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A small addon to show the latest 3 featured articles on your Portal page.
This add on CMPS module is for cinq's vbArticles Hack v2.0

Hack version 1.1

Install instructions
===========================================

1. Upload the cmps-articles.php file to your modules directory.

2. Create 2 new templates:

a. First template:

adv_portal_articlesbits

Code:

	<tr>
		<td class="$getbgrow" width="100%">
		<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" class="tborder" width="100%">
		<tr>
		<td width="20%" align="center">$articonimg</td>
		<td width="80%" align="left"><span class="smallfont"><b>Title: <a href=$vboptions[bburl]/articles.php?action=viewarticle&artid=$articleid>$title</a></b>
		<br>$summary</span></td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		</td>
	</tr>

b. Second template:

adv_portal_articles

Code:

<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><strong>$vba_options[portal_blockbullet] Featured Articles</strong></span></td>
	</tr>
$articlesbits
</table>
<br />

3. Next, perform the following file edits.

a. In your global.php file

FIND

PHP Code:


			
$specialtemplates = array_merge($specialtemplates, 

        array(

            'adv_modules',

            'adv_portal_opts',

            'attachmentcache',

            'bbcodecache',

            'birthdaycache',

            'eventcache',

            'iconcache',

            'maxloggedin',

            'smiliecache',

            'userstats'

        )

    );

REPLACE WITH

PHP Code:


			
$specialtemplates = array_merge($specialtemplates, 

        array(

            'adv_modules',

            'adv_portal_opts',

            'attachmentcache',

            'bbcodecache',

            'birthdaycache',

            'eventcache',

            'iconcache',

            'maxloggedin',

            'smiliecache',

            'userstats',

            'vbart_options'

        )

    );

Save and upload global.php

b. In your includes/vba_cmps_include_top.php file

FIND

PHP Code:


			
$portalopts = unserialize($datastore['adv_portal_opts']);

ADD ABOVE

PHP Code:


			
$vbart_options = unserialize($datastore['vbart_options']);

unset($datastore['vbart_options']);

Save and upload includes/vba_cmps_include_top.php

4. Next, create the new module using the drop down menu, selecting "cmps-articles.php".
In the "templates used" field enter the following templates: 'adv_portal_articles, adv_portal_articlesbits'

5. Don't forget to update your index pages(s) to show the new module.

6. Done !

===========================================

Enjoy

- cinq

King Kovifor · #42 06-29-2005, 09:32 PM

cinq, what would we do if the global php section isn't there?

Mythotical · #43 07-02-2005, 05:02 AM

Ok these edits I'm posting are if you us vbadvanced portal 2.0 then follow these steps:
In your vba_cmps_include_template.php find:

Code:

$specialtemplates = array_merge($specialtemplates, 
	array(
		'adv_modules',
		'adv_portal_opts',
		'adv_portal_page',
		'attachmentcache',
		'bbcodecache',
		'birthdaycache',
		'eventcache',
		'iconcache',
		'maxloggedin',
		'rankphp',
		'smiliecache',
		'userstats',
	)
);

Replace with:

Code:

$specialtemplates = array_merge($specialtemplates, 
	array(
		'adv_modules',
		'adv_portal_opts',
		'adv_portal_page',
		'attachmentcache',
		'bbcodecache',
		'birthdaycache',
		'eventcache',
		'iconcache',
		'maxloggedin',
		'rankphp',
		'smiliecache',
		'userstats',
        'vbart_options'
	)
);

In your vba_cmps_include_top.php find:

Code:

$cmps_options = unserialize($datastore['adv_portal_opts']);

Add Above:

Code:

$vbart_options = unserialize($datastore['vbart_options']);
unset($datastore['vbart_options']);

Enjoy and glad I could help.

michaelsilvia · #44 08-09-2005, 07:37 AM

Did everthing, but it is not showing up.

In my ACP, the modules are showing in the CMPS hack, BUT the module does not show up:

http://forums.usfkclassifieds.com/

What do you mean by this:

5. Don't forget to update your index pages(s) to show the new module.

Mike

DonLKSAB · #45 08-31-2005, 01:37 PM

Same here cant get it to show up.

Anyone managed to get the module to show up in RC2?

/DonLKSAB

DonLKSAB · #46 09-17-2005, 06:20 PM

Noone managed to get it to show up?

/DonLKSAB

wim20178 · #47 10-09-2005, 08:06 PM

my mistake ... shouldnt have posted

Sean S · #48 01-05-2006, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wim20178

my mistake ... shouldnt have posted

I just installed this one today for my site and I also couldn't get the thumbnails to show up, so here is a little fix that I made for the thumbnails to show, it worked for me so hopefully it will work for you.

first, for the new version of vba, follow the updated instructions at post 42, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=42

after that, replace lines 20 to 22 in cmps_articles.php with the following,

Code:

		$articon=$featuredbits['icon'];
		$articonimg = '<a href="' . $vboptions[bburl] . '/articles.php?action=viewarticle&artid=' . $articleid . '"><img title="' . $title . '" src="' . $articon . '" border=1></a>';

that should fix the problem with the images not showing up.

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