Major Additions - vbRides ? Garage

vbRides is a vBulletin Garage plugin for vBulletin Suite 4 forum software. Members of your website can showcase their rides with the community. This is not a port or copy of another garage but a unique mod designed by a car guy for the car community. My intentions with vbrides is avoid the bloat of unnecessary extensions an keep a simple 'showcase' style garage.

I have wanted to build a 'garage' add-on since I first started with vbulletin an worked on something with Magnus ten years ago. It was Christeris new add-ons that had the style an layout that inspired me to create this new add-on. He has since abandon his work an given ozzy47 his code who has given me permission to use Christeris code to build a new garage add-on called "vbRides".

Due to starting with code from another project this add-on will remain free an not offered as a pro or lite edition. However there was extensive work writing vbrides an would appreciate your support.


Key Features

• User management of rides through the User Control Panel
  
• Forty fields of specifications to fill out for a detailed ride profile.
  
• Support for an audio clip embedded with the HTML5 audio player.
  
• Ride owners can add a single YouTube video.
  
• RSS feed for new rides with photo, title, an description.
  
• Searchable fields include owner, VIN, and keywords.
  
• Unlimited categories an subcategories.
  
• Lightbox presentation of ride images
  
• Create new ride thread in a specified forum showing the ride year, make, model, an it's main image with a short description.
  
• Up to 5 ride listings can be automatically generated an added to owners forum signature.
  
• Social Media block can either use AddThis account or choose Twitter, Google, Pin It, an Facebook like buttons.
  
• Owners ride listings tab can be shown on their user profile.
  
• Vehicle of the day within it's category added with cron.
  
• Extra fields can be added under the user stats block.

Under Construction

• SEO Friendly URLs has not been tested an should be considered under development.
  
• Custom Facebook Open Graph isn't working as intended.
  
• Signature hook is only showing ride for first post. To Fix Plugin Manager > Edit Plugin vbRides: Postbit, Signatures and PM's, Remove the "_once" from require_once. :erm:
  
• Missing side padding for text in side blocks with last update.

Future Plans / Wishlist

• Drag Strip stats, an extension to add drag racing information with timeslip images.
  
• Modification system, an extension to add searchable database based on the parts. So a Holley carb install would be linked to other rides who have done the same install.
  
• Add activity stream support

Installation

• Download and unzip the file 'product-vbRides_x.x.x.zip'
  
• Upload the content of upload folder to your existing vBulletin directory. If your admincp folder is renamed from default manually move vbrides_admin.php to it.
  
• CMOD 777 the directories:
  
  • vbrides/photos
    
  • vbrides/audio
    
• Goto Admincp, Plugins & Products > Manage Products > Add/Import Product and import product-vbrides.xml
  
• Set the various settings in vbRides
  
• Set Usergroup permissions See Post

YouTube Channel
vbRides Instructional & Demo Videos

Demo:
http://www.action-network.com/vbrides.php

Demo Account:

vbrides:W5K9VK

More Screenshots

Translations
Phrases are included in the install xml, the file in downloads is extra for use in translating or rephrase for different uses.

Change Log

• Version 1.0.1
  
  • Updated functions_vbrides.php to correct missing deleteDir() function
    
  • Fixed template bugs in 'vbrides_view_ride', 'vbrides_my_comments_bit'
    
  • Added post new ride button to front page in 'vbrides_rightside' template
    
  • Product xml should now install on forums without cms although template is still added
    
• Version 1.0.2
  
  • Updated vbrides.php, vbrides_modcp.php, vbrides_usercp.php to fix bugs with comments
    
  • Updated add_rides_forumhome.php to hide block if no rides to show
    
  • Changed the moderate.png from site_icon folder to a filled in comment bubble
    
• Version 1.0.3
  
  • Added hard coded avatar width in comments to avoid breaking the layout
    
  • Redesigned how thumbnail images are made, now set a fixed height an width
    
  • Reworked RSS feed, now 100% validates so should work as intended
    
  • Fixed various bugs, so reupload all files
    
• Version 1.0.4
  
  • Inserted link to "AddThis" in AddThis profile ID description
    
  • Fixed Show Empty Categories to work as intended
    
  • Removed removeslash function as it didn't work on all servers causing fatal error
    
  • Removed bbc table structure in new ride forum post template to work with TapaTalk
    
  • Added min/max character info to small description input description so users are aware
    
  • Added style variables for adjusting the rating text in view ride page
    
  • Reworked pm and new thread code an phrase template
    
  • Edited moderate.png, moderated.png, and stars.gif
    
  • Fixed broken style in member ride tab caused by last update
    
  • Rewrote vbrides_stats.php to correctly count photos and main images as total images
    
  • Fixed various bugs, reupload all files
    
• Version 1.0.5
  
  • Ride report permission should be fixed to hide from Guests
    
  • Removed dependancy on cms an blog css tags
    
  • New setting Show Create Rides Button as graphic button, link, or hide
  • Fixed bug if overwriting main photo would add to the photo count
  • Performed a spellcheck on the phrases to fix misspelling an grammar
  • Added new style variables for list header to make up for removing blog.css
    
  • Fixed various bugs, reupload all files
    
• Version 1.0.6 Thanks to Keyser Soze for his contributions regarding this version.
  
  • Changed breadcrumb nav to better use vbulletins breadcrumb-navbits
    
  • Removed dependency on cms an blog css tags
    
  • Changed how YouTube videos are added, can now enter full urls
    
  • Fixed bug with comment counter
    

[Action-N]

I'll have you try the attached install file. It installed with no error for me, but since I didn't have the error before I don't know if this will work.

[Hendrik83]

Originally Posted by Action-N

I'll have you try the attached install file. It installed with no error for me, but since I didn't have the error before I don't know if this will work.

It worked with product-vbrides.xml.

Thx.

[gijsje]

I have this error comming in.
Changed some things to xxx

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.2:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT COUNT(id) AS ownerrides FROM vbrides_rides WHERE userid= AND active=1 AND status<>2 ORDER BY userid;

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 'AND active=1 AND status<>2 ORDER BY userid' at line 1
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Thursday, October 30th 2014 @ 08:42:18 PM
Error Date : Thursday, October 30th 2014 @ 08:42:18 PM
Script : http://www.xxx.nl/showthread.php?xxx
Referrer :
IP Address : xxx
Username : xx
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.5.37-cll

[I.G.O.T.A.]

Today someone put something in quotes and the program added extra characters.

Any ideas what this may be?

[Action-N]

In which section igota, the main description or one of the fields. Guess i can just look on your site huh. Looks like I'll be working on an update version.

Gijsje the error code is missing the userid value, looking into that too. I'm on a phone at work so not sure, but if if that error is crashing the site look if i but an option in admin settings to turn off that in postbit. Otherwise you can go to manage plugins an turn off the one relating to postbit count for now.

[I.G.O.T.A.]

Originally Posted by Action-N

In which section igota, the main description or one of the fields. Guess i can just look on your site huh. Looks like I'll be working on an update version.

Gijsje the error code is missing the userid value, looking into that too. I'm on a phone at work so not sure, but if if that error is crashing the site look if i but an option in admin settings to turn off that in postbit. Otherwise you can go to manage plugins an turn off the one relating to postbit count for now.

In the short summary if someone uses " it shows this > &quot;

[romaszek]

Hi, thank you for the great plugin. It is wonderful. I want to disable mandatory fields (Year, Make and Model) how to do it?

Is it possible to "Short Summary" add character count?

Thanks.

[Action-N]

romaszek, there isn't gonna be an easy way to disable those, would at least require deleting some code from the template. I looked into adding a character count, didn't get anything solid yet.

The year, make, an model are added together to make the title, so if you where to eliminate them how would you suggest coming up with a title.

[romaszek]

I have a music portal, your wonderful plugin I want to adapt to CV for musicians. It is perfect for my purposes, I adopt only those fields if you agree. That's why I want to disable the forced field. Can you help me to do it in code?
Thank you very much.

The problem with the audio. I added an mp3 file but no player...

Sorry bad english ...

[romaszek]

Hi,
I made a primitive character count for Short Summary.

1. Create a file: sign_limit.js

function SignLimit(tab,max)
{
var oSpan = document.getElementById( 'counter' );
oSpan.innerHTML = ( ( tab.value.length ) ) +'/' + max;
if ( tab.value.length = max )
{
input = tab.value.substring(0,max - 1);
tab.value = input;
}
}

2. Upload file to your server sign_limit.js (eg. a folder vbrides)

3. Template: 'vbrides_addedit_ride'

find:

<textarea name="smalldesc" style="width:100%;height:100px;">{vb:raw smalldesc}</textarea>

replace with:

<textarea name="smalldesc" style="width:100%;height:100px;" id="smalldesc" onkeyup="SignLimit(this,255);" cols="\&quot;25&quot;">{vb:raw smalldesc}</textarea>
<small>...<strong><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;" id="counter">0/255</span></strong> ...</small>

4. In the first line of the template, insert:

<script src="http://yourdomain/vbrides/sign_limit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

The limit must be set in the code.
This is very primitive but for me it works.