Add-On Releases - vBadvanced & Photopost Latest comments on front page.

**********************UPDATE 12/03/2006**************************
If you have downloaded the file before this update then i recomend that you re-download it and use the latest file.


In this latest edit I have made the file check the photo height and width and show the correct size thumbnail (thanks to Cocko for bringing this to my attention )

I believe this is the last edit that will be needed as i have done everything I can think of for this and it does what it is supposed to now, That is it shows the latest 5 comments and only those comments that have an actual comment in it and not just a rating with a blank comment.

It displays the username of the user who posted the comment and links to his/her profile (vb profile) it puts the rating under the photo (with instructions on how to remove it) and now it checks the width and height and sizes the thumbnail accordingly.

Thanks

phill






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**********************UPDATE 12/02/2006**************************

If you have installed this already re-download the hack and use the updated cmps_comms.php it has more built in functionality.


Main edits.

1. ability to disallow cats from showing.

2. Stops empty comments from showing and grabs the latest 5 comments that have comments in them.

3. I put the ratings onto it so they show under the thumbnails (I included instructions on how to remove it)


So please re-download the zip file and use that one it is the latest build of this hack.

Thanks

Phill
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This hack will put the 5 latest comments from photopost pro into a block on the front page of your vbadvanced cmps.

Demo Here

or see screenshot attached.


To install this.

1. Open cmps_comms.php and edit all the variables to your own.

once done save.

2. open cpms_coms_block.php and change the path to the script to reflect yours.

once done save.

3. Upload cmps_comms.php to your photopost folder

4. upload cpms_coms_block.php to your module folder (cmps modules)

5. go to your vbulletin admin control panel.

6. in the left pane choose vBa CMPS and expand it, then choose 'add module'

7. choose php file

• module title 'whatever you want to call it'
  
• column 'which ever one you want it in'
  
• active 'yes'
  
• update all pages 'yes'
  
• file to include 'cpms_coms_block.php'
  
• identifier 'comms block'
  
• clean file output 'yes'
  
• use shell template 'yes'

and save......


you should now have the block on your front page.

If it looks funny or is not is the block or something, go back untick clean file output and save then go back and retick clean file output and save, that should clear up the problem (no idea why it does that but it does)

Hope you like this hack

please click install if you use this

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[KW802]

Originally Posted by Trana

Does this work with vba gallery 2.1? There were some fairly significant database changes from 2.0.1 to 2.1.

This hack deals with PhotoPost PHP Pro, not PhotoPost vBGallery.

[StuntFactoryX]

im confussed.. i dont see anything in module about colspan but i dont want to mess up my other modules either.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by StuntFactoryX

im confussed.. i dont see anything in module about colspan but i dont want to mess up my other modules either.

What version of CMPS are you running?

You should be able to find the colspan option at...

ACP => vBa CMPS => Edit Modules => {The name of the new module you created} => Module Shell Template Options => Title Row Colspan

[foulplay]

not working for me either......

[StuntFactoryX]

working perfect.. i was looking for colspan in the module php file that came in zip.

thanks for your help. and thanks kw for the hack.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by StuntFactoryX

working perfect.. i was looking for colspan in the module php file that came in zip.

There is a lot of stuff buried in CMPS; takes a while to get used to it all.

Originally Posted by StuntFactoryX

thanks for your help. and thanks kw for the hack.

Hack is from phill2003. I'm just a CMPS junkie.

[StuntFactoryX]

opps thats what i meant.. had you switched up.. i did notice that the font is larger in the the other font used in cmps. what do u suppose will happen if the comment contains very large font?

[Cocko]

hack is running vb 3.6.4, vba 2.2.1, pp pro 5.5
a very nice idea to improve cmps + gallery, thanks!

a few notes / questions about:

image thumps are unproportional to originals
where or how to fix this issue ?

is it possible to show the comment values ?
this is as well important if the comment field
is blank (just no comment but a value)

[phill2003]

Originally Posted by Cocko

hack is running vb 3.6.4, vba 2.2.1, pp pro 5.5
a very nice idea to improve cmps + gallery, thanks!

a few notes / questions about:

image thumps are unproportional to originals
where or how to fix this issue ?

is it possible to show the comment values ?
this is as well important if the comment field
is blank (just no comment but a value)

You can set the image size inside cmps_comms.php on line 39 just set it to whatever you want.

I dont understand what you mean about the comment values? I am currently trying to get it to not show blank comments, I am a beginner at this though so its taking a while .

[Cocko]

Originally Posted by phill2003

You can set the image size inside cmps_comms.php on line 39 just set it to whatever you want.

the settings may compress the image size instead of rebuild image size.
hope its clearer now

Originally Posted by phill2003

I dont understand what you mean about the comment values? I am currently trying to get it to not show blank comments, I am a beginner at this though so its taking a while .

sorry about my english.
of course it would be nice if you can fix the blank comments also -
thats what i asked for - it would be nice to show the rating over all.

thanx for working on this very useful hack.