v3 Articles 1.0.1 - [vB 3.0.1]

v3 Articles 1.0.1

By John Warwick, Web Development Freelancer (john@eovieinteractive.com)
Fully tested and working on vBulletin 3.0.1.
Part of www.v3arcade.com

Important Security Fix - Please download v3 Articles 1.0.2.zip
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If you are upgrading, please read Security Fix Upgrade.txt
If you are installing for the first time, read Instructions.txt

INTRODUCTION
v3 Articles was originally written for the fine people at www.DodgeTalk.com, for use with their vBulletin forum. The purpose of this add-on is to provide a place in vBulletin for articles (e.g. news, reviews, editorials) similar to that of the thread interface - but with a more content-oriented approach.

Features:
- Usergroup based permissions
- Full editing/deletion/moderation system
- Article attachments
- Article ratings
- Comments system
- "Featured Article" system, give great articles top exposure
- Introduction and category description text
- Smilies and icons
- Full BBCODE/WYSIWYG support
- Attachment captions
- Full page navigation for articles and comments
- Comment dupe checking
- Status icons
- View users' ratings in their comments

Alternatively, check the screenshots!

I've tried to make the installation as quick and painless as possible. Enjoy!


WORKING DEMO
You can see a working demo of v3 Articles at www.v3articles.com. (Part of the v3 Arcade website.)


MANY THANKS
- Ron Wilson, of DodgeTalk.com
- Everyone on v3Arcade.com who donated to keep the server running


SUPPORT
Support can be found in the v3 Articles thread on vBulletin.org, and shortly on v3arcade.com. (I'll set up a priority support system.) As always, I'll happily give support for real problems. However, a lot of the time people ask questions about things which have already been answered hundreds of times. If you have a problem caused by not reading through the instructions or checking through the support thread, I can't guarantee a response.


DONATIONS
v3 Articles is free, but my server isn't! Any donations are hugely appreciated in order to help me keep my v3 sites running. (PayPal: john@eovie.com). Many thanks to those who donate!
If you're looking for someone to install v3 Articles for you, email me at john@eovieinteractive.com.


PLEASE CLICK INSTALL
Needless to say, if you install this please click the "Install" button. Thanks.

[proxyMX]

Originally Posted by egyptsons

your a great man John

never mind, not using it because theres not any Vbadvanced integration, sorry

[Holidazed]

When I delete an article, it does not show one less article on the listing.

I had 3 articles in my category and seleted one. It says there are still 3, but when I go into the category, it only shows 2.

Help.

[Shack Networks]

I am using it and thinks its kewl, I would like to see as a request some form of block made available for vbadvance as this for me would put the icing on the cake.

This has to in my view be put down for hack of the month as its fantastic.

H

[wcbryant]

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

I did have a need, but i just used the forum for it. I would just like to see what makes it different other than the layout. If u can convince me why I should use it over the forum for articles, I may install it.

Wow! You'd do that for him? And all he has to do is convince you? If only all users here were so giving, vb.org would be a better place for it.

[Kwak]

Using vB3.0.0 and I get the following error when attempting to install:

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/ikwak/public_html/calpolyonline/forums/articles/admincp/install.php on line 7

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/ikwak/public_html/calpolyonline/forums/articles/admincp/install.php on line 7

I made the exact modifications instructed on the instructions file.
Help?

[John]

Originally Posted by iKwak

Using vB3.0.0 and I get the following error when attempting to install:

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/ikwak/public_html/calpolyonline/forums/articles/admincp/install.php on line 7

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/ikwak/public_html/calpolyonline/forums/articles/admincp/install.php on line 7

I made the exact modifications instructed on the instructions file.
Help?

Try uploading the files to the correct place. What ever gave you the impression that you should create a new "articles" folder in the forum root?

[John]

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

I did have a need, but i just used the forum for it. I would just like to see what makes it different other than the layout. If u can convince me why I should use it over the forum for articles, I may install it.

If you can convince me why I should bother to attempt to explain it to you, I might provide a serious response.

[Pitman]

Hmm... I have one user post a new article, then another post one and delete the second one.... the second user shows as the "Latest Article" author but with the first article's name

[djohn]

John, any idea about my question?

[Shack Networks]

I know I have mentioned this before several times, but I would love to see this intergrated into the CMPS portal system in the forum of a block, maybe similar to the one posted bellow that vbportal uses. Also maybe a forum sidebar block for recent articles in the same fashion as the recent posts block ?

I admit I dont have the skill to do this but I am 100% sure you guys do and would love to see this addition done as for me it would be the Bee's Knee's so to speak

H