vBGlossary Basics

Since I couldn't find any glossary hacks for vb 3.0.X here on vb.org other then Princeton's small FAQ fix/hack I created one for my needs but thought others might need this as well so I've decided to release this small hack. vBGlossary Basics is a very simple glossary hack which looks simliar to the FAQ section of vBulletin. The reason I created the glossary to look like the FAQ was the fact I wanted my FAQ section to be more of a 'Help Center' where users could choose to view the FAQ or glossary section under the help center and look the same. Of cousre you welcome to change to to your needs.

There are 7 screenshots included for you to see what this little hack can do. Now this isn't the greatest coded hack I'm sure so I'm sure there are bugs. Please post any problems you find as well post any solutions and new additions you might add for the hack for other members to use. While I would like to provide support to any isseues you might have with the hack I will not be able to since I don't have as much free time as I would like of course that dosn't mean I might not look in once in a while to make updates. Also feel free to port to 3.5 if you need it. Hope someone finds the hack useful!

vBGlossary Basics

Current Version Number: 1.0.0
vBulletin Test Version(s): 3.0.7, 3.0.13
Queries to run: 3
File Edits: 5
New Phrases: 12
New Templates: 9
Template Edits: 1
Last Edited: March 28, 2006
Edited By: Lucas Pawelczyk
Install Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate

Current Features

1. Option to activate or disable glossary globally.
2. Give permissions to whatever usergroup you want to be able to access this.
3. Option for maximum number of entries to be displayed per page.
4. Create unlimited basic categories.
5. Basic search options.
6. Sort glossary alphabetically.
7. BBCode and smiles enabled.

Note: The 3.0.X series is no longer in any development. Any new features will be only added to the 3.5 series.

For those wanting the hack for the 3.5 series please click visit:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=938884

[Warlord]

Well I just decided to try it and see and got numerous errors upon install.

I had to edit the installer just to get it to work, because I kept getting:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE

for lines 231, 318 and 355.

So I changed this:

PHP Code:

<phrase 1='$glossary[version]'>$vbphrase[glossary_copyright]</phrase> 


to this (adding periods)

PHP Code:

<phrase 1='.$glossary[version].'>$vbphrase[glossary_copyright]</phrase> 


Then the installer seemed to be working, but ran into some problems installing the templates.... Although they apparently did install.

PHP Code:

Warning: strpos(): Offset not contained in string. in /includes/adminfunctions_template.php on line 1929
Created/Updated Template - GLOSSARY 

Warning: strpos(): Offset not contained in string. in /includes/adminfunctions_template.php on line 1929
Created/Updated Template - GLOSSARY_CAT 
Created/Updated Template - glossary_catlist 
Created/Updated Template - glossary_letter 
Created/Updated Template - glossary_list 
Created/Updated Template - glossary_nodisplay 

Warning: strpos(): Offset not contained in string. in /includes/adminfunctions_template.php on line 1929
Created/Updated Template - GLOSSARY_RESULTS 
Created/Updated Template - glossary_view 
Created/Updated Template - glossary_searchresult 


And finally there seems to be a missing adminfunctions_glossary.php
in the zipfile which is supposed to be uploaded in the includes directory.

Anyone care to help a guy out?

[neopet001]

I don't know why such a good Glossary mod is available for 3.6.x . There is one in the Graveyard. Why ?
I think a glossary will help much in managing and browsing forums that provide a complete series of books, or introduce something for sell, etc.
Could I use this for my 3.6.8 board ?
Thank you in advanced.

[mosz]

nice mod, thx a lot