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It's really not that hard to follow;

If you had 1.0.1 installed before the security patch was issued you can either apply the fixes as detailed in the fix document, or you can download v1.0.2 and just replace the article.php. If you are installing from scratch then just download 1.0.2 - this has the security fixes aplied to it already.

There are more patches & addons in the vb3 addon's forum that you can apply if you wish.

what about the attachment file and all the other files in the zip??

should i just upload that and overwrite the thing and run the upgrade.php?

is there a way to have things posted in the articles section to be shown on the forum category it belongs to? instead of it just having 2 -'s in it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRStealth

Hi,

I'm trying to get the 'Featured Article' thing to show up on the index page, but I'm having trouble.

I got the featured_article template to show, but the actual featured article won't.

I've added the following to the index.php page:

PHP Code:


		
			
$globaltemplates = array(

    'FORUMHOME',

    'forumhome_event',

    'forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost',

    'forumhome_forumbit_level1_post',

    'forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost',

    'forumhome_forumbit_level2_post',

    'forumhome_lastpostby',

    'forumhome_loggedinuser',

    'forumhome_moderator',

    'forumhome_pmloggedin',

    'forumhome_subforumbit_nopost',

    'forumhome_subforumbit_post',

    'forumhome_subforumseparator_nopost',

    'forumhome_subforumseparator_post',

    'article_featured'

);

then

PHP Code:


		
			
require_once('./includes/functions_articles.php');

And finally

PHP Code:


		
			
// ### Start Articles



        $featuredarticle = unserialize($datastore['featuredarticle']);

        if ($featuredarticle['id'])

        {

            $feature = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT article.*, articlepost.*, articlecategory.options AS options FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "article AS article

            INNER JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "articlepost AS articlepost ON (articlepost.postid = article.firstpostid)

            INNER JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "articlecategory AS articlecategory ON (articlecategory.categoryid = article.categoryid)

            WHERE article.articleid=$featuredarticle[id]");

        }

        if (!empty($feature['title']))

        {

        

            // do html

            if ($feature['options'] & 256)

            {

                $dohtml = 1;

            }

            

            if ($feature['options'] & 512)

            {

                $dosmilies = 1;

            }

            

            // get an attachment, if there's one with a thumnail

            $attachment = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT attachmentid FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "articleattachment WHERE articleid=$featuredarticle[id] AND thumbnail_dateline>1 ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 0,1");

            if (!empty($attachment['attachmentid']))

            {

                $GLOBALS['isattachment'] = true;

            }            

            

            require_once('./includes/functions_bbcodeparse.php');

            $feature['postbody'] = truncate_text($feature['postbody'], $vboptions['featuredlength'], 1);

            $feature['postbody'] = parse_bbcode2($feature['postbody'], $dohtml, 0, $dosmilies, 1);

    

            eval('$articlecontent .= "' . fetch_template('article_featured') . '";');

        }

        

// ### End Articles





// ### ALL DONE! SPIT OUT THE HTML AND LET'S GET OUTA HERE... ###

eval('$articlecontent .= "' . fetch_template('article_featured') . '";');

eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('FORUMHOME') . '");');

However, this only displays the template, like I said. It doesn't show the featured article.

Hey I figured out how to add the featured article to the Forum Home...

You basically do everything you just did... plus

add $articlecontent to your FORUMHOME template

also in your index.php file

change

PHP Code:


		
			
$specialtemplates = array(

    'userstats',

    'birthdaycache',

    'maxloggedin',

    'iconcache',

    'eventcache',

    'mailqueue'

PHP Code:


		
			
$specialtemplates = array(

    'userstats',

    'birthdaycache',

    'maxloggedin',

    'iconcache',

    'eventcache',

    'mailqueue',

    'featuredarticle'

);

Now whenever you feature an article it will also show on the Forum home... hope that helps.

OH I Just noticed something.. there's a change that have to be made in order to get the featured article from showing up twice on the forum home.

in your Index.php file Change

PHP Code:


		
			
// ### ALL DONE! SPIT OUT THE HTML AND LET'S GET OUTA HERE... ###

eval('$articlecontent .= "' . fetch_template('article_featured') . '";');

eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('FORUMHOME') . '");');

PHP Code:


		
			
// ### ALL DONE! SPIT OUT THE HTML AND LET'S GET OUTA HERE... ###

eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('FORUMHOME') . '");');

This is going to sound dumb - please don't laugh.

i installed this script/hack. Uhhh how do I actually write an article? In the forum proper you have buttons "new thread" in this hack I see no means in which to write an article.

I visited the vb3articles.com site, and again (as a guest user) saw no ability to write an article. I then registered on that site, and couldn't get back to the article page - because as a registered user I didn't have permission to view the article page, logging out though I did have permission. So as a registered user I couldn't see if there was a new article button or soething there to allow me to actually write the article.

What did I miss there?

Also (I'm new to VB) why are there a whole other set of "add ons" fo this? Has development on this stopped and moved to someone else?

I have installed the latest security patch as given out.
I have set the moderate articles on, If I go to the Article category, the article does not appear, but it does appear in the categories list under the 'latest article' column and people can view it (without us approving it first).

How can I make so that the un-approved articles dont appear at all anywhere in the system?

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoloX

The fact people can view unapproved articles is another bug I fixed when I first installed and tested our version. The fact that they appear in the list at all is a more complicated problem to fix and I didn't bother fixing for us - since people could no longer view the article anyway.

I'm off to bed now so I'll dig the first fix out for you tomorrow. :)

Something weird is going on with this mod. I just upgraded to 3.0.4 and just reinstalled the mod in the files and it worked fine. Then suddently today I got this e-mail:

Quote:

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.4:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM articlepost
WHERE type=2 AND articleid=5 AND valid=1
ORDER BY postdateline ASC
LIMIT 0,

mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 4

I try entering the articles and get the same error again. Before this happened I could view every article and even see the "preview" of one of the articles on top of the page.
Now I can't even view the settings for the articles in vBulletin Options (can view the other settings in admincp though).

I've tried running the install script again, but of course it fails when it tries to add new tables, because the tables are already there.

I don't want to remove the tables from the database and reinstall completely, as I'll lose over a hundred articles.

And yes, I have checked the file changes at least 10 times.

Paul M have u updated your Articles hack to 3.0.5 version of Vb? Is it still working?

I say this, as in the first install of this hack, it has some changes for the init.php file...

Anybody else knows if its combatible?

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

Paul M have u updated your Articles hack to 3.0.5 version of Vb? Is it still working?

No, we are remaiing on 3.0.3 and just implementing the new init.php file (what I call 3.0.3+ ;)).

Yep i will do the same as u, but the question is, if u do that...is the articles run ok?

As the new init.php file, will overwrite the old one and as u can see, the articles hack uses init.php file

:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

Well yes, obviously you have to re-add the permissions array to the new init.php, otherwise it won't work .... :glasses:

Works fine for me with the 3.0.5 init.php and Paul's update to article.php

I bit the bullet and upgraded our forum to 3.0.5 tonight. The vB upgrade script nicely wiped out all the articles templates. :rolleyes:

This is because they are installed as Master templates, and the upgrade script wipes and replaces all the master templates. Therefore i had to restore the templates from the backup I took (you do all backup before upgrading don't you ;)).

Alternatively, I believe the articles install script has the option to install the templates only. Now that the templates are restored it seems to be functioning okay. :)

After updating to 3.0.5 articles.php? showed be a blank page.
I ran the install script for templates only. That restored everything.
I didn't loose my articles.

happens when i run the arcade.php?do=challenges

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT user.avatarid, user.avatarrevision, avatarpath, NOT ISNULL(avatardata) AS hascustom, customavatar.dateline
FROM user AS user
LEFT JOIN avatar AS avatar ON avatar.avatarid = user.avatarid
LEFT JOIN customavatar AS customavatar ON customavatar.userid = user.userid
WHERE user.userid =
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 5

mysql error number: 1064

Um, this is the articles hack thread, not arcade ??

lol sh!t...

/me slaps himself

Let me add another "Great 'hack' dude!!!"

I thought I'd contribute a 'New Article' button in the vB 3.0 format (default colors) just for symmetry.

Thanks again ...

Hey, thanks for the button, I will give it a try. :)

I need some help. I did some customize with this hac, everything is running fine but yesterday I upgrade the forum to v 3.05 , the article hack is still running ok but when I click on edit article, it went to blank page. Anybody know what is wrong???

You need to re-install the original templates.

I reinstalled the tempalates and everything works great except my attatchments are not showing as thumbnails. I seem to remember a patch? Can someone point me in the right direction?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul M

You need to re-install the original templates.

Got it done. Thnx u very much Paul

bump ~ anyone know where I can get the patch so my thumbs will dispplay correctly?

Nobody knows why I am not showing a thumbnail and only a text link?

figured it out myself.

What extra mods might be required to get this to run "fully" with CMPS?

I've installed it and everything works just fine - but I dont have any admin functions in AdminCP - ie, all my links are there for admin functions on CMPS, vbChat, etc - but nothing that says "Articles" on it. I know its working correctly because if I go to www.domain.com/articles.php the page is there.

EDIT:that probably isnt very clear is it? What I mean is there is no "Articles" section appearing in the left column of the AdminCP.

Thankyou for any help.

Val

Does anyone know the answer to this?

If its already been posted, I'm sorry for asking it again, but to go through 50-odd threads and find it - nightmare.

Brand new article system, working fully with 3.0.5 and with numerous features: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...9&goto=newpost

Quote:

Originally Posted by rossored

Does anyone know the answer to this?

If its already been posted, I'm sorry for asking it again, but to go through 50-odd threads and find it - nightmare.

Have you actually done the edit to the admincp index file ?

When I look the live demo and I click the comments column it is the same thing as the article column. also when I sign up as forum member now I am restricted from seeing the page but when I just come in as a guest it let s me see it. So I am cofused.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul M

Have you actually done the edit to the admincp index file ?

Hmm.

Like a jerk, I'd done it but hadnt uploaded it... :rolleyes: All works.

Thanks for that. Will remember to engage brain before asking next time.

Val

hmm, it seems john will not post the new version he talked about..maybe he havent found time...its pity:(

Anyway, anybody knows, how can i uninstall this? Have to just undo whatever i have done during install or is there some script?

Thanks again, its pity john didnt continue this hack, could have been something very usefull:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

Well, you can reverse all the file edits in the instructions, and remove the article files, but that still leaves the database tables in you mysql. :)

Is there any script to run, so i can erase them as well?

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

Sorry, I haven't had the time to release and support it. If I can find the time I will, but I can't promise anything.

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