vBJournal Lite 1.1b

ATM, this hack would work with ALL versions of vB unless they renamed the 'user' table :speechless:


README.txt (can be found in the zip)


README.txt
New in 1.1b
- Edit journal.php (2 lines). New journal.php here, for 1.1a users

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=== vBJournal Lite version 1.1b =============================================
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This is an addon to vBulletin and acts as an online journal/diary. Users can add entries, either

making them private or public(for all to see). For the public entries, users can comment on them.

Thats about it. You should be able to get a better idea viewing a live demo at

http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php. The GUI was modeled after gamingforces journal at

http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/journal.php .
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=== This being my first hack, i am SURE that there are going to be =======
=== some bugs, and problems, so just to warn you first =======
=== :: BACKUP YOUR DATABASE ! =======
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Now thats over with lets start... I will list the steps of what needs to be done...
NOW :

1) Edit the images to suit your site.
2) Upload the images to the forum's /images folder.

3) Upload install_journal.php to your admin directory.
4) Run install_journal.php and follow instructions... shouldn't be a problem. but i only tested

it once .

5) Run this query (using phpmyadmin,or use this hack

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...&threadid=26272 , etc)

ALTER TABLE user ADD journal SMALLINT NOT NULL

[note this will add a column in your 'user' table, but i think that shouldnt be a problem ...]

6) Upload journal.php to your forum's root directory.
7) goto journal.php page and click on the button ... (should say "Get a journal" or "Unlock

Journal" Cant rem which
... bad memory. lol) this will enable the admin journal (userid=1) and show the first default

welcome msg.

8) Link to journal in postbit.
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- open admin/functions.php

FIND

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$datecut = time() - $cookietimeout;

if ($counter%2==0) {
$post[backcolor]="#13486D";
$post[bgclass] = "alt1";
} else {

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Add ABOVE THIS


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// vBJournal Hack by Ryangel
if($post[journal]==1){
$journal = '<a href="journal.php?s=&journalid='.$post[userid].'&action=view"><img

src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/journal.gif" alt="View '.$post[username].'\'s Journal" border="0"/></a>';
}
else {
$journal = '';
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////


save and upload admin/functions.php.

9) open your postbit template and add $journal to where you want the link to show.


You are done ! The journal should be able to work now

FEW THINGS TO NOTE
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- private entries can only be viewed by the owner or admin.
- erm... did i say a few? ok thats the main thing to note.... I'll edit this as it comes to my

mind. lol :laugh:

IN WORKS FOR NEXT VERSION
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- incooperate moods
- better interface ( but that you can do now by editing the templates yourself )
- Admin interface -> from admin cp.
- New user option to choose whether buddies/admin can view private entries.
- anything else that might come up from discussions.


Version Update Log
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1.1a
- Fixed some table color code.
- Added template txt for manual install.

DEMO: http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php

[Ninth Dimension]

installed, very cool, thank you.

[PhoenixBB]

Has anyone got the vbMoods hack working with this yet? If so how?

Those who had a problem with smilies not rendering (other vbcode tags are ok for me except img and smilies, but I don't have imags on the board) did you fix it. How??

Someone mentioned back on page 7 they knew how to limit entries per day, but they didn't appear to follow up with the 'how to'. Anyone?

Has the upgrade been abandoned??

Thanx!

[PhoenixBB]

Sigh, it's getting like a ghost town in here.

Okay, I got the mood widget on the 'journal_newentrybit' template, and a 'currently playing' text box also. Looks very nice too. Of course it doesn't work, but you knew I was gonna say that didn't you? :P

I'm not unveiling this for my members until I've got at least a rudimentary 'moods', and 'now playing' going. Looks too basic without, especially as I'm touting this an an alternative to LJ.

I've searched this thread and the vbmoods one till I've gone cross-eyed, but I can't get these functions to work. So ok, time for more primitive stuff: I'll forget about vbmoods and just use text input for the 'mood' as I'm doing for 'currently playing'. Only problem is the bloody text won't go into the posting box for either one!!

[high]* PhoenixBB weeps with frustration
[/high]

I know it can be done, and I saw gamingforce has it on his journals, but god knows I can't figure it out. Surely if you use 'form' and 'input' it should post the wretched text into the box??

Someone spill the beans before I turn into Basil Fawlty and thrash the computer within an inch of it's life! Please? <ingratiating grin>

Phoenix

[Robink]

Some people on my forums deliberately keep refreshing the Journal page to increase the number of views.

Is there any way to stop this?

(I know this is trivial )

[Gutspiller]

I just added this hack to my site and I want to change one thing. On one of the pages where it says: "<< Back to Gutspiller's Journal"

The font isn't using the font of my site. It's using the default font and I was hoping somebody would be able to tell me where to look in the code to set that font so that it's my default font and doesn't look out of place.

Please help. oh and THANKS!

[Oblivion Knight]

06-16-03 at 01:17 AM Me! said this in Post #253
Hmm I have a small problem, whenever users use ascii faces like >.> ^.^ ..things of that nature they get changed once posted to things like &.& and so forth. Is there a remedy to this?

I fixed this using a temporary method.. However, it's probably not advised.. *shrugs*. Follow the instructions in the attached .txt file. However, I don't think this will automatically update all of the ASCII faces to work, people will have to edit them or something for it to update.

Today at 08:51 AM Gutspiller said this in Post #258
I just added this hack to my site and I want to change one thing. On one of the pages where it says: "<< Back to Gutspiller's Journal"

The font isn't using the font of my site. It's using the default font and I was hoping somebody would be able to tell me where to look in the code to set that font so that it's my default font and doesn't look out of place.

Please help. oh and THANKS!

Ok, that's easy enough to fix, view the attachment in the NEXT post

[Oblivion Knight]

Fix for "<< Back to x's Journal" font..


[high][EDIT][/high]
Text file updated 12.8.03 - Missed a template.. :nervous:

[Gutspiller]

Today at 03:51 AM Oblivion Knight said this in Post #260
Fix for "<< Back to x's Journal" font..

HEY! that was easy!

Thanks for the quick fix. :banana:

[Frozen Dreams]

I tried about everything - tripple checked stuff ... but I cant seem to be able to make the link work in the postbit

yes - tripple checking included functions.php, query run, installer run, php file uploaded ... everything else works great - just not this link in postbit ... but I really need/want that one ...

anyone please help me

ETA: and did anyone find a fix for the avatars? user are already asking y theirs dont show when the staff's do

[joeboo]

Mood & Now Playing Add-On
This hasnt been released, has it?

With this add-on, users can put down a mood for himself/herself, and put what they are currently listening to. I had this for quite a long time on my board and I finally decided to release it. Just to be safe, backup before performing this add-on. The instructions are a little lengthy, but it gets the job done.

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