Forum Display Enhancements - Article Forums v4.x

Turn a forum into an article forum. Sub-forums are turned into categories.

• Posts/Articles show in searches & in new posts
• Create as many sub-forums/ categories as you need - categories display in navbar
• Follows forum permissions
• Can still rate thread, etc.
• Different postbits for article and replies (comments) - Optional
• Choose what to display in postbit for article and comments
• Choose what to display on articles in vBulletin Options

Installation:

1. Upload articles.php
2. Import product file
3. Create a forum in admincp
4. Go to vBulletin Options->Article forum Options

Remember to click Mark as Installed to receive updates and support

[ChopSuey]

You have just uploaded the XML file in first post, i think you neeed the articles.php too lol.

[DivineMessenger]

BUG: it auto logs me out whenever I go to the articles.

[Overbr]

Good morning, where is the file ARTICLES.PHP to download?

thanks

[ChopSuey]

The latest update doesn't display settings in AdminCP > Settings > Options > Article Forum Options

Doesn't exist anymore.

Feature request

Change showthread.php?t=1 to articles.php?a=1 just like how you changed the forums into articles.php?c=1

[Overbr]

Originally Posted by ChopSuey

The latest update doesn't display settings in AdminCP > Settings > Options > Article Forum Options


Doesn't exist anymore.

Feature request

Change showthread.php?t=1 to articles.php?a=1 just like how you changed the forums into articles.php?c=1

thanks,, yuor answer ! Sorry my english.

Well !! Look this after install you mod.

ERROR

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.2:

Invalid SQL: SELECT thread.*,thread.title AS threadtitle, post.dateline AS postdateline, post.pagetext AS preview, attachment.thumbnail_filesize AS thumbsize, MIN(attachment.attachmentid) AS attachmentid
FROM vb_thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN vb_post AS post
ON (post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
LEFT JOIN vb_attachment AS attachment
ON (attachment.postid = thread.firstpostid AND attachment.extension IN('jpg', 'gif', 'png', 'jpeg', 'bmp'))
WHERE thread.forumid IN (80,80,85,101,96,95,150,81,82,83,94,84,112,138,-1)
AND thread.visible = 1
GROUP BY thread.threadid
ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC

LIMIT 0, 8;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'attachment.thumbnail_filesize' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Monday, March 1st 2010 @ 11:26:11 AM
Error Date : Monday, March 1st 2010 @ 11:26:11 AM
Script : http://www.XXXXX.com.br/forum/articles.php?c=80
Referrer : http://www.XXXXX.com.br/forum/index.php
IP Address : XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Username : XXXXX
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.81-community

Please, what to do or what the correct procedure?

[akvaryumforum]

CMS articles crashes if used with "[CMS] Use original thread for comments" mod by Carnage.

When try to read, add or promote a thread or post to an article there is an error massage show. It's here:

Fatal error: Cannot use object of type vB_Legacy_Thread as array in /.../.../.../.../public_html/forum/packages/vbcms/content.php(985) : eval()'d code on line 25

[hollosch]

Originally Posted by Overbr

Good morning, where is the file ARTICLES.PHP to download?

thanks

Missing...

[ChopSuey]

Originally Posted by Overbr

thanks,, yuor answer ! Sorry my english.

Well !! Look this after install you mod.

ERROR



Please, what to do or what the correct procedure?

I am not the modification author but you need to uninstall the mod until you get hte articles.php file uploaded.

[bananalive]

Uploaded the right file now

[Overbr]

Error !!! :erm:

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.2:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT thread.*,thread.title AS threadtitle,thread.forumid AS forumid, post.dateline AS postdateline, post.pagetext AS preview, MIN(attachment.attachmentid) AS attachmentid, fd.extension AS extension
FROM vb_thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN vb_post AS post
ON (post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
LEFT JOIN vb_attachment AS attachment
ON (attachment.contentid = thread.firstpostid AND attachment.contenttypeid = 1)
LEFT JOIN filedata AS fd ON (fd.filedataid = attachment.filedataid AND fd.extension IN('jpg', 'gif', 'png', 'jpeg', 'bmp'))
WHERE thread.forumid IN (85,85,-1)
AND thread.visible = 1
GROUP BY thread.threadid
ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC

LIMIT 0, 8;

MySQL Error : Table 'XXXXXXXX.filedata' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146