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GRPS: Groups Commune 2.0.x · **Released**: 09-22-2006

Welcome ladies and gentleman, this is the release thread for GRPS, an interactive groups commune. I hope you enjoy this release and i sincerely hope it provides everything to your community in which you're looking for.

What is it?
It's a groups commune. The original idea is that forums with lots and lots of forums on the front-page suck, as a result i thought most of the conversation was rather obscure in regards to what the forums were trying to achieve, so it'd be nice to have that all going on elsewhere, not detracting away from the content and stopping your front-page from looking like a car crash.

Features?

Groups Home
- Groups Activity List
  - Newest Groups
  - Most Popular Groups
  - Largest Groups
- Category List
- Group Search by Title
- Group Sort by Alphabetical Title, Categories, Member Count
- Users can create groups
- Admin switch to moderate groups or not
  - Admin CP access to moderation panel
Groups Page
- Posts since last visit notification
- Group Info
  - Group Leader shown with avatar
  - Category
  - Type
    - Groups can be listed as public, private or hidden
  - Start Date
  - Member count
  - Post count
- Group Desciption
  - Shows group title
  - Shows random image
  - Shows group information set by group leader
- Groups Thread List (Forum)
  - Status Icon
  - Title
    - Threads use postbit as per the forums
  - Thread Author with avatar and time that the thread was started
  - Last reply with avatar, username and time that the last reply was posted
  - Post New Thread Button
    - Groups Members can create threads
- Newest Members
  - Shows five newest members
  - Link to view all members
    - Shows all members of the group
- Group Options
  - Users can join/leave groups
    - PM Notification for group leaders upon join requests (when moderation enabled).
    - PM Notification for of acceptance or refusal.
  - Users can send invites to other users via PM
Groups Thread
- Groups Info Box (see above for more info)
- Group Description box (see above for more info)
- Newest Members List (see above for more info)
- List of groups posts using forums postbit
- Pagination using native vBulletin pagination
- Group Leader/Moderation Options
  - Open/Close Thread
  - Stick Thread
  - Delete Thread
- Users have the ability to report posts
- Moderators have the ability to view IP and host.
Group Leader Options
- Groups Management
  - WYSIWYG Editor
  - Reason for editing box
  - Group Options
    - Private Posts
    - Only group leader can make threads
    - Moderate Members
    - Show group text edit details
    - Hide group image on group pages
    - Hidden Group
      - This option is only available to admins
- Group Members Moderation
  - Ability to accept or deny new members
Postbit Integration
- View Users Groups
User Control Panel (Integration)
- List of groups appears in usercp in order of the last post
Administrator Options
- vBulletin Options
  - Turn groups on or off
  - Groups Limit Per User
  - Posts Per Page (threads)
  - Check Forum Activity Posts
  - Check Forum Activity Time
  - Number of Random Images
  - Turn email notification of new groups on/off
- Usergroup Options
  - Can view groups
  - Can create groups
  - Can join groups
  - Can post messages in groups
  - Can edit messages in groups
  - Can delete messages posted in groups
  - Numbers of groups usergroup can join limited
  - Can moderate groups
    - See above for more info
  - Can view IP Addresses
- Category Editor
  - Edit
    - Edit cat id (please not this can ef up your show)
    - Edit cat title
    - Edit cat description
  - Add
    - New Cat Title And Description
- Groups Editor
  - Search for group by id
    - Edit
      - Title
      - Desciption
      - Categoryid
      - Group leader id
      - Private Posts
      - Moderate Members
      - Hidden group

Special Thanks to harry1951, without his help testing and his recommendations, this would've never ended up the way it did.

Honestly, i can't think of anything else, if you appreciate the work gone into this mod, please donate (in GBP)

(right click open in new window)

Hopefully you all appreciate that i just relaunched my site and rather than soak up the atmosphere there or go out drinking i came to release this tonight.

Screens below, rest to your right

Please note this mod does work with 3.5.x

PLEASE DO NOT JOIN MY SITE IN A BID TO PLAY WITH IT OR HAVE A LOOK AT IT FURTHER, MY SITE IS SOMETHING I VALUE FOR BEING SOMEWHERE I CAN CHILL AT, IT'S NOT A TEST SUITE OR DEMO!

Bug Fixes

Groups v2.0.0 RC1b.zip: fix regarding incorrect table prefixes in index.php and editpost.php
Groups v2.0.0 RC2.zip: fix regarding incorrect table prefixes in functions_grps.php and class_grps.php. also fix regarding installation instructions.
Groups v2.0.0 RC3.zip: fix regarding inability to get to create groups page. updated simplified instructions, sadly still not cool html ones and also added ability to delete groups, delete categories and of course the menu options to get to these.
- Groups v2.0.0 RC3b.zip: fix regarding joining and leaving group depreciated function error added uninstaller to the zip at http://www.yoursite.com/groups/tools...p?do=uninstall
- Groups v2.0.0 RC3c.zip: fix regarding edit being stated as 70's on group stages, requires re-installtion of the plugin only.
Groups v2.0.0 RC4.zip: various bug fixes and new general setting, please reupload all files and then reinstall the product.
Groups v2.0.0 RC5.zip: bug fixes regarding fixing links to forums being broken and forcing redirects for create group outcomes.
Groups v2.0.0 RC6.zip: various bug fixes including table prefixes in admincp, invitations system now features in-line erroneous username fall-back and clean up regarding broken images in viewthread.php
Groups v2.0.0 RC7.zip: bug fixes including missing phrases and missing 'noavatar.gif for group leader on groups info.
Groups v2.0.0 RC8.zip: various bug fixes including missing phrases, smilies not working. new function to turn of new group moderation. form now working on print_no_permission page (thanks Adrian) and something else i forgot.
Groups v2.0.0 RC9.zip: fixes two spelling mistakes, moves viewthread.php string_replacements to admincp and simplifies the installer experience. (yeah i thought there'd be more to it too).
- Groups v2.0.0 RC9b.zip: re-fixes two spelling mistakes, fixes a viewthread.php string_replacement via the admincp and turns the default random image count down to that of which is provided.
Groups v2.0.0 RC10.zip: optimises some of the code, cuts down on queries in exchange for additional joins and now forces compatibility in groups/viewthread.php with vBulletin options. also adds new option in admincp in order to make usercp listing work better out of the box.
Groups v2.0.0 RC11.zip: fixes a problem with avatars not displaying correctly in thread listing and also optimises the code in membership.php
Groups v2.0.0.zip: adds and array_merge to the code and smilie popup fixed. now features hooks for plug-in 'easability'. uCS integration moved to external plugin too.
Groups v2.0.1.zip: removes one hook, fixes problem with membership.php, fixes problem editgroup.php not remembering options and fixes avatar problem.
Groups v2.0.2.zip: various bug fixes (like missing pagenavs, more elegant removal of reputation button and infraction button and php notices), one or two new features (like intuitive page titles) and now fully phrased.
Groups v2.0.3.zip: bug fix regarding now being able to select categories. includes a new feature which is basically pagination for the thread listings.
Groups v2.0.4.zip: bug fix regarding not being able to moderate group memberships.
Groups v2.0.5.zip: bug fix regarding those introduced via 2.0.4, new features such as double post prevention disable, admins can override privacy settings, usergroup permission text more intuitive and end-user usability increased with modification to threadbit on groups.php. group leaders can now kick users from there groups.
Groups v2.0.6.zip: bug fix including report, missing edit button and other misc small bugs, new features such as disable hidden groups, allow mods to see private groups, and resign from group handing off to another user.
Groups v2.0.7.zip: bug fix including fixing post counts, thread goto's and fatal php errors.
Groups v2.0.8.zip: bug fix regarding inability to delete posts, problem with editing posts and other misc errors.
Groups v2.0.9.zip: various bug fixes including wywiwyg error, admin cp error and redirect/goto errors.
- Groups v2.0.9b.zip: fixes problem with upgrade4.php
Groups v2.0.10.zip: various bug fixes including acknowledging renamed modcp and admincp dir's also adds option regarding removing of posts at group exit/kick.
Groups v2.0.11.zip: various bug fixes including security/privacy fixes.
Groups v2.0.12.zip: permission bug fixed.
Groups v2.0.13.zip: various bug fixes including ability to ignore members in groups and newreply bug.

redlabour · #**582** 10-22-2006, 07:23 PM

Anything new about the request for the permission to translate this Hack in different Languages ?

Melissa Miller · #**583** 10-22-2006, 10:46 PM

Church Media, either that didnt work Im too stupid to do it.
It seems like it would be easy to fix, I just cant figure out where.

When I click on my forums link in the nav bar, it goes to a bad page.

ChurchMedia · #**584** 10-22-2006, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melissa Miller

Church Media, either that didn't work I'm too stupid to do it.
It seems like it would be easy to fix, I just cant figure out where.

When I click on my forums link in the nav bar, it goes to a bad page.

I didn't explain it very well. There are "relative links" and "hard links". A relative link assumes that you are in your forums directory, so going from index.php to showthread.php is no problem. But the "groups" directory is not relative to your forums directory, so that's why the replacement code is in there. The first line in the first array is 'register.php'. If you were in your forums directory it would be okay; but since you're in the groups directory it gets replaced by $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/register.php' (the first line in the second array), which will point it back to your forums directory.

So if you have a link that is going to the wrong place -- like chat.php might point to /groups/chat.php -- then you can either a) put in a replacement into the arrays or b) change that link to http://www.yoursite.com/forums/chat.php.

Now, with index.php you can't really do a replacement, because index.php is such a common file name. So edit your header or navbar template (or wherever it is) and add http://www.yoursite.com/forums/ to your link.

I hope this makes sense. Feel free to PM me if you want to figure it out off-forum.

Melissa Miller · #**585** 10-23-2006, 12:18 AM

Ok Ill pm you, you lost me at "I didnt explain it very well"

Now its not working when people try to join a group.
It used to work before I upgraded it, so I might have messed something up.

Exitilus · #**586** 10-23-2006, 01:08 AM

I have this working pretty darn good. The only problem I've run into so far is I've created a Test Group that requires membership moderation. I sent out requests to a couple people to join it. Well they click the link to join but they never show up when I try to Moderate them.

sabret00the · #**587** 10-23-2006, 08:38 AM

Hey folks, i'm back after a weekend out of the house. anyway i'll deal with all issues in this thread over the next hour or so.

sabret00the · #**588** 10-23-2006, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChurchMedia

Take a look in the functions_grps.php in the /forums/include directory. Find this code:

PHP Code:


			
    $template = str_replace(

        array(

            // navbar replacements

            'register.php',

            'profile.php',

            'usercp.php',

            'faq.php',

            'calendar',

            'memberlist.php',

            'search.php',

            'profile.php',

            'private.php',

            'online.php',

            'subscription.php',

            'login.php',

            'forumdisplay.php',

            'member.php',

            'ushop.php',

            //' class="navbar"><a href="index.php" accesskey="1">',

            $vbulletin->options['bbtitle'],

            // footer replacements

            'sendmessage.php',

            'admincp/index.php',

            'modcp/index.php',

            'archive/index.php',

            // headinclude replacements

            '<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript',

            // other replacements

            'arcade.php',

            ($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('grps_rewrite_links_find')) ? eval($hook) : false

        ),

        array(

            // navbar links

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/register.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/profile.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/usercp.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/faq.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/calendar',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/memberlist.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/search.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/profile.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/private.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/online.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/subscription.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/login.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/forumdisplay.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/member.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/ushop.php',

            //' class="navbar"><a href="' . $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/index.php" accesskey="1">',

            $vbulletin->options['hometitle'] . ' Groups',

            // footer replacements

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/sendmessage.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/admincp/index.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/modcp/index.php',

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/archive/index.php',

            // headinclude replacements

            '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/clientscript',

            // other replacements

            $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . 'arcade.php',

            ($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('grps_rewrite_links_replace')) ? eval($hook) : false

        ),

    $template);

The first array is what your links might be. The second array is what those links will be replaced with. Delete or add any replacements as needed.

All of my links are hard links, so I basically deleted everything except the hook. But that was just in MY case. Yours may be different.

bad idea, there's also a link to index.php in the navbar.

sabret00the · #**589** 10-23-2006, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melissa Miller

Thank you so much for this. I plan on making a donation.

I read this thread, and tried to figure it out, however a lot of the lingo is over my head. I have it installed and working.

My only issue is my banner image does not take you to my home page like it does everywhere else. It takes you to the groups home page.

And my forums link in my nav bar doesnt work. It tries to go to groups/index.php instead of just /index.php. Same thing with my chat and journal links in my nav bar.

Can you tell me what I need to edit to fix these links?
Thanks!!!!

I would love to be able to invite people using an email address which would then take them to a forum registration page. When they registered they would be part of that group and a new member. It would encourage new members and I have people who want invite people who are not yet registered like you can on Yahoo groups. Would this be impossible?

For your banner image, i would suggest editing the header template in your forums and suffixing the link with

PHP Code:


			
$vboptions[bburl]/

it is by far the easiest solution. though if i find one easier (a plugin) i'll be sure to release it as a plugin.

for your chat link and journal link, i suggest using a plugin to fix these as opposed to editing the files. in version 2.0.1 (to be released in about an hour). this has been simplified, so it's literally just a matter of making a new plugin, applying it to the grps_rewrite_links (plugin) and entering the following contents

PHP Code:


			
$find[] = 'chat.php';
$find[] = 'journal.php';
$replace[] = $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/chat.php';
$replace[] = $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/journal.php';

and that should sort that out for you. I would suggest the same treatment as in the previous paragraph for your link to your forums (in your navbar) as opposed to the plugin method.

That isn't currently an option, the invite system is all quite internal at the moment, though i will consider it for a future release.

sabret00the · #**590** 10-23-2006, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exitilus

I have this working pretty darn good. The only problem I've run into so far is I've created a Test Group that requires membership moderation. I sent out requests to a couple people to join it. Well they click the link to join but they never show up when I try to Moderate them.

That's currently the behaviour by design, remember that any member can invite any board user to a group, if member moderation is in affect it's to safe guard the gated community. think of it like getting an invite to the white house, you still have to pass security.

sabret00the · #**591** 10-23-2006, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redlabour

Anything new about the request for the permission to translate this Hack in different Languages ?

Nope. I did say way back when. That if anyone wanted to translate it, then feel free to fully phrase it. no one took up the offer, thus i'll be fully phrasing it as soon as i get time. i'll be slowly working on it over the coming week or so.

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