Add-On Releases - CES Site News

CES Site News
Version: 1.6.3
vBulletin 3.7.x, 3.8.x supported

*** NEWS ***
5/15/2008 - v1.6.3 released
5/5/2008 - v1.6.2 released
5/2/2008 - v1.6.1 released
4/17/2008 - v1.6.0 released
11/7/2007 - v1.5.1 released
9/9/2007 - v1.5.0 released
4/12/2007 - v1.4.1 released
4/5/2007 - v1.4.0 released
4/1/2007 - 4/2/2007 - v1.3.1 through v1.3.2 released
3/30/2007 - v1.3.0 released
3/23/2007 - 3/26/2007 - v1.2.0 through v1.2.4 released
3/14/2007 - v1.1.1 released
3/12/2007 - v1.1.0 released
2/9/2007 - v1.0.8 released
1/29/2007 - v1.0.7 released
1/23/2007 - 1/27/2007 - v1.0.0 through v1.0.6 released

Known Issues:
- none

What It Does:
This allows you to turn one of your forums into a news blog.

Live Installation: http://www.crackedeggstudios.com/news.php
This site is usually an update or two ahead of what's available in this thread, because that's where we do all our testing.

Products to Install: 1
Plugins Included: 14
Files to Upload: 7
Files to Edit: 0
New Templates: 8
Template Edits: 0

Mod Features:
- adds options to the Forum Manager
- uses forum permissions
- threads in the given forum become articles
- pull articles from other forums
- full-text articles are displayed in a customized forumdisplay
- post replies are added as comments
- set number of articles and comments per page
- turn on/off announcements in news display
- turn on/off attachments in news display
- turn on/off last comment in news display
- ajax quick edit in news display (basically, quick edit in forum display)
- display articles on every comments page
- limit size of article preview
- additional BB-Code tags for articles

BB-Code Tags:
[previewlength]value[/previewlength]
Placing this anywhere in an article overrides the preview limit for that article only. Multiple [previewlength] tags are cumulative. A "Read More..." link will appear if this tag is used.

[preview]value[/preview]
Placing this anywhere in an article defines text that will only show on Newsdisplay. Text contained in this tag completely replaces the post text on Newsdisplay. Multiple [preview] tags are cumulative. A "Read More..." link will appear if this tag is used.

[more]value[/more]
Placing this anywhere in an article defines text that will only show on Shownews. Text contained in this tag does not replace the post text on Shownews. It only hides text from Newsdisplay.

*** Changelog ***
As of Version 1.6.3:
- bug fix: preview functions do nothing since alias support added
- bug fix: preview functions never worked on editpost or newthread
- bug fix: inconsistent postbit after quick edit
- updated files: news.php, shownews.php, ces_news_bbcode.php,
ces_news_quick_edit.js

As of Version 1.6.2:
- bug fix: more database errors in vB 3.6.x
- bug fix: post controls hide on news display in IE7
- bug fix: threadbit and postbit widths inconsistent
- updated templates: ces_news_postbit, ces_news_threadbit
- updated files: shownews.php

*** Screenshots ***
1. New Forum Manager Option
2. Site News Settings
3. News Articles (forumdisplay)
4. Comments (showthread)

[thincom2000]

Anyway I found the source of the spacer problems and that fix is included for sure this time. As for the forum description, that is handled like any other forum, so I don't see the reason you are having problems. Maybe once you switch to the updated 1.3.0 templates it will go away, since apparently there are a bunch of template changes I never released.

[thincom2000]

Found another bug. Not sure if it was in 1.2.4 or just appeared in the process of updating the product, but when an article has more than 1 attachment, only the first attachment shows on Newsdisplay.

If this was not the case in earlier versions, don't worry about it, because it has been fixed in the next update.

[thincom2000]

Originally Posted by TheMilkCarton

Have you tried adding a forum description on one of your own news forums to test it out?

And just being nosy... is 1.3.0 coming along well? I'm very excited for all your changes

All of the forums on my site have Forum Descriptions working without problems...

Version 1.3.0 is coming along very well. I hope to sit on the release another day or so to sort out any bugs I may not have noticed yet and to think of any other features to add. As of yesterday working on 1.3.0 resulted in the discovery of another Forumdisplay optimization that I will release soon as well.

[thincom2000]

I didn't realize it did that. Of course I'll add the Who's Online Location.

[thincom2000]

Here's the Changelog so far for v1.3.0. If you want anything to make it into this update that you don't already see here, let me know.

As of Version 1.3.0:
- simplified threadbit processing with function calls
- simplified comment header code
- fixed thread icons
- fixed spacer problems on Shownews
- fixed bug on Newsdisplay where only 1 attachment would show
- added forum sorting tools to Newsdisplay
- added attachment paperclip & count to Newsdisplay
- added new hook locations (integration with CES Pre-Processing Hooks)
- added Who's Online Locations
- added missing phrases
- added template group for easier template editing
- renamed all templates
- templates ready with forum headers (integration with vbWiki Pro)
- moved search tools from above comments to above article on Shownews
- updated files: news.php, shownews.php, ces_news_functions.php

[thincom2000]

No you don't. But if you do install Pre-Process Hooks (which I recommend, so far I've been able to take 1 query out of showthread, and next update - found 1 to take out in forumdisplay while making 1.3.0), you don't need to edit the 1.3.0 files. Also the Pre-Process Hooks reduce tons of queries in Event Forums if you have that mod or were considering it.

To answer your question about the sorting: default sort order and sort options both work.

[thincom2000]

I would honestly wait on the Pre-Process Hooks install until I add the forumdisplay_preprocess hook to the product and install instructions.

[thincom2000]

Wow, I remember that. I'm surprised I still hadn't fixed it.

[thincom2000]

Version 1.3.0 has been released. There's a lot of changes in this version. If you find anything else, let me know.

EDIT: I have already fixed the Quick Reply/Multiquote bug for the next update, but I would like to hold it back until some people can confirm they haven't found any others.

[thincom2000]

I don't know why you needed to do that. I hardcoded the spacer into the comments template...