Major Additions - Video-Directory Remixed

This mod has been rewritten for vB4x here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=240677

This modification is based on the Video-Directory modification by Survivor and vBPoint.org.
His mod is NOT dead, its still alive and kicking; but he has informed me that he just doesn't have the time to maintain it and give support. So until he is able to work on it agian; I've been doing a series of updates.

What is this mod?

This mod adds a fully featured and fully integrated video directory archive to your forums. Users can add their favorite videos from their favorite video service to the directory. I only support a few select hosters; but the hoster scripting is XML base, so any user can create their own scripts for any number of hosting services. The old MyVideo and Sevenload scripts from Survivor's version will still work, but they wont pull in Keyword/Tagging information, nor the video length time codes.

Basic Feature Listing:

• Fully integrated into the vBulletin user database and product manager.
• Fully phrased and built on templates for easy reskinning and styling.
• Fully administratable and a myriad of settings for personalization.
• Complete customization of permissions based on usergroups.
• Landing page for broad information and fully featured tag cloud.
• Category profiles for videos.
• Contribution profiles for users.
• Keyword profiles for tag cloud.
• Built in comment system for videos.
• Search function for titles and descriptions.
• RSS feed of videos.

Product Demo:

http://www.8wayrun.com/video.php

Installation Procedure:

1. Upload all files in the "upload" directory to your forum root.
2. CHMOD /videothumbnails/* and /includes/videoserviceapi to 777.
3. Import the product "product-videodirectory.xml" in your Product Manager.
4. Follow the on screen instructions to configure your video hoster settings.
5. Refresh your administration control panel to see the new navigation links.

NOTES:
vBulletin 3.7.0 instituted a new avatar-thumbnail system. There is a high probability that you are unaware of this new system and may have failed to setup your vBulletin to make use of it. Make sure that a directory called /thumbs is located in your avatar directory and CHMOD it to 777. Then go into Maintenance > Update Counters and run the Rebuild Custom Avatar Thumbnails process.

Upgrade Procedure:

1. Upload all files in the "upload" directory to your forum root.
2. Take note of the information stored in Limits of Videos > General Settings.
3. Import the product "product-videodirectory.xml" in your Product Manager.
4. Re-establish your previous Limits settings in Videos > General Settings.
5. Re-import ALL of your hosters and settings in Videos > Manage hosters.
   • You MUST remember to re-import your hosters after upgrading.

NOTES:
You may lose your category dataman when you upgrade. If no categories are listed after an upgrade, you will be required to rebuild your category dataman. Its very easy to rebuild it if you need to. Simply go into Videos > Manage categories, select ANY category and hit [Edit], then click [Save]. Your category dataman will automatically be rebuilt.

Roadmap for the Future:

• Moderation
• Favorites
• Playlists

Don't forget to click INSTALL!

If you want to donate, I'm all for it... as I'm an unemployed computer programmer...

[Gamelobby]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

Actually, his way is much easier. I take it you've never used the Phrase Manager before?

Admin CP >> Languages & Phrases >> Search in Phrases

When you went here, what did you find? You're just searching for the phrase video_directory and then editing it to say what you want. That's actually easier than a template edit.

Template edits seem easier for me. lol
Why dont people just add a spot in the ACP options for what they want it to read in the navbar.?


But i do have a weird issue going on.. I get "Database Error" emails sent to me from the site..?

This is what the email says..

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.4:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM youtube_playlists WHERE userid IN (0, 0) ORDER BY listname;

MySQL Error   : Table 'NCJB327.youtube_playlists' doesn't exist
Error Number  : 1146
Request Date  : Thursday, February 25th 2010 @ 05:09:40 PM
Error Date    : Thursday, February 25th 2010 @ 05:09:40 PM
Script        : http://mysite.com/forums/yt.php?v=Z2ullkbVCL8&feature=youtube_gdata
Referrer      : 
IP Address    : 216.129.119.14
Username      : Unregistered
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

Is this caused by people trying to upload things incorrectly or is it automatically trying to do something that causes this.?


Thanks

[Digital Jedi]

Because phrasing it makes it global, which makes it easier to make translations, which means you already have one place in the ACP where you can change it. Once you learn what that does, it's pretty simple to change any phrase globally on your forum, rather then editing every instance of it in the templates, which then need to be reverted after every upgrade and you'd have to make the change again. Not so with phrases.

The error suggests that an unregistered user, probably a crawl bot, is accessing features it shouldn't have access to. You can try editing the robots.txt file to try and block them from accessing the directory.

[Mark Fortune]

:up:This is definitely one of my favorite mods for 3.8.4 Are there any plans to upgrade this to be used with VB4?

[Gamelobby]

That makes a lot of sense.. DJ. (& i'll check out the txt file)

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New problem, different board. lol

The first video posted (at the bottom) set up correctly: Info is on the right, description is on the left, but then the next 3 videos added have all the info all mashed together on the right.. When the description should be on the left where the yellow X's are.

Any ideas.?



(disregard the smaller, thicker yellow circle around the "Add Video" button, i was explaining something to someone else. )

[Gamelobby]

PS. Also it only does the info wrong for other people, not when i add a video. (admin)

[Gamelobby]

Another thing I've noticed is that it looks fine in Google Chrome.!?
How would it only screw up other peoples posts, & not mine if it was a browser thing.!?

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by Gamelobby

That makes a lot of sense.. DJ. (& i'll check out the txt file)

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New problem, different board. lol

The first video posted (at the bottom) set up correctly: Info is on the right, description is on the left, but then the next 3 videos added have all the info all mashed together on the right.. When the description should be on the left where the yellow X's are.

Any ideas.?



(disregard the smaller, thicker yellow circle around the "Add Video" button, i was explaining something to someone else. )

Looks to me like maybe invalid HTML somewhere, possible not even related to that section. Something is definitely not closed right on that page. If your not familiar with the Validator, check the link to the article in my signature and scroll down to the section where I take about validation. I'm afraid, this may take you a while to root out.

[Gamelobby]

That could be a great asset to any site eh..!!
I would hope that i could get any/all of my boards to pass.


I went here - http://validator.w3.org
And found - 9 Errors, 2 warning(s)

But they dont really say where to find these codes.? (which template or where to look)
or does that check only the front page..?
Do i need to type in the url of each page individually.!? (that will take some time. lol)


Holy Crap.. 56 Errors, 7 warning(s) on Video Page.

Actually its not as bad as it seems a lot of them are

end tag for element "br" which is not open

Just used to space.

[Digital Jedi]

Go to your Admin CP >> vBulletin Options >> vBulletin Options >> General Settings >> Add Template Name in HTML Comments. Tick this to Yes. vB will now put comments in the Source Code where each of your templates begin and end.

Rerun the Validator with the Show Source option selected. This will create links in the error messages that jump down the page to where your Source Code is being displayed, right to the line it detected the error on. Remember that it only detects the error in this vicinity. It could be that something before that is incorrect. You'll need to look around and possibly do some Google searches to understand what each means. Start with the top one first, as errors tend to cascade. Fixing one can fix a bunch below, or reveal others that the Vaildator couldn't previously detect.

You're fortunate, you only have 9 errors. When I started learning about Validation, I had over 600. At the very least, you can say that page is vaild when your done.

[Gamelobby]

That box is already checked "Yes" ?

Should we take this somewhere else, i hate to clutter up this thread.?