesn't load. i'll assume you took it offline maybe? i'm not sure what you're screenshot it showing in relation to this hack... and are those multiple windows a global problem or just donation-related pages?

Yes I have taken it offline, the screen shot shows what every thread appears like. Just window after window

check your postbit template to see if any donation code is duplicated.

in postbit find:
after, add in:
so it appears as:
that will bring up the $Donor icon in your users posts.