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About Developer · **Released**: 06-04-2001

Forum Features Hack
---- About
This adds several new options and features to individual forums that can be useful.

New Features
1. Meta Tag Keywords set by forum.
2. Meta Tag Description set by forum.
3. Robot Meta Tag set by forum.

New Options
1. Censor words by Forum.
2. Minimum Posts required for New Thread.
3. Minimum Posts to view Forum.

---- Credits
This hack is distributed under the GPL as an add-on to vBulletin. vBulletin is a commercial product and not subject to this license agreement.

Written by: Wayne Luke
Portions of the Install script written by: Kier Darby
vBulletin is created by Jelsoft Ltd. http://www.jelsoft.com

---- Installation.
Run ff_install.php. This will make the modifications to the database and create the new templates.

Open admin/forum.php and look for:

PHP Code:


			
  makeyesnocode("Count posts made in this forum towards user post counts?","countposts",1);

After that add:

PHP Code:


			
  //WL 04-JUNE-2001 New Forum Features Hack

  maketableheader("Search Engine Options (v1.2 by Wayne Luke)");

  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Keywords: ","metakey");

  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Description","metadesc");

  makeinputcode("Meta Robot Tag","robotext");



  maketableheader("Forum Control Options (v1.0 by Wayne Luke)");

  makeyesnocode("Show in Active Topics?","showactive",1);

  makeyesnocode("Censor Words in this Forum","censor",1);

  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to View","minviewposts");

  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to Start New Thread","minposts");

  //WL End Modification

Also in admin/forum.php Look for:

PHP Code:


			
  $DB_site->query("INSERT INTO forum

                      (forumid,styleid,title,description,active,displayorder,parentid,

                       parentlist,allowposting,cancontainthreads,daysprune,newpostemail,newthreademail,

                       moderatenew,allowhtml,allowbbcode,allowimages,allowsmilies,allowicons,

                       styleoverride,allowratings,countposts,moderateattach)

                   VALUES

                      (NULL,'$styleset','".addslashes($title)."','".addslashes($description)."','$isactive','$displayorder','$parentid',

                       '','$allowposting','$cancontainthreads','$daysprune','".addslashes($newpostemail)."','".addslashes($newthreademail)."',

                       '$moderatenew','$aallowhtmlcode','$aallowbbcode','$aallowimgcode','$aallowsmilies','$aallowicons',

                       '$styleoverride','$allowratings','$countposts','$moderateattach')");

Replace with:

PHP Code:


			
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO forum

  (forumid,styleid,title,description,active,displayorder,parentid,

   parentlist,allowposting,cancontainthreads,daysprune,newpostemail,newthreademail,

   moderatenew,allowhtml,allowbbcode,allowimages,allowsmilies,allowicons,

   styleoverride,allowratings,countposts,moderateattach,metakey,metadesc,robotext,

   showactive,censor,minviewposts,minposts)

 values (NULL,'$styleset','".addslashes($title)."','".addslashes($description)."',

         '$isactive','$displayorder','$parentid','','$allowposting','$cancontainthreads',

         '$daysprune','".addslashes($newpostemail)."','".addslashes($newthreademail)."',

         '$moderatenew','$aallowhtmlcode','$aallowbbcode','$aallowimgcode','$aallowsmilies',

         '$aallowicons','$styleoverride','$allowratings','$countposts','$moderateattach',

         '".addslashes($metakey)."','".addslashes($metadesc)."','".addslashes($robotext)."',

         '$showactive','$censor','$minviewposts','$minposts')");

After that add:

PHP Code:


			
  //WL 04-JUNE-2001 New Forum Features Hack

  maketableheader("Search Engine Options (v1.2 by Wayne Luke)");

  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Keywords: ","metakey",$forum[metakey]);

  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Description","metadesc",$forum[metadesc]);

  makeinputcode("Meta Robot Tag","robotext",$forum[robotext]);





  maketableheader("Forum Control Options (v1.0 by Wayne Luke)");

  makeyesnocode("Show in Active Topics?","showactive",1,$forum[showactive]);

  makeyesnocode("Censor Words in this Forum","censor",1,$forum[censor]);

  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to View","minviewposts",$forum[minviewposts]);

  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to Start New Thread","minposts",$forum[minposts]);

  //WL End Modification

Last edit in admin/forum.php. Find:

PHP Code:


			
  $DB_site->query("UPDATE forum

                   SET

                     styleid='$styleset', title='".addslashes($title)."', description='".addslashes($description)."',

                     active='$isactive', displayorder='$displayorder', parentid='$parentid', parentlist=$parentlist,

                     allowposting='$allowposting', cancontainthreads='$cancontainthreads', daysprune='$daysprune',

                     newpostemail='".addslashes($newpostemail)."', newthreademail='".addslashes($newthreademail)."',

                     moderatenew='$moderatenew', allowhtml='$aallowhtmlcode', allowbbcode='$aallowbbcode',

                     allowimages='$aallowimgcode', allowsmilies='$aallowsmilies', allowicons='$aallowicons',

                     styleoverride='$styleoverride', allowratings='$allowratings', countposts='$countposts',

                     moderateattach='$moderateattach'

                   WHERE forumid='$forumid'");

Replace with:

PHP Code:


			
  $DB_site->query("UPDATE forum

                   SET

                     styleid='$styleset', title='".addslashes($title)."', description='".addslashes($description)."',

                     active='$isactive', displayorder='$displayorder', parentid='$parentid', parentlist=$parentlist,

                     allowposting='$allowposting', cancontainthreads='$cancontainthreads', daysprune='$daysprune',

                     newpostemail='".addslashes($newpostemail)."', newthreademail='".addslashes($newthreademail)."',

                     moderatenew='$moderatenew', allowhtml='$aallowhtmlcode', allowbbcode='$aallowbbcode',

                     allowimages='$aallowimgcode', allowsmilies='$aallowsmilies', allowicons='$aallowicons',

                     styleoverride='$styleoverride', allowratings='$allowratings', countposts='$countposts',

                     moderateattach='$moderateattach', metakey='".addslashes($metakey)."',metadesc='".addslashes($metadesc)."',robotext='".addslashes($robotext)."',

                     showactive='$showactive',censor='$censor',minviewposts='$minviewposts',minposts='$minposts'

                   WHERE forumid='$forumid'");

In newthread.php find:

PHP Code:


			
  $smilieson=iif($foruminfo[allowsmilies],$ontext,$offtext);

After it add:

PHP Code:


			
  //WL 04-June-2001 Forum Features Hack (v1.0 Wayne Luke)

  if (($foruminfo[minposts]>$bbuserinfo[posts]) and !(ismoderator($foruminfo[forumid],"",$bbuserinfo[userid])) {

    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_forumnopost")."\");");

    exit;

  }

  //WL End Modifications

In newthread.php find:

PHP Code:


			
    $subject=censortext($subject);

    $message=censortext($message);

Replace with:

PHP Code:


			
    if ($foruminfo[censor]) {

      $subject=censortext($subject);

      $message=censortext($message);

    }

In Forumdisplay find:

PHP Code:


			
$smilieson=iif($foruminfo['allowsmilies'],$ontext,$offtext);

After that add:

PHP Code:


			
//WL 04-June-2001 Forum Features Hack (v1.0 Wayne Luke)

$keyword=$foruminfo[metakey];

$description=$foruminfo[metadesc];

$robotext=$foruminfo[robotext];



if (($foruminfo[minviewposts]>$bbuserinfo[posts]) and !(ismoderator($foruminfo[forumid],"",$bbuserinfo[userid]))) {

  eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_forumnoview")."\");");

  exit;

}

//WL End Modifications

Finally add the following to your forumdisplay template:
<META NAME="keyword" content="$keyword">
<META NAME="description" content="$description">
<META name="robots" content="$robotext">

These same instructions are included in the readme.txt located in the zip file.

#12 06-06-2001, 03:15 PM

Ok that make sence, have to figure out how to use it on my board then. Btw very nice work. ;-)

gmtalk · #13 06-06-2001, 07:29 PM

This looks to be a great hack. I just ran into a slight problem on the install

I have followed the instructions and when i run the ff_install.php

I get to the following
Forum Features (version 1.2)
from Wayne Luke
Altering forum table
Installing necessary templates...

it just hangs there.

Does not go any further.

I have seen that it created the following in the forum table:

metakey char(250) Yes None NULL
metadesc char(250) Yes None NULL
robotext char(50) Yes None NULL
showactive smallint(5) No None 1
censor smallint(5) No None 1
minviewposts smallint(5) No None 0
minposts smallint(5) No None 0

No other information was entered that I can see in any of the tables.

Any thoughts. I have removed the above fields.

TIA

john

Wayne Luke · #14 06-06-2001, 09:42 PM

It isn't hanging there.. It is done at that point.

To clarify, I add a phrase saying it was done at the end of the script.

The only table in the database that it touches is the forum table and those fields are the ones it adds. The install script also adds 2 new error templates to handle the minimum post requirements for new threads and viewing a forum.

You can change these options by modifying a particular forum.

gmtalk · #15 06-07-2001, 02:34 AM

WLuke,

I installed and now I get this when I try to add a subforum.

Database error in vBulletin Control Panel: Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO forum
(forumid,styleid,title,description,active,displayo rder,parentid,
parentlist,allowposting,cancontainthreads,daysprun e,newpostemail,newthreademail,
moderatenew,allowhtml,allowbbcode,allowimages,allo wsmilies,allowicons,
styleoverride,allowratings,countposts,moderateatta ch,metakey,metadesc,robotext,
showactive,censor,minviewposts,minposts)
values (NULL,'1','testtesttest','',
'1','1','1','','1','1',
'30','','',
'0','0','1','0','1',
'1','0','1','1','0',
'','','',
1,1,,)
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ')' at line 13
mysql error number: 1064
Date: Wednesday 06th of June 2001 10:31:10 PM
Script: /forum2/admin/forum.php
Referer: http://www.s-seriesforum.com/forum2/...add&parentid=1

fastforward · #16 06-07-2001, 04:27 AM

You need to put single quotes around the $minviewposts and $minposts in the INSERT statement you edited in admin/forum.php. For some reason MySQL requires quotes for all datatypes except INT. Those two fields are SMALLINT.

Snoozy · #17 06-07-2001, 05:24 AM

If I do all of your code changes, and run upgrade10.php from the newest vbulletin2.zip file that I downloaded from the Member's Area, will I be fully compliant with 2.0.1, becuse I have alot of hacks, and don't want to have to go through them all again....Thanks.

Wayne Luke · #18 06-07-2001, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Snoozy
If I do all of your code changes, and run upgrade10.php from the newest vbulletin2.zip file that I downloaded from the Member's Area, will I be fully compliant with 2.0.1, becuse I have alot of hacks, and don't want to have to go through them all again....Thanks.

You will have to apply all the hacks to the 2.0.1 code base to be compliant with it. This hack is not part of the official vBulletin distribution.

Snoozy · #19 06-07-2001, 01:25 PM

Is there anywhere I can find a list of changes in 2.0.1? from 2.0.0

#20 06-07-2001, 01:40 PM

when i try to run the ff_install.php i get this erorr

Quote:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: cpheader() in /home/photo/public_html/tmbps/ff_install.php on line 7

Wayne Luke · #21 06-07-2001, 05:02 PM

Put it in your admin directory.

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