Is there something already out there that will work?

[buddy lee]

Hi

Getting ready to start a vbulletin site, and was wondering if there is a plugin-in or something already made that will allow me to do the following:

-Have users (bands) be able to create their own page as part of a band directory page.
-Have these bands be able to edit/upload info on their own.

The idea is that bands can keep their fans up to date with what they're doing (tour dates, etc) without me or my staff having to keep track of hundreds of bands on our own.

Anyone know of something that we can use? Thanks

[UKBusinessLive]

Hi Buddy, Welcome to VB.org

I've not seen a mod similar to what your after, But have you thought of adding VB Blogs to your site?? Perhaps something like that might be useful for your members.

Or even use social groups?? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=social+groups



I'm sure you'll get more ideas about this as it sounds a decent thing to have, i'm sure it'll have a lot of interest

[Lynne]

I have not seen anything where users can make their own pages. But, UKs suggestion of the blog is a good one. You can see the blog in use on vb.com.

[UKBusinessLive]

Yeah the blogs look like a decent add on check the demo out here http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/blog.php

Fast Start
vBulletin Blog makes it simple for community members to create their own space within the community. Getting started is as simple as posting the first message (using the same familiar vBulletin editor). There is no lengthy setup process - blog owners are free to personalise their blog at any time by defining a title and a description that will appear at the top of every blog post.

Fully Featured
It is a feature-rich blog application, with support for fully formatted WYSIWYG posts, attachments, comments, trackbacks and pingbacks, draft posts and categories, as well as seamless integration with the overall vBulletin system.

Blog Home Page
Available via a single click from any vBulletin page, the blog home page aggregates activity from all member blogs into a single page ? with information about the most recent and highest rated blog posts, recent comments, a featured blog post (selected by the administrator or at random), full support for browsing posts by date and overall blogging statistics.

Syndication and Subscriptions
Site wide and per-blog RSS feeds allow syndication to external readers, and full support for vBulletin subscriptions enables users to join their favorite blogs and receive regular email updates.

Profile Support
Member blogs are integrated with the vBulletin profile system ? profile information is displayed alongside blog posts, and existing profile pages are enhanced with information about blog activity.

Blog Control Panel
The Blog Control Panel empowers members to control every aspect of their blogs, from permission controls (who has access to view and comment on the blog), to full management of blog categories, draft posts, trackbacks/pingbacks and subscriptions. Blog owners also have the ability to moderate comments on their own blog.

Admin Features

Full Control
Integration with the vBulletin usergroups permission system allows site owners to regulate which users are able to create blogs, and enhancements to the vBulletin admin control panel give administrators total control over the whole system.

Painless Installation
vBulletin Blog is a plug-in product that can be installed into your existing vBulletin installation within minutes.

Fully Customisable
Blog utilises the powerful vBulletin templating system, and will automatically inherit styles and color-schemes from the forums, for total out-the-box integration.

Anti-Spam
Full support for the Akismet anti-spam service stamps out comment spam.

[buddy lee]

Funny, both the social groups and blog addons are so close to what we'd need but as they stand there are a few limitations maybe. I'll have my guy look into them both a little more to see what we can do.

[UKBusinessLive]

Originally Posted by buddy lee

Funny, both the social groups and blog addons are so close to what we'd need but as they stand there are a few limitations maybe. I'll have my guy look into them both a little more to see what we can do.

Let us know how you got on, as i can see something like this being quite popular

Happy New Year Buddy

[Hex_legend]

I'm working on this on my site.
Feel free to add me on MSN and I'll show you it all working =]
ukwam@live.com

[buddy lee]

Originally Posted by UKBusinessLive

Let us know how you got on, as i can see something like this being quite popular

Happy New Year Buddy

I agree it will be a big help if possible, thanks for your input.

Originally Posted by Hex_legend

I'm working on this on my site.
Feel free to add me on MSN and I'll show you it all working =]
ukwam@live.com

Will do, thank you very much