The Garage - v0.1b inplace of vbGarage.
 

I've been using vbGarage for quite some time now, at least when it was still "free", and I was frustrated with a lot of its "features", storing the pictures in the database was really slow, no Multiple garages, amongst other things.

So I completely re-wrote a custom version for my own forum, and was thinking about releasing it. I didn't exactly know where to post this, and I don't want to take anything away from the official retail version of vbGarage, but if there is interest, I'd be looking into working on it some more.

The "beta" i have on my own forum is located here

http://forums.generationdub.com/

Click on 'The Garage - [Beta]' to view.

You'll notice that pictures load really quickly, because they are not saved to the database. I've also used "Make, Model..." as their own database, and used AJAX to impliment a better editing system, so that when you change your "Make", the "Model" field is populated without reloading the entire page... things like that..

I also wrote a converted that converts all of the vbGarage database fields and pictures into "The Garage" pictures, so there isn't much to do for transfering over your currenty userbase (it's done automagically;))

The thread about what my users have to say about it can be located here.

http://forums.generationdub.com/showthread.php?t=17208

Again, this is early BETA, if not alpha. I only plan to continue to work on it if it's going to be used on other boards, otherwise i'll just make it work for my own board and leave it as such.

The following is what has been added, would like to be added and what has been fixed so far.

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Wow, awesome!

Just for clarification, vBGarage has always been free. When I handed development over to noppid, he decided to branch off and create his own hack with does NOT bear the vBGarage moniker. If you've paid for a vBGarage license anywhere, you've been taken for a ride.

Moved to General vb Discussions for now as this does not appear to be a modification release.

what about vbpicgallery? I thought that was an update to vbgarage. I saw it on a forum where it said vbgarage 4.0.1, so I click on it and it goes to vbpicgallery.

vBPicGallery is noppid's commercial 'branch off' of vBGarage. It is not free.

Wow, that is nice, and I'm definately interested in it. I hope you do release it as a Mod as I would use it over my vbGarage.

Make a release!It looks GREAT!!

I'm all for it as well

VBPicGallery is freaken awesome for the record and I sure didnt mind supporting it on two of my sites since it takes off from vbgarage 4.10. Furthermore I hate having to register onto a forum to see a preview, how about attaching a screenshot so we dont ahve to register?.

Also if you do recreate this module from the original version, I do hope you get consent from the original coders and give them rightful credit as you should prior to releasing it. Noppid did alot of changing to the original and as well allowed for the photos to be stored in file as well as in the database so that is nothing new if you aquired his commercial version a.k.a vbpicgallery.

VBpicGallery also allows for watermark uploads and some of the stuff you have written here.
No offense but most of this stuff reminds me of his current version and you being new here makes me wondering if you are actually modifying his version and passing it as your own.

Yes I do agree vbgarage was always a freebie but if he decided to create vbpicgallery and charge a fee for it what harm would that be? Some coders here do the same thing except they release a freebie version and charge for retail / pro version like vbmary's great stuff. I say if some one really wants the software bad enough, they wont mind paying some moolah for it for the coders hard work. It beats using the older stuff with less features.

Just my 2 cents its worth the price he is asking for, I can see it growing in the future to be something to rival photopost.

where can I find this!??

Looks great.

One addition that I think could benefit this release is to add the lightbox.js library.

I added it to my vbGarage: http://www.v6performance.net/forums/...ge.php?do=list, and it makes a pretty nice addition to viewing the photos.

I want :(

I am intrested in a release of this and trying it out. Let us know if you do release it.

SVT

Same here mang...I checked out your site...looks great! The SORT functions need a little work...but it looks fantastic!

is there any possibilty that this will be released as a hack hack anytime soon ?

... I'm still working on it vigeriously. Improving it daily, hopefully in time for a relaese in the next 2 or 3 weeks.

I'd be happy to donate to your club.

I am eagerly awaiting this as well =)

Me too, i've been waiting for an improved vbgarage for ages! (well..not ages..but, a really long time)

Would you be able to create multiple galleries on different specific threads/forums. In other words, a Car Gallery, Boat Gallery, Motorcycle Gallery, etc that would be listed in separate gallery threads that then users could easily navigate to the type gallery of their interest and rate the postings inside that gallery (perhaps like the vb.org rating at the top of each thread, and show/sticky the top rated user's pics in each gallery? I'd be interested in a release like that. Thus far I have not been able to find a plugin/product that will allow me to do that...but then, again, I am new to this world! :D

Keep me posted,
KF

This would be ideal for our community, is this still a work in progress for release?

Cheers
PJ

Nothing seems to be happening with this hack, so I went with Noppid's vBPicGallery. I works great...don't hold your breath for this one!