Article Forums
 

Turn a forum into an article forum. Sub-forums are turned into categories.

• Posts/Articles show in searches & in new posts
• Create as many sub-forums/ categories as you need
• Follows forum permissions
• Can still rate thread, etc.
• Different postbits for article and replies (comments)
• Choose what to display in postbit for article and comments
• Choose what to display on articles in vBulletin Options

* Not compatible with 3.7.x forums *

Installation:

1. Upload articles.php
2. Import product file
3. Create a forum in admincp
4. Go to vBulletin Options->Article forum Options

Possible Future Additions:

• Make article collapsible
• Allow multiple article forums

Translations:

• German/ Deutsch: http://www.vbulletin-germany.org/showthread.php?t=6048
• Russian: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=643

Installed to www.yoursitename.com/articles.php

Set my forum to the proper one in the options and got this:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.2:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT COUNT(*) AS threads, SUM(IF(thread.lastpost > 1240155440 AND open <> 10, 1, 0)) AS newthread
FROM thread AS thread
WHERE forumid IN( )
AND thread.visible = 1;

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 ')
AND thread.visible = 1' at line 3
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Sunday, April 19th 2009 @ 08:37:20 AM
Error Date : Sunday, April 19th 2009 @ 08:37:20 AM
Script : http://www.yoursitename.com/articles.php?c=40
Referrer : http://www.yoursitename.com/forum.php
IP Address : IP ADDRESS
Username : username
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.67-log

Installing as soon as no db errors :D
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VOYEUR TUBE

Thanks
i got

Nice work, thank you!:)

Went ahead and installed, as soon as I changed the default forum selection I get this:

Cant wait for the fix.
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Bondage Torture

fixed error (produced when there are no sub-categories)
fixed, re-download articles.php from first post

This works fine aslong as you dont touch the default forum for the articles to be pulled from.
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HONDA NSR SERIES SPECIFICATIONS

Just done the update and still getting this:

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Try re-downloading and uploading articles.php now (remember to click allow overwrite)

Can you please upload a screenshot when creating a new article?

Thank you it's working now. One question, is there a way to switch it so that it doesnt use the postbit template for replies and instead uses postbit legacy?
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Pedro Rodr?guez (Racing Driver)

Another question, when I click the forums link on forumhome to get to the articles the link URL will be:

/support-articles/

but when clicked takes me to:

/help-articles/?c=188

after adding vbseo custom rewrite rules for article.php.

Is this okay?
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NEW JERSEY DISPENSARIES

It is possible to add pagination in articles? If not I suggest that :D.

.............

The search isnt working for me and displaying all articles from all time.

Also, I cant find where to create a new article either.

Thank you.
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FISTING TUBE

Sweeks,

DB errors seem to arise when you try to choose a forum in Article settings while you should choose a category.

bananalive,

You're the man! It's just the mod I was looking for. Nomination for MOTM, definitely.

Actually, the display options/search is fine, I got confused on how it should be used.

But I still lack the new article creation :D

Yes it is working for me now when it is a forum and not a category. I just cant find where to create an article now.
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ZX14 VS HAYABUSA

Added to options in attached file

add some sub-forums

not sure

Thanks for the sweet and fast update :) works a charm but still no create article anywhere :D

EDIT: Is there any way you could get this to work with just one forum? Instead of needing to use categories?
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++++ TUBE TV

It works for me if i select a forum whether or not it has 'Act as Forum' as yes or no

bananalive,

uh... can you bring all article templates under a category? like album templates, announcement templates and so on. that will make style templates list less crowded. :)

and regarding categories, point taken. thanks. :)

Attached files works with one forum, no categories

bananalive,

showthread.php gives a warning on top of the page:

So this system takes one of the attachments as the "article image"?

done in attached file

it will take first attached image if there is one

bananalive,

you're lightning fast man! other thing i discovered: in printer-friendly view it doesn't mention anywhere that it's an article. and one more thing, i think article posts shouldn't display user signatures.

Thank you. The only problem I can see now is that under Most Read Articles it doesnt have anyone even though people have read and responded and the same with the Most Commented Articles, both are blank. Cheers for those two it is fine other than the problem above :)
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should be fixed in attached file

Sweeks, i second that. can't see anything in most commented and most read sections despite the fact that i pointed articles to a rather large category with several subcategories and lots of posts.

bananalive,

warning is fixed now, thanks. another suggestion: it would be good to have an option in articles' settings to turn on or off displaying articles link in navbar.

Please do the forum version with the most read etc fixed. I also notice the breadcrumbs when viewing the article is wrong and repeats the sites name at least here it does. Thank you :)
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bananalive,

uh, i tried to turn "Use article postbit instead of default?" back and forth but it seems that it doesn't use article postbit anymore. same for comment postbit here.

try attached file

Still not working with the attached file :( also no way to create an article now :(
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Posh Milf

I figured I'd try to install this on 3.7.3 to see if it works...

I installed it, and went straight to the options to pick which forums/boards i wanted it to be applied to.

I changed it from what it was defaulted to, to a board in the staff only section.

Immediately, whenever i tried to open a thread in the boards that used to have the article system, it wouldn't open the thread. (see second picture in attachment.)

Also, across the top of every page there is an error message. (First picture in attachment.)

I realize this is a 3.8 mod, but i just thought I'd let you know what happened when I installed it on a 3.7 board.

Suggestion: An enable/disable option in ACP option.

i made "comment" button for default style, see attached file. i think it'll look better than "post reply" button for articles.