vBJournal Lite 1.1b

ATM, this hack would work with ALL versions of vB unless they renamed the 'user' table :speechless:


README.txt (can be found in the zip)


README.txt
New in 1.1b
- Edit journal.php (2 lines). New journal.php here, for 1.1a users

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=== vBJournal Lite version 1.1b =============================================
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This is an addon to vBulletin and acts as an online journal/diary. Users can add entries, either

making them private or public(for all to see). For the public entries, users can comment on them.

Thats about it. You should be able to get a better idea viewing a live demo at

http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php. The GUI was modeled after gamingforces journal at

http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/journal.php .
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=== This being my first hack, i am SURE that there are going to be =======
=== some bugs, and problems, so just to warn you first =======
=== :: BACKUP YOUR DATABASE ! =======
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Now thats over with lets start... I will list the steps of what needs to be done...
NOW :

1) Edit the images to suit your site.
2) Upload the images to the forum's /images folder.

3) Upload install_journal.php to your admin directory.
4) Run install_journal.php and follow instructions... shouldn't be a problem. but i only tested

it once .

5) Run this query (using phpmyadmin,or use this hack

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...&threadid=26272 , etc)

ALTER TABLE user ADD journal SMALLINT NOT NULL

[note this will add a column in your 'user' table, but i think that shouldnt be a problem ...]

6) Upload journal.php to your forum's root directory.
7) goto journal.php page and click on the button ... (should say "Get a journal" or "Unlock

Journal" Cant rem which
... bad memory. lol) this will enable the admin journal (userid=1) and show the first default

welcome msg.

8) Link to journal in postbit.
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- open admin/functions.php

FIND

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$datecut = time() - $cookietimeout;

if ($counter%2==0) {
$post[backcolor]="#13486D";
$post[bgclass] = "alt1";
} else {

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Add ABOVE THIS


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// vBJournal Hack by Ryangel
if($post[journal]==1){
$journal = '<a href="journal.php?s=&journalid='.$post[userid].'&action=view"><img

src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/journal.gif" alt="View '.$post[username].'\'s Journal" border="0"/></a>';
}
else {
$journal = '';
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////


save and upload admin/functions.php.

9) open your postbit template and add $journal to where you want the link to show.


You are done ! The journal should be able to work now

FEW THINGS TO NOTE
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- private entries can only be viewed by the owner or admin.
- erm... did i say a few? ok thats the main thing to note.... I'll edit this as it comes to my

mind. lol :laugh:

IN WORKS FOR NEXT VERSION
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- incooperate moods
- better interface ( but that you can do now by editing the templates yourself )
- Admin interface -> from admin cp.
- New user option to choose whether buddies/admin can view private entries.
- anything else that might come up from discussions.


Version Update Log
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1.1a
- Fixed some table color code.
- Added template txt for manual install.

DEMO: http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php

[spence2]

If you are not going to port this hack to vB3, wouldn't the "polite" thing be to release it for modification by someone else?

I know the hours spent to create this hack, and believe me, the community knows that it is fortunate to have creative, generous and skilled hackers like yourself. And I can find no justification for people "demanding" that you spend your time the way that they see fit. In my mind, no one is under any obligation on these forums to "port" their hack to vB3!

And I'm certainly not "demanding" that you respond to the emails requesting to modify your hack with the proper credit given.

However, while it is obviously "your baby" if you aint'a gonna rock it, why not let others have a turn? They say it takes a village to raise a child. And I'd love to see your great hack grow up with all the rest of the kids.

[cybermomcafe]

Ryangel's last post was like in November of 2003...so they may not be around...

I thought someone was working on this hack for vb3...? Maybe that was a different version I was looking at...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61503

the original hack was vbJournal 1.1b By Ryangel.

[spence2]

There was a discussion by Bradloo of porting this to vB3, but he decided not to release it.

There was a vB3 journal released by Wonko of Shinra (the thread you highlighted), but it was deleted by the admins because of permissions problems. He stated he emailed Ryangel for permission but evidently has received no response.

KuraFire planned to release a vB3 journal, but has since decided not to post more hacks on this board.

So, without some public acknowledgment from Ryangel that he grants permission for others to upgrade his journal to vB3, it looks like this wonderful mod will remain forever an obsolete vB2 mod.

What a pity, uh?

[cybermomcafe]

yep

[FleaBag]

There's nothing stopping someone else making one. So why is the future so bleak.

[cybermomcafe]

LOL I hope someone takes a crack at it...

[spence2]

Fleabag,

Could you clarify how one gains permission to port this hack to vB3 if Ryangel does not respond to emails requesting permission?

I'm sure there is a standard procedure...I'm just not aware of exactly how that works.

Thanks

[Ghostsuit]

Not to be a pain or anything but Ryangel responded to a question by me way back https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=87 saying it would be fine to modify the code provided it's documented so why can't this vB3 update be released

[Reeve of shinra]

I dont think anyone knew about that post.

[Ghostsuit]

Ahh that would probably explain it, I only remember cause I asked at the time.