[RELEASE V2.0.1] New Forum Features

Forum Features Hack
---- About
This adds several new options and features to individual forums that can be useful.

New Features
1. Meta Tag Keywords set by forum.
2. Meta Tag Description set by forum.
3. Robot Meta Tag set by forum.

New Options
1. Censor words by Forum.
2. Minimum Posts required for New Thread.
3. Minimum Posts to view Forum.

---- Credits
This hack is distributed under the GPL as an add-on to vBulletin. vBulletin is a commercial product and not subject to this license agreement.

Written by: Wayne Luke
Portions of the Install script written by: Kier Darby
vBulletin is created by Jelsoft Ltd. http://www.jelsoft.com

---- Installation.
Run ff_install.php. This will make the modifications to the database and create the new templates.

Open admin/forum.php and look for:

PHP Code:

  makeyesnocode("Count posts made in this forum towards user post counts?","countposts",1); 


After that add:

PHP Code:

  //WL 04-JUNE-2001 New Forum Features Hack
  maketableheader("Search Engine Options (v1.2 by Wayne Luke)");
  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Keywords: ","metakey");
  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Description","metadesc");
  makeinputcode("Meta Robot Tag","robotext");

  maketableheader("Forum Control Options (v1.0 by Wayne Luke)");
  makeyesnocode("Show in Active Topics?","showactive",1);
  makeyesnocode("Censor Words in this Forum","censor",1);
  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to View","minviewposts");
  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to Start New Thread","minposts");
  //WL End Modification 


Also in admin/forum.php Look for:

PHP Code:

  $DB_site->query("INSERT INTO forum
                      (forumid,styleid,title,description,active,displayorder,parentid,
                       parentlist,allowposting,cancontainthreads,daysprune,newpostemail,newthreademail,
                       moderatenew,allowhtml,allowbbcode,allowimages,allowsmilies,allowicons,
                       styleoverride,allowratings,countposts,moderateattach)
                   VALUES
                      (NULL,'$styleset','".addslashes($title)."','".addslashes($description)."','$isactive','$displayorder','$parentid',
                       '','$allowposting','$cancontainthreads','$daysprune','".addslashes($newpostemail)."','".addslashes($newthreademail)."',
                       '$moderatenew','$aallowhtmlcode','$aallowbbcode','$aallowimgcode','$aallowsmilies','$aallowicons',
                       '$styleoverride','$allowratings','$countposts','$moderateattach')"); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO forum
  (forumid,styleid,title,description,active,displayorder,parentid,
   parentlist,allowposting,cancontainthreads,daysprune,newpostemail,newthreademail,
   moderatenew,allowhtml,allowbbcode,allowimages,allowsmilies,allowicons,
   styleoverride,allowratings,countposts,moderateattach,metakey,metadesc,robotext,
   showactive,censor,minviewposts,minposts)
 values (NULL,'$styleset','".addslashes($title)."','".addslashes($description)."',
         '$isactive','$displayorder','$parentid','','$allowposting','$cancontainthreads',
         '$daysprune','".addslashes($newpostemail)."','".addslashes($newthreademail)."',
         '$moderatenew','$aallowhtmlcode','$aallowbbcode','$aallowimgcode','$aallowsmilies',
         '$aallowicons','$styleoverride','$allowratings','$countposts','$moderateattach',
         '".addslashes($metakey)."','".addslashes($metadesc)."','".addslashes($robotext)."',
         '$showactive','$censor','$minviewposts','$minposts')"); 


After that add:

PHP Code:

  //WL 04-JUNE-2001 New Forum Features Hack
  maketableheader("Search Engine Options (v1.2 by Wayne Luke)");
  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Keywords: ","metakey",$forum[metakey]);
  maketextareacode("Meta Tag Description","metadesc",$forum[metadesc]);
  makeinputcode("Meta Robot Tag","robotext",$forum[robotext]);


  maketableheader("Forum Control Options (v1.0 by Wayne Luke)");
  makeyesnocode("Show in Active Topics?","showactive",1,$forum[showactive]);
  makeyesnocode("Censor Words in this Forum","censor",1,$forum[censor]);
  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to View","minviewposts",$forum[minviewposts]);
  makeinputcode("Minimum Posts to Start New Thread","minposts",$forum[minposts]);
  //WL End Modification 


Last edit in admin/forum.php. Find:

PHP Code:

  $DB_site->query("UPDATE forum
                   SET
                     styleid='$styleset', title='".addslashes($title)."', description='".addslashes($description)."',
                     active='$isactive', displayorder='$displayorder', parentid='$parentid', parentlist=$parentlist,
                     allowposting='$allowposting', cancontainthreads='$cancontainthreads', daysprune='$daysprune',
                     newpostemail='".addslashes($newpostemail)."', newthreademail='".addslashes($newthreademail)."',
                     moderatenew='$moderatenew', allowhtml='$aallowhtmlcode', allowbbcode='$aallowbbcode',
                     allowimages='$aallowimgcode', allowsmilies='$aallowsmilies', allowicons='$aallowicons',
                     styleoverride='$styleoverride', allowratings='$allowratings', countposts='$countposts',
                     moderateattach='$moderateattach'
                   WHERE forumid='$forumid'"); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

  $DB_site->query("UPDATE forum
                   SET
                     styleid='$styleset', title='".addslashes($title)."', description='".addslashes($description)."',
                     active='$isactive', displayorder='$displayorder', parentid='$parentid', parentlist=$parentlist,
                     allowposting='$allowposting', cancontainthreads='$cancontainthreads', daysprune='$daysprune',
                     newpostemail='".addslashes($newpostemail)."', newthreademail='".addslashes($newthreademail)."',
                     moderatenew='$moderatenew', allowhtml='$aallowhtmlcode', allowbbcode='$aallowbbcode',
                     allowimages='$aallowimgcode', allowsmilies='$aallowsmilies', allowicons='$aallowicons',
                     styleoverride='$styleoverride', allowratings='$allowratings', countposts='$countposts',
                     moderateattach='$moderateattach', metakey='".addslashes($metakey)."',metadesc='".addslashes($metadesc)."',robotext='".addslashes($robotext)."',
                     showactive='$showactive',censor='$censor',minviewposts='$minviewposts',minposts='$minposts'
                   WHERE forumid='$forumid'"); 


In newthread.php find:

PHP Code:

  $smilieson=iif($foruminfo[allowsmilies],$ontext,$offtext); 


After it add:

PHP Code:

  //WL 04-June-2001 Forum Features Hack (v1.0 Wayne Luke)
  if (($foruminfo[minposts]>$bbuserinfo[posts]) and !(ismoderator($foruminfo[forumid],"",$bbuserinfo[userid])) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_forumnopost")."\");");
    exit;
  }
  //WL End Modifications 


In newthread.php find:

PHP Code:

    $subject=censortext($subject);
    $message=censortext($message); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

    if ($foruminfo[censor]) {
      $subject=censortext($subject);
      $message=censortext($message);
    } 


In Forumdisplay find:

PHP Code:

$smilieson=iif($foruminfo['allowsmilies'],$ontext,$offtext); 


After that add:

PHP Code:

//WL 04-June-2001 Forum Features Hack (v1.0 Wayne Luke)
$keyword=$foruminfo[metakey];
$description=$foruminfo[metadesc];
$robotext=$foruminfo[robotext];

if (($foruminfo[minviewposts]>$bbuserinfo[posts]) and !(ismoderator($foruminfo[forumid],"",$bbuserinfo[userid]))) {
  eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_forumnoview")."\");");
  exit;
}
//WL End Modifications 


Finally add the following to your forumdisplay template:
<META NAME="keyword" content="$keyword">
<META NAME="description" content="$description">
<META name="robots" content="$robotext">


These same instructions are included in the readme.txt located in the zip file.

[dwh]

Originally posted by stile
I have it set so that people under x amount of posts can't post or view in certain forums using the forum hack.

I also have the Last Post thread hack.

Users can totally bypass the "can't post if you don't have x amount of posts" by clicking on the Last Post thread link.

Kind of defeats the purpose

look: http://php.stileproject.com/spf

try posting from the forum link then last post to thread link.

Hey, what ru doing here? In the 2 seconds you posted that message you had approximately 200 million visitors

Care to share any pointers for us slow guys w/ under 1 million users?

[amykhar]

Does this work for 2.0.3?

Amy

[Gutspiller]

I installed this hack, but I don't have anything in my admin CP?

I did happen to do the modifications to the files, first and upload, before I ran the ff_install.php

Is this ok? Or do I need to revert to the original php files, then run the ff_install.php and then reupload the new php files?

I don't see any settings in the admin CP for me to change any new features.

Please help.

[Gutspiller]

Originally posted by fastforward

Alter the line that checks for posting permissions in newthread.php to something like this

if ($foruminfo[minposts] && ($foruminfo[minposts]>$bbuserinfo[posts]) and !(ismoderator($foruminfo[forumid],"",$bbuserinfo[userid]))) {
eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_forumno post")."\");");
exit;
}

Im a noobie and I don't know where I put those lines of code. Can somebody help me out on where I put them/what I should search for and replace/put them under. I also read that they need to be put in forumdisplay.php also.

Where do I put them in forumdisplay.php too?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Gutspiller]

OK, I know I have bugged you quite a bit on this hack and Im sorry. If you could just help me with one more thing on this post count hack I would be in your dept.

Fastforward states this:

quote:
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Alter the line that checks for posting permissions in newthread.php to something like this

if ($foruminfo[minposts] && ($foruminfo[minposts]>$bbuserinfo[posts]) and !(ismoderator($foruminfo[forumid],"",$bbuserinfo[userid]))) {
eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_forumno post")."\");");
exit;
}

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and another person says this:

Don't forget to change the same thing in forumdisplay.php also! This worked, Thanks for your reply.

My problem is, I don't know where to put that code that I quoted from Fastforward. Could you please help me with this code. I swear I wont ask another question about this hack.

(in case you are a little lost, I am asking this because my guests are getting the "you must have 0 posts to view this forum." I updated the error templates, but that only sets the post count to check to see what the post count is set to. I just need to get it so that it doesn't give that error message to guests, but instead, lets my guests view the forums that I setup for them to view in the admin CP.)

OK, sorta long but I wanted you to have a clear view of what was wrong.

I appreciated you writing this hack and all the support you have given to me on this. Please don't give up on me now.

The Gutspiller.

[LuBi]

What do the features in this hack do? What's the good part about the meta tags?

Also can the options be disabled somewhere?

[shadowbreed]

where is the ff_install file??

[TurboFC3S]

Ok, so where do you add keywords/descriptions to forums that already exist? If you can only add keywords when a forum is created, then it's kinda worthless ... no offense, but we need the option to be able to change stuff.

Where is the zip file? I need ff_install.php.

it should be on the first or second page...

HHH