vBJournal Lite 1.1b

ATM, this hack would work with ALL versions of vB unless they renamed the 'user' table :speechless:


README.txt (can be found in the zip)


README.txt
New in 1.1b
- Edit journal.php (2 lines). New journal.php here, for 1.1a users

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=== vBJournal Lite version 1.1b =============================================
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This is an addon to vBulletin and acts as an online journal/diary. Users can add entries, either

making them private or public(for all to see). For the public entries, users can comment on them.

Thats about it. You should be able to get a better idea viewing a live demo at

http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php. The GUI was modeled after gamingforces journal at

http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/journal.php .
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=== This being my first hack, i am SURE that there are going to be =======
=== some bugs, and problems, so just to warn you first =======
=== :: BACKUP YOUR DATABASE ! =======
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Now thats over with lets start... I will list the steps of what needs to be done...
NOW :

1) Edit the images to suit your site.
2) Upload the images to the forum's /images folder.

3) Upload install_journal.php to your admin directory.
4) Run install_journal.php and follow instructions... shouldn't be a problem. but i only tested

it once .

5) Run this query (using phpmyadmin,or use this hack

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...&threadid=26272 , etc)

ALTER TABLE user ADD journal SMALLINT NOT NULL

[note this will add a column in your 'user' table, but i think that shouldnt be a problem ...]

6) Upload journal.php to your forum's root directory.
7) goto journal.php page and click on the button ... (should say "Get a journal" or "Unlock

Journal" Cant rem which
... bad memory. lol) this will enable the admin journal (userid=1) and show the first default

welcome msg.

8) Link to journal in postbit.
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- open admin/functions.php

FIND

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$datecut = time() - $cookietimeout;

if ($counter%2==0) {
$post[backcolor]="#13486D";
$post[bgclass] = "alt1";
} else {

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Add ABOVE THIS


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// vBJournal Hack by Ryangel
if($post[journal]==1){
$journal = '<a href="journal.php?s=&journalid='.$post[userid].'&action=view"><img

src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/journal.gif" alt="View '.$post[username].'\'s Journal" border="0"/></a>';
}
else {
$journal = '';
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////


save and upload admin/functions.php.

9) open your postbit template and add $journal to where you want the link to show.


You are done ! The journal should be able to work now

FEW THINGS TO NOTE
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- private entries can only be viewed by the owner or admin.
- erm... did i say a few? ok thats the main thing to note.... I'll edit this as it comes to my

mind. lol :laugh:

IN WORKS FOR NEXT VERSION
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- incooperate moods
- better interface ( but that you can do now by editing the templates yourself )
- Admin interface -> from admin cp.
- New user option to choose whether buddies/admin can view private entries.
- anything else that might come up from discussions.


Version Update Log
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1.1a
- Fixed some table color code.
- Added template txt for manual install.

DEMO: http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php

[muppet]

How hard would it be to activate VBCode within the journal system.
Obviously moods and 'now playing' features are nice but having the vbcode basics.. or at least smilies would help brighten up the place

Hack installed tho and I must say it's a big hit!

[grumpy]

Question: I thought the members would be able to edit any comments made to their own journals, but I received an email from one of my members that cant do this. Was I mistaken?

[Darkwolf]

how do i get it on the online.php to have

"Viewing Journals"

instead of

Unknown Location: /journal.php?

anyone know ?

[Erwin]

Originally posted by Darkwolf
how do i get it on the online.php to have

"Viewing Journals"

instead of

Unknown Location: /journal.php?

anyone know ?

The easiest way is to install Firefly's Online Location hack - check his profile to find the hack.

[Ghostsuit]

Originally posted by muppet
How hard would it be to activate VBCode within the journal system.
Obviously moods and 'now playing' features are nice but having the vbcode basics.. or at least smilies would help brighten up the place

Hack installed tho and I must say it's a big hit!

The vbcode should work in the Journal. Check here My Journal It has the vb img tag in one post and smilies in others

[redd]

Has anyone figured a way to break up the journals in multiple pages? My members are really going to town with their journals and they will be ridiculously long soon!

[afterlab]

A good suggestion is to allow users only 1 entry per day (make sense, right?). If anyone wants this addon, I can show you how.

[DrkFusion]

Originally posted by afterlab
A good suggestion is to allow users only 1 entry per day (make sense, right?). If anyone wants this addon, I can show you how.

I would like to know

-Arunan

[Kaelon]

Please, afterlab Any chance that you might be able to tackle the other issues? Thanks!

Something else also just occurred to me -- is there a way to create a listing of all journals? Maybe a link that refers to a separate template to list all users with active journals?

Kaelon

[MoonSlasher]

Sweet!
Great job, I've installed it today and everything is working smooth I think many users at my forum will love this feature.
Thanks!