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

[Alchemyst]

Before I install this I have afew questions (and please forgive me if they were asked before, it's early and I'm incoherant) - can Admins limit the amount of entries a person can have at any one time, and can admins/mods edit/delete the entries?

[Ghostsuit]

Originally posted by Alchemyst
Before I install this I have afew questions (and please forgive me if they were asked before, it's early and I'm incoherant) - can Admins limit the amount of entries a person can have at any one time, and can admins/mods edit/delete the entries?

No way to limit the amount of entries but I'm sure it could be hacked to set that. And yes admin's can edit/delete. I'd guess Mods can too but I've not checked.

[yzztik]

I had the same questions. Anyone know what changes I would need to make to be able to limit the journal entries? I don't want for their entries to stay there forever and eat up all my space :-p Thanks to whomever can help

[groovesalad]

Anyone ever figure out how to split the journals up into pages? Say 25 entries per page, etc?

[Neopiper]

and also anyone could give a code on how to show journal link on User profiles if a user have a journal?

[Willard Reece]

Ok I installed it and ran it and when I go to get journal I get the error page, but it created the journal if I refreshed the page it came up,
What do i do to solve this?

and also I created a test acct and made a journal for the test acct, how to I get rid of it.
I see no edit or remove commands for a admin to remove journals or even a user can't delete their own posts to a journal.
I'm going to try to remove the test acct to see if it removes the test acct journal. while I'm waiting for a answer to my ??s
Thanks
Willard
www.reecefamilies.com

[Willard Reece]

Also
Who wants a journal where the admin of a site can read your private thoughts.
gota be a way to make the private----- private!!!!

[ohgenki]

erm....IE cannot post....???

i tried using Opera browser and it requires me to "repost" the data...however, by using IE to post, it cannot be posted.

it always goes back to the main journal page without the entry being added...how do i solve this ?

[pcoskat]

does this work with 2.2.8?

Also, how does this affect disk space? I have a lot of members (9000+), and while I don't expect everyone to use the journal, I wouldn't be surprised if a couple thousand did...

Any thoughts?

[ohgenki]

what's ur server's specs ?