Geek AutoLinker 4.0 RC2

This is a totally new version of the popular GAL3.0 system

Thread closed. Release is gold here -> https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=76054


I am pretty cool that this package should be the final release. I have spent about 50 hours recoding this from the ground up but want a green light from you guys before I stick it in the current release thread.

In a nutshell this system replaces any keywords in posts with specific replacements (no, not like replacements in vb). It will do anything form simply link keywords all the way to produce poup boxes when doing a mouseover keywords.
The popups now support bbcode, html, multiple styles, titles, etc...

Other new features:
Track impressions, track hits, limit categories to certain forums, have usergroups toggle on.off certain forums, blahblahblahblah.

Basically its GAL 3 on Steroids.

O yea, the replacments are also a bit smarter

Upgrading:
From 2.6 and 3.0
Follow the install instructions in the readme. When you start up gal4_install.php, follow the upgrade path.
Please note that any replacement codes you added in 3.0 will go byebye. These are NOT your gal items... they are the global, category, or item level replacments that looked like something like this:
<a href="$link" title="$description">$text</a>

I would be shocked if anyone had more than 1 or 2 of these. If you modified them in any particular way - just copy them into notepad... run the install... then create new ones with the new system. REMEMBER: YOUR EXISTING GAL LINKS WILL BE PORTED SAFELY OVER!!!

Check out the extensive readme for details.

[ImportPassion]

wtf does this mean? "Thats a pants link and you know it!"

[ImportPassion]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

edit 2 : When I try to check the stats i get the following error :
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /admincp/GAL_admin.php on line 1146

I am getting this as well. I think it's only when u don't have stats to show.

[The Geek]

Lizard - is it still happening? It looks ok from here. Try debug->rebuild and see if that helps.

7th - Ill sort the missing phrase. If it looks like the link isnt valid - it lets you know.

And yes - the stats throw up an error if there is no info. Ill fix these this morning.

Thanks guys

[Lionel]

Geek, how can I make calendar events display autolinks? If that is at all possible? I post events in calendar and people can comment on them. I tried to put in 'smiliecache', 'gal_text', 'gal_links', 'gal_ignores','GAL_settings', in the special templates, but that does not work.

[Lizard King]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Lizard - is it still happening? It looks ok from here. Try debug->rebuild and see if that helps.

I sorted it out. Thanks geek Waiting for the fix and you did an awesome job. This version is pretty good.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Lionel

Geek, how can I make calendar events display autolinks? If that is at all possible? I post events in calendar and people can comment on them. I tried to put in 'smiliecache', 'gal_text', 'gal_links', 'gal_ignores','GAL_settings', in the special templates, but that does not work.

lionel - you should only have to put:

$linked_text=process_gal_text($text_wanting_to_be_ linked);

whereever you want text to get linked. You will also need to put

persist_gal_impressions();

Somewhere on that page if you want to record tracking info. Put it before print_output but after all the linking is done.

HTH's

New release will be later today. I am just waiting on any other bugs to fix first.

[Lionel]

Hum, when I put that in calendar.php I get a blank page. I also have not upgraded yet.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Lionel

Hum, when I put that in calendar.php I get a blank page. I also have not upgraded yet.

you mean to 4.0?

Only 4.0 will allow you to do that command.

[Lionel]

Got you. Thanks, will do it later.

[Craigr]

Originally Posted by The Geek

I just put it on my live site and already within a couple hours have had over 100 impressions on one keyword

(and it wasnt 'a')

Nice, hack, do you have any direct url so i can see it working?

Nice looking site too.