vBFavorites
 

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|| vBFavorites
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jun 03, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This modification gives your users an opportunity to create their own personalized menus of favorite threads, posts and users within your bulletin board.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

• Zero file or template edits.
• Favorite Threads, Posts & Users.
• Complete list of favorites is listed in the user cp.
• Last {x} favorites are listed in a navbar dropdown that is available from every page, where {x} is a number configurable via admin cp.
• Users can create their own titles for their favorite items.

VERSION HISTORY

2.1.1
[+] Made it so that the redirect screens no longer show up, for faster redirection.
[F] Fixed a bug which made favorites entries non-editable.
[F] Fixed a bug which made prevented anything from showing in favorites dropdown on standard error screens.
[F] Fixed a text wrapping bug in postbit_legacy.

2.1.0
[+] Eliminated all file and template edits.
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.

2.0.2
[F] Fixed a bug which made it impossible for multiple users to add the same favorites item.

2.0.1
[F] Corrected a minor template bug, which caused invalid links in navbar dropdown.

2.0.0
[+] The modification has been rewritten from scratch: the code has been optimized, and is now compatible with both vBulletin 3.5 and 3.6.
[+] Implemented "Smart Links": When an item is in one's favorites, the link "Add Item to Favorites" is replaced with "Remove Item from Favorites". This is achieved without any extra queries.
[+] Templates have been redesigned; they are now more stylish and fully compatible with vBulletin CSS Layout.
[+] Some templates have been removed, others have been added.
[+] Implemented the "Who's Online" information bit for users located at vbfavorites.php.
[+] User CP listings are now collapsible.

1.0.3
[+] It is now possible to enable or disable either of the three parts of the hack via vbulletin options.

1.0.2
[F] Corrected a minor sql problem.
[F] Corrected a minor template bug.

1.0.1
[+] Less file edits; more plugins.
[F] Corrected a couple of minor sql problems and a minor readme mistake.

1.0.0
Initial Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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Translations

German (By W!cKeD)

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I'm installing RIGHT NOW!! i loved this when i had the old version.. but it didnt migrate with me... now.... i got it again!!... thanks..

Hi,
Thank you , i use this mod and it is very useful.

What shell i do for upgrade ?

Do i need to erase all the Template Changes from the old version?

Thanks.

Screen shots look nice
Im not using it but looks very cool :)

it will add at least 2 query through whole site and another more query in cp

and it is not new feature , because user can add thread by subscribe and by subscribe area can ake folder for favorite

only thing is new is add the reply as favorite and this is should be a feature in subscribe ervice that already in vbulletin

this works great in 3.5.5

Very Nice Hack, Installed.

But my User CP In Not Working...
When Open: http://www.site.com/usercp.php

Getting Database Error:

What to do now? :surprised:


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2nd thing..

I have added a thread to favorite, after that i check it in Navbar Favorites Menu.. look this screenshot:
Attachment 56548
Fav Link also not working.....

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When i disabled the hack, Database error is Stop and User CP Working Fine.

Installed! Excellent Hack

very very nice indeed!

is there a way to bypass this page on addition of a new favorite?

Have you edited functions_databuild.php correctly ?

Yes I did. (again) but still getting database error :(

You need to erase template changes, yes.
Then you revert modified templates.
Then you re-upload vbfavorites.php.
Then upload the product XML.

Three queries, actually, but regardless of where you are. Same three queries are used in usercp and in the rest of the site, except in usercp, those queries are modified to return more information. That said... It may be not useful to you, but it is definitely useful to some others. You are not obliged to use this hack if you do not want to.

I know. 3.5.0 is minimum version, but it is compatible with vBulletin up through 3.6.4.

Have you uninstalled the previous version of this hack?
Have you reverted all templates?
Please double-check, the hack works fine on my installation.

How would you want to bypass it for posts with no title?

Sir I installed it very 1st time, and also checked many times :(
Any chance to fix this problem? :surprised:

Release 2.0.1: Corrected Navbar Dropdown Bug.
Please overwrite the product xml.

Yes, the problem of the sql was also fixed.

Thanks a lot :)
The problem has been fixed now, hack working fine :)

I have trouble finding this line twice like mentioned in your instructions:

$vbulletin->db->query_write("DELETE FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread WHERE threadid = $threadid");

Are you sure this is in the php file twice?

Hi!
This mod works on vBulletin 3.6.4???
Thanks!
Bye!

Yes...

Hi!
I installed (and upgrade to 2.02) but i have this problem:
http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?i...6172559wp6.jpg
Look at the left top.
The menu, appears in that position
How can i fix that???
Thanks!!!!

Your style does not correctly support dropdown menus, and there is nothing I can do to help you.

Reserved for what?

Hi!
Thanks for your answer.
Bye!

Another great hack by you again!

Greatly appreciated and Installed

Status: Not Installed :D

awesome, installed really easy!

in that case, before I go ahead and install it, does that confirmation message appear when adding a thread or a user to favorites?

Yes.

Installed ;) :D 5 starz added :p

This looks very nice. Got a question. If the user has a long list of favorites, will it break it into multiple pages (say 20 links per page)? If not, is it possible to add that functionality? Thanks

It won't break; feature is possible; but one should not have that many favorites, since those would not fit under the definition of favorites anymore.

another gr8 hack of Anthony. I want to install it but i just don't like to edit vb files. for test installed on my test forum. i just ignored those 3 new codes. i know its not the correct way. :S but so far its working fine without any problem. so im just curious to know that, what those 3 new codes actually do ? and is it possible to add them in a hook ?

Even on vBulletin 3.6, file edits, if any, are just as important for the correct functioning of a hack as file uploads and template edits. That is true for any hack. This particular hack (vB Favorites) will function almost correctly without its file edits, but: over time, your database will become noticeable larger (and slower) than it could have become if you had done these file edits. This is because these particular file edits ensure that any junk associated with this hack is removed from the database as soon as possible.

If there was a way to make those file edits into plugins, I would certainly do so and not specify any file edits. Unfortunately, however, it is not possible to create a plugin for everything.

Whether or not to do the file edits - up to you. But if you have a large forum, or you think it may become a large forum, then I strongly suggest that you make those edits.

EDIT:

93 posts per day is definitely a large forum. File edits strongly suggested.

Thx Anthony for the explanation. i'll install it on my live forum. btw 93 posts/day is on my forum ur talking about ? ;)

The one you have a link to in your profile.

Great mod...thanks for this!

I'd like to add a way to encourage members to add threads to their favorites in the USERCP.

So I've moved the "Favorites" boxes to the top and what I'd like to do is add a conditional that shows up if a user doesn't have any favorites yet.

If a user doesn't have any favorites, I'd like to put some text like "I see you haven't marked any threads as your favorites yet! Click here to read more about how to save your favorite threads for later reading" (with a link to a page on my site that I've created explaining how to use the favorites.

Can you help me with the conditional I'd use to show that text if a user doesn't have any favorites created yet?

wow really nice gona install it now

and double wow at the torn edge screen shots! How did u do that its awesome?

That would be the same conditional as the one around the navbar link, just reverse that.

Certain screenshot making software.

any names for it?
or do u wana keep it a secret?