New Posting Features - RSS items as posts

NAME: RSS items as posts v0.6.2
DESCRIPTION: RSS items are added as the posts of the choosen topic.
AUTHOR and IDEA: zCarot (www.zcarot.com)
INSTALLATION TIME: 2-5 minutes
DIFFICULTY: average

--------------------------------- DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------

By default vBulletin 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 can import RSS elements as threads and announcements.
This mod allows you to import them as messages as well!
It can be convenient for RSS with the important information which doesn't required to be discussed.

----------------------------------- REMARKS -----------------------------------

If the thread ID does not set, than the name of RSS feed will be the used as title of the topic.
If the topic still does not exist in the specified forum, it will be created with first item of RSS.
Practically all adjustments for display of RSS items as topics will influence on their display as posts.

---------------------------- INSTALL & UPGRADE ----------------------------

See at readme.txt

------------------------------------ HISTORY -----------------------------------

0.6.2 (2012/07/01)
- Fixed: backward compatibility with older vBulletin's versions
- Confirmed: vBulletin 4.2.0 support

0.6.1 (2012/04/07)
- Fix for support vBulletin 4.1.4 and newer

0.6 (2011/03/27)
- Small fix for full support of vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x
- NEW: Support for reversing order of RSS feed
- FIXED: DB error with merging posts

0.5.3 (2009/01/14)
- Small fix for full support of vBulletin 3.8.x

0.5.2 (2008/06/28)
- FIXED: "Cannot pass parameter 2 by reference" if you choose "Update dateline of old post"

0.5.1 (2008/05/24)
- FIXED: another bug when thread ID was not set up, or thread ID = 0 (thx. Kerry-Anne)

0.5 (2008/05/24)
- NEW: now you have an option to merge many RSS items to one post (atrljoe's idea)
- NEW: now you have an option to close old thread after X posts (Kerry-Anne's idea)
- FIXED: if you choose "preview" or you have some errors in settings then your thread ID is set up to 0
- FIXED: if thread ID was not set up, or thread ID = 0, then mod will not work sometimes
- FIXED: bug then thread ID > 65535 (thx. Kerry-Anne)

0.3 (2008/04/24)
- Released for vBulletin 3.7.x (Now supports thread prefixes)

0.2.3 (2007/10/20)
- Another fix for 0.2 (Fatal error in cron task)

0.2.2 (2007/10/17)
- Another fix for 0.2 (Thread ID will be saved at RSS data after creating a new one)

0.2.1 (2007/10/16)
- Fix for 0.2 (you can't save thread ID)

0.2 (2007/10/15)
- Now it is possible to specify of thread ID

0.1 (2007/09/02)
- First release

---------------------------------- SCREENSHOTS -----------------------------------
Standard version
1 element = 1 thread:
Attachment 79188

My version.
1 rss feed = 1 thread:
Attachment 79189
1 element = 1 post:
Attachment 79190

[zCarot]

<font color="DarkSlateBlue">Sorry for so long delay. I have no time and joys for this anymore.
May be this will be the last release.

0.6.1 (2012/04/07)
- Fix for support vBulletin 4.1.4 and newer (tested on vB 4.1.12 Beta 1)</font>

[BirdOPrey5]

Thanks for making this Re-Usable code so this awesome mod doesn't die if vB makes future changes. :up:

[tonytr]

thank you very much zcarot

[JabirA]

Does this work with 4.1.12?

[BirdOPrey5]

it should...

[FractalizeR]

It does.

[M.C.]

4.2 not working and there is in admincp missaligment:

[zCarot]

Originally Posted by M.C.

4.2 not working

i'll check this and will try to release update in this weekend

Originally Posted by M.C.

there is in admincp missaligment:

try to recheck install's steps, may be, you confused "before" and "after"

[M.C.]

try to recheck install's steps, may be, you confused "before" and "after"

did it 3 times and doublecheck but still same...

[zCarot]

I've uploaded a new version:

0.6.2 (2012/07/01)
- Fixed: backward compatibility with older vBulletin's versions
- Confirmed: vBulletin 4.2.0 support

But if you have not troubles with the old one, then you don't need to update

M.C., I didn't see any problems with my vB 4.2.0