Geek AutoLinker 4.02

HowdA All,

Welcome to Geek Autolinker 4.0 from the makers of Geek Autolinker 2.0 and Tang - the stuff the people in space drink.

posts for version 4.0 start here

What it does:
It allows you to specify key words to replace in posts with ANY FREAKING URL YOU COULD THINK OF. Thats right, you to can now have key words automatically url'ed to other areas of the world wide web.

Now in 4.0 you can create popups, track impressions and click-thrus, get statistics on them and specify more attributes of the links. The popups can now also use bbcode to create virtually any kind of popup you could imagine. You can limit categories of links to certain forums and also enable specific usergroups to toggle GALs on or off (by category).


This is a perfect gift for sponsors, click throughs, referal programs, definitions, instructions, birthdays and other celebrations.

Example:
If I define Bob as a keyword that I would like to automatically come up hyperlinked to bob.com all I have to do is say so (well, you put it into the admincp). Presto! As quick as that, everytime a user sees the word bob, bobs, bob! Bob bOb? etc... it comes up linked to bob.com

How much will bob love you?

If the url you want it to jump to is actually a thread on your site, you can use the nifty ignorethreadid option. Heres how that works:

If I have a thread entitled Reputation and how to use it, I can put the word reputation into the Geek AutoLinker with the URL pointing to the thread about reputation. Then everytime the word reputation appears in someones post, anyone can click on it to learn more. Since it would be stupid to have the thread Reputation and how to use it autolink to itself, I put the threadid in the ignorethreadid box. That way all matches for reputation are linked to that thread except for the reputation matches in the thread Reputation and how to use it.

Safe mode and dangerous mode.

There are now two modes of operation. Safe mode will autolink any match AS LONG AS IT HAS A SPACE BEFORE IT. That means that <br />bob or .Bob are not valid matches and wont be highlighted. The reason for this is to prevent the autolinker messing up URLs with matches in them (like www.bob.com). Safe mode will most likely end up with fewer matches, but no messed up URLS.
Dangerous mode however could care less about your cute little spaces. It will link them regardless. That means more matches, but a slight increase that an existing url might break in a post.

Here are some examples in action.
Keyword: freak

Safe mode.
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.freak.com
Dangerous mode:
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.<a href="www.freak.com">freak</a>.com

Other stuff:

• Category management - allows you to override global settings
• Limit - limit the number of replacements per link per post
• Ordinal - organise the order replacments are made
• Customize your own replacment code on a global, catergory, or individual level.
• The installer is a prototype GISH installer that does the file edits for you. Please check the readme for details on how it works - its pretty cool).

Upgrading

• Download, replace all existing files with new ones.
• Run the gal4_install.php file (in your admincp)
• Follow the upgrade path.
• The system will ahve you manullay chage any files it can not find to update.

DEMO: http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11011 (note the words MMA and PREP. If you follow to MMA you will notice that MMA isnt linked in the final article thanks to ignorethreadid)

Difficulty: Easy
File mods: 4 simple ones
Added queries: 0 or greater depending on your settings

Updated 10.5.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Updated 13.4.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Update 25.03.05 - oops!
Changed readme addition to functions_showthread.php Things look good now

Updates 25.05.05 to v.204 - sneaky bug
Thanks to Razz - I found 2 minor typos that end up causing people working in safemode to actually be working in danger mode! To upgrade, simply check out this post

Updated 12.2.05 to v. 2.03 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in readme. To upgrade, al you need to do is edit admincp/index,
do a search for
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=create');
and replace with
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=add');

Updated 11.2.05 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in README (dont worry, it wasnt in the instructions)
Stopped phrase text spitting out during install. Some of the phrase is html so it looked confusing to new installers.
Removed reference to GAS3 settings in the install. This is because its the same installer. Just forgot to remove that line.
All in all, this was just a typo fix. There is no upgrade because there are no problems with the code.

Updated 10.2.05 - minor
Found a couple typos that affect safe mode.
Nothing major - just replace the GAL_admin.php file

Updated 10.2.05 - Major
Completely re-written.
See README for upgrade instructions.

Update 10.2.05 - minor
Updated include/geek_autolink.php as it was missing a table_prefix
To upgrade, download latest package and replace your geek_autolink file.


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[zachlee]

fyi:

fedoracore3, php 4.3.10, MySQL 3.23.58, vb3.0.7

I have a identical box I use for testing, and this evening, I achieved the same result. The install page niether confirms or errors. Not sure what the magic touch is, but creating the tables manually isnt a hardship by any means.

Thanks again for a amazing utility!!

I will take a look at the templates more this weekend as to integrate the CMPS index page, with GAL.

[Mek]

Installer doesn't appear to be working for 3.0.7, will give it a try again once that is sorted out.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Mek

Installer doesn't appear to be working for 3.0.7, will give it a try again once that is sorted out.

Can you give me an idea as to why the installer isnt working? The installer only inserts phrases and creates a table - neither function requires anything from a specific vb version.

Thanks!

[zachlee]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Can you give me an idea as to why the installer isnt working? The installer only inserts phrases and creates a table - neither function requires anything from a specific vb version.

Thanks!

When I installed GAL, I recieved a database error, which is why I knew the install script hadnt created the necessary tables. If you create the tables manually, GAL works perfectctly. Error follows:

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM fbf_geek_autolink ORDER BY text asc
mysql error: Table 'football.fbf_geek_autolink' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

[The Geek]

Thats a trip. It means the table didnt installed (which was mentioned earlier). Wonder why the table isnt getting created?!?

[OrangeFlea]

I've noticed that I have to frequently put the system on danger mode in order to hyperlink the proper texts. Usually when I see a keyword in a post, I wonder why it wasn't made into a link, so I go back to my admincp and click on danger mode again, then it works fine.

[greenhybrid]

Is there any way to make it so that if you have the term "test1" and the term "test1 test2," the longer one will be linked? As I own an automobile-related website, I have used the links for Accord, Accord Hybrid, Honda Accord Hybrid, etc., but only Accord will be linked if someone types Honda Accord Hybrid.

Thanks.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by greenhybrid

Is there any way to make it so that if you have the term "test1" and the term "test1 test2," the longer one will be linked? As I own an automobile-related website, I have used the links for Accord, Accord Hybrid, Honda Accord Hybrid, etc., but only Accord will be linked if someone types Honda Accord Hybrid.

Thanks.

greenhybrid: Make sure the longer is in the system first.
The order that they are put in is the order they are matched.

Flea: Sorry flea - are you saying that new entries seem to be in safe mode? Im not quite getting you

[Mek]

Originally Posted by zachlee

When I installed GAL, I recieved a database error, which is why I knew the install script hadnt created the necessary tables. If you create the tables manually, GAL works perfectctly. Error follows:

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM fbf_geek_autolink ORDER BY text asc
mysql error: Table 'football.fbf_geek_autolink' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Likely the same error/problem I am getting, will give it a try with the database created manually.

[zachlee]

Originally Posted by Mek

Likely the same error/problem I am getting, will give it a try with the database created manually.

It has been working (flawlessly I might add) *knocks on wood* since I manually created the tables.