i would say maybe like 40% to 50%

ok - i'll bet the token pest.... do you have any estimated date on the release? Would love to get this when you are done.

here is what the index page will look like:)

i would like some feedback on it;)

screenshot attached

looks great, keep it up!

i have finished the displaying of a users journal info in their profile:)

screeny attached, feedback on this is welcome also

i have finished the postbit link from post to journal

screenshot attached

man.. screw other journal hacks, this hack looks to be the best IMO

i cant wanit to get it!!

looks great! thank you for working on this :-) I can't wait to use this... go go go

here is the search page, i havent finished coding the results page but here is a screeny of what the page will look like

any and all suggestions are accepted including cosmetic

This looks awesome. Can't wait to see it released :)

ok heres a screenshot when and if results are found:)

Your worst than a girl taking one piece of clothing off at a time.

it's somewhat teasing.. hehe, but i know he will release it, so it's a good tease and i am excited!

oh should i take 2 or three off at time ;)

LOL! You got a sense of humor! Good good...............maybe take 10-20 :)

Its always a plus to look forward to the teasing to be over :)

ok i finished the search engine, you can search five different ways with it but all results will be displayed as entries as of now. I have also finish the gotmyjournal portion of the hack. more work is being done so stay tuned;)

AN-net, thanks so much for staying with this! Your work is sooooo... appreciated!

Any idea AN-net?

new feature:)

users viewing now works so you know who is viewing selected pages;)

screeny attached

top dollar - - - who said hack of the month? Maybe hack of the year??

Looking good. Ah-Net rocks the house!

Greatly looking forward to this! It looks wonderful, Ah-net. Keep up the great work!

an update for y'all:)

i have completed the highlight system so when you search and click to go view the entry it will highlight all the other words in an entry just like vb's regular search engine;)

i am also in the process of completeing the feature like vb's that will show how many people are viewing a journal just like vb displays how many people are viewing a forum.

I still have some more work to get done but soon i hope for a beta release ^_^

yay - count me in.

this may be an important update to some of u but i have successfully completed the journal rating system and i am working on the entry rating system. i have designed it so guests can not rate/vote on journals since it would cause a repeat of 0 in the array thus denying a guest after the first vote by another guest. I am sry if this causes any kind of inconvience but i find using a serialized array in keeping track of voting is the best and most efficent way:)

i was wondering if anyone really wanted to be able to rate an actual journal entry, anyone?

I don't see any reason why not if ratings are switched on for the main threads. Perhaps you could link the 2 together - if it's enabled for the board, enable it for vbj (or perhaps have a separate option to switch it on/off).

on my side, i don't see why so much features...

if i write my personal journal, i don't see why other friends would even rate my comments... read them is already a lot... rating, commenting on personal entries, part of my life... strange behavior...

anyway... the more you add, the more users you will have.

well i kind of thought about and i thought it is very silly to rate a journal entry but i just want to make sure that no one would mind it not being included.

Perhaps it could go on a list of things to consider for a future version (that is of course if you're still sane after doing this version!)

There will be people who use your hack for things it's hard to imagine. For example, a journal hack would be perfect for a "writers" forum ... and "journal" entries become short stories or poems users post for the purpose of comments and ratings from others. Or a business site might use it as a means for their managers to relay their thoughts to their employees. They may want comments but no ratings ... etc. etc.

So, IMHO, the more features the better for the future of the hack ... however, the features should ideally remain "options" ... at least for the admin to choose as to whether they fit his type of board.

Having said that, I have witnessed how once a hack is posted, it begins to evolve as more people give you feedback and suggestions. And some of those people (unlike me) can actually help code their "good ideas".

Again, IMHO, people are just anxious to have a rock-solid basis from you and your support in helping them implement a few "bells and whistles" as the hack grows and grows.

yeah i guess i will leave it out for the original release and if enough of feedback and demand comes for it i will implement it back in futre versions.

Talk about interest in a hack! ... This thread is approaching 4,000 views (and only 3,000 of those were me). Thanks again, AN-net.

i am getting closer to completing the listed features for the journal's original release and as of now i am fully updating the file and the templates with usergroup permissions:)

i hope to be done soon:D

this is going to be so cool *drools*

I don't think rating a journal entry is that important ... since it really makes it an article system instead; and there are plenty of those already out there.

here is an updated look of how the journal's index will look:)

I am so excited!!! I can't wait to see this hack released!

What does an individual journal look like?

Seems you definitely have a Hack of the Month on this one.

Wow, I am so dying for this hack it's crazy. Keep the momentum going, coffee, drink lots of coffee and bang this sukah out! :)