v3 Articles 1.0.1 - [vB 3.0.1]

v3 Articles 1.0.1

By John Warwick, Web Development Freelancer (john@eovieinteractive.com)
Fully tested and working on vBulletin 3.0.1.
Part of www.v3arcade.com

Important Security Fix - Please download v3 Articles 1.0.2.zip
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If you are upgrading, please read Security Fix Upgrade.txt
If you are installing for the first time, read Instructions.txt

INTRODUCTION
v3 Articles was originally written for the fine people at www.DodgeTalk.com, for use with their vBulletin forum. The purpose of this add-on is to provide a place in vBulletin for articles (e.g. news, reviews, editorials) similar to that of the thread interface - but with a more content-oriented approach.

Features:
- Usergroup based permissions
- Full editing/deletion/moderation system
- Article attachments
- Article ratings
- Comments system
- "Featured Article" system, give great articles top exposure
- Introduction and category description text
- Smilies and icons
- Full BBCODE/WYSIWYG support
- Attachment captions
- Full page navigation for articles and comments
- Comment dupe checking
- Status icons
- View users' ratings in their comments

Alternatively, check the screenshots!

I've tried to make the installation as quick and painless as possible. Enjoy!


WORKING DEMO
You can see a working demo of v3 Articles at www.v3articles.com. (Part of the v3 Arcade website.)


MANY THANKS
- Ron Wilson, of DodgeTalk.com
- Everyone on v3Arcade.com who donated to keep the server running


SUPPORT
Support can be found in the v3 Articles thread on vBulletin.org, and shortly on v3arcade.com. (I'll set up a priority support system.) As always, I'll happily give support for real problems. However, a lot of the time people ask questions about things which have already been answered hundreds of times. If you have a problem caused by not reading through the instructions or checking through the support thread, I can't guarantee a response.


DONATIONS
v3 Articles is free, but my server isn't! Any donations are hugely appreciated in order to help me keep my v3 sites running. (PayPal: john@eovie.com). Many thanks to those who donate!
If you're looking for someone to install v3 Articles for you, email me at john@eovieinteractive.com.


PLEASE CLICK INSTALL
Needless to say, if you install this please click the "Install" button. Thanks.

[dieselpowered]

Originally Posted by tteal

Will this now work with 3.0.3 or not?

I am thinking the update is not out, however, awaiting confirmation from others on here...I am sure John is just slammed, however, maybe if he gets the chance he will pop in and let us know

[macker123]

Anytime I click on my article.php link I seem to be getting a "you do not have permission to access this page" whether I am logged in as a member, admin or guest yet when I take a look at my permissions in my admin it seems they are set up fine.

I just want anyone to be able to view the articles no matter who they are.

Is there a setting I am missing?

[SamirDarji]

Even if the permissions are set correctly, go ahead and save them again. Then try it.

[bugzy]

Originally Posted by SamirDarji

Even if the permissions are set correctly, go ahead and save them again. Then try it.

macker123, Samir is right. You need to SAVE those settings over. Even though it displays the first time, you gotta update to actually have it save in the DB

[macker123]

Originally Posted by bugzy

macker123, Samir is right. You need to SAVE those settings over. Even though it displays the first time, you gotta update to actually have it save in the DB

Yup that worked. thanks

[SamirDarji]

Got me too the first time.

[pagekeeper]

i got 3.0.3 - it installed fine except i get that simley error.

[dieselpowered]

Poop, I tried it, however, the thumbnails are not working...grrrr

Oh well I guess I new it before I started

Mike

[lanc3lot]

Samir help

That means, that in 3.03 Thumbnails doesnt work?

I have installed GD and update the thumbs as u said, but nothing

I then deleteted the pics, and tryed to upload again some pics, and now it didnt even show what it showed the last time but an error

How in the hell, the guys here, who say that have 3.0.3, worked good?

Note my GD installed is: bundled (2.0.28 compatible)

My example article thread: http://www.gamers.gr/board/article.php?a=1


Help


Ps

Is john see these threads, or no?

[SamirDarji]

I believe there is an issue with 3.0.3 and images. I know I don't get thumbnails, but I haven't tested it extensively.

Did vB recognize GD and does it work with other attachments? Remember, you still will have to rebuild the thumbnails under Update Counters in the admincp. Even with all that and after searching in this thread for "thumbnails", it seems as if the thumbnails do have a problem with any version higher than 3.0.1. Someone mentioned redoing the code so a text link would show, but I didn't look for it.

John has stopped in once people started getting testy, but he is quite busy on other projects, so he won't be able to help in the near future. But the good thing is, he's working on a new version even better than this one.

As as aside, I didn't realize you were all the way in Athens, Greece! I lived for a few years in a small town called Athens in the state Alabama here in the USA. We once got a piece of mail that was misdelivered to Athens, Alabama instead of Athens, Greece, lol. And the confusion is even more when all the neighboring states also have a town called Athens--Athens, Georgia; Athens, Tennessee; Athens, Mississippi.