Geek AutoLinker 4.02

HowdA All,

Welcome to Geek Autolinker 4.0 from the makers of Geek Autolinker 2.0 and Tang - the stuff the people in space drink.

posts for version 4.0 start here

What it does:
It allows you to specify key words to replace in posts with ANY FREAKING URL YOU COULD THINK OF. Thats right, you to can now have key words automatically url'ed to other areas of the world wide web.

Now in 4.0 you can create popups, track impressions and click-thrus, get statistics on them and specify more attributes of the links. The popups can now also use bbcode to create virtually any kind of popup you could imagine. You can limit categories of links to certain forums and also enable specific usergroups to toggle GALs on or off (by category).


This is a perfect gift for sponsors, click throughs, referal programs, definitions, instructions, birthdays and other celebrations.

Example:
If I define Bob as a keyword that I would like to automatically come up hyperlinked to bob.com all I have to do is say so (well, you put it into the admincp). Presto! As quick as that, everytime a user sees the word bob, bobs, bob! Bob bOb? etc... it comes up linked to bob.com

How much will bob love you?

If the url you want it to jump to is actually a thread on your site, you can use the nifty ignorethreadid option. Heres how that works:

If I have a thread entitled Reputation and how to use it, I can put the word reputation into the Geek AutoLinker with the URL pointing to the thread about reputation. Then everytime the word reputation appears in someones post, anyone can click on it to learn more. Since it would be stupid to have the thread Reputation and how to use it autolink to itself, I put the threadid in the ignorethreadid box. That way all matches for reputation are linked to that thread except for the reputation matches in the thread Reputation and how to use it.

Safe mode and dangerous mode.

There are now two modes of operation. Safe mode will autolink any match AS LONG AS IT HAS A SPACE BEFORE IT. That means that <br />bob or .Bob are not valid matches and wont be highlighted. The reason for this is to prevent the autolinker messing up URLs with matches in them (like www.bob.com). Safe mode will most likely end up with fewer matches, but no messed up URLS.
Dangerous mode however could care less about your cute little spaces. It will link them regardless. That means more matches, but a slight increase that an existing url might break in a post.

Here are some examples in action.
Keyword: freak

Safe mode.
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.freak.com
Dangerous mode:
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.<a href="www.freak.com">freak</a>.com

Other stuff:

• Category management - allows you to override global settings
• Limit - limit the number of replacements per link per post
• Ordinal - organise the order replacments are made
• Customize your own replacment code on a global, catergory, or individual level.
• The installer is a prototype GISH installer that does the file edits for you. Please check the readme for details on how it works - its pretty cool).

Upgrading

• Download, replace all existing files with new ones.
• Run the gal4_install.php file (in your admincp)
• Follow the upgrade path.
• The system will ahve you manullay chage any files it can not find to update.

DEMO: http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11011 (note the words MMA and PREP. If you follow to MMA you will notice that MMA isnt linked in the final article thanks to ignorethreadid)

Difficulty: Easy
File mods: 4 simple ones
Added queries: 0 or greater depending on your settings

Updated 10.5.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Updated 13.4.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Update 25.03.05 - oops!
Changed readme addition to functions_showthread.php Things look good now

Updates 25.05.05 to v.204 - sneaky bug
Thanks to Razz - I found 2 minor typos that end up causing people working in safemode to actually be working in danger mode! To upgrade, simply check out this post

Updated 12.2.05 to v. 2.03 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in readme. To upgrade, al you need to do is edit admincp/index,
do a search for
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=create');
and replace with
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=add');

Updated 11.2.05 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in README (dont worry, it wasnt in the instructions)
Stopped phrase text spitting out during install. Some of the phrase is html so it looked confusing to new installers.
Removed reference to GAS3 settings in the install. This is because its the same installer. Just forgot to remove that line.
All in all, this was just a typo fix. There is no upgrade because there are no problems with the code.

Updated 10.2.05 - minor
Found a couple typos that affect safe mode.
Nothing major - just replace the GAL_admin.php file

Updated 10.2.05 - Major
Completely re-written.
See README for upgrade instructions.

Update 10.2.05 - minor
Updated include/geek_autolink.php as it was missing a table_prefix
To upgrade, download latest package and replace your geek_autolink file.


nJoy

[Kihon Kata]

Oh awesome! Let me fix this and try it

Will report back asap

Originally Posted by The Geek

Found the bug causing the problems with safemode.Essentially it wasnt letting you build in safemode because of this.

Until I get a few minutes to update the package... do this:

in GAL_admin.php replace

PHP Code:

    if ($leadingspace=-1){ 


with this:

PHP Code:

    if ($leadingspace==-1){ 


Gotta love those =='s

Then click settings and chose Safe. Then you will actually be safe

[-=Sniper=-]

that makes it work! thanks dude

[Kihon Kata]

Ahhhh, when I made this change it removed only SOME OF MY LINKS. I hit safe too

Some of the ones I added before are working and some aren't now. I evendeleted some and then readded them and they don't work anymore

Do I have recompile something?

Originally Posted by TonysDesigns

Oh awesome! Let me fix this and try it

Will report back asap

[Symbian.info]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Found the bug causing the problems with safemode. Essentially it wasnt letting you build in safemode because of this.

Awesome it works now! I was a good geinny pig :laugh:
Thanks for all the work! I am very happy now :smoke:

[Kihon Kata]

Ok, not working for me. This is what I did

I added the = like you had said inside GAL_admin.php. What this did wasremove half of my links LOL. I know....half?? But it really did. If Iremove the = and then hit SAFEMODE, it recompiles itright back to whereit was working with some words

Are there more instance of

PHP Code:

if ($leadingspace=-1){ 


other than just the ONE I found?

Originally Posted by The Geek

Found the bug causing the problems withsafemode.Essentially it wasnt letting you build in safemode because ofthis.

Until I get a few minutes to update the package... do this:

in GAL_admin.php replace

PHP Code:

    if ($leadingspace=-1){ 


with this:

PHP Code:

    if ($leadingspace==-1){ 


Gotta love those =='s

Then click settings and chose Safe. Then you will actually be safe

[The Geek]

if ($leadingspace=-1){

there should only be 1 line like that and it needs to be changed to

if ($leadingspace==-1){

[Kihon Kata]

See the attachment

Litterally, if I edit the php file to be the exact code in the attachtext file, and then upload it. Then go into the ACP, hit "Safe mode" itremoves half my links thatare there working BEFORE I edit/upload. I have duplicated process this 5 times.

What am I doing wrong?

Originally Posted by The Geek

if ($leadingspace=-1){

there should only be 1 line like that and it needs to be changed to

if ($leadingspace==-1){

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by TonysDesigns

See the attachment

Litterally, if I edit the php file to be the exact code in the attachtext file, and then upload it. Then go into the ACP, hit "Safe mode" itremoves half my links thatare there working BEFORE I edit/upload. I have duplicated process this 5 times.

What am I doing wrong?

I assume these are links that were put in bu the GAL system? If so it is because in safe mode, there will only be a match for a word if the word has a space in front of it.
Before you made the file edit, it was working in dangerous mode (even though you chose safe) which meant it couldnt give a poo about the space in front.
Safemode=fewer links, but less chance of URL screw up
Dangerous=More links, but greater risk of flub up

Hope this makes sense.

[Kihon Kata]

Yep it makes sense
Yes I am talking about the links thru the GAL sys.

EG Word usage: reviews (linked to http://www.makeuptalk.com/reviews)
This works FINE before I uploaded the modded file.

But why does it REMOVE links when I hit safe mode? I start a new thread with one word in it reviews with no spaces etc. Could this be that it's in the beginning of the sentence?

Hmm seems strange...but ok, let me fool with dangerous mode now...

Originally Posted by The Geek

I assume these are links that were put in bu the GALsystem? If so it is because in safe mode, there will only be a matchfor a word if the word has a space in front of it.
Before you made the file edit, it was working in dangerous mode (eventhough you chose safe) which meant it couldnt give a poo about thespace in front.
Safemode=fewer links, but less chance of URL screw up
Dangerous=More links, but greater risk of flub up

Hope this makes sense.

[Kihon Kata]

BYW, when I added a two word combo as review center I get this: reviews' target='_blank' class='DEF' title=''>review center

Originally Posted by The Geek

I assume these are links that were put in bu the GALsystem? If so it is because in safe mode, there will only be a matchfor a word if the word has a space in front of it.
Before you made the file edit, it was working in dangerous mode (eventhough you chose safe) which meant it couldnt give a poo about thespace in front.
Safemode=fewer links, but less chance of URL screw up
Dangerous=More links, but greater risk of flub up

Hope this makes sense.