vBulletin Blog - vBdiary & vBblog - Convert a forum into a diary or weblog (blog) forum.

Notice: This mod is no longer being developed by the original author. As of today (1-1-2008) it will be continued by Laura!

This mod will enable you to convert a forum into a diary of weblog (blog) forum. A diary or blog can be started by any user who has permissions to post in the forum and only the author of the diary is able to post entries.

The autor of the diary is able to protect the diary with a password so that only users (also guests) who know the password are able to view the diary or blog.

This mod may contain some bugs as I did not yet test it extensively. Please let me know if you find any bugs and I will work on it. Feature requests are also verry welcome!

Have Fun!
Jan Jaap

Updates:

• v1.1
  • Diary Forum Display
  • Diary Thumbnails (professional, using the vBulletin Avatar thumbnail management system)
  v1.2
  • vBBlog extension
  • Comments page (comments per diary/blog entry)
  • Customized Diary/Blog template wich shows the post date for diaries and entry title for blogs in a <h2> tag.

This mod makes use of the original vBulletin systems so it will perform on a big high traffic forum. Aprox. 30 hours have been invested in this mod so far. Ofcourse also a lot of study work to get to know the vBulletin systems like Postbit factory and datamanager.

No template edits are needed, all is managed via the plugin system, a onetime install and further configuration from the original vBulletin forum adminpanel.

Screenshots:

Forum Configuration Options


New Diary & Edit Diary Password Option


Password Screen if protected by a password, admins do not need to enter a password.


Diary Forum Display

[Calibre_k]

ADULT SEO... any ideas why I get this........

I get this when I try to add .xml

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.4:

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `is_diary` INT( 5 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';;

MySQL Error : Duplicate column name 'is_diary'
Error Number : 1060

[Adult SEO]

Hi!

I don't know as the Install Script should suppress errors.

This is the orignal v1.1 install code:

PHP Code:

$db->hide_errors();
$result = $db->query_write("ALTER TABLE `".$vbulletin->config["Database"]["tableprefix"]."forum` ADD `is_diary` INT( 5 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';");
$result = $db->query_write("ALTER TABLE `".$vbulletin->config["Database"]["tableprefix"]."thread` CHANGE `password` `diary_password` VARCHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL;");
$result = $db->query_write("ALTER TABLE `".$vbulletin->config["Database"]["tableprefix"]."thread` ADD `diary_password` VARCHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';");
$result = $db->query_write("CREATE TABLE `".$vbulletin->config["Database"]["tableprefix"]."diarythumbnails` (  `threadid` int(20) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',  `filedata` mediumblob,  `dateline` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',  `filename` varchar(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',  `visible` smallint(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',  `filesize` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',  `width` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',  `height` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',  PRIMARY KEY (`threadid`));");
$db->show_errors(); 


You can try to do each query manualy from your vBulletin adminpanel -> Maintainance -> Execute SQL Query

You simply copy the code between the query_write("..."); and replace ".$vbulletin->config["Database"]["tableprefix"]." with your table prefix.

Best Regards,
Jan Jaap

[Adrian Schneider]

Just to save you some time, you can use this

PHP Code:

TABLE_PREFIX 


instead of

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->config["Database"]["tableprefix"] 


[basilrath]

Error in the ACP. No announcement. see screenshout
Attached Thumbnails

same here

[Adult SEO]

Originally Posted by basilrath

same here

Hi!

This is due to missing phrases. This will be fixed with the next update.

Again hours of work have been spent on the original vBulletin datamanager wich is pretty adanced!

I'm almost done with it.

The nice thing of all this work is, that all will perform like vBulletin default.

Best Regards,
Jan Jaap

[basilrath]

sorry to moan !!!!!!!!!!

its a great hack

daft question can we allow members to view the blog or diary etc without them being able to post in reply to the postings within the particular diary or does the password set up mean you can view and post in reply all time.

im confusing myself lol

i mean can you make it so members can view the particular diary / blog entry but not be able to reply to it unless that particular member allowas it.

the password system stops the viewing but allows posting in reply when not passworded.

just wondererd sorry to go on lol merry xmas by the way !

[Adult SEO]

Hi!

Other users then the author even the admin should not be able to reply!

How were you able to reply to a diary of a difrent user?

Best Regards,
Jan Jaap

[fishmaster]

Jan,

When a member has GARS loaded it causes GARS to malfunction causing a database error. I believe it may be do to the template?

[Adult SEO]

Hi!

The Mod has been updated! It now offers an entry page where registered users are able to post comments.

It may look simple, yet it took me 15 hours today to get the comment system setup since it's based on the original vBulletin Postbit factory. The effort is that it will be useable on big high traffic forums and that it's compatible with all servers.

Have Fun!
Jan Jaap

[Adult SEO]

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