Toplist

Toplist
Developer: derekivey
Version: 2.0.0
vBulletin Version: 3.5.5 (Seems to work fine on 3.6.0)
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 2 (Optional)
New Phrases: 294
Uses Plugins: Yes!
Difficulty: Easy

Description: This hack adds a Toplist to your forums. You can choose in the AdminCP whether to rank the sites by their In hits or their Out hits. It is fully phrased to make it easy to translate to another language if you need to. The users are able to add a site, edit, or delete their site if they added it. The Administrators can Edit the users' sites or Delete them.
This hack is for vBulletin 3.5.5.

*** I Strongly Recommend That You Backup Your Database Before Installing/Upgrading This Hack! ***

Planned features for a later release:

• Add Image Storage Setting (hot linking or upload)
• Add Stats Page [ Will be released later ]
• Add API to get site info onto non-vB pages and other vB pages.
• Add Site Comment System
• Fix bug with & not being allowed in URLs [ Done ]
• Add Setting to choose where to put Toplist Sites Marquee
• Whatever else is suggested

Change Log
The change log is now available here.

Screen Shots
I have added screen shots of this hack in action below.
More screenshots are located here.

Demo
You can find demo information here.

Translations
You can find a French translation of this hack here.

For a How To on Editing the Dynamic Image, See this Post.

Please click Install you installed this hack.


Thanks!

[cat4m]

I will try to sort it out myself because my host takes about 2 weeks to reply to any of my queries. I dont know anything about ftp programs but i will see what I can find in the cpanel.

[derekivey]

cPanel's file manager lets you change the permissions also. Just click on the files, and then in the right frame there should be a link that says Change Permissions.

Derek

[cat4m]

Thanks very much for your help

[cat4m]

Sorry mate, tried to do what you said and it still dont work so I am going to uninstall the lot tomorrow. Thanks for your help anyway.

[ubblite]

A few problems with this Toplist hack:

When adding a site and not selecting any image, I get this:
Warning: unlink(images/toplist/buttons/sites/8) [function.unlink]: No such file or directory in /add_site.php on line 356

Also, in CMPS the image shows up even if: "Show Site Images on Forum Home?" is checked No. It would be nice if this feature worked in CMPS.

Thanks

[derekivey]

I don't get that error at all on my dev board, but if you want you can do this file edit so it doesn't come up at all...

Open add_site.php:

Find (all of these):

PHP Code:

unlink("images/toplist/buttons/sites/".$key); 


Replace With (some already have the @, only do it for the ones that dont):

PHP Code:

@unlink("images/toplist/buttons/sites/".$key); 


Also, I haven't had a chance to update the CMPS module, I will have a new version out soon to have that option supported.

Derek

[GNDI]

When I try to enter the toplist from the board i get the follwing message:

you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

I'll don't think that is cool

[GNDI]

Ok found the soluution in the "Usergroups" under admincp you have forgotten to write this in your readme.html file

[derekivey]

No, it's in the readme file. It's step 4 in the instructions...

Derek

[ubblite]

Originally Posted by derekivey

I don't get that error at all on my dev board, but if you want you can do this file edit so it doesn't come up at all...

Open add_site.php:

Find (all of these):

PHP Code:

unlink("images/toplist/buttons/sites/".$key); 


Replace With (some already have the @, only do it for the ones that dont):

PHP Code:

@unlink("images/toplist/buttons/sites/".$key); 


Also, I haven't had a chance to update the CMPS module, I will have a new version out soon to have that option supported.

Derek

ok, I did what you suggested but now when I leave this blank: Image (Optional):, the next page displays this:

"Sorry, The image cannot be added! The width and height of it exceeded the limit on this toplist. Please try again."

So basically it's the same problem as before - I can't enter any site without an image.