Actually, the new Journal System I'm writing will have it optional, ie. View entries and click through for the comments, or view it like it is now.

Layout is just a template issue. Though I can assure you that the layout for the vB3 Journal System is going to be much better :)

Any thoughts of releasing it?

from what i can gather and from the sound of kura's first post he gathered also Loo's sounds as it his will look like Kura's in terms of Journal with comments underneath kinda thing


[high]webcam:[/high]would be better to leave something like that down to integration, as once i cam hack comes out chances are you'll see alot of users install it, not to mention they key to the greatest hacks is the ability to build on em, hence the popularity of the store hack.

as for the the gender things, that's as standard but would be ported over from the profile so really it comes down to if you're gonna make users install it or not as some may not want to, so best to have it as a plug in.


edit: tbh for now i'd be more than happy to just install vbxb but i want my users to pay for the ability to personalise their journals so until store integration comes out [high]*hint hint, nudge nugde, squint*[/high] i won't even upgrade to that, and then after that i guess i'll start worrying about all these vb3 based journal systems, which by the way if anyone needs help with i'll be happy to offer assistance :)

Yes, I will release my vBulletin 3 Journal System on vB.org.

I will also release it with an Importer script, so that you can install it and import the existing journals on your site that currently use the vBJournal that so many people already use, at the moment.


I think perhaps Anime-loo is going to do a lot of work that I've already done, so maybe we should see if we can combine our efforts and just make one heck of a vB3 Journal System :)

I know that my vB3 Journal will be fairly modular, in that you can 'add plugins' to your site that can be used in the Journal System..


Stuff like a Gender in entries is easy to do yourself, though. Add a profile field for Gender and just use the proper template var to display it. :) (don't forget that my journal system will be for vB3 only, anyway).

it's a smart idea, i couldn't see myself changing anyhoo :)

i like the idea of a converter/importer :)

you two working together would be great, good luck with it :)

There's no way that the journal should be crammed with coding. I know a lot of neat features are cool but I'm sure some unneccessary features can be left out. Maybe we can have a basic journal with the features Anime-loo already listed and then some mini-hacks to go with it.

as long as the personalised things come out or gets an add-on release when i'm ready to upgrade i don't mind lol

Koutaru: my current Journal System isn't crammed with code, really. It's large, true enough, but it has a large amount of functionality and features in it.

The new one I'm making will not be crammed with code either, but be made fairly modular so that you can install a rather 'clean' version, but also the more comprehensive one.

I can not wait to upgrade to vB3!

a journal is a personal diary of your feelings, actions and emotions, it should reflect that not just in the writing but also in the look imo.