Show Thread Enhancements - Replace URL's With Page Title

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This product will automatically take any incoming parsed link and display the title of that page instead of showing the URL.

Example:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/index.php

Is how URL's are displayed by default, after adding this plugin, automatically the page title of that URL will be displayed and linked:

VBulletin.org Forum

The only thing required to install is to upload the product file (see readme in attached file).

For those asking what the difference is between this mod, and a similar one, see my post here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....7&postcount=23

Limitations:

• If the page has no title tag, only the URL will be displayed.
• If the title tag does not appear within the first 1000 lines of the page, only the URL will be displayed. To keep the script from locking on URL's that go to large files or other large documents that could put a strain on the server and timeout a post, only the first 1000 lines are accepting when retrieving the page information.
• Links on pages posted prior to adding this mod will not be updated.

Changelog:

• Aug 22-2007: Fixed issue where functions might redeclare themselves, especially with shoutbox.

(note 49 downloads v1.0)

If you enjoy this mod, please nominate it for mod of the month (MOTM).

If you Install This Mod PLEASE Click INSTALL

[Jafo232]

Originally Posted by iettafune

work on 3.7.1 PL1????

Yes it does.

[bc3tech]

Originally Posted by Jafo232

Yes it does.

really? answer that and not the other problems (particularly mine)?
here i'll even save you the trouble of going back a page:

Originally Posted by bc3tech

hm. i installed this and verified the plugin is running and whatnot, but don't see the desired behavior.
does it happen after a particular amount of time?
should i see it on a "preview" or "go advanced" (from quick reply)?

any steps you'd like me to try for debugging purposes?

also, have you considered writing an admin maintenance task that would process all the links posted prior to installing this mod? would be most awesome.

i'm also finding that altering the plugin (basically clicking "save" after doing "edit" on the plug) after installation is impossible. every time i try i get a Service Temporarily Unavailable error from the site. However i can do anything else i want w/ any other plugins i have installed. the only way i've been able to change the plugin code is to change it in the XML and re-upload w/ overwrite... pretty weird if i do say so myself (and i do)

[Jafo232]

Sorry I haven't been helpful, should I give you a refund?

Anyway does your server allow you to use fopen() to open URL's? That would be where I would check first..

[bc3tech]

Originally Posted by Jafo232

Sorry I haven't been helpful, should I give you a refund?

Anyway does your server allow you to use fopen() to open URL's? That would be where I would check first..

am nearly positive it does; what could i do to verify? i'm using a hosting company not my "own" server per se.

[Jafo232]

I would think a little script like this would tell you:

if (!fopen("http://www.yahoo.com/", "r")) {

echo "Cannot open site";

}

else {

echo "Success!";

}

[Super Jinni]

sometimes I got this error if I post some links:

Network Error (tcp_error)

A communication error occurred: "Operation timed out"
The Web Server may be down, too busy, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time.

but sometimes it works ok and have no problem.. is there anyway to avoid this error?

thanks

[bc3tech]

Originally Posted by Jafo232

I would think a little script like this would tell you:

if (!fopen("http://www.yahoo.com/", "r")) {

echo "Cannot open site";

}

else {

echo "Success!";

}

thanks. it appears as though fopen() is blocked by hoster's server configuration. any way around this?

[Jafo232]

Originally Posted by bc3tech

thanks. it appears as though fopen() is blocked by hoster's server configuration. any way around this?

Not with this plugin, but you may want to try this one, but note that plugin does not check an URL for size, so if someone posts a link to a large file, it has the possibility of creating a load on the server..

[Super Jinni]

and what about my issue?!!!

[hotpursuite]

thank you. Very beautiful plunigs.