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Drive Thru Online ? Garage

Overview

DTO Garage is a free product allowing all members of a site to show off their car, truck, motorcycle or other powersports toy. Site owners can easily adapt the section and subsection titles to suit the attributes to the site's focus. Images are stored locally preventing broken links and over limit displays common with images linked offsite. Drive Thru Online has made upgrading to the paid version of DTO Garage Plus easy, all user data stored in DTO Garage is retained for a seamless transition.

For users, management of their vBulletin garage is conveniently handled through their user control panel. The intuitive user interface encourages even the most challenged to create a compelling Garage. Images are added via a wizard from either the users own computer or a specified URL. Thumbnails are dynamically created with high-resolution images displayed in a navigable Lytebox. Users can designate whether a garage is visible to the rest of the site members or hidden until they have time to polish the information and give it the debut it deserves. Other users can view garages using interactive pop-up menus embedded in each post or through the Garage owner's profile.

Key Features

vBulletin Options-based customization of information collected and presented in garages
User management of garages via User Control Panel
Simple-to-use image uploads per garage
Lytebox presentation of high resolution garage images
bbCode supported in information areas
Additional image placement in information area supported
Dynamic presentation of garages in postbit and user profile
Embedded full featured searchable and indexed Help
Fully documented
Fully supported

Language Translation
As of version 1.1.3 DTO Garage has not been fully phrased and only supports English. With a future release it is our intent to offer a fully phrased version to support language translation of the product. When the fully phrased version is available we will provide documentation and tools to speed translations of the product for use on your site. We will also encourage those who have performed a translation to contribute it for distribution to other members. Any contributed languages will be included with this thread and credit given to the author. Site owners are free to translate the product either in its current state or future releases as they see fit given that the note found in the following Upgrade section is followed when upgrading. While Drive Thru Online will provide information to translators regarding the context of wording we can not provide support to facilitate the actual translation itself.

Compatibility

Fully compatible with vBulletin 3.6.8 through vBulletin 3.8.x
PHP 5.X or later (compiled with GD support) and MySQL 5.X or later is required.

Upgrading from a previous version of DTO Garage

Prior to installation/upgrade we recommend that you perform a back up of your site's database and files.
After unzipping the attached package open readme.html in your browser.
Click on the ?Documentation & installation instructions? to view the complete documentation for Garage.
Note: If you have customized the DTO Garage templates in a previous release it is recommended that you make a copy of your changes, revert to the version of templates included with the new release and migrate your changes into the new version's templates. Failure to do this may cause the product to operate improperly and/or support new features that may have been added to the product.
If you use a custom style for your site you may have to modify the garage templates. For more information refer to this how-to written to address the most common modifications required.

Installation & Configuration for vB 3.6.x through vb 3.8.x

Prior to installation/upgrade we recommend that you perform a back up of your site's database and files.
After unzipping the attached package open readme.html in your browser.
Click on the ?Documentation & installation instructions? to view the complete documentation for Garage.

Alternatively, you can also access documentation by visiting our web site under the Support tab.

Copyright & Licensing

DTO Garage is copyright protected by Drive Thru Online, Inc.
You are free to download and install this plugin on any vBulletin forum for which you hold a valid vB license.
Unauthorized distribution of any code and/or documentation, whole or in part, included here is strictly prohibited.
In addition, the supplied copyright notice must be maintained.

Other Drive Thru Online Products

DTO Garage and Garage Plus vBadvanced Modules ? free vBadvanced modules for Garage and Garage Plus
DTO Garage Plus ? paid version with vBSEO sitemap generator add-ons, usergroup permissions, and advanced search features. Click here for a comparison of Garage and Garage Plus.
DTO Clubs, ShowCase, and Vendor Tools - paid products designed to grow your membership and create revenue from your site

Support

We will provide support in this thread on an as-needed basis to members that have marked this modification as Installed. Additional support resources can be found on our site under the Support tab.

Release and Version History
1.1.3 - October 7, 2009
New feature and bug fix release

New Features

Changed orientation of images in garage display from vertical to horizontal orientation for cleaner display.
Modified index page to provide paged display of most recently added garages.
Added error handling for upload of unsupported image formats when adding a picture to a garage.

Fixes

Added caching of garage-related templates for use in private message postbit display.

1.1.2 - August 21, 2009
New feature and bug fix release

Note: This release did not include updated documentation to reflect the new features below. As this is an interim release we will be updating documentation with the next 1.2.0 release of Garage and Garage Plus.

New Features

Garage index page - index page accessible from breadcrumb when viewing a members garage. Displays a random selection of up to 25 member garages.
Navbar menu - Added "My Garage" link when user is logged in
Navbar menu - Added "Garages" to take user to garage index page
With a garage index page member garages are no longer display in a new browser window (the only exception is if you preview your own garage when managing it).

Fixes

Users currently not logged in are prevented from managing or adding a garage.
When using quick reply the Garage link is shown in the user's postbit given that the user has a visible garage configured.

1.1.1 - July 6, 2009
Fix release

Correct alignment of Garage/Garage Plus navbar pop-up menu.
SQL error when rendering Garage postbit links for guest users - no longer attempts to render a link for Guest users.
Corrected issue for sites using database table prefixes where a SQL error was generated when attempting to insert an image into a garage.

1.1.0 - June 19, 2009
Initial release

mferguson · #**112** 07-01-2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolbi

This could be the problem I had, too. Link: http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/vorstel....html#post2230 That caused the issue, I think.

I don?t allow guest to post, but I had deleted a user and then the name "guest" is shown.

Kolbi - last night oly51 mentioned this guest issue and I sent him a patch to test if this was the cause of the issue. It was and I've reuploaded a new plugin patch for the postbit linking should resolve the issue for you.

Can you install the patch and let me know if it resolves the issues you were experiencing? If so, please confirm and I'll include this in the general distribution.

After this we'll move on to addressing the timing of a version that will support the various requests for language translations.

Thanks!

Mark

Kolbi · #**113** 07-01-2009, 02:02 PM

Okay I?m testing your new fix.

The first test is without any issue. Perhaps it works now correctly.
I?m still watching...

In the meantime I have translatet my Garage for me own

Translated the templates and the phrases

But I?m waiting for the next version and then I support the translation

mferguson · #**114** 07-01-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolbi

Okay I?m testing your new fix.

The first test is without any issue. Perhaps it works now correctly.
I?m still watching...

In the meantime I have translatet my Garage for me own

Translated the templates and the phrases

But I?m waiting for the next version and then I support the translation

Thanks for the update and I'm glad you have customized the product for your needs. I should have an update in the next couple of days on the what will be in the next release and when it can be expected. I'm working with our team to evaluate what's needed and the time required to complete the work.

Let me know if you experience any additional problems. Thanks!

Mark

Kolbi · #**115** 07-01-2009, 07:20 PM

I got a new MySQL issue:

PHP Code:


			
Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.8.3:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT INTO DTO_garage_image (
                vehicle_id,
                userid, 
                caption, 
                showinsections, 
                display_order, 
                time_added) 
                VALUES (
                '1003',            
                '918',
                '',
                'main', 
                10, 
                NOW() );

MySQL-Fehler  : Table 'DTO_garage_image' doesn't exist
Fehler-Nr.    : 1146
Fehler-Zeit   : Wednesday, 01.07.2009 @ 22:19:11
Datum         : Wednesday, 01.07.2009 @ 22:19:14
Skript        : http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/dto_garage.php?do=savevehicle
Referrer      : http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/dto_garage.php?do=add
IP-Adresse    : 
Benutzername  : Syntax92
Klassenname   : 
MySQL-Version :

The issue is now caused, if a user wants to add / edit a vehicle in the garage.

mferguson · #**116** 07-01-2009, 08:39 PM

Are you using table prefixes with vBulletin? For example does your user table in vBulletin called vb_user?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolbi

I got a new MySQL issue:

PHP Code:


			
Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.8.3:



Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO DTO_garage_image (

                vehicle_id,

                userid, 

                caption, 

                showinsections, 

                display_order, 

                time_added) 

                VALUES (

                '1003',            

                '918',

                '',

                'main', 

                10, 

                NOW() );



MySQL-Fehler  : Table 'DTO_garage_image' doesn't exist

Fehler-Nr.    : 1146

Fehler-Zeit   : Wednesday, 01.07.2009 @ 22:19:11

Datum         : Wednesday, 01.07.2009 @ 22:19:14

Skript        : http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/dto_garage.php?do=savevehicle

Referrer      : http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/dto_garage.php?do=add

IP-Adresse    : 

Benutzername  : Syntax92

Klassenname   : 

MySQL-Version :

The issue is now caused, if a user wants to add / edit a vehicle in the garage.

bugzy · #**117** 07-01-2009, 11:10 PM

is everything stored locally within VBulletin database and server?

meaning, the garage info/images are not stored outside of the webserver itself?

gnatster · #**118** 07-01-2009, 11:43 PM

The garage info is stored in rows added to your current DB.

The images are stored down the /images/dto_garage/users/ path.

mferguson · #**119** 07-01-2009, 11:54 PM

To be more precise our products add additional tables, needed for our products, into the current database that is used for vBulletin. These are added during the product file installation and removed if the product are uninstalled.

As for images they are stored in URL accessible directories under your forum installation.

We do not store any data or files, such as images, on other servers. The only exception being our help documentation which is managed and served from our servers so that we can easily update it and tie it to product versions easily.

Hope that helps!

Mark

pericolosogr · #**120** 07-02-2009, 01:17 AM

So after following your installation there was a conlfict! I had to disable UserCP Icons for the garage links to appear in users control panel!

Should i have some garage links in postbit or postbit legacy? Cause i don't!

I have to make it work now with UserCP Icons and it would be perfect! Even though i'd like to link it with a postbit field i've created where a user puts his type of vehicle!

Thanx for this great mod!
I'll see how its going and maybe in the future i'll upgrade to plus

mferguson · #**121** 07-02-2009, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pericolosogr

So after following your installation there was a conlfict! I had to disable UserCP Icons for the garage links to appear in users control panel!

Should i have some garage links in postbit or postbit legacy? Cause i don't!

I have to make it work now with UserCP Icons and it would be perfect! Even though i'd like to link it with a postbit field i've created where a user puts his type of vehicle!

Thanx for this great mod!
I'll see how its going and maybe in the future i'll upgrade to plus

I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean by a conflict with UserCP icons. You should see the following when viewing UserCP as a user that is logged in:

If for some reason you do not see this be sure to double check the installation information in our documentation.

As for the postbit link be sure to view this post as there was an issue identified and a patch has been provided. This should insure that when viewing threads the postbit should display a link similar to the following:

Please note that the above is shown using postbit_legacy. Using postbit should display as follows:

If you still have problems after going through the above please contact me via PM and I'll assist further.

Best regards,

Mark

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