Geek AutoLinker 4.0 RC2

This is a totally new version of the popular GAL3.0 system

Thread closed. Release is gold here -> https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=76054


I am pretty cool that this package should be the final release. I have spent about 50 hours recoding this from the ground up but want a green light from you guys before I stick it in the current release thread.

In a nutshell this system replaces any keywords in posts with specific replacements (no, not like replacements in vb). It will do anything form simply link keywords all the way to produce poup boxes when doing a mouseover keywords.
The popups now support bbcode, html, multiple styles, titles, etc...

Other new features:
Track impressions, track hits, limit categories to certain forums, have usergroups toggle on.off certain forums, blahblahblahblah.

Basically its GAL 3 on Steroids.

O yea, the replacments are also a bit smarter

Upgrading:
From 2.6 and 3.0
Follow the install instructions in the readme. When you start up gal4_install.php, follow the upgrade path.
Please note that any replacement codes you added in 3.0 will go byebye. These are NOT your gal items... they are the global, category, or item level replacments that looked like something like this:
<a href="$link" title="$description">$text</a>

I would be shocked if anyone had more than 1 or 2 of these. If you modified them in any particular way - just copy them into notepad... run the install... then create new ones with the new system. REMEMBER: YOUR EXISTING GAL LINKS WILL BE PORTED SAFELY OVER!!!

Check out the extensive readme for details.

[Lionel]

debug shows empty earlier. Now I get some:

Find #((\bAssociated Press\b)s?)#im
Replace <a href='autolink.php?id=10{TRACK_HITS}' target='_blank' class='DEF' onmouseover='GAL_popup(this,1, "International <!--GAL_REMOVAL-->News <!--GAL_REMOVAL-->Agency", "border: 1pt solid;background: #FFFFCC;padding: 1px;font: 8pt;", "0", " Associated Press", "border: 1pt solid;background: #FFFFCC;padding: 1px;font: 8pt;", "0");' onmouseout='GAL_hidepopup();'>$1</a>

[Lionel]

Debug/rebuild seemed to help. About the forums list being too long, can I put "*" directly in db to make it for all? I am missing half the forums.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Lionel

Debug/rebuild seemed to help. About the forums list being too long, can I put "*" directly in db to make it for all? I am missing half the forums.

Change the datatype of forumid in geek_autolink_cats from varchar(255) to mediumtext

That will sort it (this has been changed in the next update)

[Lionel]

Geek, thank you very much. This is truly an amazing mod.

[TTG]

When I add a new category only half of the forums are checked, clicking "check all" and save does nothing ?

Links don't work any longer. All worked well with version 3, can I re-install version 3 or will that create more problems ?

[Lionel]

you have to change forums table from varchar(255) into mediumtxt and debug/rebuild

[TTG]

Originally Posted by Lionel

you have to change forums table from varchar(255) into mediumtxt and debug/rebuild

Thanks Lionel .. that solved it.

[Lionel]

Looks like the ignore function is giving me a hard time. I created an article in gas, then tried to autolink and placed the threadid in ignore, but it is displaying as linked in article.

[T3MEDIA]

AH HA! I found something new. (maybe its not) in the Link description if you put a "'" the popup will disapear...

example.
Title Ain't worth it!
Expires Month
- - -

Ain't will make the pop-up title well the whole pop up not pop up.
say that two times fast!

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

AH HA! I found something new. (maybe its not) in the Link description if you put a "'" the popup will disapear...

example.
Title Ain't worth it!
Expires Month
- - -


Ain't will make the pop-up title well the whole pop up not pop up.
say that two times fast!

thanks - ill look into it.

Ignoreid is a known issue - its sorted for next release (same with the forumids problem).

I think I have it all pretty much licked. Im just messing about with the stats layout then Ill release 1 more package.