Add-On Releases - IMDB Info Generator (Lite)

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Only Vb 4.0.x.

Info: What is this plugin for?

This plugin makes it possible to show data from IMDB Movie Database using the movie ID with a BBCode.

As far as I know many users were looking for a plugin something like this which pulls data from IMDB and shows directly in the post.

This plugin uses a script which is contributed under GPL. However, a big part of the system was rewritten and a lot of coding were done to integrate both systems.

Features:
Plugin Pulls these movie information:
- Contry (Lite)
- Genre (Lite)
- Time (Lite)
- Language (Lite)
- Director (Lite)
- Cast (Advanced Version)
- Description (Advanced Version) (Extended)
- IMDB Score (Advanced Version)
- Thumbnail Picture (Advanced Version) (Now larger picture avaliable for Advanced Version)
[s]-Trailer Link (Advanced Version)[/s]
- Advanced control of style, language and dimension. (Advanced Version)

Installation

Included in the zip file under "Documentation"

How To Use

You simple copy the part at the end of the IMDB link and copy after the tt letters the IMDB ID and write it between the tags.

Example: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/ you copy 0468569 and write it between two tags like this : [IMDB]0468569[/IMDB]


Common Mistakes With This Plugin:
- Your host must have the allow_url_open option set as OPEN or ON.
- Images and cache folder's CHMOOD must set to 777 ( Files and Subfolders )
- The Format of usage is [IMDB]0468569[/IMDB] not [s][IMDB]tt0468569[/IMDB] [/s]or [s][IMDB]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/[/IMDB][/s]


Credits and Notes:
- Part of the plugin was written under GPL.
- Special Thanks to Melih B?y?k who made this plugin work.
- Thanks to salusoft of showing his modification of the plugin. I benefit from his style to make some changes.
-Bug reports, suggestions that would help improve this plugin are always welcome.

Plugin Website: http://plugins.diviksfilm.com

Websites Using The Plugin:

www.freeonlinemoviesforum.com
www.nzb-boredom.com
www.serbianforum.org
www.nzb-dogz.com
www.nzb-magic.com
www.merlins-portal.net
www.moviedemons.com
www.moviz4eternity.org
www.supa.gr
www.f-f-f-clan.com

Changelog

2.6 (01.02.2010)

- SQL Prefix Issue Solved.
- Poster & cast pictures path problem solved.
- IMDB adres wasn't pointing to the adress, solved.
- SQL error after removing plugin, solved.
- Some CSS bug fixes.
- Documentation Updated.

2.5

Bug Fixes

- Duration field not appear (solved.)
- Browser loading problem due to timeout (Javascript compression added.)
- TAG won't appear (Cache Sysem Implemented.)

New Features - Changes

- Ability to show cast member pictures. (Advanced Version)
- Theme system has been changed. Now instead of using custome style the plugin will take the style from the template the forum is using.
- Ability to change the language by simply editing the xml file or via language manager of vbulletin.
- Added support for larger cover pictures. (Advanced Version)
- Tag is now a plugin rather than a fully external addon.
- Ability to change & edit themes via Style Manager
- Changed & extended the plot. (Advanced Version)
- Added extra field like Producer, Writers etc.
- Ability to control certain features like enabling/disabling the TAG, Cast Pictures and changing the dimentions of the thumbnail picture via AdminCP. (Advanced Version)
- Added the ability to compress cover pictures in order to save bandwith and webspace.
- The static data the plugin is been creating will be saved to the forum's database as well as some information will be cached externally.
- No more manual template editing !

2.2

* Language files are now under /langs folder. (Advanced Version)
* Removed the "tema" folder, style.php file. (Advanced Version)
* Created buttons folder and moved the graphic files. (Advanced Version)
* Created pluginsettins.php. All settings can be controlled now from one file. (Advanced Version)
* Added de.php (german) and tr.php in /lang (Advanced Version)

2.1

* Added languages.php in "imdb" folder. Users can now customize the file into their language. (Advanced Version)

2.0
* Plugin was creatin an iframe which caused many issues. Now It acts like a BB Code when modifying post.
* Certain core files were causing CPU load. Fixed
* Reduced template modification to one.
* Added 3 more styles in order to make customization easier (advanced)
* Added Trailer link to the plugin (advanced)
* Plugin is now encrypted (advanced & lite) and must be licenced first (advanced)

1.01
* Some minor modification on imdb.php
* Updated installation and imdb_tag_hacks_lite.V1.01.zip file
* Added instructions to the post.
* Added a modified example class_bbcode.php file
1.02
* Added $bburl to the plugin which automatically fixes the website adress issue what caused "Page Not Found Error"

[yotsume]

Originally Posted by salusoft

Hmm. Big mistake. Izzy code is free (GPL), as i say laztrix just coded the vB plugin.

Please stop wasted time! If you have a fix then POST IT! I will send you my file... if you have a clue about code then fix it!

[salusoft]

Originally Posted by yotsume

The fixes you linked to do not work for my version. LAST TIME ILL SAY THAT!

Ok, sorry. I mistakely think u can read/write php code. Pro version works fine after little re-coding.

"salusoft go home"

[yotsume]

Originally Posted by salusoft

Ok, sorry. I mistakely think u can read/write php code. Pro version works fine after little re-coding.

"salusoft go home"

I mistakenly think you DON'T speak English!

Your a waste of forum space here posting useless replies.

Post a link to your pro version that you got working!

Type up your edits and post them for us all to use or STOP POSTING!

[salusoft]

U pay to laztrix? Ok, laztrix help u. Bye.

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by Deviate

Is there a way, if someone were to actually type "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/" that it would automatically see it as an IMDB link and strip all but the #s required for the IMDB tags?

i.e. "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/" becomes -> [imdb]048569[/imdb]

(kind of like how passivevid works)

I know this was back in February, but I wanted to mention I have an AME definition I want to release that works with this mod provided you have AME (Auto Media Embedding) installed, too. It works, however, I'm running into problems with this mod and would like to wait until these are corrected until I release that definition. Can't seem to find the fixes for the Lite Version of this modification.

[yotsume]

This mod is broke and the developer is MIA! So the whole thing is useless until the person who released this can fix it to work with the changes that the IMDB people have done that breaks this mod.

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by yotsume

This mod is broke and the developer is MIA! So the whole thing is useless until the person who released this can fix it to work with the changes that the IMDB people have done that breaks this mod.

The developer isn't "MIA". He commented in October that they were working on a different version. Declare him MIA if doesn't respond back within the next six months.

[kalisekj]

The developer isn't "MIA". He commented in October that they were working on a different version. Declare him MIA if doesn't respond back within the next six months.

Digital Jedi you are wrong, I am a paying member of this mod several times for several sites and the Developer has gone MIA , their web site has shut down its chatbox and its members area and the staff no longer reply to emails or pm's for over 2 months now. Yet he has been on here very recently and has not replied to pm's or to posts in this mod. In Every Society and business if a person does not respond within 1 month they are MIA. I would constitute this as MIA and no longer supporting the MOD, also kind of Unethical for taking people's money to purchase a advanced version they do not plan on fixing nor respond back to their clients. Even worse is that for those of us that have paid we are tied into their server for our mod to work, Adv Version verification system, so when their server goes down This Adv Mod shows a large error on thousands of my pages sometimes for days until they get their server running again. Now imagine having a movie site with 25,000 movies and threads using IMDB Adv version, if this mod or their server goes down it truly affects my web sites big time.

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by kalisekj

Digital Jedi you are wrong, I am a paying member of this mod several times for several sites and the Developer has gone MIA , their web site has shut down its chatbox and its members area and the staff no longer reply to emails or pm's for over 2 months now. Yet he has been on here very recently and has not replied to pm's or to posts in this mod. In Every Society and business if a person does not respond within 1 month they are MIA. I would constitute this as MIA and no longer supporting the MOD, also kind of Unethical for taking people's money to purchase a advanced version they do not plan on fixing nor respond back to their clients. Even worse is that for those of us that have paid we are tied into their server for our mod to work, Adv Version verification system, so when their server goes down This Adv Mod shows a large error on thousands of my pages sometimes for days until they get their server running again. Now imagine having a movie site with 25,000 movies and threads using IMDB Adv version, if this mod or their server goes down it truly affects my web sites big time.

I guess if you were dealing with a larger business, but when you pay for something like a vBulletin mod, you're usually dealing with a guy, or a group of friends/associates. Generally speaking, and speaking from experience, when they say they are busy working on something and when they shut down something that requires constant moderation, that usually means they're busy working on the product they said they were working on. I know you guys would love week to week updates, but since things change so fast and personal issues will kibosh any plans you had on doing great support, sometimes you have to "disappear" for a few months just to get the product out that everybody wanted. If someone says they're working on something, and they're not committed to me for any reason, then I take them at their word they are. They only really need to say it once. It's because you paid for the product and that they have paying customers that I presume you haven't heard from them. I assume good faith until I have good reason to believe otherwise, and I think we all should.

[kalisekj]

Digital Jedi You are right, we must have faith in the fact that they will make this right. I will say they have been very helpful and seem trustworthy when I have spoken to them in the past.

On A Side Note I would Love to have your AME plugin for IMDB. This would help me port over a few more thousand threads that have not been updated yet. Although IMDB is not completely working it works well enough on most movie titles that I am still using it. You can pm me a response if you like.