vBulletin Blog - Blog Customization

Tested with vb 3.6.8 and blog 1.0.2

*Requires the Vbulletin Blog product.

This hack extends the blog functionality by letting the users manage, in a limited way, their "styles".
They'll be able to choose a background color, color for the entries and the titles, and reorder the panels in the blog in any way they want.

Instead of all looking the same, with this hack the users have LIMITED control over their blogs.

Key functionality

• User may create "styles", as many as they want. A style consist in a background, header, second header, first and second alternating color
• User can select a style for his blog, the style is used immediately
• User can reorder the position of: "user info", "search", "calendar", "options", "last comments" and "categories"

Installation Instructions

See the included readme.txt

Changelog

1.0.2 (Upgrade instructions: reupload includes/functions_blog_customize.php)

• Bug fix: Guests couldn't see the custom styles
• Bug fix: Only the owner could see his style, visitors and other users saw the default

1.0.1 (Upgrade instructions: reupload the files in the "upload" directory and reimport the xml for the product)

• Fixed bug where, when "transparent" is selected, or an empty color, the message "The color is not valid" is displayed to the user
• Fixed a bug where, the icon for transparent and switch wasn't shown
• When the color is not valid, the detailed color that was not valid shown (this is for security, so your css only contains valid colors)

1.0.0

• First release

Info for hackers:
You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbulletin.org at least, there is no
need to pm me asking for permission
Some portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

[PoetJA-1975]

OK - testing..... Seems like the individual colour options are not per Personal Member blog ONLY but also show for all other blogs.... Any work around for that?

Again- Thanx for the share

Jacquii.

[Kentaurus]

Originally Posted by PoetJA-1975

OK - testing..... Seems like the individual colour options are not per Personal Member blog ONLY but also show for all other blogs.... Any work around for that?

Again- Thanx for the share

Jacquii.

fixed, thank you
reupload only "functions_blog_customize.php" of the includes directory. I have updated the zip file.

Even if it would be a nice feature: "View all blogs like my own", I don't think that's what most people expect

[captainslater]

Nice idea.

But everytime I choose a color I get the "This color isn't valid"-message after saving :/

[Darmak]

Great Hack !!! =D

Me ahorraste media vida Kentaurus =D, y eso se agradece muchísimo hombre...

[TTG]

Originally Posted by captainslater

Nice idea.

But everytime I choose a color I get the "This color isn't valid"-message after saving :/

Same problem no matter what colour I select !?

[edenx]

Originally Posted by edenx

Would be nice if users could use an image for headers or backgrounds!

Plis do this Kentaurus!

[PoetJA-1975]

Originally Posted by Kentaurus

fixed, thank you
reupload only "functions_blog_customize.php" of the includes directory. I have updated the zip file.

Even if it would be a nice feature: "View all blogs like my own", I don't think that's what most people expect

No prob - seems like a good modification - I'll wait till it gets from beta stage to install though - Thanx for the sharing and yes - I agree about the "view all...." option

Jacquii.

[skariko]

I've installed it.. i follow the instruction but i can't find on my template this part:

We need to modify some styles, for example we'll change instances of "class='tcat'" to "class='blogtcat'". To do this:

Edit the templates:
BLOG, blog_comment, blog_entry_without_userinfo, blog_show_entry, blog_sidebar_user
and replace them with the ones included with this hack, inside the "templates" directory

I try to go here:
http://www.mywebsite/forum/admincp/t....php?do=modify

And search in the templates.. but I have no the instances "CLASS='TCAT'"..

[akvaryumforum]

Super mod
Thanks Kentaurus

[cheat-master30]

I am so going to test this out. If I can somehow port some VS Interactive Profiles styles to the blogs, I can seriously help my members customise them. Thanks for sharing, and I'll install tomorrow.