Miscellaneous Hacks - WoW Character BBCode

This is a continuation of the project, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=160418 . I have made several modifications to the original authors code and several have asked for my modifications.

Because of this and the original authors lack of updating the original modification, I have decided to upload this package for all to use.

All credit goes to the original author(s) of the utility as i have only cleaned up the code and packaged it for easy usage.

WARNING!
This is very beta at this time. I have added the product now to force myself to update and maintain the plugin and to share it with the rest of my fellow World of Warcraft webmasters

Installation

1. Uninstall your existing WoW Char Code installation. I have changed the product ID itself and it may not update everything correctly.
2. Remove the clientscript/ajax_tooltip and clientscript/phparmory folders if they exist
3. Upload the contents of the "Upload" Folder to the ROOT directory of your forums (for example, if you have your forums installed in /home/mydir/public_html/forums , you would unzip into that folder.)
4. Import the product/product-WoWCharBBCode-?.??.xml file

Changelog

• 0.4.9b
  • Added basic Death Knight support
  • Fixed problem with characters with no professions (common with Death Knights)
• 0.4.9a
  • Fixed a minor issue with realms in spaces in the name
• 0.4.9
  • Added wysiwyg support
• 0.4.8a
  • Fixed a php parse error in functions_wowcharcode.php. you do not need to download the entire zip file, just replace your existing functions_wowcharcode.php file with the attached .php file
• 0.4.8
  • changed many items to OO code.
  • Added new debug log facility ( install https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hreadid=176899 )
  • Added ability to paste a wow armory URL and have it create an appropriate character link (i.e. paste http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...man&n=Geophery and it creates [char=Uldaman]Geophery[/char]
• 0.4.7a
  • Removed some left over debugging statements and info in the product and php file.
• 0.4.7
  • Changed the backend armory code.
  • Updated caching to not cache Armory results that end up as errors
  • Added character class, race and professions as vbphrases.
  • Added KR and TW Armory locales. (, etc)
  • Some minor fixes.
• 0.4.4
  • Added Icon caching to help with slow armory. Images are cached by default in the armory folder. chmod this folder to 777 and icons will be automaticly cached to this folder.
  • You can now use the variable $wowchar_code in the postbit (or postbit_legacy) to display the character tooltip in a post.
• 0.4.3 Fixed issue with rebuilding post cache.
• 0.4.2 Added option to show/hide realm if a default realm is set.
• 0.4.1 Fixed an issue if the character doesnt have armory data, Only change is in functions_wowcharcode.php file.
• 0.4
  • All Character stat text are now phrases. you will find a new Phrase Type in the Phrase Manager ( WoW BBCode Phrases )
  • Added default realm option so one does not need to use the [char=server] option when specifying characters on own realm.
  • Customized the stat display per class and on some specs (such as feral v.s. resto druids). see an example at http://www.dramaloot.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19271

• 0.3
  • Armory Caching works for both US and EU armorys.
  • Removed un-used files.
  • Put the majority of the codes HTML creation as templates and use vbulletins ajax.php and hooks.
  • Added options for default locale (armory) to use (currently EU and US armories).
  • Added option to disable caching of the Armory (i use it to test armory retrieval)
  • Added ability to specify what armory the character / realm you would like, see usage notes below.
• 0.2
  • Armory Caching never actually worked properly, this should now be fixed.
  • Remove the includes/functions_wow3bbcode.php file. This has been replaced by a plugin.
  • Remove the clientscript/phparmory/config.php file. This isnt needed.
  • Major updates to phparmory.php
  • Minor Plugin changes + code cleanup.

ToDo

• New tooltip javascript
• New character sheet.
• Create easy to modify interface for character stats to be displayed in tooltip.

Usage
Using the character code is easy enough,
[char]CHARACTER[/char] if default realm option is set and character links is on same realm.
For characters not on the same realm as the default,
[char=SERVER]CHARACTER[/char]
For example,
[char=Vek'nilash]Azaril[/char]
Or, if you want to link a character profile from another locale (i.e. EU realms) , you simply add EU- before the server name.
[char=EU-Vek'nilash]Azaril[/char]

The same thing applies to linking US realm characters from a EU default forum.

See a working example at http://www.dramaloot.com/index.php?id=officer_cl (This is a vbadvanced custom page using the BBCode page type).

Added German translation for what i currently have localized. Provided by jluerken http://www.wow-relaxed.de

[maevonee]

I emailed u the debug email.

[sweede]

I beleive that i have found the reason why so many people are having issues displaying characters (you get a result similar to the attached image



Fixing it, will be another challenge.

[vrokar]

Ive got a couple questions for you regarding this Plug-in.

1) Ive noticed that if someone edits a post where the [char=moonrunner]vrokar[/char] for example was typed in. After the save the tooltip goes away. Anyway to prevent that so the code doesnt have to be retyped every edit? (this may also only be because im at work. Ill double check when I get home)

2) I havnt yet been able to locate the segment of code which tells the tooltip which stats to load. Is that possible? EX For casters Id rather see Spell hit, Spell Crit, Spell Damage instead of Fire Damage Fire Crit etc.

3) This one is a bit stupid but where do I set the default server so I dont have to enter it with each name?

[sweede]

1) vbulletin doesnt provide a hook into the javascript that controls that. disable WYSIWYG controls.
2) The build_data() function has the "keywords" used to make the character sheet. review this for what you want. you can add anything from the XML sheet provided by an armory. the type_array in that function sets the color.

In the make_extra_data() function is where the above function is used.
the peice that your looking for would be like

	// Mage
	if($class_id == 8)
	{
		$default = array_merge($default, array("fire damage","fire crit chance","frost damage","frost crit chance","arcane damage" ,"arcane crit chance"));
	}

3) the WoW Character BBCode Settings in the vbulletin options.

[jluerken]

Is there a way to let it display german text when hovering a char bbcode?

[sweede]

I'm Pretty sure all of the data was put into vbb phrases (phrase group WoW BBCode Phrases ), so you can make a german translation langauge file.

data thats retreived and displayed from wowarmory will be whatever language wowarmory displays it in though

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by sweede

I'm Pretty sure all of the data was put into vbb phrases (phrase group WoW BBCode Phrases ), so you can make a german translation langauge file.

data thats retreived and displayed from wowarmory will be whatever language wowarmory displays it in though

Hi Sweede,

race, class and professions are not phrased.
Also the first column should get a "nowrap" otherwise it will look strange.

Can you implement this in the next version?

[sweede]

Im currently working on a re-written version of this with a better backend to connect to the armory. i'll finish the rest of the phrase changes then.

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by sweede

Im currently working on a re-written version of this with a better backend to connect to the armory. i'll finish the rest of the phrase changes then.

Thanks sweede, I am looking forward to it.

[sweede]

Updated today with many of the suggestions in the previous 7 pages.