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

[Regit]

great !! can you descirbe some feature of this hack ?

[Ryangel]

Originally posted by Regit
great !! can you descirbe some feature of this hack ?

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

[zachb]

thank you!! i am so glad this came out. great job. installed.

[zachb]

suggestion: let user's search for member journal's on the journal page.

[[D]Vincent]

Great. I won't install until later today when I'm fully awake though. But anyways, did you just not use cellspacing on your forum templates for it? Or is there not cellspacing used in it at all. Because I'm lazy and I prefer to have cellspacing=1 so I can see the border. That annoyed the hell out of me on the quiz hack. Never changed it lol

[Velocd]

Cool, I might implement this into my site instead of creating my own Journal system, mainly because my hacking time has been cut back lately.

/me installs

[Low Tek]

Woo. I've been waiting for this come out.

Anyway you can add the link to a user's journal in their profile?

What about adding a Mood selection to each entry?

[Riddel]

wow!! awesome!! I've been waiting for this hack for a long long time! you rock man!

[ptbyjason]

Low Tek I think it puts a link to the journal of the person when you view their profile, but I might be wrong. I know if you look at his post bit there is a button that will let you view the user's journal if they have one.

I think this is a great hack.

I have a question of my own also. Is there a way to allow the user to attach a file or photo in the journal entry?

[Odil]

I have 4 styles installed on my board so this hack when it goes to install the templates, it says it does but there are no templates ever installed for any of the 4 styles. What do I need to do?

Can you at least provide a text on the templates to install so I can do them manually?

Odil