vbArticles v0.4 -- For your repository of Articles/Tutorials/FAQs etc.

UPDATES
version 0.4 is out

- Now allows for basic VBCODE input.
- Fixed somemore bugs.


Background
Required a section on my site to display articles/tutorials
No such hack in the Hacks Database
Decided to try my hand at it

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This hack uses a lot of code from Arunan Sridharan's vB Links Directory v2.0
I use that hack too and was inspired to code something around that
A big thank-you must go out to him for coding the Links Directory in the first place (I merely modified much of the code to suit my needs for this hack)

Appreciation also goes out to Kars10 for aiding me in this hack
He coded the portion in version 0.3 on number of articles count as well as article hits count
He also suggested several template changes which have been incoporated into version 0.3
A great big special shout out to TheComputerGuy, 97cobracpe, dontpanic for stamping out the bugs with your fixes. Thanks guys


WHATS IT DO ?
This hack allows you to have a database of articles/tutorials etc on your site/forums.

FEATURES

AdminCP
Installer script

Admin options

View Categories
Edit Categories
Add Categories ( category name, category icon, category order, category description )
Delete Categories
Add new article ( title, description, author, date, content )
Edit article
Delete article
View ALL articles in database
Option in vB options to turn validation of articles on/off
Fully template based as to how you wish to display the articles,categories and main article home page.
Addition of articles accepts basic VBcodes

Member options

View Categories
Browse Categories
View articles
Submit new article
Submission of articles accepts basic VBcodes


INSTALLATION & UPGRADING
This Hack should work on ALL 2.2.x versions and v2.3.0
Please read the install_readme.txt file in the package for fresh installation instructions
IMPT: If you installed a previous version pls read the upgrade_readme.txt file carefully for upgrade instructions

HACK DOWNLOAD

Version 0.4 of this hack can be downloaded here

ADD-ONS
i) Add-on for vbHome
ii) Add-on for ForumHome
iii) Add-on to enable only registered members to be able to view the article section


DEMO SITES
http://www.runaked.com/forums/articles.php ( running v0.4 ) - TheComputerGuy's site

http://www.mcseworld.com/forums/infocenter.php ( running v0.3 ) - dontpanic's site


Feel free to submit your sites if u installed this hack so it can be listed as another live demo site

SUPPORT
I cannot promise any support on this as i am pretty new to this but I will try my best.
If you are using this hack , pls click the INSTALL button
to be kept in the loop of any bug reports, add-ons and hack version updates.

Thanks everyone

[FleaBag]

I imagine it would just involve using Strip Slashes, I'm no guru, but I'll try and look into it tonight if I don't need to sleep for work in the morning.

[gmarik]

Cinq, tell me how far is it with subcategorys?
Really waiting for the next version and want to help.

[SRozhon]

Does anyone know how to make the copy/paste work without everything not showing up? I like this a lot if I could copy/paste but I don't have time to re-type everything either. Looks nice though.

[ITPMenace]

I determined that my copy/paste problems were with apostrophes in words like "don't". I had to strip out every apostrophe and it pasted just fine. Hope that helps.

[SRozhon]

thank you that did help. I must have missed that. Thanks so much for re-posting it for me.

[SRozhon]

Originally Posted by obsidian

Ya I have the VB Ariticles section but I do not have anything to do with validation. I have checked to make sure that the validation is turned on under vBulletin Options too. I have

View/Edit/Add Article
Add Category
View All articles

There is nothing regarding validation under any of those links.

The only way I have been able to get articles in is by going to the admin CP and adding a new article. I fill out all the information and then under the article content block I just put test. I submit it and then go back in and edit that article. I can then paste the HTML into the block and everythign works.

It is in you vbulletin Options (the one on the top of the list of things in admin/index.php) When you click Options it will be at the end of those (after Time/Date Options, etc.) listed.

[SRozhon]

I don't know why this works but it does.

First go to your admin panel and click to add a new article.
then just put a few letters or something in the article field (no quotes) and submit in normally. This gives it an article number.

Then you just edit the article and put your real content in there including html or whatever. You can have as many quotes as you want. submit the Editted changes.

Click view all articles and walla it is there with no problems (quotes and all).

Goofy, eh? It is working for me though.

[sabret00the]

this don't work for me, is there any chance of an update coming out soon?

[FleaBag]

Who knows?!

We wait in hope...

[PAINTBALLM]

Would it be possible to add a feature to insert images wherever you need them, so an article could turn out like this... http://paintball.com/features/story....89&Clickon=PGG