vB Affiliates for 3.5

Author: An-net
Ported by: Danny.vbt

Description:
Now add,manage,display all your communties/boards affiliates in a simple and organized fashion.

[high] This hack is in it's early BETA stages, and it should be used for DEBUGGING purposes only. [/high]

Features:
-Administration Panel
-multiple affilliates
-image button verification
-modules
-top listing
-types/categories
-reporting system
-rating system
-in and out clicking system
-redirects
-delay system
-disclaimers
-extremely customizeable
-display options
-pagination
-approval system
-usergroup permissions
-active system
-image buttons

And more!

Install Overview:

[high] Please upload files before importing product! [/high]
(Thanks Kirby!)

File Uploads(4)
Template Edits(1)
Products(1)
Cron (1)


Please Note:

This hack is in BETA, if you find any bugs whatsoever report them, and I will fix them asap. (I'm almost positive that there will be a few silly bugs.)

Thank You,
And please click Install if you use this hack.


Updates:

BETA 1.0.7

Uploaded new affiliate.php by HawkBizKit, fixes ON clause error

BETA 1.0.6

Uploaded new affiliate.php by Dark_Wizard

BETA 1.0.5

Fixes Installation/Uninstallation issues and table prefix error

BETA 1.0.4

Added missing phrases, fixed permissions issue.

BETA 1.0.3

Fixed errors on xml product, also added auto rebuild bitfields.

BETA 1.0.2

Fixed parse error on affiliate.php

Screen Shots Below: They are Poorer quality due to gifs.

Originally Posted by christianb

Danny, being a coder myself (although recently new to vbulletin) I can understand a level of frustration. However, being in beta, which has been made apparently clear, hopefully to everyone reading, please take a level of criticism with it. You cannot simply put out a beta and expect people NOT to whine about it. I had complaints, yes, agreed, however, I have resolved most of mine aside from the ones I posted prior to this posting. I can live with these and when I have appropriate time, I may delve into the code to find what conflicts may be as at the moment I have no time to do so. I'm still taking in the differences between this software (vbulletin) and what I'm used to. I also have web designing to do, work at my job, and a newborn baby to help take care of. This adds to my client-side frustration as I feel others may have as well in different circumstances.

Having said that, as a coder yourself and with a project in BETA stage, calling someone's database "strange" because you haven't been able to duplicate their issues doesn't mean their issues do not exist. I, myself, experienced a similar situation which was corrected with uninstalling the hack and reinstalling it. If you have a problem with one of the members, please notify a moderator. Otherwise, accept the issues that clients run into as an issue that needs to be addressed rather than dismissed.

You are NOT going to have all the answers, nor the time to answer everything, which is understandable, but please, have patience with people. I'm sure this hack and others you will do will be great ones, but it takes time and patience dealing with clients on their issues. You are in a position of professionalism and your responses need to reflect your position.

Hey christianb,

Although I agree with you entirely on your arguements, you do use the term clients. Clients, through my eyes, are people paying me to code for them. When I am dealing with clients, I have absolute patients with them. In this situation, however, I am not dealing with clients.

Originally Posted by christianb

If you have a problem with one of the members, please notify a moderator. Otherwise, accept the issues that clients run into as an issue that needs to be addressed rather than dismissed.

I may have gotten a little upset with a member, but contacting a moderator for it is really not neccesary. Also, I am not required to accept anything. This is a free script provided to the members of vbulletin.org. I know this seems a bit extreme, but it is true. In this case, I tried to aquire more information so I could see what may be wrong. I didn't recieve any significant information, only impatience.

Yes, the coders have to be patient, but so do the people installing the hacks. Specifically when the hack is in BETA. I look back on my previous post, and I don't feel like anything I said didn't need to be said. I am giving my free time to add additional features to vbulletin. I appreciate the insightful posts with bug fixes and constructive critisizm. I do not like member's judging how I code, when they can't even understand php.

Again, there has to be an equllibrium of patience between both parties. The coder and the members installing the hack should all be patient. Everyone would be happier.

Originally Posted by divided_by_fear

where do you think i should add this code? im running disturbed style by eXtremepixels ... any help would be great...thanks

Hey,

Try finding this, it should be in the navbar template.

	<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

[divided_by_fear]

this is my whole navbar template code its not in there... sorry if im bugging you im still new to all this.... but i have installed alot of other mods i just didnt see that code... do you think i could add it in somewhere?

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
	ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
	ht[0].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayscale=1)";
	if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
	{
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
		ht[0].style.filter = "";
		return false;
	}
}
//-->
</script>

<br />

<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="alt1" width="100%">
		<if condition="is_array($navbits)">
			<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
			<tr valign="bottom">
				<td><a href="#" onclick="history.back(1); return false;"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_back]" border="0" /></a></td>
				<td>&nbsp;</td>
				<td width="100%"><span class="navbar"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="1">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></span> $navbits[breadcrumb]</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td class="navbar" style="font-size:10pt; padding-top:1px" colspan="3"><a href="$scriptpath"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_finallink.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reload_this_page]" border="0" /></a> <strong>$navbits[lastelement]</strong></td>
			</tr>
			</table>			
		<else />
			<div class="navbar" style="font-size:10pt"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="1"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> <strong>$vboptions[bbtitle]</strong></div>
		</if>
	</td>	
	
	<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
	
		<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />
			<if condition="$pcount != ''">$pcount<br /></if>
			<phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
			<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>
		<br /><if condition="$rcount != ''">$rcount<br /></if>
		</div>
		</td>
		
	<else />
		
		<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">
			
		<!-- login form -->
		<form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
		<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[username]</td>
			<td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" />$vbphrase[remember_me]</label></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[password]</td>
			<td><input type="password" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="102" /></td>
			<td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />		
		<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
		<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
		</form>
		<!-- / login form -->
			
		</td>
		
	</if>	
	
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

  <div class="spacer"></div>

<if condition="$show['forumdesc']">
	<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><strong>$foruminfo[title]</strong> <span class="smallfont">$foruminfo[description]</span></td>
	</tr>
	</table>
	<br />
</if>

<if condition="$show['popups']">
<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->
	
	<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
	<!-- header quick search form -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_search_menu" style="display:none">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
			<form action="search.php" method="post">
				<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
				<input type="hidden" name="showposts" value="0" />
				<input type="hidden" name="quicksearch" value="1" />
				<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
				<input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="20" />$gobutton<br />
			</form>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]:</a></td>
		</tr>		
		<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]:</a></td>
</tr>	
		<tr>
				<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]:</a></td>
		</tr>		
		</table>
	</div>
	<!-- / header quick search form -->
	</if>

	<if condition="$show['member']">
	<!-- user cp tools menu -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="usercptools_menu" style="display:none">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
		
		<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[quick_links]</td></tr>		
		<if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td></tr></if>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td></tr>
				
		<tr><td class="thead"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>
		<if condition="$show['siglink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr></if>
		<!--<if condition="$show['avatarlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr></if>-->
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_profile]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>
		
		<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[miscellaneous]</td></tr>
		<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="topposters.php?$session[sessionurl]">Display Top Posters</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>
		<if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>
		
		</table>
	</div>
	<!-- / user cp tools menu -->
	</if>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

<!-- PAGENAV POPUP -->

	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="pagenav_menu" style="display:none">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[go_to_page]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
			<form action="$vboptions[forumhome].php" method="get" onsubmit="return this.gotopage()" id="pagenav_form">
				<input type="text" class="bginput" id="pagenav_itxt" style="font-size:11px" size="4" />
				<input type="button" class="button" id="pagenav_ibtn" value="$vbphrase[go]" />
			</form>
			</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
	</div>

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if>

<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>

Above or below that would work.

[divided_by_fear]

thank you very much and thanks for the fast reply trying it right now

[davidw]

I understand what you refer to as clients. I have two types of clients - nonpaying and paying.

When I've dealt with beta projects myself in the past, inclusive of even my own, we've used a select amount of people to beta test the scripts (either by a beta test email list or by chosen who apply to beta test).

I'm still getting used to vbulletin's forums. I've never had a community where the beta and all was freely available to anyone. Of course, when I think about it, this is the first software (vbulletin) that I've had to pay for

I moved to vbulletin because I got tired of dealing with other software that was bug-filled and riddled with holes and security flaws. I spent hundreds of hours working on fixing problems in my spare time. I can also achieve my goals with vbulletin much faster 1/20th the time because this "just works." whereas before it was hit-and-miss 100% of the time.

On the moderator situatino, I've been part of many forums (under various usernames) that in a situation like what I referred to, one would contact a moderator, and the moderator would contact the offending party - act as an arbitrator in matters. Of course, I've seen some pretty childish things as well. :P

[divided_by_fear]

i have it working now thanks again... just one question though i have this at the bottom of the page,

Page generated in 0.05022 seconds with 19 queries (4 queries for uncached templates)
Uncached templates: affiliate_list (1)
Uncached templates: affiliate_module_mosthitsin (1)
Uncached templates: affiliate_module_mosthitsout (1)
Uncached templates: affiliate_module_mostvotes (1)

is there anyway to make these cached?

Originally Posted by divided_by_fear

i have it working now thanks again... just one question though i have this at the bottom of the page,

Page generated in 0.05022 seconds with 19 queries (4 queries for uncached templates)
Uncached templates: affiliate_list (1)
Uncached templates: affiliate_module_mosthitsin (1)
Uncached templates: affiliate_module_mosthitsout (1)
Uncached templates: affiliate_module_mostvotes (1)

is there anyway to make these cached?

Yes that fix will be in BETA 2.

[divided_by_fear]

not to be a bother how long do you think that will be out? i love this mod its tight... just hoping it will be cached soon :nervous:

also when someone goes to submit a site this error is at the top do you know how this could be fixed?

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/*********/public_html/affiliate.php(117) : eval()'d code on line 1

This should be release by this wednsday.

[divided_by_fear]

sweet i cant wait lol... also one thing i had a problem on is the email part too... when i added it manualy it didnt send the code or when we tried to submit it... both ways didnt send the email... i own the server so i was looking to see why it didnt... and it was going to my bulk mail on the default email set up on vb basiclly emailing the admins email... not to the person email itself... is there a way that it could be set up different or what else could i do to have it email them? or maybe even just show the code after they submit it... with like a lil note saying please add are link then once we see it up we will affilate back... or something along them lines...