Major Additions - News Management & Portal System Lite

Description: News Management & Portal System Lite (NMAPS) is a portal system that is completely based on news without the use of forums. Instead each news story/review story is stored in the database under its own tables. I have seen many requests for news management system and I decided to create NMAPS, then Bree took it to the next stage with v2 with all the changes and features.

The system will act as a portal or a second frontend for your site. It has many features that I'm sure everyone will enjoy.

Features:
* Portal
* Modules
* Chief Reporter Option
* Cover Story
* Top Story
* Categories
* Reporter CP for managing stories
* Phrased
* Admin Settings without using vBulletin's Options page
* Usergroup Permissions
* User Perms
* Phrased

History:
v2.0.7-2 (HOTFIX) -
* Fixed nmaps_config.php requirement in nmaps_install.php and nmaps_upgrade.php

v2.0.7-1 (HOTFIX) -
* Fixed nmaps_config.php error in ACP nmaps.php file

v2.0.7 -
* Add nmaps_config.php so NMAPS can be ran outside of forum directory
* Edited 1 phrase

v2.0.6 -
* Fixed 'Title' setting bug

v2.0.5 -
* Fixed bug with editor on edit entry page

v2.0.4 -
* Fixed WYSIWYG editor when editing an entry
* Added Arabic phrase pack
* Removed unnecessary loop

v2.0.3 -
* Allow BBCode in entries
* Added missing phrases
* Altered nmaps_pg_news_add and nmaps_pg_news_edit templates to remove hard coded file name
* Fixed left/right column display when no modules are present
* Added new phrases to replace nmaps title from being hard coded to navbits as well added new phrases for editing story, moving story, etc.
* Moderation of entries fixed
* Added missing footer template

v2.0.2 -
* Fixed security vulnerabilities
* Combined install and uninstall files into 1 file
* Fixed return value error

v2.0.1 -
* Fixed various display errors
* Added install file
* Fixed 3 database errors

v2.0 -
* Fixed database errors
* Phrased
* Added more features
* Redid code and alters modules
* Own settings page
* Category code rewrote

v1.0 -
* Initial Release

Demo: www.mfgz.co.uk/forum/nmaps.php - Thanks to dodgeuk19
http://www.mlkclan.net/forums/nmaps.php - Thanks to mmerced

Review: Meet the Geeks review of NMAPS

Installation:
Plugins: 4
File Uploads: 16
Files to Import: 1
Directories to Upload: 7

REQUIREMENTS: At least 3.7.1 or later
PHP 5 or later

Support will be given in this thread.

Enjoy and I hope to get suggestions for 2.1

NOTE: If you like this mod, please click INSTALL, it goes a long way with me.

FAQ:

1. How do I edit the navigation links?
   • Go to your AdminCP > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > Edit Templates > Find NMAPS Templates in the list of templates > Edit nmaps_mod_nav
2. What version of PHP/MySQL is required to use this mod?
   • Unfortunately this mod requires PHP5 or later as well as MySQL5 or later.
3. What does Pro version have that Lite doesn't?
   • Pro has many features that Lite doesn't, right now there is no full demo of Pro and if you wish to be notified when a demo is available please PM me.
4. When is the next version of NMAPS due to be released?
   • I try not to give an exact date as errors, sql fixes, etc could cause dates to be changed therefore I try to give more of a week or 2 weeks as I usually give an exceptional amount of time to allow for fixes and such.
5. My editor isn't showing up when I try to add a new article, what is wrong?
   • Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Message Posting Interface Options then Enable Standard & WYSIWYG Controls under Full Editor. Once done, you must reimport the product with overwrite set to 'Yes' once complete the editor will show up when adding a new article.
6. I receive this error when accessing /admincp/ "Warning: require_once(/includes/adminfunctions_template.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/nmaps.php on line 22
   
   Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php')"
   • Download the file from Post #378, upload to your /admincp/ directory overwriting the existing file.
7. Admincp and index still showing incorrectly or not at all.
   • Read this Post #391.

Extra Notes: If you wish to translate NMAPS then I ask you translate and email me the language xml file so that I can properly get it added to the mod pack.

Languages Being Translated to:
* Chinese
* German

NOTE: I have removed the nmaps zip file until I have released the new version. Countdown till new version is at 3 days 12 hours.

News Management and Portal System ?2008 The vBCoders
Please do not redistribute or distribute modified code without my explicit permission.

[macc]

hello!

have updated vbulletin to 3.7.2 and now is nmaps - blank page!!

works before update ...some help?

regards

macc

http://libar-libar.com/vb/libar/nmaps.php

[habnet]

Originally Posted by macc

hello!

have updated vbulletin to 3.7.2 and now is nmaps - blank page!!

works before update ...some help?

regards

macc

http://libar-libar.com/vb/libar/nmaps.php

The same goes for me!

[verino]

Originally Posted by macc

hello!

have updated vbulletin to 3.7.2 and now is nmaps - blank page!!

works before update ...some help?

regards

macc

http://libar-libar.com/vb/libar/nmaps.php

me too. (using 3.7.2)

But I did this to re-enable it :

1. If you have delete the file nmaps_install.php in your forum root\admincp then re-upload again to the same folder
2. Go to http://yourforum/admincp/nmaps_install.php and do the uninstall process
3. After uninstall succeded with no errors, then re-install from plugin/import product (i chose to allow overwrite)
4. Then go to set no 2 above and follow instruction to install.
5. If succeded, then it will give you the configuration setting for nmaps
6. Set in the usergroups for allowing which usergroup to be able to see nmaps
7. Follow the rest of readme file

[Mythotical]

Hey everyone, I'm very tired right now so I'll respond to you all in the morning, no later than tomorrow afternoon.

Sorry and cheers
Steve

EDIT: Quick answer for those getting a blank page, make sure you reimported the product xml file and make sure you ran the upgrade script. Blank pages means a few things but the main is templates missing or being blank.

[stulancs]

So has the Gold version got a vbadvanced module?

[Mythotical]

No, I have not created the module(s) yet.

iPodHacking.com: You need to make sure you have nmaps.php in the same directory as your forum root, if you want to run it as your index page then I need to know, I will add a few new settings to help with that and give peeps a chance to put it as their index.

[joeycano]

I disabled a module and it disappeared. How do I add it back???

[Mythotical]

joeycano: How did you disable it? Disappeared from your admincp module section?

[joeycano]

I did the following, in this order:

- ACP
- NMAPS
- Manage Modules
- I moved the items in the left category to the right category
- selected the drop down on Lead Reporter
- Select "disable"

And then it disappeared.

[Mythotical]

Ok that sounds like a bug. I will have that fixed by tomorrow.

To All: I am requesting 2 new translations, chinese and german. If anyone can do these translations, please PM and I will discuss compensation for doing the translations.