Geek Article System 3.5 RC2

Woohoo.

This is the RC for the next release of the Geek Article System.
I have decided to take it out of private beta as results from the private beta are taking yonks to come back in. I have fixed all known issues so we should be cooking on gas (hohohahaha).

Special thanks to gltdn for help with beta testing

Install instructions:
Read the readme in the package. Should be straight forward stuff.
It is important to note that THIS IS FOR A CLEAN INSTALL. I will devise an upgrade script when the package is final.

New features:

• Crap loads.
• New Article header image functions (global gallery, forum gallery and uploadable images)
• New forumdisplay/threadbit look and feel
• Synopsis box
• Post as user
• Autolink into the Geek Autolink system
• Turn on/off synopsis/byline
• Auto synopsis (if synopsis is off or left blank, it uses first x amount of posts from article)
• Synopsis uses BB code
• etc...etc...etc

A word about the installer.
This has taken me ages to do. The installer does everything for you (including all file changes). It will make backup copies of all files changed, make the file changes, and leave them in a folder for you to copy over when you are done. This may not work with PHP in safe mode. If you are using PHP in safe mode, you may have to do the changes manually (which you have the option to do anyway).

Click the install button if you install. Otherwise you may miss very important updates.

Demo: http://www.thenailgeek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17

Missing phrases after install? Just search for a GAS phrase name... edit it, then click save. This will rebuild your phrases.

nJoy

[eva01_]

ok just was making sure that it was compatible with safari

[The Geek]

Package updated to beta 1.03
Very minor bug in GAS_article_pb. For those that updated to 1.02, simply upload latest files and re-install the templates only.

[KTBleeding]

Looks very good as always, Geek. I will wait to install when it's out of Beta though.

[The Geek]

Woo-hoo. Gotta love a Beta

Package updated to 1-04. Minor bug found in step 603.
To upgrade from last 2 packages just replace all files and then manually replace step 603.

Thanks guys (think it should be almost there now!)

[shiva]

This may be a silly question, but after installing this, then what do we do if there's no listing for this in our VB Options?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by shiva

This may be a silly question, but after installing this, then what do we do if there's no listing for this in our VB Options?

Its graduated to its very own admin page

There should be a Geek Article System link in your admincp (one of the file edits was adding this)

[shiva]

well, no link... in the left column?

Everything else is fine, created the templates fine etc, added the edits, just can't find the admin link,

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by shiva

well, no link... in the left column?

Everything else is fine, created the templates fine etc, added the edits, just can't find the admin link,

Did you check manually edit the files or did you run the auto file editor?

If you did the auto, did you copy the changed files from gas/changed/ into their corresponding forum/ folder location?

In there will have been gas/changed/admincp/index.php which will be your altered admincp page with the GASK group in it.
You could also just go to admincp/GAS_admin.php

[shiva]

damn, know why, I use 3.05, and I bet you those **** devs changed something again. doing a dirct url to the admincp shows the thing though, so I can change them there, or at least try too. Maybe I have a ghost or something. (Note to other people, update the phrases...)

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by shiva

damn, know why, I use 3.05, and I bet you those **** devs changed something again. doing a dirct url to the admincp shows the thing though, so I can change them there, or at least try too. Maybe I have a ghost or something. (Note to other people, update the phrases...)

could be the phrases didnt update.

Please check your admincp/index page for the GAS edit though. If that didnt go through - it should have informed you to do it manually.