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ikastara

03-14-2005 08:52 AM

its nothing at all, and like you can see in the screenie, i dont have any forum excluded.
(i dont think i need to give you screene showing the module not showing rite ?? :P kinda ridiculus :P)

The Geek

03-14-2005 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikastara

its nothing at all, and like you can see in the screenie, i dont have any forum excluded.
(i dont think i need to give you screene showing the module not showing rite ?? :P kinda ridiculus :P)

you do have the module active in vba right? (I only ask as this has happened before)

T3MEDIA

03-14-2005 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Geek

I used to use vbindex before vbadvanced - but I couldnt really help you there (though it really wouldnt be too hard as the mod file has most everything you need in it).

Ill try to keep this in mind for the next version :)

Yeah its a shame they should take that hack down since its not supported at all.

ikastara

03-14-2005 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Geek

you do have the module active in vba right? (I only ask as this has happened before)

yup! i mentioned before that if i choose yes (featured articles) everything show up just fine (wont happen if its not active). just when i choose no (random one) the block dissapeared... :(
thanks for your time btw :) really aprreciate it.

The Geek

03-14-2005 02:20 PM

can you PM me test login details. Make sure they have general admin access (I only need to access vba CMPS settings) and Ill look into it for you.

ikastara

03-15-2005 01:11 AM

nvm... planning to do a clean re-install later anyway :) just see if this problem come back. if yes then i will ask for your help :D
thanks a lot

duncan99

03-15-2005 11:56 AM

You are not alone ikastara, I got the exact same problem like you. The feature article is ok, the random article no showing up at all, no matter how I adjusted... :(

The Geek

03-15-2005 12:17 PM

thats a trip. Like I said - its what I use on my forum.
If you can PM me login details with admin access (only need access to cmps - nothing else) then I will look into it for you and sort it.

BTW: which version of GAS are you using?

Lionel

03-23-2005 01:45 AM

Can it pull article thumb instead of icon? Both for this hack and for vBaCMS Latest Geek Article

The Geek

03-23-2005 06:36 AM

not yet - the article header image is brand new. These add ons were really designed for GAS2.0 though they still work for 3.5

I am starting work on 3.5x versions - but cant pull them out of thin air yet ;)

Lizard King

04-11-2005 10:30 AM

Is this and the other one working with cmps 1.0.1 and geek articles 3.51 ? because this one didn't work for me and the other one's instructions cannot be completed because the file change we need to make cannot be made.

misuse

04-12-2005 02:14 AM

Two things:

1) Even though I have it set to "Show the thread/article icon", nothing shows. The poster avatar will show when enabled however.

2)In the URL to default image section it keeps adding the slash before the UNC, as follows:
/http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/gas/images/default.jpg

KTBleeding

04-19-2005 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by misuse

Same here, I even hardcoded the icon in (removed the conditional statements) and it still won't show up. :(

The Geek

04-19-2005 05:29 PM

Thats becasue this is designed for GAS2.0

I havent had time to develop one for 3.0 yet. This will work - but it will not use GAS3x header image or byline. It will only show first x amount of chars from the article.

I have a rough version on my site for 3.0 but havent had time to rework it properly though. If anyone wants to finish it up - I am more than happy to help by providing the code.

misuse

04-29-2005 05:06 PM

Anyword on what's happening with getting this set up to work with 3.5 yet?

The Geek

04-29-2005 06:57 PM

I sent tpr some prototype stuff I use on my site and he tweaked it some so its now working for him. He said he would post it when he gets a minute.

HTH's

Lionel

04-29-2005 06:59 PM

I made a module to display categories, should I post?

The Geek

04-29-2005 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lionel

I made a module to display categories, should I post?

hell ya. Is it like the one for last x articles? If its different - post a new add on. I am sure many would benefit.

Lionel

04-29-2005 07:08 PM

here you go. I grouped all articles as subforums under one category in forums named articles.
then I made a module named geekcategories.php (replace parentid=xx with the main category number)

PHP Code:


		
			
<?
$result_articlescategories = $DB_site->query("
SELECT * FROM forum WHERE parentid=XX ORDER BY displayorder
 
"); 
 
 
 
while ($artcatego = $DB_site->fetch_Array($result_articlescategories)) {
 
$artid = $artcatego[forumid];
 
$arttitle = $artcatego[title];
 
$artdescription = $artcatego[description];
 
$artthreadcount = $artcatego[threadcount];
 
eval('$categobits .= "' . fetch_template('adv_portal_artcategobits') . '";'); 
 
}
 
$DB_site->free_result($result_articlescategories);
 
 
 
eval('$home[$mods[\'modid\']][\'content\'] .= "' . fetch_template('adv_portal_artcatego') . '";');
 
 
 
unset($artcatego,$artid,$arttitle,$artdescription,$artthtreadcount);
 
?>

then I created the templates.
adv_portal_artcatego

Quote:

<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><strong>$vba_options[portal_blockbullet] Categories</strong></span></td>
</tr>
$categobits
</table>
<br />

adv_portal_artcategobits (replace forums with yours)

Quote:

<tr class="alt1"><td><table width="100%" cellpacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr class="alt1"><td><span class="smallfont"><strong><a href="/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=$artid" title="$artdescription">$arttitle</a></strong></span></td><td align="right"><span class="smallfont"><font size="1" color="#666666"> ($artthreadcount)</font></span></td></tr></table></td></tr>

Troy McClure

05-06-2005 02:47 PM

Like a couple of others I am having trouble with the module displaying. If I make it a "featured" article and specify the article number, the module shows up fine but if I go with the random method nothing shows at all on my front page.

Anyone figure out a fix?

Thanks,

Troy

Kaelon

05-14-2005 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

Same here. Anyone got a fix for displaying the module under random setting? I've tried just about everything I can think of -- listing the forums using commas, comma and a space, etc., just one forum, etc.

speedway

05-15-2005 10:50 AM

Is this functionality available for those that aren't using vBaCMPS?

altsounds

05-19-2005 08:31 PM

Yep same for me. Random is not working, featured is :(.

Any news on when the new version will be available?

dsboyce8624

06-04-2005 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by altsounds

Yep same for me. Random is not working, featured is :(.

Any news on when the new version will be available?

If I read the thread right, this isn't designed for 3.51, only 2.

I made that same mistake, so I will specify a featured article until it gets fixed/ported.

Come on Geek, we need ya man.

EDIT: Okay, got a featured working. Now just waiting for the Geek to grace us with an update.

The Geek

06-04-2005 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsboyce8624

If I read the thread right, this isn't designed for 3.51, only 2.

I made that same mistake, so I will specify a featured article until it gets fixed/ported.

Come on Geek, we need ya man.

EDIT: Okay, even a featured does not show for me.

More than willing to let ya have a peek if you want Geek.

This isnt designed for GAS3.5x though in theory it should work - currently I dont have any time to give toward developing one for 3.5x though I am more than willing to help anyone out who is game to give it a go. Heck - I even have a prototype I am willing to give some adventurous coder.

Sorry guys

dsboyce8624

06-04-2005 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Geek

I'm willing to play. What'cha need me to do?

dsboyce8624

06-04-2005 06:43 PM

Okay, I modified the last Read More to be See All Articles.

Hopefully this will draw people into that section and some overly journalistic goober will write some interesting stuff.

I'm certainly not the writer in the family!

Omega Prime

06-06-2005 02:33 PM

Just wondering, but will there be a conversion of this hack for vBaCMPS 2+ ?

Clayton

06-06-2005 03:37 PM

hi there

can anyone advise on how to uninstall and then reinstall, please

I thought one could run the install file in the same manner as removing a game from the arcade, but wasn't able to.

Any ideas, please?

Thank you

G

Edit: incredibly I have got this to work, don't ask me how, however it works .. just one thing the image of the index.php is not showing up with one of the articles, leaving a red x in IE ... will sort it out eventually .. and I`m a noobie with this stuff with a doofus stamp on the forehead

etinteractive

06-07-2005 11:12 PM

Article system is great....would be GREAT if this mod was updated for GAS3.52 and vBaCMPS 2.0

Thanks for the great mods.

brianstevz

06-14-2005 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etinteractive

Article system is great....would be GREAT if this mod was updated for GAS3.52 and vBaCMPS 2.0

Thanks for the great mods.

bump

The Geek

06-15-2005 11:00 AM

Hi Brian - as I stated earlier - I simply have no time to do this. I would support someone creting it as an add on as I have a working prototype - just not the time to do a new one. Most of my free coding time is now being spent figuring out how the hell to port hacks into vb3.5

dsboyce8624

06-15-2005 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Geek

I'm happy to take a look at what you have and see if I can make it work.

Right now I have to edit the settings everyday to get a new article on the front page.

Wired1

06-16-2005 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsboyce8624

Right now I have to edit the settings everyday to get a new article on the front page.

Simpler answer. Go into the vBa CMPS -> Edit Modules -> News -> News Options -> News Forum(s)

CTRL + click the forum your articles are in. I also disabled showing attachments so article pictures don't show up on the front page under the news post. It's not perfect, but it works.

I'd rather have the Synopsis show up in the news instead of just the first couple of paragraphs, but oh well.

dsboyce8624

06-17-2005 04:42 PM

I would much rather have it work the way it was designed.

arob42

06-22-2005 12:54 AM

Instead of showing the first x bytes of the article, could I instead show the synopsis text?

jarvis

06-24-2005 01:58 AM

Has anyone gotten this to work with vbA CMPS 2.0? I would really like to get this working...

Thanks! :)

COBRAws

06-24-2005 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jarvis

Has anyone gotten this to work with vbA CMPS 2.0? I would really like to get this working...

Thanks! :)

me too! =D

jarvis

06-26-2005 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jarvis

Has anyone gotten this to work with vbA CMPS 2.0? I would really like to get this working...

Thanks! :)

Waves Wallet around to catch someone's attention!! :) Please, I will pay for this time spent. :D

Omega Prime

06-26-2005 08:12 PM

I'm also awaiting a version for vBA 2.0, but I'm sure Geek will release it in due time :)

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