Major Additions - News Management & Portal System Lite

Description: News Management & Portal System Lite (NMAPS) is a portal system that is completely based on news without the use of forums. Instead each news story/review story is stored in the database under its own tables. I have seen many requests for news management system and I decided to create NMAPS, then Bree took it to the next stage with v2 with all the changes and features.

The system will act as a portal or a second frontend for your site. It has many features that I'm sure everyone will enjoy.

Features:
* Portal
* Modules
* Chief Reporter Option
* Cover Story
* Top Story
* Categories
* Reporter CP for managing stories
* Phrased
* Admin Settings without using vBulletin's Options page
* Usergroup Permissions
* User Perms
* Phrased

History:
v2.0.7-2 (HOTFIX) -
* Fixed nmaps_config.php requirement in nmaps_install.php and nmaps_upgrade.php

v2.0.7-1 (HOTFIX) -
* Fixed nmaps_config.php error in ACP nmaps.php file

v2.0.7 -
* Add nmaps_config.php so NMAPS can be ran outside of forum directory
* Edited 1 phrase

v2.0.6 -
* Fixed 'Title' setting bug

v2.0.5 -
* Fixed bug with editor on edit entry page

v2.0.4 -
* Fixed WYSIWYG editor when editing an entry
* Added Arabic phrase pack
* Removed unnecessary loop

v2.0.3 -
* Allow BBCode in entries
* Added missing phrases
* Altered nmaps_pg_news_add and nmaps_pg_news_edit templates to remove hard coded file name
* Fixed left/right column display when no modules are present
* Added new phrases to replace nmaps title from being hard coded to navbits as well added new phrases for editing story, moving story, etc.
* Moderation of entries fixed
* Added missing footer template

v2.0.2 -
* Fixed security vulnerabilities
* Combined install and uninstall files into 1 file
* Fixed return value error

v2.0.1 -
* Fixed various display errors
* Added install file
* Fixed 3 database errors

v2.0 -
* Fixed database errors
* Phrased
* Added more features
* Redid code and alters modules
* Own settings page
* Category code rewrote

v1.0 -
* Initial Release

Demo: www.mfgz.co.uk/forum/nmaps.php - Thanks to dodgeuk19
http://www.mlkclan.net/forums/nmaps.php - Thanks to mmerced

Review: Meet the Geeks review of NMAPS

Installation:
Plugins: 4
File Uploads: 16
Files to Import: 1
Directories to Upload: 7

REQUIREMENTS: At least 3.7.1 or later
PHP 5 or later

Support will be given in this thread.

Enjoy and I hope to get suggestions for 2.1

NOTE: If you like this mod, please click INSTALL, it goes a long way with me.

FAQ:

1. How do I edit the navigation links?
   • Go to your AdminCP > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > Edit Templates > Find NMAPS Templates in the list of templates > Edit nmaps_mod_nav
2. What version of PHP/MySQL is required to use this mod?
   • Unfortunately this mod requires PHP5 or later as well as MySQL5 or later.
3. What does Pro version have that Lite doesn't?
   • Pro has many features that Lite doesn't, right now there is no full demo of Pro and if you wish to be notified when a demo is available please PM me.
4. When is the next version of NMAPS due to be released?
   • I try not to give an exact date as errors, sql fixes, etc could cause dates to be changed therefore I try to give more of a week or 2 weeks as I usually give an exceptional amount of time to allow for fixes and such.
5. My editor isn't showing up when I try to add a new article, what is wrong?
   • Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Message Posting Interface Options then Enable Standard & WYSIWYG Controls under Full Editor. Once done, you must reimport the product with overwrite set to 'Yes' once complete the editor will show up when adding a new article.
6. I receive this error when accessing /admincp/ "Warning: require_once(/includes/adminfunctions_template.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/nmaps.php on line 22
   
   Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php')"
   • Download the file from Post #378, upload to your /admincp/ directory overwriting the existing file.
7. Admincp and index still showing incorrectly or not at all.
   • Read this Post #391.

Extra Notes: If you wish to translate NMAPS then I ask you translate and email me the language xml file so that I can properly get it added to the mod pack.

Languages Being Translated to:
* Chinese
* German

NOTE: I have removed the nmaps zip file until I have released the new version. Countdown till new version is at 3 days 12 hours.

News Management and Portal System ?2008 The vBCoders
Please do not redistribute or distribute modified code without my explicit permission.

[Mythotical]

Ninjamaster: What trigon said.

silver_surfer: reporters are added through the member control panel, just edit a member via admincp and find Is Reporter then check yes.

trigon: Hmmm, that was supposed to be a setting, let me check it again, if its not there I will add the setting and re-release today.

[schlottkej]

This killed my backend.... i cannot edit usergroups, DB errors all over the place...

[dodgeuk19]

Thanks For fix mate it works BUT

i have a some of questions,

1st on is when i edit a post and i use the drop down menu that i can only see the OPTION, Story Status, FINAL but i cannot read the options within.

2nd where can i change the Links

3rd After moving a post i have to Edit out all the code i.e. < p > and &nbsp

4th i renamed the nmaps.php to news.php and it showed the front page but i could not click add story etc

5th This maybe something you have noticed but the noimage.gif for the chief is looking in a folder that does not exist ( nmaps/images/misc .... ) i had to create this manually ( noticed on your demo site this does not work too )

6th I like this would like to see what extra features pro has ( maybe embedded video's or wrap around text ) and the cost of it,

Sorry to be a pain and the long list but any ideas on the above would be great, thanks,

will be donating on pay day, keep up the good work and thanks again for fixing the parse error

[silver surfer]

Thanks, Steve...found it.But i noticed the same

1st on is when i edit a post and i use the drop down menu that i can only see the OPTION, Story Status, FINAL but i cannot read the options within.

i cant see the options within, too.

[ninjamaster]

Originally Posted by trigon

try to first uninstall this mod with the install-file (http://www.yourdomain.com/admincp/nmaps_install.php), then install it again.

hi all iam still geting the same when i try to do http://www.yourdomain.com/admincp/nmaps_install.php all i get is a white screen & stays that way

can u help please

[schlottkej]

There seem to be a *TON* of issues with this mod.

[XxKonnectionsxX]

I'm new to this. Can someone help.

I did the download and I uploaded all the files successfully. I have completed all the steps. Now when I go to my forum home page, where am I suppose to see the link to this software? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[trigon]

Originally Posted by XxKonnectionsxX

I'm new to this. Can someone help.

I did the download and I uploaded all the files successfully. I have completed all the steps. Now when I go to my forum home page, where am I suppose to see the link to this software? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

you must edit your navbar template, or use the direct link to it: www.yourforum.com/nmaps.php or if you change the name of the php file in admincp then naturally the new name

[trigon]

Originally Posted by ninjamaster

hi all iam still geting the same when i try to do http://www.yourdomain.com/admincp/nmaps_install.php all i get is a white screen & stays that way

can u help please

after youclick on this link http://www.yourdomain.com/admincp/nmaps_install.php , use the 2.nd selection at first, after that you can do a fresh install

[trigon]

Originally Posted by Steve M

...

trigon: Hmmm, that was supposed to be a setting, let me check it again, if its not there I will add the setting and re-release today.

thx m8.