v3 Articles 1.0.1 - [vB 3.0.1]

v3 Articles 1.0.1

By John Warwick, Web Development Freelancer (john@eovieinteractive.com)
Fully tested and working on vBulletin 3.0.1.
Part of www.v3arcade.com

Important Security Fix - Please download v3 Articles 1.0.2.zip
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If you are upgrading, please read Security Fix Upgrade.txt
If you are installing for the first time, read Instructions.txt

INTRODUCTION
v3 Articles was originally written for the fine people at www.DodgeTalk.com, for use with their vBulletin forum. The purpose of this add-on is to provide a place in vBulletin for articles (e.g. news, reviews, editorials) similar to that of the thread interface - but with a more content-oriented approach.

Features:
- Usergroup based permissions
- Full editing/deletion/moderation system
- Article attachments
- Article ratings
- Comments system
- "Featured Article" system, give great articles top exposure
- Introduction and category description text
- Smilies and icons
- Full BBCODE/WYSIWYG support
- Attachment captions
- Full page navigation for articles and comments
- Comment dupe checking
- Status icons
- View users' ratings in their comments

Alternatively, check the screenshots!

I've tried to make the installation as quick and painless as possible. Enjoy!


WORKING DEMO
You can see a working demo of v3 Articles at www.v3articles.com. (Part of the v3 Arcade website.)


MANY THANKS
- Ron Wilson, of DodgeTalk.com
- Everyone on v3Arcade.com who donated to keep the server running


SUPPORT
Support can be found in the v3 Articles thread on vBulletin.org, and shortly on v3arcade.com. (I'll set up a priority support system.) As always, I'll happily give support for real problems. However, a lot of the time people ask questions about things which have already been answered hundreds of times. If you have a problem caused by not reading through the instructions or checking through the support thread, I can't guarantee a response.


DONATIONS
v3 Articles is free, but my server isn't! Any donations are hugely appreciated in order to help me keep my v3 sites running. (PayPal: john@eovie.com). Many thanks to those who donate!
If you're looking for someone to install v3 Articles for you, email me at john@eovieinteractive.com.


PLEASE CLICK INSTALL
Needless to say, if you install this please click the "Install" button. Thanks.

[lanc3lot]

Samir can u help me in one last thing?

In the installation txt, is says:

" IMPORTANT!
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If you don't have GD installed on your server, thumbnails will not be generated. Instead, your images will appear as files. Make sure you have GD installed, and enabled in "vBulletin Options"! "

= What it is the GD is says?Where can i find it?

[lanc3lot]

Its seems, Samir gone to sleep

Damn, please someone later answer me what is GD and how i can find it

Also,

1)How can i delete articles and
2) if u go here u will see that there is a white line that intrerrupts nickname and all that...How can i fix it?

Thanks(going to sleep myself)

[SamirDarji]

No sleep for me! I have to have my site done by Thurs and I only have today and tomorrow to work on it.

GD is something that is installed on the server that allows it to manipulate images. To see if you have it installed and to set up vB to work with GD, goto the vB Options-->Server Settings and Optimization Options. There you'll find an option for the GD version. If you have something installed, it will say the most likely version number. Pick that version from the drop down box and save.

I'm not sure how to delete articles, that was a question I know was asked in the thread somewhere. I looked at my own test installation and figured it out. You have to go to the article-->Edit Article-->at the bottom there is an option to delete it.

That line is part of the style that you're using. (I've actually played with that same vbdesigns style too.) If you switch to the default vB style, you'll see that it goes away. The only way to change it in the style you have is to change it in the style itself. Admincp-->Styles and Templates-->Style-->All Style Options.

[SamirDarji]

I forgot to add that you'll have to rebuild the thumbnails after enabling GD. Admincp-->Import and Maintenance-->Update Counters-->Rebuild Attachment Thumbnails

[lanc3lot]

Lol, u are very helpful mate

I go to options, and its says: Likely GD Version : N/A

Then in the drop down menu, its has GD 1.6 & 1.8 and GD 2.0

I tried to put both of them, but then, when i go to the --> Admincp-->Import and Maintenance-->Update Counters-->Rebuild Attachment Thumbnails

Its says:


Your version of PHP does not have image support. Please make sure you have enabled GD if your server does support it by going to Options -> vBulletin Options -> Server Settings and Optimization Options


Do u think, that it could be wise to post it to Vbulletin How do i forums? I mean GD is a feature of VB or is something that only this hack use?

Or how can i install GD

Thanks anyway, u are very helpfull

Ps

My msn is lancelot@gamers.gr and icq is 32256905 if u want to talk there

[pagekeeper]

small problem, everytime i post an article i get a smiley icon ??

i select no icon but it still does it, any ideas ?

thanks

[SamirDarji]

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

I go to options, and its says: Likely GD Version : N/A

This means that your server doesn't support GD. GD is a part of the server, just like this hack is a part of vB. You'll have to talk to your server administrator about getting GD enabled. Then vB will see it and can use it.

[lanc3lot]

Ok Samir, going to send the mail now...
thanks a lot, owe u one:P

[welo]

As an extra test, put the following in a file named gdtest.php and upload it:

PHP Code:

<?php
$i = imagecreatetruecolor(100,50);
$w = imagecolorallocate($i,255,255,255);
$b = imagecolorallocate($i,0,0,0);
imagefill($i,0,0,$b);
imagestring($i,4,5,25,'it works',$w);
header("Content-type: image/png");
imagepng($i);
imagedestroy($i);
?>

Then point your browser to it. If it doesn't work, no GD.

[lanc3lot]

It shows that:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: imagecreatetruecolor() in c:\web\gamers.gr\gdtest.php on line 2

So it means that is not working huh?

Can u please tell me, i will ask to enable GD? is a full name of that, or just that?