FAQ Edit v3

I have made some modifications to the hack by Stasik, which is located here.
New features:

• Edit display order from the list of questions/groups
• Got the display code into templates and out of misc.php
• Removed some extra queries
• Added support for vB Code and fixed support for smilies
• Various small cosmetic/coding fixes

The base hack is © 2001 by Stasik.
Portions, including the installer, are © 2001 Kevin Schumacher.
Portions of the installer were created by Bane.
The hack and its' installer may not be redistributed, edited or not, without this copyright notice attached.

For version: 2.0.3

Files needed: faq_install.php, faq.php

Files to edit: admin/index.php, root/misc.php

Templates to edit: None.

Instructions: Upload and run faq_install.php from your admin directory. Follow the on-screen directions.

Upgrading from Stasik's hack: Upload and run faq_install.php from your admin directory and choose the option to upgrade from v2 of the hack.

Upgrading from a previous version of *this* hack (e.g. from this thread): Upload and run faq_install.php from your admin directory and choose the option to upgrade from "v3, v31, or v32" of the hack.

Please DO NOT contact me via PM, IM, email, or otherwise outside this thread about this hack.

Thanks to Stasik for the great hack!

[christina]

Well, I did run faq_install first, and it showed no errors. It's just that things don't work after having done that...

[slideboxer]

The faq_install itself doesn't make the changes to the control panel. During execution of the install you will receive instructions on what lines of code to modify in your admin/index.php file. This you have to do yourself. I think the install even had some wrong code for this part... here's what I added:

PHP Code:

// ***
makenavoption("Add Question","faq.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=addquestion","|");
makenavoption("Add Group","faq.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=addfaq");
makenavoption("Edit FAQs","faq.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=modify");
makenavselect("FAQs");
// ***

underneath

PHP Code:

makenavoption("Add","announcement.php?action=add","|");
makenavoption("Modify","announcement.php?action=modify");
makenavselect("Announcements"); 


Hope this gets it workiing for you.

[christina]

Ok, don't know how I missed that bit during the install. :/ But, since making the changes, any of the items now in the control panel just give me an "Internal Server Error" and don't provide any more info...

Thanks, btw.

Christina

[fonzerelli_79]

the two problems which i found with this code were
1. html not working - apply biras fix on post 81
2. images not working

edit the following faq's :-

under User Maintenance:
What are the buddy and ignore lists?

under : General Board Usage
Can I send email to other members of this board?
What is Private Messaging?

under Reading and Posting Messages :
Can I edit my own posts?

Each of these faq's have to be amended to
Allow HTML in Answer? Yes
Allow smilies in Answer? Yes

Hope this helps
fonz :stoned:

[christina]

Ok, I've gone through and uninstalled, cleaned up the files I was supposed edit, and reinstalled again. But, I always get an internal server error when trying the items in the control panel...

Originally posted by christina
Ok, don't know how I missed that bit during the install. :/ But, since making the changes, any of the items now in the control panel just give me an "Internal Server Error" and don't provide any more info...

Thanks, btw.

Christina

[SaintDog]

Well let's see, you have:

- Run faq_install.php
- Placed faq.php in your /admin/ directory
- Applied the updates from Bira
- Fixed what Fonz brought up

I am not sure why in the world you are getting an internal server error. It does not make too much sense on why you are getting it unless something other than the above have been modified on accident.

Where is Sinecure when you really! need him - I am sure he could help both of us out.

[SaintDog]

You could use the below in the Admin CP, I am not sure what difference it would make, but you do not have to have the "echo" commands in the URL, it deals with the newer versions of vBulletin:

makenavoption("Edit","faq.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=modify","<br>");
makenavoption("Add Group","faq.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=addfaq","<br>");
makenavoption("Add Question","faq.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=addquestion","<br>");
makenavselect("F.A.Q. Editor");

Just a suggestion

[slideboxer]

The edit of the faq properties worked for me, thanks Fonz.

[fonzerelli_79]

no problem slideboxer

[christina]

Thanks for the information, again.

It still doesn't work here, I've no idea why. I think I'm doing things right. I ended up redoing some things and made a faq.php that just calls my faq templates for me instead since I couldn't get this to work...

Christina

Originally posted by SaintDog
Well let's see, you have:

- Run faq_install.php
- Placed faq.php in your /admin/ directory
- Applied the updates from Bira
- Fixed what Fonz brought up

I am not sure why in the world you are getting an internal server error. It does not make too much sense on why you are getting it unless something other than the above have been modified on accident.

Where is Sinecure when you really! need him - I am sure he could help both of us out.