Major Additions - vbRides ? Garage

vbRides is a vBulletin Garage plugin for vBulletin Suite 4 forum software. Members of your website can showcase their rides with the community. This is not a port or copy of another garage but a unique mod designed by a car guy for the car community. My intentions with vbrides is avoid the bloat of unnecessary extensions an keep a simple 'showcase' style garage.

I have wanted to build a 'garage' add-on since I first started with vbulletin an worked on something with Magnus ten years ago. It was Christeris new add-ons that had the style an layout that inspired me to create this new add-on. He has since abandon his work an given ozzy47 his code who has given me permission to use Christeris code to build a new garage add-on called "vbRides".

Due to starting with code from another project this add-on will remain free an not offered as a pro or lite edition. However there was extensive work writing vbrides an would appreciate your support.


Key Features

• User management of rides through the User Control Panel
  
• Forty fields of specifications to fill out for a detailed ride profile.
  
• Support for an audio clip embedded with the HTML5 audio player.
  
• Ride owners can add a single YouTube video.
  
• RSS feed for new rides with photo, title, an description.
  
• Searchable fields include owner, VIN, and keywords.
  
• Unlimited categories an subcategories.
  
• Lightbox presentation of ride images
  
• Create new ride thread in a specified forum showing the ride year, make, model, an it's main image with a short description.
  
• Up to 5 ride listings can be automatically generated an added to owners forum signature.
  
• Social Media block can either use AddThis account or choose Twitter, Google, Pin It, an Facebook like buttons.
  
• Owners ride listings tab can be shown on their user profile.
  
• Vehicle of the day within it's category added with cron.
  
• Extra fields can be added under the user stats block.

Under Construction

• SEO Friendly URLs has not been tested an should be considered under development.
  
• Custom Facebook Open Graph isn't working as intended.
  
• Signature hook is only showing ride for first post. To Fix Plugin Manager > Edit Plugin vbRides: Postbit, Signatures and PM's, Remove the "_once" from require_once. :erm:
  
• Missing side padding for text in side blocks with last update.

Future Plans / Wishlist

• Drag Strip stats, an extension to add drag racing information with timeslip images.
  
• Modification system, an extension to add searchable database based on the parts. So a Holley carb install would be linked to other rides who have done the same install.
  
• Add activity stream support

Installation

• Download and unzip the file 'product-vbRides_x.x.x.zip'
  
• Upload the content of upload folder to your existing vBulletin directory. If your admincp folder is renamed from default manually move vbrides_admin.php to it.
  
• CMOD 777 the directories:
  
  • vbrides/photos
    
  • vbrides/audio
    
• Goto Admincp, Plugins & Products > Manage Products > Add/Import Product and import product-vbrides.xml
  
• Set the various settings in vbRides
  
• Set Usergroup permissions See Post

YouTube Channel
vbRides Instructional & Demo Videos

Demo:
http://www.action-network.com/vbrides.php

Demo Account:

vbrides:W5K9VK

More Screenshots

Translations
Phrases are included in the install xml, the file in downloads is extra for use in translating or rephrase for different uses.

Change Log

• Version 1.0.1
  
  • Updated functions_vbrides.php to correct missing deleteDir() function
    
  • Fixed template bugs in 'vbrides_view_ride', 'vbrides_my_comments_bit'
    
  • Added post new ride button to front page in 'vbrides_rightside' template
    
  • Product xml should now install on forums without cms although template is still added
    
• Version 1.0.2
  
  • Updated vbrides.php, vbrides_modcp.php, vbrides_usercp.php to fix bugs with comments
    
  • Updated add_rides_forumhome.php to hide block if no rides to show
    
  • Changed the moderate.png from site_icon folder to a filled in comment bubble
    
• Version 1.0.3
  
  • Added hard coded avatar width in comments to avoid breaking the layout
    
  • Redesigned how thumbnail images are made, now set a fixed height an width
    
  • Reworked RSS feed, now 100% validates so should work as intended
    
  • Fixed various bugs, so reupload all files
    
• Version 1.0.4
  
  • Inserted link to "AddThis" in AddThis profile ID description
    
  • Fixed Show Empty Categories to work as intended
    
  • Removed removeslash function as it didn't work on all servers causing fatal error
    
  • Removed bbc table structure in new ride forum post template to work with TapaTalk
    
  • Added min/max character info to small description input description so users are aware
    
  • Added style variables for adjusting the rating text in view ride page
    
  • Reworked pm and new thread code an phrase template
    
  • Edited moderate.png, moderated.png, and stars.gif
    
  • Fixed broken style in member ride tab caused by last update
    
  • Rewrote vbrides_stats.php to correctly count photos and main images as total images
    
  • Fixed various bugs, reupload all files
    
• Version 1.0.5
  
  • Ride report permission should be fixed to hide from Guests
    
  • Removed dependancy on cms an blog css tags
    
  • New setting Show Create Rides Button as graphic button, link, or hide
  • Fixed bug if overwriting main photo would add to the photo count
  • Performed a spellcheck on the phrases to fix misspelling an grammar
  • Added new style variables for list header to make up for removing blog.css
    
  • Fixed various bugs, reupload all files
    
• Version 1.0.6 Thanks to Keyser Soze for his contributions regarding this version.
  
  • Changed breadcrumb nav to better use vbulletins breadcrumb-navbits
    
  • Removed dependency on cms an blog css tags
    
  • Changed how YouTube videos are added, can now enter full urls
    
  • Fixed bug with comment counter
    

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by rcull

I am afraid I am still having a problem.

Are there any errors?
I have not looked at the importer, so I'm not familiar with it at all, but I will help as much as I can.

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by Sal Collaziano

Thank you very much! Certainly not a deal breaker...

I will look into this when I get a chance.

[rcull]

To me, it looks like it develops the Photos directories, but doesn't place any images in them. It does place a blank index.php in each.

I am not getting any errors since the removal of the files related to not having the delimiter /'s

I really hate to abandon the hundreds of users who have taken the time to upload into Garage, but maybe that is what I am just going to have to accept if I want to clean up my board.

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by rcull

To me, it looks like it develops the Photos directories, but doesn't place any images in them. It does place a blank index.php in each.

I am not getting any errors since the removal of the files related to not having the delimiter /'s

I really hate to abandon the hundreds of users who have taken the time to upload into Garage, but maybe that is what I am just going to have to accept if I want to clean up my board.

Give Eric (Dragonsys) a chance to look into this...he knows what he's doin' and I suspect he'll get it rockin' again (no pressure, Eric LOL!)

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by MarkFL

(no pressure, Eric LOL!)

lol, thanks

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by rcull

To me, it looks like it develops the Photos directories, but doesn't place any images in them. It does place a blank index.php in each.

I am not getting any errors since the removal of the files related to not having the delimiter /'s

I really hate to abandon the hundreds of users who have taken the time to upload into Garage, but maybe that is what I am just going to have to accept if I want to clean up my board.

hmmm, ok I will take a look at it as soon as I can.

[rcull]

I have another site running the same vbulletin version and garage. I attempted an import of rides there too with similar results. The other forum is pretty plain and has no problems with garage.

Is there something basic I can be doing wrong?

On my first attempt I did show this error:
[26-Dec-2016 00:11:08 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function can_administer() in /home/carscene/public_html/forums/vbrides_import.php on line 36
[26-Dec-2016 01:28:52 UTC] die 4 false

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by rcull

I have another site running the same vbulletin version and garage. I attempted an import of rides there too with similar results. The other forum is pretty plain and has no problems with garage.

Is there something basic I can be doing wrong?

On my first attempt I did show this error:
[26-Dec-2016 00:11:08 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function can_administer() in /home/carscene/public_html/forums/vbrides_import.php on line 36
[26-Dec-2016 01:28:52 UTC] die 4 false

No, it is probably an issue with the importer. I have been sick all week and have not been able to look at it yet.

[rcull]

Thanks, so often I just don't see the problem.
Sorry to hear you have been sick, hope you are feeling better soon. It is easy enough to get something with all the seasonal socializing.

[Dragonsys]

try this.

Add the below to line 200-201 (vbrides_import.php):

		create_photo_directories($photodir . 'full/');
		create_photo_directories($photodir . 'thumb/');

Save and try running the import again. Not sure if this is the issue, just stood our to me that the script doesn't seem to create all the folders it tries to use.