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Geek AutoLinker 4.02 · **Released**: 02-09-2005

HowdA All,

Welcome to Geek Autolinker 4.0 from the makers of Geek Autolinker 2.0 and Tang - the stuff the people in space drink.

posts for version 4.0 start here

What it does:
It allows you to specify key words to replace in posts with ANY FREAKING URL YOU COULD THINK OF. Thats right, you to can now have key words automatically url'ed to other areas of the world wide web.

Now in 4.0 you can create popups, track impressions and click-thrus, get statistics on them and specify more attributes of the links. The popups can now also use bbcode to create virtually any kind of popup you could imagine. You can limit categories of links to certain forums and also enable specific usergroups to toggle GALs on or off (by category).

This is a perfect gift for sponsors, click throughs, referal programs, definitions, instructions, birthdays and other celebrations.

Example:
If I define Bob as a keyword that I would like to automatically come up hyperlinked to bob.com all I have to do is say so (well, you put it into the admincp). Presto! As quick as that, everytime a user sees the word bob, bobs, bob! Bob bOb? etc... it comes up linked to bob.com

How much will bob love you?

If the url you want it to jump to is actually a thread on your site, you can use the nifty ignorethreadid option. Heres how that works:

If I have a thread entitled Reputation and how to use it, I can put the word reputation into the Geek AutoLinker with the URL pointing to the thread about reputation. Then everytime the word reputation appears in someones post, anyone can click on it to learn more. Since it would be stupid to have the thread Reputation and how to use it autolink to itself, I put the threadid in the ignorethreadid box. That way all matches for reputation are linked to that thread except for the reputation matches in the thread Reputation and how to use it.

Safe mode and dangerous mode.

There are now two modes of operation. Safe mode will autolink any match AS LONG AS IT HAS A SPACE BEFORE IT. That means that <br />bob or .Bob are not valid matches and wont be highlighted. The reason for this is to prevent the autolinker messing up URLs with matches in them (like www.bob.com). Safe mode will most likely end up with fewer matches, but no messed up URLS.
Dangerous mode however could care less about your cute little spaces. It will link them regardless. That means more matches, but a slight increase that an existing url might break in a post.

Here are some examples in action.
Keyword: freak

Safe mode.
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.freak.com
Dangerous mode:
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.<a href="www.freak.com">freak</a>.com

Other stuff:

Category management - allows you to override global settings
Limit - limit the number of replacements per link per post
Ordinal - organise the order replacments are made
Customize your own replacment code on a global, catergory, or individual level.
The installer is a prototype GISH installer that does the file edits for you. Please check the readme for details on how it works - its pretty cool).

Upgrading

Download, replace all existing files with new ones.
Run the gal4_install.php file (in your admincp)
Follow the upgrade path.
The system will ahve you manullay chage any files it can not find to update.

DEMO: http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11011 (note the words MMA and PREP. If you follow to MMA you will notice that MMA isnt linked in the final article thanks to ignorethreadid)

Difficulty: Easy
File mods: 4 simple ones
Added queries: 0 or greater depending on your settings

Updated 10.5.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Updated 13.4.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Update 25.03.05 - oops!
Changed readme addition to functions_showthread.php Things look good now

Updates 25.05.05 to v.204 - sneaky bug
Thanks to Razz - I found 2 minor typos that end up causing people working in safemode to actually be working in danger mode! To upgrade, simply check out this post

Updated 12.2.05 to v. 2.03 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in readme. To upgrade, al you need to do is edit admincp/index,
do a search for
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=create');
and replace with
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=add');

Updated 11.2.05 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in README (dont worry, it wasnt in the instructions)
Stopped phrase text spitting out during install. Some of the phrase is html so it looked confusing to new installers.
Removed reference to GAS3 settings in the install. This is because its the same installer. Just forgot to remove that line.
All in all, this was just a typo fix. There is no upgrade because there are no problems with the code.

Updated 10.2.05 - minor
Found a couple typos that affect safe mode.
Nothing major - just replace the GAL_admin.php file

Updated 10.2.05 - Major
Completely re-written.
See README for upgrade instructions.

Update 10.2.05 - minor
Updated include/geek_autolink.php as it was missing a table_prefix
To upgrade, download latest package and replace your geek_autolink file.

nJoy

RichieBoy67 · #**172** 02-26-2005, 06:15 PM

I did the install but when I try to use it I am getting

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3:

Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM geek_autolink ORDER BY text asc
mysql error: Table 'talkandmore_net.geek_autolink' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Date: Saturday 26th of February 2005 03:14:38 PM

RichieBoy67 · #**173** 02-26-2005, 06:31 PM

can someone tell me what qeurries I have to make?? I'm not very good at mysql so I am having a hard time figuring out how to make these querries manually. For some reason I don't think the installer did the querries..

Thanks

I checked and rechecked and followed directions exactly. I do not know why this is happening... I am getting this when I click on view.

PHP Code:


			
Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3:



Invalid SQL: SELECT id, text, link, ignorethread FROM geek_autolink ORDER BY text asc

mysql error: Table 'talkandmore_net.geek_autolink' doesn't exist



mysql error number: 1146

This is what I get when I try to go into safemode

PHP Code:


			
Invalid SQL: SELECT * FROM geek_autolink ORDER BY text asc

mysql error: Table 'talkandmore_net.geek_autolink' doesn't exist

I think all I need to do is add the 'talkandmore_net.geek_autolink' table but I do not know how... Can someone please tell me the querrie for this. I know it's very simple..

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Blam Forumz · #**174** 02-27-2005, 05:19 PM

Once again, brilliant hack Geek

OrangeFlea · #**175** 02-28-2005, 08:12 PM

One problem...

I have the thing on danger mode, and when people type out keywords in certain fonts or italics, the hyperlinks don't show. What's up with that?

ryandu · #**176** 03-02-2005, 04:04 AM

Hi GEEK,

because in most of the URL, for example http://amazon or http://www.amazon.com

the word "amazon" either start with a "/" or with a "." , so can do like this any "amazon" start with "/" or with "." , we don't link, then all other "amazon" will be linked.

this way, it will be perfect and won't mess up URLs.

can we do this?
thanks

Symbian.info · #**177** 03-02-2005, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryandu

Hi GEEK,

because in most of the URL, for example http://amazon or http://www.amazon.com

the word "amazon" either start with a "/" or with a "." , so can do like this any "amazon" start with "/" or with "." , we don't link, then all other "amazon" will be linked.

this way, it will be perfect and won't mess up URLs.

can we do this?
thanks

I have the same problem! all URLs with //3lib.co.uk get messed up becuase of the / in the front and not www.
So can you change that?

venomx · #**178** 03-02-2005, 05:39 PM

If you install the new fix and set it to safe mode this will work right. I have it running like that on my site and its fine.

The Geek · #**179** 03-02-2005, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeFlea

One problem...

I have the thing on danger mode, and when people type out keywords in certain fonts or italics, the hyperlinks don't show. What's up with that?

That is because the word doesnt have a space infront of it. That is the switch-off with safe mode. It wont screw up existing links but it will not link words that do not have a space infront of them.
this
equates to
<strong>this</strong>
And therefore it has no space.

HTH's

zachlee · #**180** 03-04-2005, 12:31 PM

how could I integrate this (GAL) into my CMPS index page, so that it would link the words, when I type them in my news.

I also noticed on my install (3.0.7) that the install.php did not create the tables in mysql. Shouldnt be too much of a deal, for anyone having phpmyadmin or webmin, etc.

The Geek · #**181** 03-04-2005, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachlee

how could I integrate this (GAL) into my CMPS index page, so that it would link the words, when I type them in my news.

I also noticed on my install (3.0.7) that the install.php did not create the tables in mysql. Shouldnt be too much of a deal, for anyone having phpmyadmin or webmin, etc.

Hey Zachlee. Thanks for the heads up though I have no clue why it wouldnt create the table on 3.07
I wonder if something else was up?

As far as the CMPS thing - it wouldnt really be too hard. You just need to find where the post text is parsed and put the function_showthread code there. In fact, I thought it already used functions_showthread to parse bbcode - however its hard to say as I am on the road and away from all my code right now.

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