Major Additions - QuoteIt! - Quote Database

QuoteIt! version 3.1

I'm no longer able to put very much time into this mod, so I've set up a Subversion repository at http://www.vbulletinprogramming.com/projects/quoteit/ to allow others to help out. You can use the login "vbuser" with the password "vbulletin" to edit files. If someone would like to completely take over the mod, please contact me.

QuoteIt! allows you to have a database of quotes integrated with your forum. Users submit quotes that can then be voted on by the other users, using your choice of two rating systems. The average installation will show a random quote on the forum home page, but you can include it on any vBulletin page or on your portal home page.

If you'd like to see a demo, go to forums.monkeycrap.com.

Features:

Random Quote
- a random quote can be shown on any vBulletin powered page
- the administrator can set a default rating threshold that quotes must meet before showing up as the random quote
- a new random quote can be chosen at a specific interval of time, to reduce server load

Quote Database
- quotes can be searched, filtered, and sorted by many different criteria
- quotes have a "context" field that can be turned on or off to include more information about the quote
- quotes can be embedded in posts with bbcode
- each post and private message now has a "Submit to Quotes" link that allows users to quote things said on your forum more easily

Quote Ratings System
- quotes can be rated either plus/minus or on a scale from 1 to 5
- quotes below a certain total score or average score can be filtered out

Quote Management
- quotes can either be automatically approved or moderated
- the quote moderation que is like the que for posts, enabling the moderation of several quotes at once
- usergroup permissions are used for adding, editing, deleting, rating and viewing quotes
- most actions use AJAX to avoid page reloads

Don't forget to click install!

Currently known problems are listed here.

The files needed to edit the included images are attached to this post.

This hack is based on QuoteIt! 1.2, originally by magnus. The "submit post" feature was inspired by an addon by CtrlAltDel.

Older versions (no longer in development): QuoteIt! 3 for vBulletin 3.5.x | QuoteIt! 2.03 for vBulletin 3.0.x

[Sadie Frost]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

Well, the only thing I can think of is to make a backup of your quotes and quoteratings tables, delete them, reimport the product, and then restore the backup (making sure you don't have it add any drop table statements when you export).

Thanks! That worked. The reinstall went off without a hitch, so I have no idea what the deal was with it Just had to doctor the backup file a bit to deal with the additional columns but that wasn't bad. Thanks for your help

[TPOCJames]

Okay, I've installed it, but it won't let me approve quotes. I've checked my permissions, they are fine, and I've rebuilt the bitfields, and it still won't work. Help please

[Cap'n Steve]

So it gives you the no permission error? Will it even let you see unapproved quotes? Are you an administrator?

[Raw Sugar]

ok I've got a huge problem I installed a plugin and after I had installed it, it won't let me view my mod cp or my admincp it says the following.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php on line 3542

How do I fix that?

[lazyseller]

im getting this as well on 3.64 Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php on line 3553

[Cap'n Steve]

<a href="showthread.php?p=1153153#post1153153" title="vBulletin.org Forum - Post 1153153">These instructions will disable the plugin system.</a>

Did you see any errors during installation? Are you using any PHP cacheing system?

[BrettMo]

I added all the files to my server in the appropriate location, uploaded the xml file mod, ran the config including turning on quotes, uploaded some quotes, and added the code to FORUMHOME after $navbar, so why won't it display some quotes? (vBulletin 3.6.4) Any ideas? I have jacked around with it for at least half an hour and read through the thread here, but still seem lost.

[Cap'n Steve]

Do you still have to approve the quotes? Check under "Moderate Quotes".

[BrettMo]

Looked under Moderation and see nothing to moderate. I uploaded one quote again to be certain that it worked correctly and had no issues uploading it. To double check I did a view source also on the main page and see the two comments (<!-- BEGIN QuoteIt! -->).

[Cap'n Steve]

Could I get a link to your site?