Add-On Releases - DnP Instant! AJAX/SEO Musicbox + News v1.0.7 : Online entertainment at its best

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"One of the most unique AJAX online media sharing service script for advanced webmasters"

Support
Due to high volume of PMs request for support, plus it's unwise to repeat an answer over and over in different PMs therefore, please note :

• In-Topic Support priority is given to Everyone who has installed
• Private Message Support is given only to Contributors, Helpers, Donators and Beta Test Volunteers

Introduction
This is the SEO friendly yet Advanced AJAX powered Musicbox by DnP Network?. It is found by Silveryhat in the late 2008 and early 2009. The original version was first use way back in the '06 or '07 with limited functions and no ajax support. A serious upgrade and rebuilding have been made few weeks ago for this release. Main goal was to make it faster and compatible with all vBulletin forums. This project is the hard work of Silveryhat and DnP Administrator of DnP Network?, we wish to bring the best to the vB community.

DnP Instant! Musicbox is free for non-commercial, non-profit use. Otherwise, please read the Notice at the end of this post.

Requirements

• Host supports AJAX
• Administrator skill level MUST be intermediate, for you must know what you are doing. 70% of the issues was because Admin does not have a clue of the host configuration and what the notice tries to tell them when a problem occurs. Also the other 20% is because Admin does not read the 2-Step Installation Guide carefully. I will not give support for such situations.
• vBulletin from 3.5.x to 3.8.x

Simplified 2-Step Installation :

1. Upload all files and folders under the "upload" folder to your forum root.

2. Run forum_root/install_dnp_musicbox.php to setup new tables to your database. This little friendly webpage is also AJAX supported. Delete it after you have finished installing the data.



[Note] : For Unix host, please make sure the folder you have uploaded the musicbox content to is CHMOD to 666 or 777 (writable) if you receive a permission error during installation.

And, That's all for the installation step!

IF you have installed successfully :

Read HOW-TO & F.A.Q
Mark as Installed for Support - Vote for it.
Nominate for MOTM.
Was the Installation Process easy ?

Customizations :

• Now proceed to AdminCP ? DnP Musicbox Options to add new categories, artists (optional), and albums (optional).
• Use the Configuration Editor from Musicbox Homepage ? Administrator's Quick Panel to customize the your personal musicbox !

There is no manual template change needed, unless you would want a musicbox link to show on navigation bar, too.

Access forum_root/music.php to start your musicbox!

Brief
Now, it is time to speed up the rest of the introduction. Here's the small summary of DnP Instant! Musicbox with some picture links and one giant screenshot.

Features :

* Lightweight, Fast response and 95% AJAX powered musicbox. Supports cross browsers, non-javascript browsers.
* All Ajax links are degradable, SEO friendly with built-in normal URL.
* More than 100+ customizations (and continue to grow each version) to fit your own way. Explore them yourself!
* Allows the creation of Singer Biography , Album Records and Lyric for song.
* Members can rate the song using Who Like It feature.
* Playlist is built-in. Data is saved on cookie file for fast access and database safe.
* Templates are built-in. No necessary change is required.
* Easy installation process. Includes dynamic installation webpage.
* Support your own forum style with matching style option. No Template editing is necessary. vBulletin Style - Style 1 - Style 2
* [View Screenshot] Flash file from online video services can also be embed. Literally any online video could be inserted into the musicbox. Any question of how, please ask.
* [View Screenshot] Lightbox effect included. Option can be switched On or Off.
* [View Screenshot] The Instant! box on mainpage is fully run by AJAX. It conveniently shows many different media stats such as Newest, Hottest, Highest rate or just random. You can even customize how many songs to show, replace the current icons and change the width elements, or the size of thumbnails. Then, you might run into a tough decision to choose the way it should list the song like the screenshot above, because both look pretty good.
* [View Screenshot] The Instant! box also sports a compact layout for a clean and tidy overall look.
* [View Screenshot] Navigation is all ajax powered for fastest response. Categories are organized and nested.
* [View Screenshot] Social Bookmarking Icons are included.
* [View Screenshot] Do your members like to comment (or start a flame war ._. ) ? Yes DnP Instant! Musicbox has a built-in comment system as well. It also runs by AJAX and includes Rating feature. A comment that has too many negative points will not be shown anymore. A good community will tend to unfold itself, well if it doesn't... you can always delete that bad comment in a blink (This kind of blink )
* [View Comment Rating Screenshot]
* [View Screenshot] When member report links as broken, you can quickly view a list of them in less than 10 seconds. The Administrator's Quick panel is located right in the footer and it runs with AJAX too!
* [View Screenshot] DnP Instant! Musicbox also comes with more than many hidden blocks that they can only be activated from the configuration editor. These blocks can display new topics, new singers or albums, showing announcement, list of friend websites, random songs, etc...Check them out too if you have time.
Admin can moderate media posted by members.
Members can report broken links.
* FLV/MP4 supported.
* [View screenshot] Built-in 14 default supports/guide for Online video sharing services.
* [View Screenshot] Instant! Setting Editor for quick configuration changes.
* Option to compress javascript files for very fast page load.
* Allow custom thumbnail for media. You can post a picture to display by default for your video, audio clip.
* [View Screenshot] Allow the customization for Player window look and feel. Be unique!
* [View Screenshot] Turn Off the Light feature for soothing video experience.
* [View Screenshot] Administrator's Note to member on Post page
* Instant! Cache system for completely 0 query requested on pageload even with Full blocks activated.* Automatic Anti-Flood System & SQL Inject Protection

Demo (Current Version on Demo page is maybe different due to testing purpose) :
As shown on the original homepage (click Continue to pass the firewall protection)
http://silveryhat.com/delynie/music.php or http://music.silveryhat.com/

Sample video clips :
http://silveryhat.com/song498 (I will follow him) (Youtube)
http://silveryhat.com/song360 (We didn't start the flame war) (CollegeHumor)
http://silveryhat.com/song221 (Khi con tim biết y?u (Love Paradise)) (DailyMotion)
http://silveryhat.com/song362 (Can't let go) (FLV Player)

Like old songs? Try Search function for these :

500 miles
Never on a sunday
Deborah
Love is blue
Leaving on a jet plane
Auld Lang Syne
Donna Donna
Greenfield
Knock Three Times
Seven lonely days
Am I that easy to forget
Please release me
I do my crying in the rain
River of no return
The Tennessee Waltz

Sample mp3 songs:
http://silveryhat.com/song187 (No turning back)
http://silveryhat.com/song237 (Love Paradise)

Member's Instant! Musicbox:
These are great boards that have supported the development of DnP Instant! Musicbox. Some of them has donated money or purchased the branding-free license which greatly encourages further growth of the musicbox itself. I appreciate your kindness and I hope your forum will extend to its best.

All Updates and History log

Notice: Default theme of musicbox and images are properties of DnP Network?, they should not be used any where else but the musicbox without permission. DnP Instant! Musicbox Copyright notice is not to be removed without a purchase of branding-free version else your domain and forum will be reported to Piracy Report.

Paid Request & Branding-free License:
Paid request is optional and available up to demand, because a few of us would want to extend the musicbox ability to another level. Click here to check out what is available.

Media Copyrights Infringement :
Please do not abuse the use of musicbox to create an illegal source of music. It's all your responsibility when it comes to these matters.

Please be aware : For every Modification, there are always bugs somewhere that the author have not yet found them himself. The same gravity applies for DnP Instant! Musicbox. Though I have manage to solve all the issues before anyone notices, there is still a great chance it's not perfectly bug free. Even vBulletin itself. I urge any kind souls who will contribute their time and effort, will help me improve it for every coming version. Bug reports, Ideas, Feedbacks are truly welcomed.

Update : From weekly to monthly per patch. Depend on requests, feedbacks and amount of bugs found.

2-Step Upgrade:

1. Upload all files and folders under the "upload" folder to your forum root.

2. Run forum_root/install_dnp_musicbox.php to upgrade tables. Current data will not be lost, only new columns are installed.

[Note] : For Unix host, please make sure the folder you have uploaded the musicbox content to is CHMOD to 666 or 777 (writable) if you receive a permission error during installation.
(..did I just copy almost exactly the two steps of installation here ._. )

Additional Plugins (varied authors) :

1. Comment Block on Forum Home Index plugin (free)
2. Who's Online Plugin for DnP Instant! Musicbox (free)
3. DnP Instant! Musicbox's AJAX New Thread on Forum Home Index
4. Media Block on Forum Home for DnP Instant! Musicbox (Display music list on your forum homepage - Simple version - Free)
5. Posting Multiple Media Plugin (Quick way to post multiple media to musicbox database $1)
6. DnP Instant! Box and Playlist on Forum Index (Display music list on your forum homepage - Advanced version - $5)
7. Branding-Free License Purchase (Remove copyright line at bottom of page and allow the commercial use - $1)

Enjoy!

Bottom line - About Search Engines, Do they really crawl the content?:
Try this or this for examples.
My site rank is not high enough to beat other big sites, so I would narrow down the search to show that google does see the content of Musicbox.
Keyword : Leaving on a jet plane dnp or Honest Graduation Song dnp, as well as Baby I would dnp.
Here is the site search where it displays everything Google has gathered from the Musicbox : allinurl:silveryhat.com/delynie/music.php

Original Version of this topic can be found at
http://www.silveryhat.com/delynie/f130/dnp-instant-musicbox-modification-for-vbulletin-forum-6858.html

[DobieGillis?]

Originally Posted by mgcom

daft question but how do i uninstall ?

lol

[silveryhat]

Updated to version 1.0.1 Beta with a few more features..
As usual, any bugs please let me know ^^

[rapidphim]

Silveryhat,
What if I upload the audio file to another location and link back to this music box, should it play?

[silveryhat]

Originally Posted by rapidphim

Silveryhat,
What if I upload the audio file to another location and link back to this music box, should it play?

It'll work normally :up:

[nightbloom]

Originally Posted by silveryhat

._. what setting did you use ? If

PHP Code:

    //Confirm where user comes from when a request to edit song sent. 
    //Default is yes. If member reach permission restriction when editting a song, turn this off
    'check_user_location_when_post_edit_song'    =>    'yes', 


You must change it to no

Yes, that setting is the one I used. If there is no artist/category entered, you cannot edit the song. Because there are no permissions associated with this, ANY member or NO members may input songs so it's either the admin does ALL the work or has no control over what someone who doesnt know what they are doing might enter?

[silveryhat]

Originally Posted by nightbloom

Yes, that setting is the one I used. If there is no artist/category entered, you cannot edit the song. Because there are no permissions associated with this, ANY member or NO members may input songs so it's either the admin does ALL the work or has no control over what someone who doesnt know what they are doing might enter?

The latest update has new song approval feature ready if you notice.
If there is no artist/category entered, it does not relate to permission requirements to edit/post a song. PM me your board URL I'll take a look if some configuration has gone wrong on your side.

[silveryhat]

For you guys who have PM'ed me lately about a hang during installation on high load server, I've remodified the installer and divide the process into small steps that it should help you pass the 'Sending request' wait time faster. Thanks to leedq , h2 and others who bring up this feedback.

[FirstDz]

After installation i got database error on music.php

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM music_cat;

MySQL Error : Table 'forum.music_cat' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Wednesday, June 17th 2009 @ 10:37:26 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, June 17th 2009 @ 10:37:29 AM
Script : http://localhost/music.php
Referrer :
IP Address : 127.0.0.1
Username : Admin
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.1.33-community-log

[nightbloom]

Originally Posted by silveryhat

The latest update has new song approval feature ready if you notice.
If there is no artist/category entered, it does not relate to permission requirements to edit/post a song. PM me your board URL I'll take a look if some configuration has gone wrong on your side.

I already uninstalled but I am keeping this tagged so that if you finally get what I am trying to convey then maybe the product will be more suited to my board.

There is only a setting for <<Yes, members may enter songs>> Or <<No, members may not enter songs>>. Some members just signed up yesterday and are not informed about artist or album or even the mod in general while other members are perfectly capable of understanding how the mod works. If I want the more informed members to use the mod, the less informed have to use the mod as well. Either I do it all myself or I spend all my time checking to see what "NooB1337" may have put into the mod while I was sleeping.

<<merely a suggestion, dont read if you dont care. lol>>

Permissions are more member user friendly also. They want to enter songs they can share with their friends because my forum is 90% teenagers from all over the world. 15 yo girl in Norway wants to show 17 yo boy in Germany what her favorite songs are... I dont know bands in Norway so that is a lot of work for me to do that could very easily be done by the member. Making a usergroup (or giving an existing one permission) wouldnt be messy as you said, you know who on your forum is bright enough not to enter "Lady Gaga" "LuvLadyGaga" "Gaga" etc...

The ability to share playlists would be fantastic also.

[skol]

If I want the more informed members to use the mod, the less informed have to use the mod as well.

I can't see what you're getting at.If you're allowing new members straight into registered usergroup, then it will be the same for all the mods on your site. You can only allow usergroup (member/registered usergroup) to use the mod not individual members.It is viewable for all..You might need to take a look at setting up a new usergroup prior to registered usergroup,and take them on a training course.Or post a good sticky..