vBulletin Blog - vBdiary & vBblog - Convert a forum into a diary or weblog (blog) forum.

Notice: This mod is no longer being developed by the original author. As of today (1-1-2008) it will be continued by Laura!

This mod will enable you to convert a forum into a diary of weblog (blog) forum. A diary or blog can be started by any user who has permissions to post in the forum and only the author of the diary is able to post entries.

The autor of the diary is able to protect the diary with a password so that only users (also guests) who know the password are able to view the diary or blog.

This mod may contain some bugs as I did not yet test it extensively. Please let me know if you find any bugs and I will work on it. Feature requests are also verry welcome!

Have Fun!
Jan Jaap

Updates:

• v1.1
  • Diary Forum Display
  • Diary Thumbnails (professional, using the vBulletin Avatar thumbnail management system)
  v1.2
  • vBBlog extension
  • Comments page (comments per diary/blog entry)
  • Customized Diary/Blog template wich shows the post date for diaries and entry title for blogs in a <h2> tag.

This mod makes use of the original vBulletin systems so it will perform on a big high traffic forum. Aprox. 30 hours have been invested in this mod so far. Ofcourse also a lot of study work to get to know the vBulletin systems like Postbit factory and datamanager.

No template edits are needed, all is managed via the plugin system, a onetime install and further configuration from the original vBulletin forum adminpanel.

Screenshots:

Forum Configuration Options


New Diary & Edit Diary Password Option


Password Screen if protected by a password, admins do not need to enter a password.


Diary Forum Display

[soletrader]

How do I make it so that anyone can post entries and not just the author?

[fishmaster]

Can you look at the conflict between GARS and this VB Hack.

When you are using GARS, this script disables GARS.

VB 3.6.3

[Lottis]

Originally Posted by LILMORA4

Still dont quite understand ya...Thanks tho!:cross-eyed:

There is no instruction, so i have to try to guess my way to upload to the correct roots.
But nothing shows up, so i must be wrong.
I tought --->diaryimage.php should be in the forumroot.
But, as i wrote, im not shure. Because it wont show up in the forummanager i ACP.

[tme_power]

When I delete post I saw this error

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.4:

Invalid SQL:

				UPDATE user AS user, post AS post
				SET
					`user.vbbux` = `user.vbbux` + `post.vbbux`
				WHERE
					post.threadid = '15668'
					AND user.userid = post.userid;

MySQL Error  : Unknown column 'user.vbbux' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date         : Tuesday, December 26th 2006 @ 06:12:46 AM
Script       : http://domain/inlinemod.php?do=dodeletethreads&threadids=15668
Referrer     : http://domain/inlinemod.php?forumid=125
IP Address   : 222.253.24.54
Username     : administrator
Classname    : vb_database

[adonfun]

Great Plugin!!

Nominated for MOTM!!

Groetjes

[navajotex]

MySQL Error : Mixing of GROUP columns (MIN(),MAX(),COUNT(),...) with no GROUP columns is illegal if there is no GROUP BY clause
Error Number : 1140
Date : Tuesday, December 26th 2006 @ 01:50:13 PM

[basilrath]

jaap i believe is looking at the problem

[maxicep]

thanks nice hack.
but take some errorrs 3.6.2

[adonfun]


Fatal error: Class 'vB_DataManager_blog' not found in /home/...../includes/functions_diarycomment.php on line 206

I did upload the file, so it should be ok, right.
________________________________________

Why not add a few lines of instructions, or use mine if these are correct:

1. Upload the content of /includes to your /includes directory on the server
2. Upload diaryimage.php to the root of your forum (for example /forum)
3. Login into your admin panel > Plugins & Products > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product] and import the file /import/product-vbulletindiary.xml
4. You are done

[Forumi Shqiptar]

And where can u configure the forums??? Where do u go to make ur forum to look as a blog or diary???? Please do give full instructions as not everyone might know all this.

Thanks waiting for explanation b4 i click install