Geek AutoLinker 4.02

HowdA All,

Welcome to Geek Autolinker 4.0 from the makers of Geek Autolinker 2.0 and Tang - the stuff the people in space drink.

posts for version 4.0 start here

What it does:
It allows you to specify key words to replace in posts with ANY FREAKING URL YOU COULD THINK OF. Thats right, you to can now have key words automatically url'ed to other areas of the world wide web.

Now in 4.0 you can create popups, track impressions and click-thrus, get statistics on them and specify more attributes of the links. The popups can now also use bbcode to create virtually any kind of popup you could imagine. You can limit categories of links to certain forums and also enable specific usergroups to toggle GALs on or off (by category).


This is a perfect gift for sponsors, click throughs, referal programs, definitions, instructions, birthdays and other celebrations.

Example:
If I define Bob as a keyword that I would like to automatically come up hyperlinked to bob.com all I have to do is say so (well, you put it into the admincp). Presto! As quick as that, everytime a user sees the word bob, bobs, bob! Bob bOb? etc... it comes up linked to bob.com

How much will bob love you?

If the url you want it to jump to is actually a thread on your site, you can use the nifty ignorethreadid option. Heres how that works:

If I have a thread entitled Reputation and how to use it, I can put the word reputation into the Geek AutoLinker with the URL pointing to the thread about reputation. Then everytime the word reputation appears in someones post, anyone can click on it to learn more. Since it would be stupid to have the thread Reputation and how to use it autolink to itself, I put the threadid in the ignorethreadid box. That way all matches for reputation are linked to that thread except for the reputation matches in the thread Reputation and how to use it.

Safe mode and dangerous mode.

There are now two modes of operation. Safe mode will autolink any match AS LONG AS IT HAS A SPACE BEFORE IT. That means that <br />bob or .Bob are not valid matches and wont be highlighted. The reason for this is to prevent the autolinker messing up URLs with matches in them (like www.bob.com). Safe mode will most likely end up with fewer matches, but no messed up URLS.
Dangerous mode however could care less about your cute little spaces. It will link them regardless. That means more matches, but a slight increase that an existing url might break in a post.

Here are some examples in action.
Keyword: freak

Safe mode.
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.freak.com
Dangerous mode:
Freak out whenever freaks freak about on www.<a href="www.freak.com">freak</a>.com

Other stuff:

• Category management - allows you to override global settings
• Limit - limit the number of replacements per link per post
• Ordinal - organise the order replacments are made
• Customize your own replacment code on a global, catergory, or individual level.
• The installer is a prototype GISH installer that does the file edits for you. Please check the readme for details on how it works - its pretty cool).

Upgrading

• Download, replace all existing files with new ones.
• Run the gal4_install.php file (in your admincp)
• Follow the upgrade path.
• The system will ahve you manullay chage any files it can not find to update.

DEMO: http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11011 (note the words MMA and PREP. If you follow to MMA you will notice that MMA isnt linked in the final article thanks to ignorethreadid)

Difficulty: Easy
File mods: 4 simple ones
Added queries: 0 or greater depending on your settings

Updated 10.5.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Updated 13.4.05 - Major
Massive update in functionality

Update 25.03.05 - oops!
Changed readme addition to functions_showthread.php Things look good now

Updates 25.05.05 to v.204 - sneaky bug
Thanks to Razz - I found 2 minor typos that end up causing people working in safemode to actually be working in danger mode! To upgrade, simply check out this post

Updated 12.2.05 to v. 2.03 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in readme. To upgrade, al you need to do is edit admincp/index,
do a search for
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=create');
and replace with
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['GAL_add_new'], 'GAL_admin.php?do=add');

Updated 11.2.05 - ultra minor
Fixed a typo in README (dont worry, it wasnt in the instructions)
Stopped phrase text spitting out during install. Some of the phrase is html so it looked confusing to new installers.
Removed reference to GAS3 settings in the install. This is because its the same installer. Just forgot to remove that line.
All in all, this was just a typo fix. There is no upgrade because there are no problems with the code.

Updated 10.2.05 - minor
Found a couple typos that affect safe mode.
Nothing major - just replace the GAL_admin.php file

Updated 10.2.05 - Major
Completely re-written.
See README for upgrade instructions.

Update 10.2.05 - minor
Updated include/geek_autolink.php as it was missing a table_prefix
To upgrade, download latest package and replace your geek_autolink file.


nJoy

[venomx]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Those dont work venom? If it works in a post it should work in the popup. Regadless, you can always use html.

I guess I should have said if you have it set in the admin to not allow images like that it wont work. I have mine set so they dont.

[Neutral Singh]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Aman - this is due to a bug in the DIV code for the popup (in your header template). There is a missing " which is causing it to lose focus. Just check about 10 posts back for the fix.

Gr8 !! it works like a charm now! Thanks.

Originally Posted by The Geek

As far as the ordinals - the ordinal is category then item. If they are in different categories, make sure the categories are in the right ordinal.

Hey Sir, perhaps my maths is too poor to understand what you said above. Let me tell you what i got from the above statement.

Rumi: the Hidden Music - Style: Sponsor - Ordinal: 5 (Right?)

Rumi - Style: Glossary - Ordinal: 10 (Right?)

If this is right then, i am afraid its not working. :ermm:

Thanks again

Regards
Aman

[fly]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Flypaper - Depends on the method you are using. If using the DB method (recomended) it should be at run time - however if using the cache method - than the cron job should be rebuilding with those that qualify to be in the run (i.e. those that have not expired).

Doesn't seem to run. However, all my links were pre-GAL4.0. I went and just added expire dates. Could that be why?

I'll try adding a new one that expires tomorrow and see what happens.

[T3MEDIA]

Just how do you make this thing autolink with GAS?

I click everything but I dont see how I can input key words.
The instructions on that part is not really clear.
How are you guys doing it?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

Just how do you make this thing autolink with GAS?

I click everything but I dont see how I can input key words.
The instructions on that part is not really clear.
How are you guys doing it?

You need to have the option to integrate with GAL ticked in your GAS settings. You also need to put in the usergroupids that can add GALS in your GAS settings.

HTH's

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by The Geek

You need to have the option to integrate with GAL ticked in your GAS settings. You also need to put in the usergroupids that can add GALS in your GAS settings.

HTH's

I did have it selected and left it blank for all...
but I dont see it intergratin' ... what gives?
anything else?

EDIT: nah it isnt working. How would it know what style I want if I wanted impressions etc. I do not see the options to do this.
Just the ones you specified which seem to be in order.

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

You think you know how to set up the CCS or whatever that is needed to make this pop up effect?

http://askmen.com/fashion/saturdayni...day_night.html
Please and thank you.

Your response

Originally Posted by The Geek

t3media- better to post the GAL q's in the GAL thread however you can get the exact same effect by using the default yellow box style with the popup with title (prefix set to sponsor) and some basic bbcode.

whew - hope I got everybody

Sorry about the wrong area... How do I set it up so the title is actually in the body of the popup? the way it is now is Title:Title (Gray)
---------------
body stuff (yellow)

I would like it like this.

My own stuff (like in example)
------------------------ (hidden you dont really see a border)
title
body stuff (all this is the yellow area)


I know I can remove the look of a border with the ccs but title placement I have no idea.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

I did have it selected and left it blank for all...
but I dont see it intergratin' ... what gives?
anything else?

EDIT: nah it isnt working. How would it know what style I want if I wanted impressions etc. I do not see the options to do this.
Just the ones you specified which seem to be in order.

Your response

Sorry about the wrong area... How do I set it up so the title is actually in the body of the popup? the way it is now is Title:Title (Gray)
---------------
body stuff (yellow)

I would like it like this.

My own stuff (like in example)
------------------------ (hidden you dont really see a border)
title
body stuff (all this is the yellow area)


I know I can remove the look of a border with the ccs but title placement I have no idea.

GAS will use the 'default' category in the global settings when adding GALs so set that to whatever you want gal entries to go for. The GAS synopsis is what is used as the description.
Dont leave the usergroup setting in GAS blank - that doesnt work. You must be explicit with the usergroups. This is by design as a safety fearture to prevent everyone overrunning your board with crap GALs (this, the, a, etc...).

As farr as that design - set the box style to yellow, body to none, and title to none. You could just do a new css that is just font-color (dont specify border).
HTH's

[Lionel]

in calendar I put

$text_to_be_linked=process_gal_text($text_to_be_li nked);

and that works.

I tried in another script where the only require_once is the global.php and that does not work. Is there any other required statement to be used with that?

[fly]

Geek: My links still don't expire. Got any idea why? Or what info can I give you that may help?

Is anyone else using this feature? Are you having this problem?

[The Geek]

hmmm. Maybe a problem with the cron. Are you using the DB cache?