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]

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

Is it possible(i dont know any php codding, if u cant help, i will try in the HOW DO I forums of Vb:P), to make a table in the main forum listing which i could have 3-4 images of the latest articles? A
lso could i put the forum of the articles in there too?(i mean in the main page of the forum)

Sorry if its an offtopic, if its so, tell me to start a new thread

Ps

Also, do u know what is the .php that stores the Thumbs size...I mean i see now that it is 100x75, to have it larger..what i must change?

Thanks

Does anyone knows anything on that? I am thinking that if i post that in How do i forum of VB, they will tell me i must ask the hack creator

[dieselpowered]

Not to be a complete idiot, however, how can I change from Arcticle Catagories on article.php to something different?

I am sure this is something small, however, maybe I am not that bright :hurt:

Mike

[SamirDarji]

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

lso could i put the forum of the articles in there too?(i mean in the main page of the forum)

This one is easy. Just make a new category and put the url for the main category of the articles in the "Forum Link" field on the new category setup.

[Cole2026]

Originally Posted by John

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


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.

I just have one question. I want to have a feed of my articles on my main page, from a specific category, (so I can display articles like a blog like neowin.net does(although, they dont use v3articles & vb)) Can you tell me how to do that?

[SamirDarji]

Originally Posted by bfoot045

I just have one question. I want to have a feed of my articles on my main page, from a specific category, (so I can display articles like a blog like neowin.net does(although, they dont use v3articles & vb)) Can you tell me how to do that?

As far as I know, you'll have to use a portal system like vbadvanced cmps. That one I know for sure has a module that will do it. Do a search on vbadvanced.com under the cmps for "article module" and you should find some info on it.

[dieselpowered]

hey Samir...answer my question!!

Mike

[SamirDarji]

Originally Posted by xtremeoff-road

Not to be a complete idiot, however, how can I change from Arcticle Catagories on article.php to something different?

If you're talking about renaming article catgories, that's found in the admin control panel under the articles section. If that's not what you're talking about, then I'm confused.

[lanc3lot]

Found it...

[tteal]

Does this work with VBulletin 3.0.3 now?

[dieselpowered]

no I have the categories setup, however, I was referring to when you visit the articles.php page above all the categories it is name "Article Categories" I would rather change that to "Write-up Categories"

Can you help

Mike