Geek AutoLinker 3.00 RC1

HowdA all.

BETA CLOSED. PACKAGE IS RELEASED HERE

I have finally gotten GAL3.0 to a stage where it can be beta tested via fresh install or upgrade from 2.6

GAL is designed to be able to auto link keywords to your own specific URLs. (Read more here).
3.0 builds on 2.6 but includes the following:
1- ability to specify ordinal
2- ability to add URL titles
3- ability to cusomize the URL replacement
4- abiilty to limit # of time a match is replaced per post
5- new installer/upgrader/uninstaller built on a prototype GISH installer. This means that all file edits are done automatically for you unless you choose otherwise.
6 - Just added a category manager to categorize your GALS, but also so you can override the global replacement text on a category level.
7- Global, categorical, or individual replacment value. You can customise the replacement code on a global level, but override it on a category level, or even override that on an individual level which gives you massive versatility.

All is pretty much self explanitory in the readme and the GAL 2.6 thread.

As this is a beta, I would encourage that it is not used on a live board and that you backup your DB and files before running.

edit:

I just updated the package to allow for "'s in the replacement.
Now you can customize the replacements with things like:

For normal:

<a href='$link' target='_blank' class='DEF' title='$description'>$text</a>

or this to hide the status bar display:

<a href='$link' target='_blank' class='DEF' title='$description' onmouseover="window.status='$description'; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true">$text</a>

[edit]
I have spent all afternoon and just come up with a way to have the hovering popups!!! Consider it a beta add on for a beta. Once that is working 100% I will fold it into the main package. For now, the instructions are in the current package. It requires a file edit and a template edit.
The rest just works off replacement code that you create.
[/edit]

Like I said - the above is just pseudo code. But I am sure something like that would work (my javascript chugs).

nJoy

[zachlee]

Also, on Add New page in admincp, there are 2 boxes below ignore thread, the one directly below stays empty, the second inherits a 0 from somewhere. What are those?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by zachlee

Also, on Add New page in admincp, there are 2 boxes below ignore thread, the one directly below stays empty, the second inherits a 0 from somewhere. What are those?

Thats the ordinal and replacement.
That has changed in the RC2 version as there is also a category box.

Get the latest package and update as per a couple posts back. That will correct the missing phrases you have and also check for an empty global replacement variable. If empty, it defaults to the standard.

[zachlee]

I removed everything, the code from step 100, 200 & 300, the database info, tables, etc. Started from scratch. This is what I found.

The db tables geek_autolink_cats do not get created by the install script, others do, just not the cats table.

I will create the tables manually when I get back, unless something changes with the installer between now and when I get back from picking up my car.

-Z

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by zachlee

I removed everything, the code from step 100, 200 & 300, the database info, tables, etc. Started from scratch. This is what I found.

The db tables geek_autolink_cats do not get created by the install script, others do, just not the cats table.

I will create the tables manually when I get back, unless something changes with the installer between now and when I get back from picking up my car.

-Z

Thanks for that. I found the error.
To upgrade from RC2.02, just download the latest package, replace the gal3_install.php file... run it... chose the install path... click the DB single step option.

Thanks

[Lizard King]

Geek I still get a database error , here it is :

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: SELECT id,description FROM geek_autolink_cats
    				ORDER BY ordinal, description
mysql error: Table 'serenity_forum.geek_autolink_cats' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Date: Saturday 09th of April 2005 11:24:48 AM
Script: http://forum.ayyas.com/admincp/GAL_admin.php?do=add
Referer: http://forum.ayyas.com/admincp/index.php?do=nav
Username: Lizard King

If you need i can send you admin pass .

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by zachlee

I tired to upgrade. I had to do 3 manual edits, step 100, 200 & 300. What I found was that instead of GAL linking each instance of a word, it removed it. I see the edit box in each item, where we can set variables:

Replacement code
$link = url
$description = link title
$text is the text replacement.

For example. Every instance of all my keywords were being removed instead of linked. So I set the variable $text = 49ers and I ended up with:

1. San Francisco 49ers = 49ers

in the forum, niether case being linked.

So I went for the uninstall/reinstall. Same result. Just opened pandoras box on myself, because I mistakingly deleted my backup. Gotta go back a few days in archive.

Darn beat me to it.
Same here....

[The Geek]

RC2.03 should sort that just follow me previous post.
oh, and replace the files with those in the new package

[Lizard King]

Now i didn't get any database error but i used to have autolinks and they are all gone That is not a big deal but what are the 1:0 in the top left
I try to add a link and it worked good.

[The Geek]

oops! A bit of debug code.

Do you have phpMyAdmin? Can you tell me what the id of unknown is in geek_autolink_cats?

If its 1 - can you put it to zero?

[Frzzy]

Man, you are a liar!!!

You said this release is features freezed... you are a liar!!!

Btw, I like that kind of liar

Edit: Downloaded... gonna install, stay tuned for my feedback...