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

[reismarktq2]

Something like:

Blog Statistics
reismark's Blog: 9 Entries | 131 Views | 5 Comments
spycatcher34's Blog: 6 Entries | 84 Views | 7 Comments
etc.

etc...

[Jakor Sevel]

Is there a way for me to turn off the option that admins can read private entries?

[memobug]

You'd need to hack the journal.php Look for /* View Journal Page */ and find:

PHP Code:


    //check if user is owner of journel or user is admin.
    if(($bbuserinfo[userid] == $userid) || ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == "6")) 


and take out the

||($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]=="6"

If after doing that, the EDIT option still comes up next to the private entries, you'd hack the /* Edit Entry */ code in a similar way to prevent the admin from just clicking EDIT to read the post.

Of course, none of this is bulletproof; if you have database access you can read all you like.

Regards,

Matt

[Jakor Sevel]

Thank You. I didnt have to do the Edit one. Its works fine now.
And i want the people at my board to feel that they can type whatever they want the the Admins wouldnt see it by accident or something. I wouldnt be reading their private entries on purpose anywayz, so its doesnt matter if its still in the database.

I love the hack! It's perfect except for one thing.. The Who's Online screws up when people view their journals.

Is there a way to fix that?

Check out the attachment for a screen shot.

[Roxie]

If you click it, it still takes you to where they are...but I haven't figured out how to fix that part. lol

[Zelda-King]

You can use FireFly's Online Locations hack to make it say what you want. ie, "Using Journal System".

Originally Posted by Zelda-King

You can use FireFly's Online Locations hack to make it say what you want. ie, "Using Journal System".

Thanks! It works fine now

[sabret00the]

bane wrote something that does the full online location to show reading who's journal or anything, anyway it's in the hack requests forum, he should release it

[midnightz]

Originally Posted by reismarktq2

Matt: I'd like Door Number 3 on this one, PLEASE, ASAP.

Original quote - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=303

I would love 2 and 3 - Please