vBaCMPS Latest Geek Articles

Hack: vBadvanced CMPS Latest Geek Articles
Version: 1.0
Author: Me

Instructions:
upload modules/latestgeekarticles.php into modules folder
upload admincp/latestgeekarticles_install.php into admincp folder
run above file
Follow the slight file modifications in the README.

File modifications: 1
Template modifications: 0
Installer: Yup. A very cool one.
Phrased: Yup

In a nutshell, this module is based upon the vBa Latest Topics module, but is instead set up to pull the 'Latest articles' from a specified forum. This is really designed for those using The Geek Article System.

Check out the Readme that comes in the package.

Change Log
version 1.3 uploaded 02/02/05
Minor update to module in order to work with new vBaCMPS release

version 1.2 uploaded 07/01/05
Fixed 'Excluded Forums' bug that appeared to have been bitten by Zombie.
It came back to haunt one user so I had to take drastic action and update it.
It now WORKS with your 'excluded forums' setting. That is to say, you can exclude your acticle forums from 'Latest topics' but they will still happily appear in Latest Articles.
Please note that this means there is now a file edit. Please read the README.

version 1.1 uploaded 07/01/05
Fixed bug where when users had vba excluded forums set, it caused a query error. To fix, download latest package and upload latest modules/latestgeektopics.php overwriting your old one.


note:if you dig this module, you may be interested in the Featured/Random Articles one too.

PS: Your template will be a tad different from my screen shot as this is for my style.

nJoy

[bold]

Originally Posted by the nail geek

What do you have in your settings as your forum ids?

i have 33,34,35

[bold]

Originally Posted by bold

i have 33,34,35

oh actually it was because i excluded 33,34,35 in the misc options so that it doesn't show up on the latest threads. is there a way i can only make the articles show up in the latest articles block and not in the latest threads block?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by bold

the misc options so that it doesn't show up on the latest threads. is there a way i can only make the articles show up in the latest articles block and not in the latest threads block?

hmmm... edit your latestgeekarticles.php module and remove $iforumperms in line 101 and let me know if that sorts it.

[bold]

nope didnt work. i get teh same error.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by bold

show up on the latest threads. is there a way i can only make the articles show up in the latest articles block and not in the latest threads block?

can you PM me temporary FTP and Admin details so I can have a look?

[frage]

Originally Posted by bold
the misc options so that it doesn't show up on the latest threads. is there a way i can only make the articles show up in the latest articles block and not in the latest threads block?

yepp I have the same prob,
but nevertheless
I love your humour and your good work
frage

[yinyang]

nailgeek - you never cease to make me chuckle in your install instructions. gg.

i have a quick question for you. i plan on making one of my article forums a designated "Download" section.

i would then like to adapt the latest articles module and turn it into an additional "latest downloads" module.

is there any way to a) do this easily and b) are you planning on coming out with a "hottest articles" so i (i meaning you hopefully ... :P ) can adapt it to a "hottest download" module?

good stuff!!

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by frage

yepp I have the same prob,
but nevertheless
I love your humour and your good work
frage

Updated package and fixed the bug when using exluded forum id's. It now works with them.

Yinyang-> There is no reason installs and readmes should be drab eh?
I wouldnt see a problem with changing the phrase 'latest articles' to 'latest downloads' if that is all you are after. Just search your phrases for geek_articles_latest or were you after some other type of modification?

The 'Most popular' or 'Hotest Articles' would be a cinch. Would you guys prefer it as a seperate module or a configuration for Latest Articles? I think most would like it as a seperate module is my guess.

nJoy. Hope that update sorts the woes you guys had.

[frage]

nope..
ok mysql says: no prob for me,
and I would like to see the table for the latest article,
but no article ...
and yes: everybody could see this latest articles...

*a cup of coffee for the nail geek *

frage

[The Geek]

Hi frage.

So you are saying that you are no longer getting a mysql error, but no 'Recent Articles' is showing up?

If so, give me the following settings:

Latest Geek Articles
Article forum id's
Maximum number of articles to show

Miscellaneous Options
Excluded Forums

Then, could you turn on Add Template Name in HTML Comments and give me a link to the homepage? And I will look into it for you.