v3 Articles 1.0.1 - [vB 3.0.1]

v3 Articles 1.0.1

By John Warwick, Web Development Freelancer (john@eovieinteractive.com)
Fully tested and working on vBulletin 3.0.1.
Part of www.v3arcade.com

Important Security Fix - Please download v3 Articles 1.0.2.zip
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If you are upgrading, please read Security Fix Upgrade.txt
If you are installing for the first time, read Instructions.txt

INTRODUCTION
v3 Articles was originally written for the fine people at www.DodgeTalk.com, for use with their vBulletin forum. The purpose of this add-on is to provide a place in vBulletin for articles (e.g. news, reviews, editorials) similar to that of the thread interface - but with a more content-oriented approach.

Features:
- Usergroup based permissions
- Full editing/deletion/moderation system
- Article attachments
- Article ratings
- Comments system
- "Featured Article" system, give great articles top exposure
- Introduction and category description text
- Smilies and icons
- Full BBCODE/WYSIWYG support
- Attachment captions
- Full page navigation for articles and comments
- Comment dupe checking
- Status icons
- View users' ratings in their comments

Alternatively, check the screenshots!

I've tried to make the installation as quick and painless as possible. Enjoy!


WORKING DEMO
You can see a working demo of v3 Articles at www.v3articles.com. (Part of the v3 Arcade website.)


MANY THANKS
- Ron Wilson, of DodgeTalk.com
- Everyone on v3Arcade.com who donated to keep the server running


SUPPORT
Support can be found in the v3 Articles thread on vBulletin.org, and shortly on v3arcade.com. (I'll set up a priority support system.) As always, I'll happily give support for real problems. However, a lot of the time people ask questions about things which have already been answered hundreds of times. If you have a problem caused by not reading through the instructions or checking through the support thread, I can't guarantee a response.


DONATIONS
v3 Articles is free, but my server isn't! Any donations are hugely appreciated in order to help me keep my v3 sites running. (PayPal: john@eovie.com). Many thanks to those who donate!
If you're looking for someone to install v3 Articles for you, email me at john@eovieinteractive.com.


PLEASE CLICK INSTALL
Needless to say, if you install this please click the "Install" button. Thanks.

[Delirion]

Installed it, works great

I really just wish I could move some of the threads from the original forum over into the Articles section, making them Articles instead of threads. That'd save me the work of having to move over 500 or so posts.... oh well.... there isn't anything I can do about that, is there?

[m0h2]

I was able to get it installed at last!
Its a great hack! thanx

[Bush Music]

Another install. Works great! Thanks for a super hack.

[Raimund]

i have updated to vb 3.0.3 and now my article categories are not showing up. i double checked everything and my settings are 100% correct, anybody knows how to fix this? i updated my usergroups and article settings too.

thanks
raimund

[Kwak]

Originally Posted by Raimund

i have updated to vb 3.0.3 and now my article categories are not showing up. i double checked everything and my settings are 100% correct, anybody knows how to fix this? i updated my usergroups and article settings too.

thanks
raimund

Same here. I uploaded the new files from 3.0.3 folder so obviously, the hack (article) disappeared. Did you reapply the modifications to the new file for 3.0.3?

[Acido]

Permisions settings are not taken effect on "unregistered" usergroup. I set diferent permisions on this usergroup, and no one had effect.


Help Please.

[Deska]

Any idea for Article with multiple attachment?
Thank's....

[Raimund]

Originally Posted by iKwak

Same here. I uploaded the new files from 3.0.3 folder so obviously, the hack (article) disappeared. Did you reapply the modifications to the new file for 3.0.3?

i got this fixed, since the uninstaller is useless and i don't wanted that my articles are gone, i looked at the templates, the ARTICLES template was outside of the articles group and some templates were missing, really strange, so i used the installer and installed the templates only, that did it for me.

[SmasherMaster]

Oh God, I've Been Waiting For This For Enternity! Thank You!

EDIT: Installed and worked perfectly. Great hack John! *hits install*

[SmasherMaster]

Hmm, John, you didn't put anything about file edits in functions_online.php. Here's the necessary <sp?> file edits so articles will work in 'who's online'

Find in Includes/Functions_online.php:

PHP Code:

        case 'bugs':
            $userinfo['action'] = construct_phrase($vbphrase['viewing_x'], 'Bugs'); // Don't report 'bugs' as needing to be translated please :p
            break; 


Add BELOW:

PHP Code:

        case 'article':
            $userinfo['action'] = 'Viewing the <a href="article.php?$session[sessionurl]">Articles</a>';
            break; 


Find:

PHP Code:

    case 'bugs.php':
        $userinfo['activity'] = 'bugs';
        break; 


Add BELOW:

PHP Code:

    case 'article.php':
        $userinfo['activity'] = 'article';
        break; 


Save & Upload Includes/Functions_online.php

All done.