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.

[remote3m]

Well I went to uninstall this script.. it seemed to unistall fine when using the install.php, but when you want to remove the Nmaps from the plugins in vbulliten there is no choice to remove the plugin, So now my admin panel shows that I have this Nmaps thing that is not installed.

Please fix or advise how to remove

[remote3m]

Nevermind.. I just reinstalled and uninstalled plugin.. That did the trick.

Yep.. I'm dumb at times.. can't blame me

[trigon]

Originally Posted by Steve M

..

trigon: I won't be able to get to it till tomorrow unfortunately, old friend dropped by so I'm taking time to see him.

Hope you dont forget me

[Mythotical]

trigon: nope didn't forget, I'm off the next 2 days so expect to see an update.

[Greg-J]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Greg: Sure thing, if you would mind me using your site as a live demo. My demo is just a test demo mainly.

Yes, of course. When it's running without the bugs of course(http://www.myspacepros.com/forum/articles.php). Here are the ones I've found so far:

• bb code is not translated at all, nor are line breaks. It's as if you're pulling directly from the database to display the news rather through the post displaying function.
  
• During install several of the phrases weren't installed. I had to create them manually. Phrases such as $vbphrase[nmaps_edit_story], $vbphrase[nmaps_move_story], etc.
  
• The filename nmaps.php is hardcoded in nmaps_pg_news_add and nmaps_pg_news_edit in two places (in each template).
  
• If there is no right and/or left column the table is still drawn with 3 columns, leaving the spacing off on the right and/or left side.
  
• There are phrases that are hard-coded in nmaps.php such as the ones for the breadcrumbs that need to be made into phrases.

I've fixed these errors in my copy for the most part except for the bbcode issue. I'll begin looking into that now though.

[Mythotical]

Give me a full list of phrases missing so I can add them. Now thats what I call bug reporting, ty Greg for being so thorough. I will try to get all of those fixed in this copy tomorrow. The bbcode isn't translated as the text box doesn't have bbcode enabled.

[ninjamaster]

Originally Posted by Steve M

ninjamaster: Ok I will try to duplicated. Have you upgrade to vB 3.7.1 yet? If not, try that then try to access the install file.

trigon: I won't be able to get to it till tomorrow unfortunately, old friend dropped by so I'm taking time to see him.

i updated stil no go hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Greg-J]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Give me a full list of phrases missing so I can add them. Now thats what I call bug reporting, ty Greg for being so thorough. I will try to get all of those fixed in this copy tomorrow. The bbcode isn't translated as the text box doesn't have bbcode enabled.

All the phrases for the admin select menu are missing.

As for the bbcode not being enabled, why isn't it?

[Mythotical]

Never figured bbcode would be used in news, but since it will be used then I will make sure its enabled.

Phrases for admin select menu should not be missing. Those were the first phrases to be done.

[Mythotical]

ninjamaster: Hmmmmm, no idea, on the blank page, right click, view source and report what you see. You should see an error on the view source page.