Add-On Releases - Alias V2.1

Due to the pricing and yearly fee of vBulletin I am no longer creating mods for vBulletin, instead I have stepped out of the shadow of vBulletin to create my own stand alone mods. I wish to thank everyone who downloaded and installed my mods but as of now with not being able to afford hosting and vBulletin, I decided to drop vBulletin so hopes of me returning would only happen if my newest venture brings me a nice profit.

Thank you all again
Steve

[Ron Earp]

When I install I get the following error:

System Error - Was unable to find specified PHP Line inside file. (case 'joindate'

This is with vBulletin, latest version as of 5/5/06.

Thanks,
Ron

[Mythotical]

Ron, I am soooo sorry, I have been away for awhile. I should have made that clear in this thread by stating I would be away for awhile.

I did find that you requested help in the services section, I am glad peterska was able to help. If there is anything else, please let me know.

UPDATE: I have put vbAlias back into production, I am working hard at coding the newest version where as it will run off current hooks and hopefully get it to alter the templates without problem.

[Mythotical]

Alias v2.2 is now available. I have taken away the need for a hooks installer and made the code dependant on existant hook locatoins.

Next version will be Alias v2.2 - No Username Anywhere

Cheers and thanks
Myth

[Lazarous]

This is excatly what I was looking for, unfortunatly when I install the plugin...

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.4:

Invalid SQL:

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO plugin
	(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
	('1', '5', 'Alias 2.2', 'memberlist_bit', '//Begin Alias 2.2\r\ncase \'alias\':\r\n$sqlsort = \'userfield.field5\';\r\nbreak; \r\n//End Alias 2.2', 'alias');

MySQL Error  : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'

[peterska2]

This error is becuase the plugin that you are using has been written for 3.6.0 and you are importing it into 3.5.4

To fix this, open the xml in your favorite text editor (preferably notepad unless you have another editor that you use such as htmlkit or notepad++) and search for all instances of 'executionorder' and remove that and the number attached to it. save it and reimport it. As long as you get all of them, it will work perfectly.

[Mythotical]

Oops, I put the wrong file here. I will take care of that. Sorry

EDIT: All fixed, removed executionorder="5", should run fine with no errors now.

[Lazarous]

Wow! Quick and great response, thank you...

...I have just installed this.

First of all I'd like to say what a fantastic modification this is, this really should be part of vBulletin and plugs a missing gap in my opinion. Thanks to Steve and everyone else for doing this.

This is not a big issue at all, but is there anyway to make the Display Name show on the "Thread / Thread Starter" page when you view a list of all threads as well as the "Last Post" column???

[Mythotical]

Lazarous: Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. I am currently working on what you have suggested, its gonna be a site wide change, there will be no instance of a members username anywhere. That is due to be finished within the weeks. I am finishing up my MySpace vB Hack so once that is done I will finish adding the other modifications to replace the username.

[Mythotical]

vBAlias 3.0 is due to be released within the next 2-3 weeks so stay tuned as it will be the next step in making this hack one that is unforgettable.

EDIT: Release to be expected within 1-3 days.

[btd]

Out of curiosity, will version 3.0 allow people to specify recipients of PMs by their display name as well, or will you still need to know their username/number or click on a link for that?

Thanks much, by the way - 2.2 is already pretty good, and I'm really looking forward to installing v3.0 of this hack on our forums!