Major Additions - News Management & Portal System Lite

Description: News Management & Portal System Lite (NMAPS) is a portal system that is completely based on news without the use of forums. Instead each news story/review story is stored in the database under its own tables. I have seen many requests for news management system and I decided to create NMAPS, then Bree took it to the next stage with v2 with all the changes and features.

The system will act as a portal or a second frontend for your site. It has many features that I'm sure everyone will enjoy.

Features:
* Portal
* Modules
* Chief Reporter Option
* Cover Story
* Top Story
* Categories
* Reporter CP for managing stories
* Phrased
* Admin Settings without using vBulletin's Options page
* Usergroup Permissions
* User Perms
* Phrased

History:
v2.0.7-2 (HOTFIX) -
* Fixed nmaps_config.php requirement in nmaps_install.php and nmaps_upgrade.php

v2.0.7-1 (HOTFIX) -
* Fixed nmaps_config.php error in ACP nmaps.php file

v2.0.7 -
* Add nmaps_config.php so NMAPS can be ran outside of forum directory
* Edited 1 phrase

v2.0.6 -
* Fixed 'Title' setting bug

v2.0.5 -
* Fixed bug with editor on edit entry page

v2.0.4 -
* Fixed WYSIWYG editor when editing an entry
* Added Arabic phrase pack
* Removed unnecessary loop

v2.0.3 -
* Allow BBCode in entries
* Added missing phrases
* Altered nmaps_pg_news_add and nmaps_pg_news_edit templates to remove hard coded file name
* Fixed left/right column display when no modules are present
* Added new phrases to replace nmaps title from being hard coded to navbits as well added new phrases for editing story, moving story, etc.
* Moderation of entries fixed
* Added missing footer template

v2.0.2 -
* Fixed security vulnerabilities
* Combined install and uninstall files into 1 file
* Fixed return value error

v2.0.1 -
* Fixed various display errors
* Added install file
* Fixed 3 database errors

v2.0 -
* Fixed database errors
* Phrased
* Added more features
* Redid code and alters modules
* Own settings page
* Category code rewrote

v1.0 -
* Initial Release

Demo: www.mfgz.co.uk/forum/nmaps.php - Thanks to dodgeuk19
http://www.mlkclan.net/forums/nmaps.php - Thanks to mmerced

Review: Meet the Geeks review of NMAPS

Installation:
Plugins: 4
File Uploads: 16
Files to Import: 1
Directories to Upload: 7

REQUIREMENTS: At least 3.7.1 or later
PHP 5 or later

Support will be given in this thread.

Enjoy and I hope to get suggestions for 2.1

NOTE: If you like this mod, please click INSTALL, it goes a long way with me.

FAQ:

1. How do I edit the navigation links?
   • Go to your AdminCP > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > Edit Templates > Find NMAPS Templates in the list of templates > Edit nmaps_mod_nav
2. What version of PHP/MySQL is required to use this mod?
   • Unfortunately this mod requires PHP5 or later as well as MySQL5 or later.
3. What does Pro version have that Lite doesn't?
   • Pro has many features that Lite doesn't, right now there is no full demo of Pro and if you wish to be notified when a demo is available please PM me.
4. When is the next version of NMAPS due to be released?
   • I try not to give an exact date as errors, sql fixes, etc could cause dates to be changed therefore I try to give more of a week or 2 weeks as I usually give an exceptional amount of time to allow for fixes and such.
5. My editor isn't showing up when I try to add a new article, what is wrong?
   • Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Message Posting Interface Options then Enable Standard & WYSIWYG Controls under Full Editor. Once done, you must reimport the product with overwrite set to 'Yes' once complete the editor will show up when adding a new article.
6. I receive this error when accessing /admincp/ "Warning: require_once(/includes/adminfunctions_template.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/nmaps.php on line 22
   
   Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php')"
   • Download the file from Post #378, upload to your /admincp/ directory overwriting the existing file.
7. Admincp and index still showing incorrectly or not at all.
   • Read this Post #391.

Extra Notes: If you wish to translate NMAPS then I ask you translate and email me the language xml file so that I can properly get it added to the mod pack.

Languages Being Translated to:
* Chinese
* German

NOTE: I have removed the nmaps zip file until I have released the new version. Countdown till new version is at 3 days 12 hours.

News Management and Portal System ?2008 The vBCoders
Please do not redistribute or distribute modified code without my explicit permission.

[bebeko]

Can somebody comfirm that the costum bbcodes dont work?

[bago200]

i'm getting an error trying to uninstall the product, i had to disable it with the same problem, the menu is still showing up in my admcp.

[X_coder]

Edit: Nvm

[Mythotical]

dbigras: Not sure but its possible that if you are using nmaps outside of your forum directory that you didn't update the nmaps_config.php file with the correct path to your forum.

Virulent1: You have to remove the files and uninstall the product from your product page.

bebeko: BBCode has never stopped working, it might not work now because of the various errors caused by the install but trust me, it still works.

bago200: Read my response to Virulent1, PLEASE DO NOT repost the same question another person has already asked.

[dbigras]

Originally Posted by Steve M

dbigras: Not sure but its possible that if you are using nmaps outside of your forum directory that you didn't update the nmaps_config.php file with the correct path to your forum.

No, I'm not running it outside the forum directory. But if I try to add a path to the config file, there's no change. Same behavior.

As I said, others things are working. I can manage settings, manage categories, but cannot manage modules.

I fixed the permission issue. I guess I'm still a bit new with Vbulletin and didn't know I had to modify the user permissions to access this module. Maybe I missed it in your installation notes.

[solution24]

i get this when i try opening in admincp Warning: require_once(/includes/adminfunctions_template.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/nmaps.php on line 22

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/night/public_html/admincp/nmaps.php on line 22

[Mythotical]

solution24: Read #6 of my faq in the release post of this thread.

[Mythotical]

dbigras: The problem isn't from the mod itself its a connection issue but I find it odd that you can still do other things with the system but you can't connect for managing the modules. Put the nmaps_config.php back to how it was, and I will check on the errors for those lines to see what the issue is. Go to the manage modules page, when the error appears, tell me if it gives you any specific code from those lines or just gives the error.

[dbigras]

Originally Posted by Steve M

dbigras: The problem isn't from the mod itself its a connection issue but I find it odd that you can still do other things with the system but you can't connect for managing the modules. Put the nmaps_config.php back to how it was, and I will check on the errors for those lines to see what the issue is. Go to the manage modules page, when the error appears, tell me if it gives you any specific code from those lines or just gives the error.

The config file is back to its original version, with nothing in the DIR variable.

The error is the same:

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Access denied for user 'user'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in [path]/admincp/nmaps.php on line 229

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: A link to the server could not be established in [path]/admincp/nmaps.php on line 229

Warning: mysql_result(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in [path]/admincp/nmaps.php on line 230

It's not picking up the global.php, because my database user is not 'user', it's something else, but it's showing me my 'user' account for some reasons, but just that function, other functions of admincp/nmaps.php are working well.

[forumguy]

Hi,

I recently installed nmaps and seems like everything installed fine.

The problem I am having is when I access the nmaps.php page and try to ADD STORY or choose a CATEGORY, the url in the address bar changes but the page just refreshes.

I cannot do anything. I did a fresh install as well

I have assigned permissions to the admins and gave myself cheif reporter status but I cant do anything else.

Is there something I am missing?

Thanks for your help!