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
    

[rcull]

Do you need 7.1?

I have had similar problems, you should only run as new a PHP version as you need to run the programs you are using.

If not you should be able to roll it back in your Cpanel. I think your host can even roll it back for certain programs. You could ask them.

I am probably going to abandon this plugin too

By the way, I don't know nut'in, so hopefully someone else will give you better help!

[MarkFL]

I would think the errors/warning are due to deprecated function, and in many cases the scripts/plugins can be edited to rewrite the deprecated functions in terms of non-deprecated functions.

[Sal Collaziano]

Interesting... Well... I upgraded to the latest version of vBulletin to keep up to date and figured I'd jump to PHP 7.1 while I was at it. So far this is the only piece of my puzzle that's not working. I'd like to keep it running but it's not absolutely necessary. I guess if there's no fix I'll close it down. But it IS a nice feature and I do like using it. I hope somebody comes up with a fix some time soon...

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by Sal Collaziano

Interesting... Well... I upgraded to the latest version of vBulletin to keep up to date and figured I'd jump to PHP 7.1 while I was at it. So far this is the only piece of my puzzle that's not working. I'd like to keep it running but it's not absolutely necessary. I guess if there's no fix I'll close it down. But it IS a nice feature and I do like using it. I hope somebody comes up with a fix some time soon...

What errors are you getting? I'd like to help resolve these if I can.

[Sal Collaziano]

Originally Posted by MarkFL

What errors are you getting? I'd like to help resolve these if I can.

Thank you. When I attempt to moderate a new ride. For example, if I try to reject one, I get the following error:

syntax error, unexpected '/', expecting '-' or identifier (T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or number (T_NUM_STRING) on line 4 in /home/username/public_html/forum/vbrides_modcp.php(254) : eval()'d code
#0 {main}

[Sal Collaziano]

To note, approving works fine...

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by Sal Collaziano

Thank you. When I attempt to moderate a new ride. For example, if I try to reject one, I get the following error:

syntax error, unexpected '/', expecting '-' or identifier (T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or number (T_NUM_STRING) on line 4 in /home/username/public_html/forum/vbrides_modcp.php(254) : eval()'d code
#0 {main}

I'll have to download and install this product on my local dev site to investigate this. I will let you know what I find when I do this tonight.

[Sal Collaziano]

Originally Posted by MarkFL

I'll have to download and install this product on my local dev site to investigate this. I will let you know what I find when I do this tonight.

Thank you very much! I appreciate it!

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by Sal Collaziano

Thank you very much! I appreciate it!

Okay, I installed the product, and encountered the same error you reported when rejecting a ride.

To resolve this issue, locate the file "vbrides_modcp.php" and locate line 254 which reads:

PHP Code:

        eval(fetch_email_phrases('vbrides_mail_delete_ride', $userinfo['languageid'])); 


Change this line to read:

PHP Code:

        fetch_email_phrases('vbrides_mail_delete_ride', $userinfo['languageid']); 


Once I did that, the rejection process functioned correctly.

[Sal Collaziano]

That did it! Thank you very much! I hope the developer makes this change for those using the latest versions of PHP...

Originally Posted by MarkFL

Okay, I installed the product, and encountered the same error you reported when rejecting a ride.

To resolve this issue, locate the file "vbrides_modcp.php" and locate line 254 which reads:

PHP Code:

        eval(fetch_email_phrases('vbrides_mail_delete_ride', $userinfo['languageid'])); 


Change this line to read:

PHP Code:

        fetch_email_phrases('vbrides_mail_delete_ride', $userinfo['languageid']); 


Once I did that, the rejection process functioned correctly.