vBadvanced CMPS module: Random Journal
 

Module version: 1.0.0
vBulletin version: 3.5.x
Assuming you have vB Journal and vBadvanced CMPS 2.1.0 installed.
Tested with: vB Journal 1.0.2 Beta 1 and vBulletin 3.5.4
Copyright: http://www.basharialep.com/

Description: This picks up a random journal (from vB Journal) and displays its title, description, (number of entries, views and comments) and the latest entry title with date and time. (see the attached screen shot).

Installation:

1. In the file cmps_index.php (or whatever you had renamed it.)
   Find:
   
   PHP Code:

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


   ---

   Above Add:
   
   PHP Code:

   ---

   $phrasegroups = array_merge($phrasegroups, array('journalhack')); 


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2. Upload the module file randomjournal.module
3. Click https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/ to receive updates.
4. Done! Thank you, feel free to suggest.

ChangeLog:

• Mar, 3rd 2006: (1.0.0)
  • Initial release
• Mar, 5th 2006: (1.0.0)
  • This post updated.

Notice:
For People how had their forum integrated with vBadvanced CMPS and want to display this module in the integrated sidebar, do the following:
in /forum/global.php Find:
Add After:

"Latest X Entries" module and "Journals of Note" module are in their way.

what about showing last 5 journal entries in members profile instead of the last entry?

thats what everyone have been asking for. Just check the journal thread and see for yourself

I'll check it.

great hack, I was just in need of this!

Thanks!

Can someone make this for VBportal?

nothing is showing up for me :(

A flaw with this unfortunitely is that with the edit to cmps_index.php, it doesn't manage to pull the phrases and the title of the journal from the database on vB pages using the CMPS modules.

www.dragonninja.co.uk/journal.php

Besides, it's very good! :)

Did you do step 1?

Done and will be released after a while.