Version: 2.0, by The Geek
Developer Last Online: Jan 2019
Version: 3.0.3
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Released: 12-12-2004
Last Update: 01-16-2005
Installs: 45
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This hack is a simple and effective (but lighter) version of the very popular Geek Article System 3.0 .
This is actually the first Geek Article System which I still support as it offers people who dont need all the whistles and bells of the larger version (multipage, sidebar, bylines) in a far simpler nutshell.
The key reason for me crating GAS was that I wanted my articles (I also use them as tutorials) to be searchable and reside within the Froums. So I made this simple hack. It may not be all singing and dancing, but I think it can moonwalk with the best of them.
Difficulty to install: A cinch Time to install: ~5 minutes (if that) Installer: yup
UPDATE v.2c (17/01/2004)
Fixed rouge phrase that didnt install right.
UPDATE v.2 (04/01/2004)
Removed some left over html in geek_postbit_article that was for my style. The extra HTML that was in there may wack out your layout a touch.
Added a missing phrase (geek_articles_rate_this_article)
Installs either English or French phrases (thanks to cclaerhout)
UPDATE V. 2 (03/01/2004)
Added 2 more templates: showthread and forumdisplay variants (though these are much more subtle... mostly phrase changes
Added a couple of buttons (comments and new article)
Grouped phrases into their own lot
UPDATE V. 1.5 (14/12/2004)
Creted a Zip file with installer and ReadMe
Phrased the postbit.
Thats about it.
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Great hack nailgeek !
Perhaps something like this would be useful in the posting of an article ?
( see attachment, those input boxes are just for example, placement and title of the input boxes may be anywhere or anything respectively )
Then contents of the input boxes would then be factored into the content of the article, or how it displays on the GEEK_ARTICLE_POSTBIT postbit template first's post.
Great hack nailgeek !
Perhaps something like this would be useful in the posting of an article ?
( see attachment, those input boxes are just for example, placement and title of the input boxes may be anywhere or anything respectively )
Then contents of the input boxes would then be factored into the content of the article, or how it displays on the GEEK_ARTICLE_POSTBIT postbit template first's post.
Just an idea
yea, for the next version I am wroking on, there will be something like that for author and source, then an inputbox for # of pages and POSSIBLY a tickbox for the introduction. I say possibly because at this stage the pagnation is giving me a massive nightmare. The pagenav at the top and bottom of each page is a two part navigation: 1 for articles and 1 for comments.
I think I have it just about licked. When I do, then the rest of it is just about data entry.
You should also modify the forumdisplay so that it shows more relevant things like... Comments instead of replies... author instead of thread starter.. etc.
But that is just inline. It does attachments as well. Pretty much anything you can do in a post. It doesnt have the 'related media' thing at the bottom like vbarticles.
As for the suggestion regarding forumdisplay... I just need to update the install package as I have this sorted too (just been too busy with holidays)
Although V3articles has very nice features and more options to pull data from it (like showing 'last x articles', 'x most popular articles', and 'featured article') that can be displayed on the forum or homepage (vbadvanced) this one has the advantages that it's easy and that it's nested in the forum tree.
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12-24-2004, 03:01 AM
