[v1.6] Inferno RSS Forum Feeds Technology

This hack was made purely by request, and the fact IPB will have a similar system as default functionality, i wouldn't like them to have a upper hand to vbulletin

v1.5 Updates:
- Auto detect RSS settings system
- Forum stats rebuilt correctly (last post info)

v1.6 Updates:
- Various bug fixes

Description:
This once added to your forum allows you to connect to any RSS feed you desire, once set up the system will automatically post data from the RSS feed into threads within a specified forum.

Previews are available at the bottom, and an FAQ is built into the admin controls since I know not everyone will understand how to set up the options. Also an example to use a BBC UK News rss feed is below

Example BBC UK News Feed:
Feed Name: BBC UK News
Feed Location: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonl...t_page/rss.xml
Feed Prefix: [BBC UK News]
Feed From User: Assign users username of your own choice
Feed Forum: Choose a forum you want threads to be posted into
Feed Read Direction: Newest First
Parent RSS Tag Name: channel
Items RSS Tag Name: item
Thread Title RSS Tag Name: title
Thread Post RSS Construct:

[b]Published:[/b] {XML[pubDate]}

{XML[description]}
[url={XML[link]}]Read More...[/url]

Note: After adding a new feed i suggest clicking update for that feed, this will manually update that singular feed specified, the cron job included will automatically update all feeds, best not to have it update them all from the start otherwise it could execute a lot of queries. Further more I highly recommend you do not have lots of feeds unless your server can with-stand it.

Enjoy

- Zero Tolerance

[ixian]

I've yet to see a dupe now. Ha! Two bugs fixed in one!

(knocks on wood)

[Gizmo5h1t3]

Originally Posted by ixian

I've yet to see a dupe now. Ha! Two bugs fixed in one!

(knocks on wood)

yep, just been back on me site..deleted all the posts i grabbed from the feeds arlier, and tried forcing a feed update with a cron job done manually....updated with zero posts....

seems the dupe problem has been sorted out....

hope everyone else can use this info to try it on their boards... :ninja:

[ManagerJosh]

Originally Posted by ixian

I've yet to see a dupe now. Ha! Two bugs fixed in one!

(knocks on wood)

still seeing duplicates.

[SkyShadow]

My problem is unsolved.
Please help

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=278

[garrynewman]

I think I figured out why I was getting duplicates. Kinda.

The order was set the wrong way. On the first import I had to have it on back to front to order the posts right, but then front to back to update it so it doesn't repeat.

[garrynewman]

I've got a question related to this.

Is it possible to have the posts not get 'bumped' to the top of the list when a user replies. Have the always ordered by the date of the first post?

Is that possible?

[ManagerJosh]

Originally Posted by garrynewman

I've got a question related to this.

Is it possible to have the posts not get 'bumped' to the top of the list when a user replies. Have the always ordered by the date of the first post?

Is that possible?

BTW, ZT came up with this kewl mod for me for the HTML usergroup cause HTML still appears. Note: You need this Plugin Installed for it to work

./includes/class_ffrss.php

FIND:

PHP Code:

$ThreadDM->registry->options['floodchecktime'] = 0; // Disable flood check in memory... 


BELOW IT ADD:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->overide_html = 1; 


IN: bbcode_parse_start (Plugin Manager) for plugin "Allow Usergroups to post HTML"

FIND:

PHP Code:

if ($permissions['allowhtmlpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_allowhtmlpermissions['canposthtml']) 


REPLACE IT WITH

PHP Code:

if (($permissions['allowhtmlpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_allowhtmlpermissions['canposthtml']) || $vbulletin->overide_html) 


Now it should render feeds properly.


Note, this doesn't work if you installed this fix... for some reason those lines of codes make the mod above break.

[garrynewman]

Did you mean to quote me?

[ixian]

Originally Posted by ManagerJosh

Note, this doesn't work if you installed this fix... for some reason those lines of codes make the mod above break.

That's because you are making the exact same mistake my fix corrects with the other line of code; you are passing a variable as part of a string. That code won't work with newer versions of PHP 5 period whether my fix is used or not.

[ManagerJosh]

Originally Posted by ixian

That's because you are making the exact same mistake my fix corrects with the other line of code; you are passing a variable as part of a string. That code won't work with newer versions of PHP 5 period whether my fix is used or not.

Hey I didn't write the code.... ZT did