Miscellaneous Hacks - WoW Character BBCode

This is a continuation of the project, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=160418 . I have made several modifications to the original authors code and several have asked for my modifications.

Because of this and the original authors lack of updating the original modification, I have decided to upload this package for all to use.

All credit goes to the original author(s) of the utility as i have only cleaned up the code and packaged it for easy usage.

WARNING!
This is very beta at this time. I have added the product now to force myself to update and maintain the plugin and to share it with the rest of my fellow World of Warcraft webmasters

Installation

1. Uninstall your existing WoW Char Code installation. I have changed the product ID itself and it may not update everything correctly.
2. Remove the clientscript/ajax_tooltip and clientscript/phparmory folders if they exist
3. Upload the contents of the "Upload" Folder to the ROOT directory of your forums (for example, if you have your forums installed in /home/mydir/public_html/forums , you would unzip into that folder.)
4. Import the product/product-WoWCharBBCode-?.??.xml file

Changelog

• 0.4.9b
  • Added basic Death Knight support
  • Fixed problem with characters with no professions (common with Death Knights)
• 0.4.9a
  • Fixed a minor issue with realms in spaces in the name
• 0.4.9
  • Added wysiwyg support
• 0.4.8a
  • Fixed a php parse error in functions_wowcharcode.php. you do not need to download the entire zip file, just replace your existing functions_wowcharcode.php file with the attached .php file
• 0.4.8
  • changed many items to OO code.
  • Added new debug log facility ( install https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hreadid=176899 )
  • Added ability to paste a wow armory URL and have it create an appropriate character link (i.e. paste http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...man&n=Geophery and it creates [char=Uldaman]Geophery[/char]
• 0.4.7a
  • Removed some left over debugging statements and info in the product and php file.
• 0.4.7
  • Changed the backend armory code.
  • Updated caching to not cache Armory results that end up as errors
  • Added character class, race and professions as vbphrases.
  • Added KR and TW Armory locales. (, etc)
  • Some minor fixes.
• 0.4.4
  • Added Icon caching to help with slow armory. Images are cached by default in the armory folder. chmod this folder to 777 and icons will be automaticly cached to this folder.
  • You can now use the variable $wowchar_code in the postbit (or postbit_legacy) to display the character tooltip in a post.
• 0.4.3 Fixed issue with rebuilding post cache.
• 0.4.2 Added option to show/hide realm if a default realm is set.
• 0.4.1 Fixed an issue if the character doesnt have armory data, Only change is in functions_wowcharcode.php file.
• 0.4
  • All Character stat text are now phrases. you will find a new Phrase Type in the Phrase Manager ( WoW BBCode Phrases )
  • Added default realm option so one does not need to use the [char=server] option when specifying characters on own realm.
  • Customized the stat display per class and on some specs (such as feral v.s. resto druids). see an example at http://www.dramaloot.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19271

• 0.3
  • Armory Caching works for both US and EU armorys.
  • Removed un-used files.
  • Put the majority of the codes HTML creation as templates and use vbulletins ajax.php and hooks.
  • Added options for default locale (armory) to use (currently EU and US armories).
  • Added option to disable caching of the Armory (i use it to test armory retrieval)
  • Added ability to specify what armory the character / realm you would like, see usage notes below.
• 0.2
  • Armory Caching never actually worked properly, this should now be fixed.
  • Remove the includes/functions_wow3bbcode.php file. This has been replaced by a plugin.
  • Remove the clientscript/phparmory/config.php file. This isnt needed.
  • Major updates to phparmory.php
  • Minor Plugin changes + code cleanup.

ToDo

• New tooltip javascript
• New character sheet.
• Create easy to modify interface for character stats to be displayed in tooltip.

Usage
Using the character code is easy enough,
[char]CHARACTER[/char] if default realm option is set and character links is on same realm.
For characters not on the same realm as the default,
[char=SERVER]CHARACTER[/char]
For example,
[char=Vek'nilash]Azaril[/char]
Or, if you want to link a character profile from another locale (i.e. EU realms) , you simply add EU- before the server name.
[char=EU-Vek'nilash]Azaril[/char]

The same thing applies to linking US realm characters from a EU default forum.

See a working example at http://www.dramaloot.com/index.php?id=officer_cl (This is a vbadvanced custom page using the BBCode page type).

Added German translation for what i currently have localized. Provided by jluerken http://www.wow-relaxed.de

[KURTZ]

just installed onto my local/test board ... i've got this error

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: print_log() in c:\programmi\easyphp1-8\www\rc2\includes\init.php(336) : eval()'d code on line 198

[sweede]

I noticed 2 other minor issues also. an update will appear in the next few minutes

[KURTZ]

OK i'll wait

[jluerken]

Hi Sweede,

thanks for the update.
I've translated all phrases into german and exported a language file.
I hope everything is correct.

If you want you can add this file your first post.

German translation v0.4.7a - Deutsch (DU) vbulletin 3.7 RC3

[jluerken]

Hey sweede just a short question. With the actual version I get an error message while hovering a char link

Warning: fopen([path]/stats/devlog.txt).... and so on

Your instructions file does not state where the stats dir should be located and so on.
Can you answer this now please and put it in your documentation?

[Paradigm]

This is probably a stupid question but I don't suppose this works with private servers?

[sweede]

Open up functions_wowcharcode.php
change line 15 to $o->SetDebug(false);

[Truestyle]

I have some problems with the code.
When i enter [char=Kul Tiras]CHARNAME[/char] it doesn't work.
It gives me the following message : Unable to connect to Armory portal, Or char/realm name not found. Try again
However when i press the link it produces it goes to the correct site of wow-armory.

If i enter a server name that is in one piece like Balnazzar for instance it works.
Is there a special way i need to formulate "Kul Tiras" or do i need to modify anything ?

Thanks in advance.

[sweede]

Hmm.. thats a good question. I never thought about realms that consist of more than one word!

oh wait i did! you need to put "'s around the realm and you also have to rely on the wowarmory , which is about as reliable as a british car.

In the next update, im going to add a fallback for the cache so that if it's time to check for an update and the armory isnt working, it doesnt erase the cached data and displays it instead.

[Truestyle]

Thanks for your quick reply.

I just tried the following string : [char='Kul Tiras']CHARNAME[/char]
and [char="Kul Tiras"]CHARNAME[/char]

Both aren't working...
Giving me the following output : <Kul Tiras: CHARNAME>
The link it produces is fine and redirects me to the character on wowarmory.
However both the codes i try produce the same error : Unable to connect to Armory portal, Or char/realm name not found. Try again

Its very strange ...
Any ideas ?