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.

[John]

Originally Posted by Okiewan

3.01

Hmm, I don't think so. On your forums, in the footer -

Powered by: vBulletin Version 4.0.2
Copyright ?2000 - 2004, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd

4.0.2 doesn't exist. From the fact that you don't have a build_datastore function, it shows that you're not running 3.0.1 or anything like it - in fact, I'd say you're running an RC build. Someone has changed your vBulletin version manually through your Admin CP in debug mode.

So, there are a couple of options here.

1. If you're paying someone to upgrade your forums, they're just ripping you off and changing the vBulletin version number. (Whilst leaving the code untouched.)
2. You're not upgrading your forums properly.

Who does your upgrades?

[trekwarfare]

Awesome! I will give this a try later today, this will be of great use on my RPG forum.

Thanks!!

[ConqSoft]

Originally Posted by John

Hmm, I don't think so. On your forums, in the footer -

Powered by: vBulletin Version 4.0.2
Copyright ?2000 - 2004, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd

4.0.2 doesn't exist. From the fact that you don't have a build_datastore function, it shows that you're not running 3.0.1 or anything like it - in fact, I'd say you're running an RC build. Someone has changed your vBulletin version manually through your Admin CP in debug mode.

So, there are a couple of options here.

1. If you're paying someone to upgrade your forums, they're just ripping you off and changing the vBulletin version number. (Whilst leaving the code untouched.)
2. You're not upgrading your forums properly.

Who does your upgrades?

He does that to throw off would-be hackers. It is actually 3.0.1 he is running.

[John]

Originally Posted by ConqSoft

He does that to throw off would-be hackers. It is actually 3.0.1 he is running.

He doesn't have the build_datastore function, so it can't be 3.0.1. vBulletin didn't use that function in the RC days, it was added in Gold.

If he doesn't have it, he must be running something older than Gold.

[Phrost]

Does anyone have this up and running on a site so I can see it live? Thanks much.

[trackpads]

John, you rock!!!

[Breaker]

Originally Posted by John

I actually had the exact same error during testing, and then found that I had to save vBulletin Options to fix the problem.

But of course that can't be it, because you followed the instructions - right?

guilty as charged :|

[13th_Disciple]

rofl.. it's funny to see John actually catching people who didn't follow directions..

congrats on another fine hack, John.. I would imagine that this will be installed shortly on my site as well.. very nice work.. and sure fire support.. even for those who didn't finish the instructions..

[Zachariah]

works great john. Is there an option to make the attachments files system vs. in the sql db ?

some clients asked me if it would be possible to have a script that take all the topics in a forum and push them in a Articles category ?!...

i suppose it's a request, but maybe someone here can start the work, not forced to be John, as he is already really occupied to debug people that can't read the instructions well...