Major Additions - GRPS: Groups Commune 2.0.x

Welcome ladies and gentleman, this is the release thread for GRPS, an interactive groups commune. I hope you enjoy this release and i sincerely hope it provides everything to your community in which you're looking for.

What is it?
It's a groups commune. The original idea is that forums with lots and lots of forums on the front-page suck, as a result i thought most of the conversation was rather obscure in regards to what the forums were trying to achieve, so it'd be nice to have that all going on elsewhere, not detracting away from the content and stopping your front-page from looking like a car crash.

Features?

• Groups Home
  
  • Groups Activity List
    
    • Newest Groups
      
    • Most Popular Groups
      
    • Largest Groups
      
  • Category List
    
  • Group Search by Title
    
  • Group Sort by Alphabetical Title, Categories, Member Count
    
    
  • Users can create groups
    
  • Admin switch to moderate groups or not
    
    • Admin CP access to moderation panel
      
• Groups Page
  
  • Posts since last visit notification
    
  • Group Info
    
    • Group Leader shown with avatar
      
    • Category
      
    • Type
      
      • Groups can be listed as public, private or hidden
        
    • Start Date
      
    • Member count
      
    • Post count
      
  • Group Desciption
    
    • Shows group title
      
    • Shows random image
      
    • Shows group information set by group leader
      
  • Groups Thread List (Forum)
    
    • Status Icon
      
    • Title
      
      • Threads use postbit as per the forums
        
    • Thread Author with avatar and time that the thread was started
      
    • Last reply with avatar, username and time that the last reply was posted
      
    • Post New Thread Button
      
      • Groups Members can create threads
        
  • Newest Members
    
    • Shows five newest members
      
    • Link to view all members
      
      • Shows all members of the group
        
  • Group Options
    
    • Users can join/leave groups
      
      • PM Notification for group leaders upon join requests (when moderation enabled).
        
      • PM Notification for of acceptance or refusal.
        
    • Users can send invites to other users via PM
      
• Groups Thread
  
  • Groups Info Box (see above for more info)
    
  • Group Description box (see above for more info)
    
  • Newest Members List (see above for more info)
    
  • List of groups posts using forums postbit
    
  • Pagination using native vBulletin pagination
    
  • Group Leader/Moderation Options
    
    • Open/Close Thread
      
    • Stick Thread
      
    • Delete Thread
      
  • Users have the ability to report posts
    
  • Moderators have the ability to view IP and host.
    
• Group Leader Options
  
  • Groups Management
    
    • WYSIWYG Editor
      
    • Reason for editing box
      
    • Group Options
      
      • Private Posts
        
      • Only group leader can make threads
        
      • Moderate Members
        
      • Show group text edit details
        
      • Hide group image on group pages
        
      • Hidden Group
        
        • This option is only available to admins
          
  • Group Members Moderation
    
    • Ability to accept or deny new members
      
• Postbit Integration
  
  • View Users Groups
    
• User Control Panel (Integration)
  
  • List of groups appears in usercp in order of the last post
    
• Administrator Options
  
  • vBulletin Options
    
    • Turn groups on or off
      
    • Groups Limit Per User
      
    • Posts Per Page (threads)
      
    • Check Forum Activity Posts
      
    • Check Forum Activity Time
      
    • Number of Random Images
      
    • Turn email notification of new groups on/off
      
  • Usergroup Options
    
    • Can view groups
      
    • Can create groups
      
    • Can join groups
      
    • Can post messages in groups
      
    • Can edit messages in groups
      
    • Can delete messages posted in groups
      
    • Numbers of groups usergroup can join limited
      
    • Can moderate groups
      
      • See above for more info
        
    • Can view IP Addresses
      
  • Category Editor
    
    • Edit
      
      • Edit cat id (please not this can ef up your show)
        
      • Edit cat title
        
      • Edit cat description
        
    • Add
      
      • New Cat Title And Description
        
  • Groups Editor
    
    • Search for group by id
      
      • Edit
        
        • Title
          
        • Desciption
          
        • Categoryid
          
        • Group leader id
          
        • Private Posts
          
        • Moderate Members
          
        • Hidden group
          

Special Thanks to harry1951, without his help testing and his recommendations, this would've never ended up the way it did.

Honestly, i can't think of anything else, if you appreciate the work gone into this mod, please donate (in GBP) (right click open in new window)

Hopefully you all appreciate that i just relaunched my site and rather than soak up the atmosphere there or go out drinking i came to release this tonight.

Screens below, rest to your right

Please note this mod does work with 3.5.x

PLEASE DO NOT JOIN MY SITE IN A BID TO PLAY WITH IT OR HAVE A LOOK AT IT FURTHER, MY SITE IS SOMETHING I VALUE FOR BEING SOMEWHERE I CAN CHILL AT, IT'S NOT A TEST SUITE OR DEMO!

Bug Fixes

• Groups v2.0.0 RC1b.zip: fix regarding incorrect table prefixes in index.php and editpost.php
• Groups v2.0.0 RC2.zip: fix regarding incorrect table prefixes in functions_grps.php and class_grps.php. also fix regarding installation instructions.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC3.zip: fix regarding inability to get to create groups page. updated simplified instructions, sadly still not cool html ones and also added ability to delete groups, delete categories and of course the menu options to get to these.
  • Groups v2.0.0 RC3b.zip: fix regarding joining and leaving group depreciated function error added uninstaller to the zip at http://www.yoursite.com/groups/tools...p?do=uninstall
  • Groups v2.0.0 RC3c.zip: fix regarding edit being stated as 70's on group stages, requires re-installtion of the plugin only.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC4.zip: various bug fixes and new general setting, please reupload all files and then reinstall the product.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC5.zip: bug fixes regarding fixing links to forums being broken and forcing redirects for create group outcomes.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC6.zip: various bug fixes including table prefixes in admincp, invitations system now features in-line erroneous username fall-back and clean up regarding broken images in viewthread.php
• Groups v2.0.0 RC7.zip: bug fixes including missing phrases and missing 'noavatar.gif for group leader on groups info.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC8.zip: various bug fixes including missing phrases, smilies not working. new function to turn of new group moderation. form now working on print_no_permission page (thanks Adrian) and something else i forgot.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC9.zip: fixes two spelling mistakes, moves viewthread.php string_replacements to admincp and simplifies the installer experience. (yeah i thought there'd be more to it too).
  • Groups v2.0.0 RC9b.zip: re-fixes two spelling mistakes, fixes a viewthread.php string_replacement via the admincp and turns the default random image count down to that of which is provided.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC10.zip: optimises some of the code, cuts down on queries in exchange for additional joins and now forces compatibility in groups/viewthread.php with vBulletin options. also adds new option in admincp in order to make usercp listing work better out of the box.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC11.zip: fixes a problem with avatars not displaying correctly in thread listing and also optimises the code in membership.php
• Groups v2.0.0.zip: adds and array_merge to the code and smilie popup fixed. now features hooks for plug-in 'easability'. uCS integration moved to external plugin too.
• Groups v2.0.1.zip: removes one hook, fixes problem with membership.php, fixes problem editgroup.php not remembering options and fixes avatar problem.
• Groups v2.0.2.zip: various bug fixes (like missing pagenavs, more elegant removal of reputation button and infraction button and php notices), one or two new features (like intuitive page titles) and now fully phrased.
• Groups v2.0.3.zip: bug fix regarding now being able to select categories. includes a new feature which is basically pagination for the thread listings.
• Groups v2.0.4.zip: bug fix regarding not being able to moderate group memberships.
• Groups v2.0.5.zip: bug fix regarding those introduced via 2.0.4, new features such as double post prevention disable, admins can override privacy settings, usergroup permission text more intuitive and end-user usability increased with modification to threadbit on groups.php. group leaders can now kick users from there groups.
• Groups v2.0.6.zip: bug fix including report, missing edit button and other misc small bugs, new features such as disable hidden groups, allow mods to see private groups, and resign from group handing off to another user.
• Groups v2.0.7.zip: bug fix including fixing post counts, thread goto's and fatal php errors.
• Groups v2.0.8.zip: bug fix regarding inability to delete posts, problem with editing posts and other misc errors.
• Groups v2.0.9.zip: various bug fixes including wywiwyg error, admin cp error and redirect/goto errors.
  • Groups v2.0.9b.zip: fixes problem with upgrade4.php
• Groups v2.0.10.zip: various bug fixes including acknowledging renamed modcp and admincp dir's also adds option regarding removing of posts at group exit/kick.
• Groups v2.0.11.zip: various bug fixes including security/privacy fixes.
• Groups v2.0.12.zip: permission bug fixed.
• Groups v2.0.13.zip: various bug fixes including ability to ignore members in groups and newreply bug.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by skorzguy

I tried installing this following the directions but I could not get it to work correctly. I tried following the directions but I was unable to login into the groups to create a group: I checked the premissions in the admincp. I managed to get the groups mod to work correctly by installing the groups folder inside of my forums folder. Everything and all features are working correctly but I am unable to see posts a user creates. The post is added and it shows on the groups page but unable to view it. I get the following error when trying to view the post. I have alot of other mods on my forum and this might be the problem.

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Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first() on a non-object in /home/allswac1/public_html/forums/includes/class_postbit.php(294) : eval()'d code on line 20

I am not sure what this error message means, I am guessing I need to add a piece of code here but unsure what to add.

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if (!isset($GLOBALS['vbulletin']->db))
{
exit;
}


define('POST_FLAG_INVISIBLE', 1);
define('POST_FLAG_DELETED', 2);
define('POST_FLAG_ATTACH', 4);
define('POST_FLAG_GUEST', 8);


***** I think I need to define something? not sure

The only other feature not working correctly is the groups photos. It appears to be 8 different gifs but am not sure. You only have 3 gifs in your folder.

******A cool option idea

It would be cool if one could add a box showing groups one belongs too or is a member of in the members template. Its probably a simple piece of code.

Here is a link to where I have the groups mod installed to see the problem.

http://www.allstarchat.com/forums/groups/groups.php?g=2

Just to confirm, you're using 3.6.2+ right?

And do you have any other postbit modifications running on your site?

For your image problem, go to your admincp and set the total to three instead of eight.

The suggestion has been requested a few times, but sadly i'm not interested in working on the member.php template, however i'm pretty sure that someone will pop up to work on it.

[gyankow]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

fixed for 2.0.6

and to piggy-bank this post

can i take this moment to state that if anyone would like to remove the branding, then contact me, this is not a free option you're able to remove on a whim. please either donate or display the branding as a show of appreciation.

For Branding Free just tell me what the donation should be and I will gladly comply. For the record I want to ask for a amount NOT to insult you. I appreciate your work , I wish you knew how much!

G

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by gyankow

For Branding Free just tell me what the donation should be and I will gladly comply. For the record I want to ask for a amount NOT to insult you. I appreciate your work , I wish you knew how much!

G

I PM'd you Gyankow.

[Merriweather]

I don't know when I can get to php5, as I obviously need to be very careful I do not break the rest of my site. Are you still working on the posting problems I have? As I've said, posting works fine if you use the "quote" button, so whatever the difference is between the "quote" and "new reply" is where the issue is. We've had this issue for a week and my users aren't too happy about it.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Merriweather

I don't know when I can get to php5, as I obviously need to be very careful I do not break the rest of my site. Are you still working on the posting problems I have? As I've said, posting works fine if you use the "quote" button, so whatever the difference is between the "quote" and "new reply" is where the issue is. We've had this issue for a week and my users aren't too happy about it.

I was actually waiting for you to upgrade to PHP5 to see which of your problems subside with the upgrade. but try and replace your groups/newreply.php with this one and let me know if there's still a problem.

[Merriweather]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

I was actually waiting for you to upgrade to PHP5 to see which of your problems subside with the upgrade. but try and replace your groups/newreply.php with this one and let me know if there's still a problem.

YAY!!!!!

(1) [View My Last Reply] [View New Posts] [View Last Reply] -- All seem to work correctly
(2) You are taken to your post instead of the beginning of the thread when posting
(3) I was able to post to a thread that previously gave DB errors without errors!!!!!!!

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Merriweather

YAY!!!!!

(1) [View My Last Reply] [View New Posts] [View Last Reply] -- All seem to work correctly
(2) You are taken to your post instead of the beginning of the thread when posting
(3) I was able to post to a thread that previously gave DB errors without errors!!!!!!!

great news, so what are your outstanding problems. the one i'm currently working on is the html when you use the WYSIWYG.

[Merriweather]

That and that when a group leader has no avatar, no members WITH avatars show properly as well as the missing post icons and titles.

I think those are the last "broken" things I am aware of.

Non broken things would be:

(1) Something to allow admin to see users in groups (and remove them) who shouldn't have access (you mentioned a new release would check user permissions in addition to whether they are a member -- this is very important)
(2) View post history when replying (like forums)
(3) Subscribe to groups somehow? (I, personally, don't care about this, but my members sure seem to be in a tizzy without it). Perhaps even just a temp fix of showing "Posts since last visit" in the User CP under the group name or something... ??

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Merriweather

Another maddening problem. I've fixed the missing avatar issue with the noavatar.gif image, but now some groups (not all) aren't showing the avatars of members who have them. On []isome[/i] groups, it works fine, in others (again, can't find a reason for this), it's trying to get the avatars from http://www.<edit>.com/groups/cusomtavatar... but it makes no sense that some groups will find the avatars properly and others won't!

is this in threads or on the side panel (newest members)?

[Merriweather]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

is this in threads or on the side panel (newest members)?

Both.