Geek Article System 3.52

IMPORTANT:
Please note that I can no longer support this project. Primarily as it is designed for vb3.0.x and I no longer use that version (im obviously on vb3.5x ). There is a version for vb3.5 however its a commercial script. This project is left here for the community.
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HowdA All.

The GAS3 system is a comprehensive article system that completely integrates into vB3.

News:

• Updated 3/08/05 to version 3.53 for compatability with vb3.08
• Updated 13/05/05 to version 3.52!!! Posts for 3.52 to integrate with GAL4.0 start here

History

Originally, I looked into other article systems to integrate with my forums but just got irritated over and over again as I found the other offering out there very limiting for my needs. I wanted to use my members usergroup permissions, the search facility (so when someone did a search for 'bob' both articles AND threads appeared on one page), I also wanted wysiwyg editing and vBs attachment system. Well, I accomplished 99% of my needs with the Geek Article System 2.0
Why 3.0? While the 2.0 was fine for my needs, many users began asking for a far more complex system that took the beauty of 2.0 and added popular features in the other article systems.

Here are the features in a nutshell:

• Integrates 100% into vB. No importing forums or creating special groups. Simply mark forum as an 'Article' forum and instantly all threads become articles. Dont like it anymore? Simply remove the ID and the therads and forums go back to normal.
• Whatever you can do in a thread or post, you can do with the GAS3 system (uploading attachments, smiles, BBcode, various editors, yadayadayada)
• Adding on the above point: all the differing vB editors (wysiwyg, etc..), usergroup permissions (heck - anything you can set for a forum you can set in this - AND MORE!) why> because it is totally integrated!
• Create multiple pages in your post by simply putting [BREAK] anywhere in your post.
• The first thumbnail in an article substitutes the posters avatar (switchable via admincp)
• Upload header images and have them auto resize
• Choose header images from a global (or forum specific) gallery
• Integrated article byline.
• Synopsis - allows users to give a summary that appears on the new forumdisplay
• New forumdisplay shows article header image and synopsis (if no synopsis then the first X amount of characters from the article is used)
• Synopisis allows BBCode
• Integrates with the Geek AutoLink system (optional)
• Allows you to post as other users
• Article sidebar that shows the article rating, your rating, the rating form, article tools, and article attachments (all toggable via admincp)
• An auto installer/upgrader/uninstaller that makes all file edits for you!
• A whole host of other tiddlybits that I wont bore you with

Special thanks goes to rlamego, peterska2, Snow, Gldtn, and Magic Spark for private Beta testing this for me. Couldnt of happened without them!

Change log
13.05.05 - updated to 3.52
All this does is update GAS for the GAL4.0 integration.
To update, simply replace your existing functions_geekarticles.php with the one in the latest package.

18.3.05 - updated to 3.51
This really just fixes a couple of mega minor bugs.
Added new default icon per forum functionality (see readme)
Wrote a real README.
Wrote a seperate 3.5x upgrade script. Users of 3.5x should run admincp/gas3_upgrade.php

16.3.05 - updated to 3.50
Loads of new features and a new installer that makes the file changes for you.
New forumdisplay
Uploading of images for your header
Synopsis box
yadayadayda

10.2.05 - updated to 3.02
Fixed typo in readme (step 2.6 referenced $articlebyline instead of $GAS_byline). This bug fixes the disappearing byline when editing an article.
To upgrade - edit your editpost template and search for $articlebyline then replace it with $GAS_byline

Importers
I have made an importer for v3articles. Technically speaking, you dont have to strictly have GAS3 installed to use the importer (though it is ideal). What it does is essentailly import v3articles, comments, ratings, and attachments into existing forums as new threads, replies, threadratings, and post attachments. The idea is that you install GAS3, create the forums to house your articles, and then import your existing v3articles into them (but as I said, you can simply import v3articles into normal forums without having GAS3 installed).
There is also a rollback feature in case you change your mind or experience a problem with the import. Your v3articles installation isnt touched. In fact, no v3articles are harmed in the process

Known issues:

• none that I am aware of.

Demos: (note that I have a custom skin, so your results will be ever so slightly different)
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11287
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=8801 - pages with comments (click View Comments to see comments only)


Difficulty - EASY
Time - about 5 minutes
File modifications? a few but now all done automatically for you

Change log:

Updated to 3.01 Feb 7th
Fixed a couple template errors and minor readme instructions


Instructions

Click install. I have busted my butt over the past few weeks to do this and all I ask is that you click install if you use it

• Download the package and unzip.
• Follow the README!
• Ther installer does all the work for you
• When done, go into your admncp, and adjust your settings

Troubleshooting:

• No phrases after install? This happens a lot with many installers for some bizzare reason. All you have to do is do a phrase search for GAS_ , edit the phrase (dont change it), then save it. Bingo - all your phrases appear.

Also:

I would therefore backup your DB, your styles, and any of the files the README asks you to change.

nJoy

[venomx]

All I see is the article, and the word Comments at the bottom. Its not clickable and shows if there is a comment or not. The only way for me to see the comment is to click View comments at the top. I thought if there was a comment it would show them at the bottom of the article...

[memobug]

Originally Posted by venomx

All I see is the article, and the word Comments at the bottom. Its not clickable and shows if there is a comment or not. The only way for me to see the comment is to click View comments at the top. I thought if there was a comment it would show them at the bottom of the article...

There is something in the article configuration concerning the placement of comments. Checkout the admin panel.

Regards,

Matt

[sim]

Sorry if this has already been covered before (my searches of this thread didn't turn anything up, and I didn't feel like wading through all 1000+ posts !!)...

I would like to be able to present the list of articles and the synopsis (ie the thread/article list as GAS currently shows), BUT, I want to prevent users from certain groups reading the actual articles - basically the articles will be premium content and I want to provide a teaser (the synopsis) to encourage users to sign up so they can access them.

Using vBulletin permissions - I can either prevent a user seeing the forum (no good, since I want them to see the articles and the synopsis as a teaser), or I can prevent a user from seeing the threads in a forum (no good for the same reason - they can see the forum, but none of the threads/articles in it - why bother ?) ... I don't seem to be able to allow a user to see threads/articles in the thread list, but not be able to actually read the threads/articles themselves.

Any suggestions ?

The only way around this I can think of right now is to block access to the articles forum altogether for certain usergroups and manually maintain a list of articles and synopsis in another forum as the teasers. That sounds like a lot of work to me.

Thanks.

[Deriel]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Deriel - Is that forum supposed to be an article forum? If so, did you put the forumid in the settings? If so, did you move the changed files from gas/changed?

Sorry, I had to undo the changes in that URL. Now I reinstalled in

http://desenv.valinor.com.br/forum/

from scratch

http://desenv.valinor.com.br/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3

is an Articles forum


Everything was done like the readme: copied files from changes (installed from hand once too... just in case), forum id is correct and so on... any idea?

Really thanks for any help. The Articles is a crucial part of my new Forum

[trackpads]

Geek,

Very nice hack! I used the converter to convert my old v3articles but for some reason the attachments didnt copy over, any ideas? I have about 1200+ articles.

Thanks again,

-Jason

[altsounds]

This is a great hack. However, I am having difficulties with the editting of articles. When you click the edit option it only gives you the option to edit the title, moderator notes / thread summary and the post icon. Thats it.

No edit the body text no being able to add or change attachments or article image. Is this a known bug?? Let me know.

[Telkman]

The edit link you are using is for editing the thread details as you've found (Thread Tools menu.)

Somewhere there will be a proper link for editing the post in question as opposed to the thread (probably at the base of the message - I only kept the standard styles for about 5 minutes!)

[T3MEDIA]

You think you know how to set up the CCS or whatever that is needed to make this pop up effect?

http://askmen.com/fashion/saturdayni...day_night.html
Please and thank you.

[MrNase]

Some minor things I noticed

includes/functions_geekarticles.php

$GAS_setting['is_article'] = in_array(intval($_REQUEST['f']),$GAS_forums);;

[rjerina]

Originally Posted by rjerina

For some reason my articles forum used to show the Geek Articles template, but now it shows the regular forum template. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks.

p.s. as far as i know i have not changed anything to effect this, but i could be wrong.

edit: i think i know why. i am using a mod_rewrite modification and i think it is causing it. how can i fix this? thanks.

Geek, can you help me with this?