Geek AutoLinker 4.02

HowdA All,

Welcome to Geek Autolinker 4.0 from the makers of Geek Autolinker 2.0 and Tang - the stuff the people in space drink.

posts for version 4.0 start here

What it does:
It allows you to specify key words to replace in posts with ANY FREAKING URL YOU COULD THINK OF. Thats right, you to can now have key words automatically url'ed to other areas of the world wide web.

Now in 4.0 you can create popups, track impressions and click-thrus, get statistics on them and specify more attributes of the links. The popups can now also use bbcode to create virtually any kind of popup you could imagine. You can limit categories of links to certain forums and also enable specific usergroups to toggle GALs on or off (by category).


This is a perfect gift for sponsors, click throughs, referal programs, definitions, instructions, birthdays and other celebrations.

Example:
If I define Bob as a keyword that I would like to automatically come up hyperlinked to bob.com all I have to do is say so (well, you put it into the admincp). Presto! As quick as that, everytime a user sees the word bob, bobs, bob! Bob bOb? etc... it comes up linked to bob.com

How much will bob love you?

If the url you want it to jump to is actually a thread on your site, you can use the nifty ignorethreadid option. Heres how that works:

If I have a thread entitled Reputation and how to use it, I can put the word reputation into the Geek AutoLinker with the URL pointing to the thread about reputation. Then everytime the word reputation appears in someones post, anyone can click on it to learn more. Since it would be stupid to have the thread Reputation and how to use it autolink to itself, I put the threadid in the ignorethreadid box. That way all matches for reputation are linked to that thread except for the reputation matches in the thread Reputation and how to use it.

Safe mode and dangerous mode.

There are now two modes of operation. Safe mode will autolink any match AS LONG AS IT HAS A SPACE BEFORE IT. That means that <br />bob or .Bob are not valid matches and wont be highlighted. The reason for this is to prevent the autolinker messing up URLs with matches in them (like www.bob.com). Safe mode will most likely end up with fewer matches, but no messed up URLS.
Dangerous mode however could care less about your cute little spaces. It will link them regardless. That means more matches, but a slight increase that an existing url might break in a post.

Here are some examples in action.
Keyword: freak

Safe mode.
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.freak.com
Dangerous mode:
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.<a href="www.freak.com">freak</a>.com

Other stuff:

• Category management - allows you to override global settings
• Limit - limit the number of replacements per link per post
• Ordinal - organise the order replacments are made
• Customize your own replacment code on a global, catergory, or individual level.
• The installer is a prototype GISH installer that does the file edits for you. Please check the readme for details on how it works - its pretty cool).

Upgrading

• Download, replace all existing files with new ones.
• Run the gal4_install.php file (in your admincp)
• Follow the upgrade path.
• The system will ahve you manullay chage any files it can not find to update.

DEMO: http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11011 (note the words MMA and PREP. If you follow to MMA you will notice that MMA isnt linked in the final article thanks to ignorethreadid)

Difficulty: Easy
File mods: 4 simple ones
Added queries: 0 or greater depending on your settings

Updated 10.5.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Updated 13.4.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Update 25.03.05 - oops!
Changed readme addition to functions_showthread.php Things look good now

Updates 25.05.05 to v.204 - sneaky bug
Thanks to Razz - I found 2 minor typos that end up causing people working in safemode to actually be working in danger mode! To upgrade, simply check out this post

Updated 12.2.05 to v. 2.03 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in readme. To upgrade, al you need to do is edit admincp/index,
do a search for
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=create');
and replace with
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=add');

Updated 11.2.05 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in README (dont worry, it wasnt in the instructions)
Stopped phrase text spitting out during install. Some of the phrase is html so it looked confusing to new installers.
Removed reference to GAS3 settings in the install. This is because its the same installer. Just forgot to remove that line.
All in all, this was just a typo fix. There is no upgrade because there are no problems with the code.

Updated 10.2.05 - minor
Found a couple typos that affect safe mode.
Nothing major - just replace the GAL_admin.php file

Updated 10.2.05 - Major
Completely re-written.
See README for upgrade instructions.

Update 10.2.05 - minor
Updated include/geek_autolink.php as it was missing a table_prefix
To upgrade, download latest package and replace your geek_autolink file.


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[OrangeFlea]

Sir Flea here again.

One more question: Does this marvelous tool highlight phrases? For example, if I want Catch 22 hyperlinked, will it do so as long as the words are adjacent to one another, or will it hyperlink all instances of "Catch" and "22" individually (I hope not!)?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by OrangeFlea

Sir Flea here again.

One more question: Does this marvelous tool highlight phrases? For example, if I want Catch 22 hyperlinked, will it do so as long as the words are adjacent to one another, or will it hyperlink all instances of "Catch" and "22" individually (I hope not!)?

Hey Flea:

It will link only Catch 22 if that is what it is set to replace.

[The Geek]

As an FYI - I just found a couple of minor typos in 2.0 GAL_admin.php file that may affect safe mode links (in rare situations). I updated the package to 2.01

To upgrade from 2.0, just replace your GAL_admin.php file with the new one.

[DrkFusion]

I just installed this, seem to have a little problem, I will get back to you with what is going on after a little digging around.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by DrkFusion

I just installed this, seem to have a little problem, I will get back to you with what is going on after a little digging around.

O. Let me know. Im a little overbaked from all the recent hacking. hope I havent missed anything.

[xmitchx]

Another nice mod. Thank you

[rlamego]

Didn't know that you were the brains behind tang
No, seriously, you hurt my feelings! You were keeping this beauty away from me =)

So, Sam, if this thing rocks as much as the comments show, why don't you make this one of the ultimate hacks several times requested but never delivered: vB Glossary?
Seems simple, just replace the link text field for a text area (or add instead of replace) and link the word to a popup window (or a neat mouseover effect) to display the text!

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by rlamego

Didn't know that you were the brains behind tang
No, seriously, you hurt my feelings! You were keeping this beauty away from me =)

So, Sam, if this thing rocks as much as the comments show, why don't you make this one of the ultimate hacks several times requested but never delivered: vB Glossary?
Seems simple, just replace the link text field for a text area (or add instead of replace) and link the word to a popup window (or a neat mouseover effect) to display the text!

ooo. Is that a challenge? Sounds groovin to me.

Any links to any examples would be super.

Thanks guys.

[webrats]

im trying to make the links another color without changing the links everywhere

i see the class defined as DEF but can we add a <span> before the code on the showthread?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by webrats

im trying to make the links another color without changing the links everywhere

i see the class defined as DEF but can we add a <span> before the code on the showthread?

Sure webrats - but make the change in the GAL_admin.php file (in the rebuild function)as that is where all the Geek AutoLinker 2.0 changes are made. Then rebuild a viola.

I may look toward adding a setting to define the exact replacement.

Also - please click the install. Its the only charge for using the hack

[edit]
BTW: the links are formed on line 66 of your admincp and looks like this:

PHP Code:

  $links[]= "$leadingchar<a href='$result[link]' target='_blank' class='DEF' title='$result[description]'>$leadingstripper$1</a> 


if you wanted to add a span, try this:

PHP Code:

  $links[]= "$leadingchar<SPAN><a href='$result[link]' target='_blank' class='DEF' title='$result[description]'>$leadingstripper$1</a></SPAN> 


[/edit]
Thanks.