Major Additions - GRPS: Groups Commune 2.0.x

Welcome ladies and gentleman, this is the release thread for GRPS, an interactive groups commune. I hope you enjoy this release and i sincerely hope it provides everything to your community in which you're looking for.

What is it?
It's a groups commune. The original idea is that forums with lots and lots of forums on the front-page suck, as a result i thought most of the conversation was rather obscure in regards to what the forums were trying to achieve, so it'd be nice to have that all going on elsewhere, not detracting away from the content and stopping your front-page from looking like a car crash.

Features?

• Groups Home
  
  • Groups Activity List
    
    • Newest Groups
      
    • Most Popular Groups
      
    • Largest Groups
      
  • Category List
    
  • Group Search by Title
    
  • Group Sort by Alphabetical Title, Categories, Member Count
    
    
  • Users can create groups
    
  • Admin switch to moderate groups or not
    
    • Admin CP access to moderation panel
      
• Groups Page
  
  • Posts since last visit notification
    
  • Group Info
    
    • Group Leader shown with avatar
      
    • Category
      
    • Type
      
      • Groups can be listed as public, private or hidden
        
    • Start Date
      
    • Member count
      
    • Post count
      
  • Group Desciption
    
    • Shows group title
      
    • Shows random image
      
    • Shows group information set by group leader
      
  • Groups Thread List (Forum)
    
    • Status Icon
      
    • Title
      
      • Threads use postbit as per the forums
        
    • Thread Author with avatar and time that the thread was started
      
    • Last reply with avatar, username and time that the last reply was posted
      
    • Post New Thread Button
      
      • Groups Members can create threads
        
  • Newest Members
    
    • Shows five newest members
      
    • Link to view all members
      
      • Shows all members of the group
        
  • Group Options
    
    • Users can join/leave groups
      
      • PM Notification for group leaders upon join requests (when moderation enabled).
        
      • PM Notification for of acceptance or refusal.
        
    • Users can send invites to other users via PM
      
• Groups Thread
  
  • Groups Info Box (see above for more info)
    
  • Group Description box (see above for more info)
    
  • Newest Members List (see above for more info)
    
  • List of groups posts using forums postbit
    
  • Pagination using native vBulletin pagination
    
  • Group Leader/Moderation Options
    
    • Open/Close Thread
      
    • Stick Thread
      
    • Delete Thread
      
  • Users have the ability to report posts
    
  • Moderators have the ability to view IP and host.
    
• Group Leader Options
  
  • Groups Management
    
    • WYSIWYG Editor
      
    • Reason for editing box
      
    • Group Options
      
      • Private Posts
        
      • Only group leader can make threads
        
      • Moderate Members
        
      • Show group text edit details
        
      • Hide group image on group pages
        
      • Hidden Group
        
        • This option is only available to admins
          
  • Group Members Moderation
    
    • Ability to accept or deny new members
      
• Postbit Integration
  
  • View Users Groups
    
• User Control Panel (Integration)
  
  • List of groups appears in usercp in order of the last post
    
• Administrator Options
  
  • vBulletin Options
    
    • Turn groups on or off
      
    • Groups Limit Per User
      
    • Posts Per Page (threads)
      
    • Check Forum Activity Posts
      
    • Check Forum Activity Time
      
    • Number of Random Images
      
    • Turn email notification of new groups on/off
      
  • Usergroup Options
    
    • Can view groups
      
    • Can create groups
      
    • Can join groups
      
    • Can post messages in groups
      
    • Can edit messages in groups
      
    • Can delete messages posted in groups
      
    • Numbers of groups usergroup can join limited
      
    • Can moderate groups
      
      • See above for more info
        
    • Can view IP Addresses
      
  • Category Editor
    
    • Edit
      
      • Edit cat id (please not this can ef up your show)
        
      • Edit cat title
        
      • Edit cat description
        
    • Add
      
      • New Cat Title And Description
        
  • Groups Editor
    
    • Search for group by id
      
      • Edit
        
        • Title
          
        • Desciption
          
        • Categoryid
          
        • Group leader id
          
        • Private Posts
          
        • Moderate Members
          
        • Hidden group
          

Special Thanks to harry1951, without his help testing and his recommendations, this would've never ended up the way it did.

Honestly, i can't think of anything else, if you appreciate the work gone into this mod, please donate (in GBP) (right click open in new window)

Hopefully you all appreciate that i just relaunched my site and rather than soak up the atmosphere there or go out drinking i came to release this tonight.

Screens below, rest to your right

Please note this mod does work with 3.5.x

PLEASE DO NOT JOIN MY SITE IN A BID TO PLAY WITH IT OR HAVE A LOOK AT IT FURTHER, MY SITE IS SOMETHING I VALUE FOR BEING SOMEWHERE I CAN CHILL AT, IT'S NOT A TEST SUITE OR DEMO!

Bug Fixes

• Groups v2.0.0 RC1b.zip: fix regarding incorrect table prefixes in index.php and editpost.php
• Groups v2.0.0 RC2.zip: fix regarding incorrect table prefixes in functions_grps.php and class_grps.php. also fix regarding installation instructions.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC3.zip: fix regarding inability to get to create groups page. updated simplified instructions, sadly still not cool html ones and also added ability to delete groups, delete categories and of course the menu options to get to these.
  • Groups v2.0.0 RC3b.zip: fix regarding joining and leaving group depreciated function error added uninstaller to the zip at http://www.yoursite.com/groups/tools...p?do=uninstall
  • Groups v2.0.0 RC3c.zip: fix regarding edit being stated as 70's on group stages, requires re-installtion of the plugin only.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC4.zip: various bug fixes and new general setting, please reupload all files and then reinstall the product.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC5.zip: bug fixes regarding fixing links to forums being broken and forcing redirects for create group outcomes.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC6.zip: various bug fixes including table prefixes in admincp, invitations system now features in-line erroneous username fall-back and clean up regarding broken images in viewthread.php
• Groups v2.0.0 RC7.zip: bug fixes including missing phrases and missing 'noavatar.gif for group leader on groups info.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC8.zip: various bug fixes including missing phrases, smilies not working. new function to turn of new group moderation. form now working on print_no_permission page (thanks Adrian) and something else i forgot.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC9.zip: fixes two spelling mistakes, moves viewthread.php string_replacements to admincp and simplifies the installer experience. (yeah i thought there'd be more to it too).
  • Groups v2.0.0 RC9b.zip: re-fixes two spelling mistakes, fixes a viewthread.php string_replacement via the admincp and turns the default random image count down to that of which is provided.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC10.zip: optimises some of the code, cuts down on queries in exchange for additional joins and now forces compatibility in groups/viewthread.php with vBulletin options. also adds new option in admincp in order to make usercp listing work better out of the box.
• Groups v2.0.0 RC11.zip: fixes a problem with avatars not displaying correctly in thread listing and also optimises the code in membership.php
• Groups v2.0.0.zip: adds and array_merge to the code and smilie popup fixed. now features hooks for plug-in 'easability'. uCS integration moved to external plugin too.
• Groups v2.0.1.zip: removes one hook, fixes problem with membership.php, fixes problem editgroup.php not remembering options and fixes avatar problem.
• Groups v2.0.2.zip: various bug fixes (like missing pagenavs, more elegant removal of reputation button and infraction button and php notices), one or two new features (like intuitive page titles) and now fully phrased.
• Groups v2.0.3.zip: bug fix regarding now being able to select categories. includes a new feature which is basically pagination for the thread listings.
• Groups v2.0.4.zip: bug fix regarding not being able to moderate group memberships.
• Groups v2.0.5.zip: bug fix regarding those introduced via 2.0.4, new features such as double post prevention disable, admins can override privacy settings, usergroup permission text more intuitive and end-user usability increased with modification to threadbit on groups.php. group leaders can now kick users from there groups.
• Groups v2.0.6.zip: bug fix including report, missing edit button and other misc small bugs, new features such as disable hidden groups, allow mods to see private groups, and resign from group handing off to another user.
• Groups v2.0.7.zip: bug fix including fixing post counts, thread goto's and fatal php errors.
• Groups v2.0.8.zip: bug fix regarding inability to delete posts, problem with editing posts and other misc errors.
• Groups v2.0.9.zip: various bug fixes including wywiwyg error, admin cp error and redirect/goto errors.
  • Groups v2.0.9b.zip: fixes problem with upgrade4.php
• Groups v2.0.10.zip: various bug fixes including acknowledging renamed modcp and admincp dir's also adds option regarding removing of posts at group exit/kick.
• Groups v2.0.11.zip: various bug fixes including security/privacy fixes.
• Groups v2.0.12.zip: permission bug fixed.
• Groups v2.0.13.zip: various bug fixes including ability to ignore members in groups and newreply bug.

[Iskib]

Well well.. Now that your answering questions. For the who's online link you gave in previous post . That don't really tell me anything other the way vbulletin handles WOL should be different.

I remember way back when we could just edit the /include/functions online .php mistake me if I am wrong with the name of the file.

Going on the thread you sent me to couldn't you just write a plugin that would tell all the WOL places in Groups ?

Also yes there was a post earlier in this thread I think by vprovision or something along those lines about changng the breadcrumb part of groups to make the vbulletin style (i.e. Forums ---> Group --- > Group name etc... Tried pming him no response for his step by step guide. So if anyone knows how to do this or what changes need to be made for this that would be great.

I know my members would like public Groups, but I can't release it public until The WOL places and breadcrumbs are fixed. Everything else is working great as far as I can tell.

Only suggestions other then the above ones would be to allow the group leader to upload a group images and to somehow integrate photoplog, photopost etc.. or maybe even not intregrate a gallery software and just let group members upload pics to the group kind of like myspace does.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Iskib

Well well.. Now that your answering questions. For the who's online link you gave in previous post . That don't really tell me anything other the way vbulletin handles WOL should be different.

I remember way back when we could just edit the /include/functions online .php mistake me if I am wrong with the name of the file.

Going on the thread you sent me to couldn't you just write a plugin that would tell all the WOL places in Groups ?

Also yes there was a post earlier in this thread I think by vprovision or something along those lines about changng the breadcrumb part of groups to make the vbulletin style (i.e. Forums ---> Group --- > Group name etc... Tried pming him no response for his step by step guide. So if anyone knows how to do this or what changes need to be made for this that would be great.

I know my members would like public Groups, but I can't release it public until The WOL places and breadcrumbs are fixed. Everything else is working great as far as I can tell.

Only suggestions other then the above ones would be to allow the group leader to upload a group images and to somehow integrate photoplog, photopost etc.. or maybe even not intregrate a gallery software and just let group members upload pics to the group kind of like myspace does.

Well well? wtf are you on? And please learn to talk to people better than that. I answer when i can based on my calender, not your desire. Please remember this is a hobby. As i stated in the thread it was my birthday so i never done anything and then i was allowed hangover time to get to grips with my life and the responsibilities i put to one side. Not to mention vbulletin.org doesn't mail me for every support request i get and i don't have time to sporadically refresh this thread.

WOL: You're not wrong, you can edit the files or it could be handled by login. however given the location of the files and the dynamic nature of the script. the current method isn't feasible as per stated in that thread.

Your Members: I do not know what to suggest regarding your breadcrumbs/WOL issues. As stated (not sure if you've read the thread) i'm working on 3.0, thus most of my creative juices and time go into that right now as it's the priority. Neither of those two issues will be sorted out for the 2.0.x branch of the code.

Group Images: It's already been coded for 3.0.x

[txsbmw]

Originally Posted by Iskib

Well well.. Now that your answering questions.

WOW! Besides him being busy and having a life as well as celebrating a birthday, he was trying to get the reply feature to work for all of us so the groups would work properly. I would rather him have worked on that reply issue then spend the little free time he did have to get on here instead to answer questions that for the most part have already been answered in previous posts.

BTW sabret00the great work today getting that issue resolved. My members are all happy campers now.

[Iskib]

Originally Posted by txsbmw

WOW! Besides him being busy and having a life as well as celebrating a birthday, he was trying to get the reply feature to work for all of us so the groups would work properly. I would rather him have worked on that reply issue then spend the little free time he did have to get on here instead to answer questions that for the most part have already been answered in previous posts.

BTW sabret00the great work today getting that issue resolved. My members are all happy campers now.

Txsbmw Yes you have a point if the problem that you are talking about happen before I posted questions like a week ago. I waited patiently and no one would respond. Finally he responded and then responded to the problem you all were having. I don't mean to be an A******, but as the same with you members get on my back about things not working/showing up the same as they would you. I guess it gets me frustrated when I don't have an answer for them.... same as you as a coder would get frustrated when you don't have an answer for someone like me.

sabret00the: bro I wasn't trying to be a d*** just wanted to get this up and running because it is a great mod and I know my members would love it. So I guess if you or anyone else good at php get some free time and would help with those problems that would be great.... if not I guess I can wait and make the groups public when 3.0 comes out. Not a problem.

Is there an ETA on 3.0 ?

[rainyleaves]

Thanks, sabret00the !!

This is my question for 3.0

* First : Will you include PM for Group members?
I mean, can I PMming only for my custom group members?
I really want this Group Tool function.

*Second: Can I use variable 'Groups Limit Per User' by VB user group permission?

And When you will upload 3.0?

Sorry my English.
Thanks.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Iskib

Txsbmw Yes you have a point if the problem that you are talking about happen before I posted questions like a week ago. I waited patiently and no one would respond. Finally he responded and then responded to the problem you all were having. I don't mean to be an A******, but as the same with you members get on my back about things not working/showing up the same as they would you. I guess it gets me frustrated when I don't have an answer for them.... same as you as a coder would get frustrated when you don't have an answer for someone like me.

sabret00the: bro I wasn't trying to be a d*** just wanted to get this up and running because it is a great mod and I know my members would love it. So I guess if you or anyone else good at php get some free time and would help with those problems that would be great.... if not I guess I can wait and make the groups public when 3.0 comes out. Not a problem.

Is there an ETA on 3.0 ?

No ETA on 3.0. Especially considering it'll go through heavy review for the beta test.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by rainyleaves

Thanks, sabret00the !!

This is my question for 3.0

* First : Will you include PM for Group members?
I mean, can I PMming only for my custom group members?
I really want this Group Tool function.

*Second: Can I use variable 'Groups Limit Per User' by VB user group permission?

And When you will upload 3.0?

Sorry my English.
Thanks.

Your English is fine

PM's for group members. It's not a feature that i've put in at this point due to how open for abuse it is. However I'll be sure to reconsider this when I get it into beta and if I opt against it, I'll be sure to put in the necessary hooks to enable it with a simple plugin/product.

Regarding your second point/request: The group limit function was removed for 3.0 i'm afraid.

[rainyleaves]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

However I'll be sure to reconsider this when I get it into beta and if I opt against it, I'll be sure to put in the necessary hooks to enable it with a simple plugin/product.

Really thanks for your reply and conclusion.

Your donation link is broken.
http://www.ebslive.com/forums/images...pal_donate.gif
How can I donation?
Please check it.

And I have new request.
Could you include 'This is my groups' link button at Memberinfo page.
This mean, Members can open who has group's list(Can open Own's group page or Own's groups list) from Memberinfo page.
I think this fuction is very useful for member's networks.

Thanks

[txsbmw]

I found a couple of "issues" at least I think they are issues. Maybe it was designed to be this way:

1) Posts within the groups are not reflecting on the members post count. In other words if you make a post within one of the groups it does not add to your post count.

2) If you make 2 posts right after one another within the same thread of a group it merges the 2 posts. What I mean by this is say I make a post within thread X a couple of minutes later I go to make another post within thread X in which no one else has replied to since my last post, it will merge my 2 posts. However, if I make a post, then member Y makes a post, then I come back and make a post. My posts will show up as individual posts (this is within the same thread of course).

Hope I made sense in explaining that.

[djilou]

2) AdminCp => GRPS settings => Disable Double Post Prevention => Yes