New Posting Features - RSS items as posts

NAME: RSS items as posts v0.6
DESCRIPTION: RSS items are added as the posts of the choosen topic.
AUTHOR and IDEA: zCarot (www.zcarot.com)
INSTALLATION TIME: 2-5 minutes
DIFFICULTY: average

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT HERE: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=261003

--------------------------------- DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------

By default vBulletin 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.0 and 4.1 can import RSS elements as threads and announcements.
This mod allows you to import them as messages as well!
It can be convenient for RSS with the important information which doesn't required to be discussed.

----------------------------------- REMARKS -----------------------------------

If the thread ID does not set, than the name of RSS feed will be the used as title of the topic.
If the topic still does not exist in the specified forum, it will be created with first item of RSS.
Practically all adjustments for display of RSS items as topics will influence on their display as posts.

---------------------------- INSTALL & UPGRADE ----------------------------

See at readme.txt

------------------------------------ HISTORY -----------------------------------

0.6 (2011/03/27)
- Small fix for full support of vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x
- NEW: Support for reversing order of RSS feed
- FIXED: DB error with merging posts

---------------------------------- SCREENSHOTS -----------------------------------
Standard version
1 element = 1 thread:
Attachment 79188

My version.
1 rss feed = 1 thread:
Attachment 79189
1 element = 1 post:
Attachment 79190


YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT HERE: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=261003

[hilfe-forum]

vb 4.0 version please

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by hilfe-forum

vb 4.0 version please

Read three posts above yours...

Originally Posted by Lynne

I'm not sure if you've installed vB4 yet, but it also seems to work on there also. (I've just done limited testing of it on my test board, but it worked.)

[hilfe-forum]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Read three posts above yours...

Oh Sorry

[fer_75]

Hi Lynne,

When I import it to 4.0.1 i get this:

Las siguientes dependencias no se cumplieron:

1. Este producto no es compatible con la versi?n 4.0.1 de vBulletin. (Compatible Empezando con 3.5.999 / Incompatible con 3.8.999 y mayor)

Means it is not compatible.

I would really like to see it updated. I can donate right now to have it updated.

[zCarot]

Originally Posted by fer_75

Hi Lynne,

When I import it to 4.0.1 i get this:



Means it is not compatible.

I would really like to see it updated. I can donate right now to have it updated.

try to change this string at .xml file:

PHP Code:

    <dependencies>
        <dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="3.5.999" maxversion="3.8.999" />
    </dependencies> 


to

PHP Code:

    <dependencies>
        <dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="3.5.999" maxversion="4.0.999" />
    </dependencies> 


Sorry, but I have no time for updating this mod to 4.x and even for testing it.

[fer_75]

It works great with this fix Zcarot, thanks a lot. and I confirm it is also working on 4.0.1

[xBhp]

It works great! Thanks

[DeejayDMX]

i have a problem:

01.01.1970 - Video zum Testsieger: 15,6-Zoll-Notebook Lenovo G550 im Test

He always shows only on 01.01.1970 ..

[Drake Splinter]

Originally Posted by zCarot

try to change this string at .xml file:

PHP Code:

    <dependencies>
        <dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="3.5.999" maxversion="3.8.999" />
    </dependencies> 


to

PHP Code:

    <dependencies>
        <dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="3.5.999" maxversion="4.0.999" />
    </dependencies> 


Sorry, but I have no time for updating this mod to 4.x and even for testing it.

I can confirm that using this edit also works for 4.0.2

Thanks!

[jarosciak]

There is a problem with adding rss using this hack.
If I am adding RSS feed with more titles (over 10) and adding each rss feed as a separate forum post, then first 10 posts in chronological order always end up on my forum on a second page (as forum posts number 11-20) and on the first page are posts older.
Obviously, it means that if newer posts are starting on a second page, then an entire thread will make no sense.
For this single reason I can't use it.
Can you provide the fix?

UPDATE:
I think it has something to do with the Date of the post.
I've manually changed the dates of all 20 posts in POST table (under dateline) and all forum post are sorted fine now.
Is there any way to add this to your script? Maybe it could use dates from RSS or something like that, because all 20 posts (in this case) had the same epoch.