Geek AutoLinker 4.02

HowdA All,

Welcome to Geek Autolinker 4.0 from the makers of Geek Autolinker 2.0 and Tang - the stuff the people in space drink.

posts for version 4.0 start here

What it does:
It allows you to specify key words to replace in posts with ANY FREAKING URL YOU COULD THINK OF. Thats right, you to can now have key words automatically url'ed to other areas of the world wide web.

Now in 4.0 you can create popups, track impressions and click-thrus, get statistics on them and specify more attributes of the links. The popups can now also use bbcode to create virtually any kind of popup you could imagine. You can limit categories of links to certain forums and also enable specific usergroups to toggle GALs on or off (by category).


This is a perfect gift for sponsors, click throughs, referal programs, definitions, instructions, birthdays and other celebrations.

Example:
If I define Bob as a keyword that I would like to automatically come up hyperlinked to bob.com all I have to do is say so (well, you put it into the admincp). Presto! As quick as that, everytime a user sees the word bob, bobs, bob! Bob bOb? etc... it comes up linked to bob.com

How much will bob love you?

If the url you want it to jump to is actually a thread on your site, you can use the nifty ignorethreadid option. Heres how that works:

If I have a thread entitled Reputation and how to use it, I can put the word reputation into the Geek AutoLinker with the URL pointing to the thread about reputation. Then everytime the word reputation appears in someones post, anyone can click on it to learn more. Since it would be stupid to have the thread Reputation and how to use it autolink to itself, I put the threadid in the ignorethreadid box. That way all matches for reputation are linked to that thread except for the reputation matches in the thread Reputation and how to use it.

Safe mode and dangerous mode.

There are now two modes of operation. Safe mode will autolink any match AS LONG AS IT HAS A SPACE BEFORE IT. That means that <br />bob or .Bob are not valid matches and wont be highlighted. The reason for this is to prevent the autolinker messing up URLs with matches in them (like www.bob.com). Safe mode will most likely end up with fewer matches, but no messed up URLS.
Dangerous mode however could care less about your cute little spaces. It will link them regardless. That means more matches, but a slight increase that an existing url might break in a post.

Here are some examples in action.
Keyword: freak

Safe mode.
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.freak.com
Dangerous mode:
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.<a href="www.freak.com">freak</a>.com

Other stuff:

• Category management - allows you to override global settings
• Limit - limit the number of replacements per link per post
• Ordinal - organise the order replacments are made
• Customize your own replacment code on a global, catergory, or individual level.
• The installer is a prototype GISH installer that does the file edits for you. Please check the readme for details on how it works - its pretty cool).

Upgrading

• Download, replace all existing files with new ones.
• Run the gal4_install.php file (in your admincp)
• Follow the upgrade path.
• The system will ahve you manullay chage any files it can not find to update.

DEMO: http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11011 (note the words MMA and PREP. If you follow to MMA you will notice that MMA isnt linked in the final article thanks to ignorethreadid)

Difficulty: Easy
File mods: 4 simple ones
Added queries: 0 or greater depending on your settings

Updated 10.5.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Updated 13.4.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Update 25.03.05 - oops!
Changed readme addition to functions_showthread.php Things look good now

Updates 25.05.05 to v.204 - sneaky bug
Thanks to Razz - I found 2 minor typos that end up causing people working in safemode to actually be working in danger mode! To upgrade, simply check out this post

Updated 12.2.05 to v. 2.03 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in readme. To upgrade, al you need to do is edit admincp/index,
do a search for
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=create');
and replace with
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=add');

Updated 11.2.05 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in README (dont worry, it wasnt in the instructions)
Stopped phrase text spitting out during install. Some of the phrase is html so it looked confusing to new installers.
Removed reference to GAS3 settings in the install. This is because its the same installer. Just forgot to remove that line.
All in all, this was just a typo fix. There is no upgrade because there are no problems with the code.

Updated 10.2.05 - minor
Found a couple typos that affect safe mode.
Nothing major - just replace the GAL_admin.php file

Updated 10.2.05 - Major
Completely re-written.
See README for upgrade instructions.

Update 10.2.05 - minor
Updated include/geek_autolink.php as it was missing a table_prefix
To upgrade, download latest package and replace your geek_autolink file.


nJoy

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by TonysDesigns

Oh 3.0 is pretty darn good! So.........wait's patiently to see what changes come

well the next is far sweeter. However its giving me a mental breakdown in the process.
Basically, the next version is far easier to cusomtize the categories. You can customise the style of the popup per category (ie a sponsor popup and an definition popup).
You will also have the option to track impressions and click thrus. The popups will also be able to expire.
This is all to build up and into the new GAB system.
On the way I made the regex a little smarter so it catches more instances safely and fixed some of the issues that have been brought up lately.

Its almost there.

[The Geek]

btw: what do you mena no coding media?

The popup js code has changed, a couple lines in functions_showthread have changed and there are a few more admincp options.
That means 3 file edits to do (which is all there ever was ) as for the GAL files themselves - those have all changed

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

please just be file updates no coding...
please just be file updates no coding...
please just be file updates no coding...

crossing them too
crossing them too
crossing them too

[Kihon Kata]

Originally Posted by The Geek

well the next is far sweeter. However its giving me a mental breakdown in the process.
Basically, the next version is far easier to cusomtize the categories. You can customise the style of the popup per category (ie a sponsor popup and an definition popup).
You will also have the option to track impressions and click thrus. The popups will also be able to expire.
This is all to build up and into the new GAB system.
On the way I made the regex a little smarter so it catches more instances safely and fixed some of the issues that have been brought up lately.

Its almost there.

Oh my lord! You are the true king Geek. This sounds amazing! I'll upgrade mine asap! I am running 3.0 now and our users LOVE the mouseovers.

Taquila takes care of mental breakdowns

[Kihon Kata]

Originally Posted by TonysDesigns

Oh my lord! You are the true king Geek. This sounds amazing! I'll upgrade mine asap! I am running 3.0 now and our users LOVE the mouseovers.

Taquila takes care of mental breakdowns

Oh, pls....if you can, make our upgrade process a smooth one. Thank you very much

[Kihon Kata]

Originally Posted by The Geek

btw: what do you mena no coding media?

The popup js code has changed, a couple lines in functions_showthread have changed and there are a few more admincp options.
That means 3 file edits to do (which is all there ever was ) as for the GAL files themselves - those have all changed

Eta Geek?

[The Geek]

Trying to get it done today. Most likely have the coding done today and it may take another day for installation.upgrade package.

Just have to see how the rest of the coding goes.

[T3MEDIA]

For some reason if you have a link on the edge of your articles the box becomes too big and you will never be able to actually click on anything.

Anyone else having this issue?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

For some reason if you have a link on the edge of your articles the box becomes too big and you will never be able to actually click on anything.

Anyone else having this issue?

do you mean that the popup goes 'out of bounds'?

This has been improved for the next version but I cant say if its totally fixed yet.

New version is about done (and very sweet IMO) - now I ned to do the installer/upgrader
Man I cant wait till vb 3.1 comes out. Installers and upgraders chug.

[Tom1234]

Geek, can you have GAL make autolinks in the post title (not thread title) as well?