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SocialForums 1.4 · **Released**: 04-01-2008

SocialForums for vBulletin 3.7
Created by Marius Czyz aka Phalynx.

This mod will work *ONLY* with vBulletin 3.7 or higher. It will not run on vBulletin 3.6.x due to non existent feature of "social groups".

Support will be only given for people who clicked Mark as INSTALLED.

Description
Not satisfied with vBulletin social groups messaging function? With SocialForums your social group leaders can create a standard forum for their group.
A group leader can only create a forum if the group has at least 5 members - this can be changed via settings. Optionally the group leader can be a moderator of such a social forum.

Permissions
Since 1.3 there are advanced permissions active (Forum and Archive). This includes read/write public and private (moderated/invite only) socialforums and creation of forum. As this needs two additional queries on every page you can disable this.

Demo
None, see screenshots

Installation
This product is fully phrased and uses template hooks. No file changes or manual template edits needed.
1. Upload bitfield_socialforums.xml to existing folder /includes/xml/
2. Upload functions_socialforums.php to existing folder /includes/
3. Fresh Installation: Just import the product. Upgrade: Import the product, allow overwrite. No forums get lost!
4. Check settings, especially for parent forum. Don't forget to set permissions via usergroups!

Troubleshooting
Q: I don't see a link to create a forum. Why?
A: Check permissions for the usergroup, espacially if the user is allowed to create forum.
A: Check if the usergroup meet min users requirement, see AdminCP/Settings/SocialForums.

Q: My users see the forums, but they shouldn't!
A: Check permissions for the usergroup, if the users usergroup is set to "can see".
A: Did you disabled the restriction mode? Enable it.

Todo
- By deleting a group the forum should also be deleted/archived. Currently this has to be done manually.

Known Issues
- On big boards with hundreds of social groups this mod can really impact the performance because of the mass of new created forums. If you still want to use this mod use the "Minimum Members" feature with a higher value. Using the permission check there are additional two queries on every page.

History
1.4.6, 6th October 2008
- Permissions are now also active in Archive

1.4.2, 27th May 2008
- Added: If a group has a linked forum the grouplisting has the last post date and count of postings (with permission check).
- Added: Recent threads in linked forum on group home
- Added: Private groups: Link to forum only shown to members of group
- Changed: Enabled permissions for unregistered usergroup. Unregistered Users are not more explicit denied without a check of it's usergroup

1.3.1, 23th May 2008
- Fixed: Not existing array

1.3.0, 23th May 2008
- Added: Permissions are now active. This includes read/write public and private (moderated/invite only) socialforums and creation of forum. Please check permissions for every usergroup! As this needs two additional queries on every page you can disable this.
- Added: Checks for permission before the creation link will be displayed
- Changed: Default View Age set to "Show all Threads"

1.2.1 8th April 2008:
- Added: Group messaging can be disabled via options (previously: always disabled)

1.2.0 4th April 2008:
- Added: Groupleader can now be moderator of group forum
- Added: Minimum Members that are required for own forum
- Added: Group messaging will be automatically hide for group that has own forum
- Added: Forums are created with more allowances
- Added: By deleting a forum the linked socialgroup get's updated
- Added: Forum's description contains link back to social group
- Added: By changing group's name it synchronize it with the forum's name

1.0/1.1 1st April 2008:
- Initial releases

blogthea · #**702** 02-23-2009, 12:11 PM

and from me! you have done great work in SocialForums. Too bad vbulletin doesnt have an option for that

Phalynx · #**703** 03-02-2009, 09:15 PM

Good News: I finished the work on the first beta.

SocialForums 2.0 BETA has the following changes compared to 1.4.x:
- Works only with vBulletin 3.8
- New layout for threadlisting, similar to a real threadlist in a forum
- Possibility of a notice in Forums associated with a Social Group
- Minor changes and fixes

Install:
- Copy functions_socialforums.php to /includes/
- Import product XML

Awaiting your feedback.

tldagent · #**704** 03-02-2009, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phalynx

Good News: I finished the work on the first beta.

SocialForums 2.0 BETA has the following changes compared to 1.4.x:
- Works only with vBulletin 3.8
- New layout for threadlisting, similar to a real threadlist in a forum
- Possibility of a notice in Forums associated with a Social Group
- Minor changes and fixes

Install:
- Copy functions_socialforums.php to /includes/
- Import product XML

Awaiting your feedback.

Looks real good so far. Under threads though in the group, it shows one of them having a smiley and then below that is my forum home URL in the next forum thread where a smilie would be. If I remove the thread smiley it just moves up one. Not sure what causes this but it seems to widen my template out of order a little. Here's a link to the group.

WreckRman2 · #**705** 03-02-2009, 10:08 PM

Yep mine too...

How do you create or link a group to a forum?

jilly · #**706** 03-02-2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phalynx

Good News: I finished the work on the first beta.

SocialForums 2.0 BETA has the following changes compared to 1.4.x:
- Works only with vBulletin 3.8
- New layout for threadlisting, similar to a real threadlist in a forum
- Possibility of a notice in Forums associated with a Social Group
- Minor changes and fixes

Install:
- Copy functions_socialforums.php to /includes/
- Import product XML

Awaiting your feedback.

f I want to put this on a board that has never had Social Forums on it before, do I use these instructions? Or do I install the main one in the beginning of the thread, and then do:

Install:
- Copy functions_socialforums.php to /includes/
- Import product XML

Phalynx · #**707** 03-03-2009, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tldagent

Looks real good so far. Under threads though in the group, it shows one of them having a smiley and then below that is my forum home URL in the next forum thread where a smilie would be. If I remove the thread smiley it just moves up one. Not sure what causes this but it seems to widen my template out of order a little. Here's a link to the group.

Will take a look.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndyWebDesign

Yep mine too...

How do you create or link a group to a forum?

There is a link at the bottom, near "Delete Group" and "Edit Group". It appears only if the group owner has the permission to create a forum and enough members.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jilly

f I want to put this on a board that has never had Social Forums on it before, do I use these instructions? Or do I install the main one in the beginning of the thread, and then do:

Install:
- Copy functions_socialforums.php to /includes/
- Import product XML

Yes, as this is only an update to the existing. I will release a complete install as soon as the beta is over.

hollosch · #**708** 03-03-2009, 09:03 AM

The situation in my forum:

Under vB 3.7 i had social forums 1.4 - after upgrade to vB 3.8 i deactivated the add-on and use the converter.

Is it right to use the new files now, re-activate the add-on an everything is fine ?
What about the converter and the group discussions made till now?

thx

Phalynx · #**709** 03-03-2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollosch

The situation in my forum:

Under vB 3.7 i had social forums 1.4 - after upgrade to vB 3.8 i deactivated the add-on and use the converter.

Is it right to use the new files now, re-activate the add-on an everything is fine ?
What about the converter and the group discussions made till now?

thx

In this case all new discussions are hidden. I'm evaluating the possibility to move group discussions to forum threads.

hollosch · #**710** 03-03-2009, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phalynx

In this case all new discussions are hidden. I'm evaluating the possibility to move group discussions to forum threads.

cool, thanks

Bluefin221 · #**711** 03-03-2009, 12:06 PM

I have found a few errors that have come up which I will post below.

This first one is when you try to accept or deny more members than one to a group, so you have to at this point do them one at a time.

Code:

Fatal error: Call to a member function set_existing() on a non-object in /home/main/public_html/forums/group.php on line 3999

This second one has only occured since I upgraded social forums.

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.0:

Code:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT
groupid
FROM vb_vforumssocialgroup
WHERE forumid=;

MySQL Error   : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 4
Error Number  : 1064
Request Date  : Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 @ 01:08:55 PM
Error Date    : Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 @ 01:08:55 PM
Script        : /forums/forumdisplay.php
Referrer      : /forums/index.php
IP Address    : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx`
Username      : Bluefin221
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.05655 seconds Memory Usage 2,321KB Queries Executed 25 (?)
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