[CyberRanger]

Version 2.0.5 added Aug 2, 2006

• Modified to work with vb versions 3.5.4 and 3.6 RC2.

Version 2.0.4 added Jul 21, 2006

• Added an option that will hide threads auto-created from the "New Post" and "Today's Post" searches.
• "Guest" will be displayed properly if a guest is allowed to start a thread from an RSS Feed.
• Fixed problem with description displaying in "Today in History" module.

Version 2.0.3 added Jul 11, 2006

• Built in support to use either fopen OR cURL for fetching RSS Feeds. This has been modified to automatically check for cURL and use it if available, otherwise use fopen.
• Cleaned up formating in "Today's Events" section so that the font size is the same as events pulled from the calendar.
• Moved the automatic update of RSS Feeds from a hook into "Hourly Cleanup #1" to it's own scheduled task called "AboutToday". This is set to run every 15 minutes by default.
• Modified how poorly formatted feeds are handled so that one bad feed won't cause the feeds to error out.
• Post count will be incremented when threads are started via AboutToday.

Version 2.0.2 added Jun 16, 2006

• Built in support to use either fopen OR cURL for fetching RSS Feeds
• Added function to change German umlauts into ue, oe, etc.
• Fixed possible XSS exploit in the Local Events database system

Version 2.0.1 added May 20, 2006
Fixed bug that was causing duplicate threads to be created

Version 2.0 added May 19, 2006

The biggest change in this release is the ability to have RSS Feeds AUTOMATICALLY create threads!


Version 1.3.1 Gold added Mar 20, 2006

This release fixes a problem with the interaction between this product and the left sidebar product. If the left sidebar product was installed before AboutToday was, the $myfeeds variables would not be available for the left column. I've changed when $myfeeds get evaluated so they are always before the left column. If you already have this product installed, you only need to import the new product-abouttoday.xml for the change to take effect. If you do not use the $myfeeds variables, you really don't need to worry about this update.

Version 1.3 Gold added Mar 3, 2006

Sorry folks! I messed up two items when doing the update - one minor, one critical. It is imperative that you install ver 1.3 or you won't be able to add new feeds!

Version 1.2 Gold added Mar 3, 2006

Be sure to do "Force RSS Update" after if you are upgrading! That will give you the newest look!

I'm VERY excited about this release! I think the new options for displaying the RSS Feeds plus the addition of two more global feed variable for displaying the feeds on vba (or where ever global.php is called) really make this product even more exciting!

• 2 Minor Bugs Fixes
• RSS Updates automatically when edited/added
• Two more Global Variables created for placing RSS Feeds anywhere on a vbulletin page. Feeds can now be placed in $myfeeds, $myfeeds2 and/or $myfeeds3 to allow more flexibilty with vba.
• The feed display page completely reworked. When a feed is selected, the summaries stay on the side for easy navigation.
  
• Separate option to include feed in "Today's Events"
  
• Local events are turned off if no events have been entered. This makes the RSS Feed display much cleaner.

Version 1.1 Gold added Feb 18, 2006

• 2 Minor Bugs Fixes
• RSS Updates added to cron
• Options to run with only locally entered events, RSS Feeds, or Both
• Global Variable created for placing RSS Feeds anywhere on a vbulletin page
• Direct linking to RSS item added as optional feature
• Ability to force RSS update added
• vBa (vbAdvanced) Module supported

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How can I display the RSS Feeds on a sidebar?

If set "How many rows across for $myfeeds variable?" to a value greater than zero, a variable called $myfeeds will become available. Place this where you want the feeds to appear. Check out the attached example of the feeds displayed in the left sidebar.

2 How do you go about forcing the rss update....i dont see it anywhere?

Once you install the ver 1.1, you will need to go into the usergroup permissions, giving the admin group permission to force an update. Then, that option will appear with the others when viewing abouttoday.php.