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

[DJDarknez]

OK, this is driving me up the wall

- It still has the quick reply box there (i see how to remove it, but I thought it would have been automatically taken out with the latest version)

- the page break command doesn't work

- should it still say post reply at the top and bottom?

I tried the auto-install, got a ton of errors. Had to manually edit all the files (not a big deal). But, since I had to do that, I have to idea where to backtrack and how to fix it.

forum: http://forums.djdarknez.net/forumdisplay.php?f=43
thread: http://forums.djdarknez.net/showthread.php?t=545

HELP! PLEASE!

Thanks! :P

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by DJDarknez

OK, this is driving me up the wall

- It still has the quick reply box there (i see how to remove it, but I thought it would have been automatically taken out with the latest version)

- the page break command doesn't work

- should it still say post reply at the top and bottom?

I tried the auto-install, got a ton of errors. Had to manually edit all the files (not a big deal). But, since I had to do that, I have to idea where to backtrack and how to fix it.

forum: http://forums.djdarknez.net/forumdisplay.php?f=43
thread: http://forums.djdarknez.net/showthread.php?t=545

HELP! PLEASE!

Thanks! :P

Something is wacky then as there has never been an issue with the page break code.
The quick reply is there depending on your vb settings. If you dont want it there - you can always remove $quickreply from $GAS_showthread.
It will say post comment at the top and bottom depending on your settings.

Have you checked your gas/changed/backup folder for clean copies of your files? I would re hack them again as it sounds like an error was made somewhere.

Good luck!

[DJDarknez]

AH HA!

Works now. I have no idea what I did / did wrong, but it's all good!

Thanks much.

[ccplim]

Originally Posted by ccplim

I can't remember if this has been asked before (might have but I couldn't find it). I noticed that I am not able to edit/delete the author's name.

Is this intentional or is it a bug?

Anyone have any idea about this?

[Deriel]

How can I add an extra fcustom field in the Article? In my case a "Translator:" field

[The Geek]

ccplim - thats by design. To change ownership of the article would require changing post counts and such and I never coded it for that.

Deriel - you would need to add another field to geek_articles, add an input field into the GAS_article_options template, edit your newthread.php and editthread.php to catch it, edit your functions_gas.php to pass the new field along and update/insert it into the table.
It really sounds like a lot more work than it is

[JamesB]

Originally Posted by TCB

No, I mean that when someone clicks on a latest topic link in the forum-index,they will be forwarded to the latest comment of an article, but the complete article is missing.

In other words: when people visit an article through the 'last post' link on the forum index, they will only see the comments on the article, not the complete article itself. When they visit the article through the forumdisplay.php, they'll see the article+comments.

Hi NailGeek, I am also interested in solving this same issue. For instance, if you click on the links below only the comments are visable.

This is how my RSS links are formed

http://www.-.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8&goto=newpost

This is how my latest post links are formed(EDIT: I just delete the comment from this message so now this link will take you to the article)

http://www.-.com/forums/showthread.p...ost&threadid=3

[ccplim]

Originally Posted by The Geek

ccplim - thats by design. To change ownership of the article would require changing post counts and such and I never coded it for that.

Thanks The Geek! In that case, I must be more careful when doing those entries.

[mahiraminc]

Originally Posted by JamesB

Hi NailGeek, I am also interested in solving this same issue. For instance, if you click on the links below only the comments are visable.

This is how my RSS links are formed

http://www.theforums.com/forums/show...8&goto=newpost

This is how my latest post links are formed

http://www.theforums.com/forums/show...ost&threadid=3

I'm also interested in resolving this issue. Consider this scenario:

When I add articles to the forum they are shown as latest posts on my forum home page. Then members will start to comment on them and now when the the links for the articles are clicked they take you to the comments page. I don't like this... i'd want everybody go to the article first. if they like it they can scroll down and post a comment and if they are particularly interested in reading comments, they should click on view comments link.

[Rampag33]

I tried installing this thing and at first I thought everything went well. Went to the admincp and didn't see any settings or options. All databese entries where made as well as phrases. Just no file edits during the autoinstall. I'm guesssing becuase my vb has ben modded. VB version 3.0.7.

So I attempted to do the first file edit to "forumdisplay.php". After editing the file I tried looking at my forum that used that file to see if any errors came up before moving on to the next file.

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT
IF(votenum >= 1, votenum, 0) AS votenum,
IF(votenum >= 1 AND votenum > 0, votetotal / votenum, 0) AS voteavg,
post.pagetext AS preview,
thread.threadid, thread.title AS threadtitle, lastpost, thread.forumid, pollid, open, replycount, postusername, postuserid, thread.iconid AS threadiconid,
lastposter, thread.dateline, IF(views<=replycount, replycount+1, views) AS views, notes, thread.visible, sticky, votetotal, thread.attach

, NOT ISNULL(subscribethread.subscribethreadid) AS issubscribed
, NOT ISNULL(deletionlog.primaryid) AS isdeleted, deletionlog.userid AS del_userid,
deletionlog.username AS del_username, deletionlog.reason AS del_reason
FROM thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN deletionlog AS deletionlog ON(thread.threadid = deletionlog.primaryid AND type = 'thread')
LEFT JOIN subscribethread AS subscribethread ON(subscribethread.threadid = thread.threadid AND subscribethread.userid = 1) LEFT JOIN geek_articles as ga ON(ga.threadid = thread.threadid)
LEFT JOIN geek_articles as ga ON(ga.threadid = thread.threadid)
LEFT JOIN post AS post ON(post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
WHERE thread.threadid IN (0)
ORDER BY sticky DESC, lastpost DESC

Can anyone tell me what might be going wrong to use this mod