Add-On Releases - IMDB Info Generator (Lite)

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Only Vb 4.0.x.

Info: What is this plugin for?

This plugin makes it possible to show data from IMDB Movie Database using the movie ID with a BBCode.

As far as I know many users were looking for a plugin something like this which pulls data from IMDB and shows directly in the post.

This plugin uses a script which is contributed under GPL. However, a big part of the system was rewritten and a lot of coding were done to integrate both systems.

Features:
Plugin Pulls these movie information:
- Contry (Lite)
- Genre (Lite)
- Time (Lite)
- Language (Lite)
- Director (Lite)
- Cast (Advanced Version)
- Description (Advanced Version) (Extended)
- IMDB Score (Advanced Version)
- Thumbnail Picture (Advanced Version) (Now larger picture avaliable for Advanced Version)
[s]-Trailer Link (Advanced Version)[/s]
- Advanced control of style, language and dimension. (Advanced Version)

Installation

Included in the zip file under "Documentation"

How To Use

You simple copy the part at the end of the IMDB link and copy after the tt letters the IMDB ID and write it between the tags.

Example: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/ you copy 0468569 and write it between two tags like this : [IMDB]0468569[/IMDB]


Common Mistakes With This Plugin:
- Your host must have the allow_url_open option set as OPEN or ON.
- Images and cache folder's CHMOOD must set to 777 ( Files and Subfolders )
- The Format of usage is [IMDB]0468569[/IMDB] not [s][IMDB]tt0468569[/IMDB] [/s]or [s][IMDB]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/[/IMDB][/s]


Credits and Notes:
- Part of the plugin was written under GPL.
- Special Thanks to Melih B?y?k who made this plugin work.
- Thanks to salusoft of showing his modification of the plugin. I benefit from his style to make some changes.
-Bug reports, suggestions that would help improve this plugin are always welcome.

Plugin Website: http://plugins.diviksfilm.com

Websites Using The Plugin:

www.freeonlinemoviesforum.com
www.nzb-boredom.com
www.serbianforum.org
www.nzb-dogz.com
www.nzb-magic.com
www.merlins-portal.net
www.moviedemons.com
www.moviz4eternity.org
www.supa.gr
www.f-f-f-clan.com

Changelog

2.6 (01.02.2010)

- SQL Prefix Issue Solved.
- Poster & cast pictures path problem solved.
- IMDB adres wasn't pointing to the adress, solved.
- SQL error after removing plugin, solved.
- Some CSS bug fixes.
- Documentation Updated.

2.5

Bug Fixes

- Duration field not appear (solved.)
- Browser loading problem due to timeout (Javascript compression added.)
- TAG won't appear (Cache Sysem Implemented.)

New Features - Changes

- Ability to show cast member pictures. (Advanced Version)
- Theme system has been changed. Now instead of using custome style the plugin will take the style from the template the forum is using.
- Ability to change the language by simply editing the xml file or via language manager of vbulletin.
- Added support for larger cover pictures. (Advanced Version)
- Tag is now a plugin rather than a fully external addon.
- Ability to change & edit themes via Style Manager
- Changed & extended the plot. (Advanced Version)
- Added extra field like Producer, Writers etc.
- Ability to control certain features like enabling/disabling the TAG, Cast Pictures and changing the dimentions of the thumbnail picture via AdminCP. (Advanced Version)
- Added the ability to compress cover pictures in order to save bandwith and webspace.
- The static data the plugin is been creating will be saved to the forum's database as well as some information will be cached externally.
- No more manual template editing !

2.2

* Language files are now under /langs folder. (Advanced Version)
* Removed the "tema" folder, style.php file. (Advanced Version)
* Created buttons folder and moved the graphic files. (Advanced Version)
* Created pluginsettins.php. All settings can be controlled now from one file. (Advanced Version)
* Added de.php (german) and tr.php in /lang (Advanced Version)

2.1

* Added languages.php in "imdb" folder. Users can now customize the file into their language. (Advanced Version)

2.0
* Plugin was creatin an iframe which caused many issues. Now It acts like a BB Code when modifying post.
* Certain core files were causing CPU load. Fixed
* Reduced template modification to one.
* Added 3 more styles in order to make customization easier (advanced)
* Added Trailer link to the plugin (advanced)
* Plugin is now encrypted (advanced & lite) and must be licenced first (advanced)

1.01
* Some minor modification on imdb.php
* Updated installation and imdb_tag_hacks_lite.V1.01.zip file
* Added instructions to the post.
* Added a modified example class_bbcode.php file
1.02
* Added $bburl to the plugin which automatically fixes the website adress issue what caused "Page Not Found Error"

[TimberFloorAu]

Mate, lets say we do a thread.

And put [imdb]tt187728267[/imdb]

Now, if we click PREVIEW thread, it works.

Soon as we publish, it all disappears.

Any suggestions please. ?

[laztrix]

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

Mate, lets say we do a thread.

And put [imdb]tt187728267[/imdb]

Now, if we click PREVIEW thread, it works.

Soon as we publish, it all disappears.

Any suggestions please. ?

Put The ID without tt it should look lite [imdb]187728267[/imdb]

Forgive me asking, did you set the cache and image folder (imdb/cache, imdb/images) to 777 ?

[DobieGillis?]

where do you put your site url? Sorry, little confused!

[TimberFloorAu]

Originally Posted by laztrix

Put The ID without tt it should look lite [imdb]187728267[/imdb]

Forgive me asking, did you set the cache and image folder (imdb/cache, imdb/images) to 777 ?

Yes. Now have it working without the TT portion. But ghastly black border around the movie info, can this be removed or iframe resized to remove this?

Plus links of actors, as stated in previous posts, isnt linking to IMDB, but via our website, causing bad links: see image

Originally Posted by DobieGillis?

where do you put your site url? Sorry, little confused!

Apparently this has been changed in new product, if you havent uploaded new product, then redownload and do so.

If you havent and cant be bothered lol, its in:

admincp>styles and templates > your style> search for imdb

then change the
http://localhost/something else I cannot remember /
to
http://yourwebsite.com/your forum folder/

[TimberFloorAu]

I think those that have persevered with this and helped bug test should be upgraded to the paid version free of charge

[DobieGillis?]

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

Apparently this has been changed in new product, if you havent uploaded new product, then redownload and do so.

If you havent and cant be bothered lol, its in:

admincp>styles and templates > your style> search for imdb

then change the
http://localhost/something else I cannot remember /
to
http://yourwebsite.com/your forum folder/

thanks mate!

[TimberFloorAu]

No worries Dobie.

I still havent got the imdb link on our editor, when creating a new thread/post

[DobieGillis?]

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

No worries Dobie.

I still havent got the imdb link on our editor, when creating a new thread/post

thanks, mate! Amazing, you answered it one sec. I can't get the link to work either in the editor. Together we shall conquer this mod!

[TimberFloorAu]

Originally Posted by DobieGillis?

thanks, mate! Amazing, you answered it one sec. I can't get the link to work either in the editor. Together we shall conquer this mod!

Yeah, Im still of the opinion, that it should work like the youtube mod.

In essence a user should be able to either:

1. click the imdb link, and then type in the film name. And then it retrieves the info from the imdb without the user having to paste the link in.

or.

2. user pastes in the link after clicking the imdb icon, and the script strips the http://imdb.com/tt portion leaving the script to then to work as intended, most of our users would not know to remove the tt part, intuitively.

3. as the youtube mod, but just paste the entire link into a post, and the script, does a total rewrite into this hack, and produces the info as per my image 3 posts up.


It needs to be simplified, and made more user friendly. Lets hope the coder agrees. And can find a work around. My son does a similar thing for www.farkie.com but he is too busy to help, lol

[DobieGillis?]

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

Yeah, Im still of the opinion, that it should work like the youtube mod.

In essence a user should be able to either:

1. click the imdb link, and then type in the film name. And then it retrieves the info from the imdb without the user having to paste the link in.

or.

2. user pastes in the link after clicking the imdb icon, and the script strips the http://imdb.com/tt portion leaving the script to then to work as intended, most of our users would not know to remove the tt part, intuitively.

3. as the youtube mod, but just paste the entire link into a post, and the script, does a total rewrite into this hack, and produces the info as per my image 3 posts up.


It needs to be simplified, and made more user friendly. Lets hope the coder agrees. And can find a work around. My son does a similar thing for www.farkie.com but he is too busy to help, lol

right -o... the file you make the change to add your URL is IMDB, when you search in styles.


original text

http://$bburl/imdb.php?mid=$idfilme

get rid of that $bburl and replace with your www.yoursite.com/forum

it worked for me. That is what was holding me back the past few days. Hope that others can benefit from our frustration with this mod.