Major Additions - QuoteIt! - Quote Database

QuoteIt! version 3.1

I'm no longer able to put very much time into this mod, so I've set up a Subversion repository at http://www.vbulletinprogramming.com/projects/quoteit/ to allow others to help out. You can use the login "vbuser" with the password "vbulletin" to edit files. If someone would like to completely take over the mod, please contact me.

QuoteIt! allows you to have a database of quotes integrated with your forum. Users submit quotes that can then be voted on by the other users, using your choice of two rating systems. The average installation will show a random quote on the forum home page, but you can include it on any vBulletin page or on your portal home page.

If you'd like to see a demo, go to forums.monkeycrap.com.

Features:

Random Quote
- a random quote can be shown on any vBulletin powered page
- the administrator can set a default rating threshold that quotes must meet before showing up as the random quote
- a new random quote can be chosen at a specific interval of time, to reduce server load

Quote Database
- quotes can be searched, filtered, and sorted by many different criteria
- quotes have a "context" field that can be turned on or off to include more information about the quote
- quotes can be embedded in posts with bbcode
- each post and private message now has a "Submit to Quotes" link that allows users to quote things said on your forum more easily

Quote Ratings System
- quotes can be rated either plus/minus or on a scale from 1 to 5
- quotes below a certain total score or average score can be filtered out

Quote Management
- quotes can either be automatically approved or moderated
- the quote moderation que is like the que for posts, enabling the moderation of several quotes at once
- usergroup permissions are used for adding, editing, deleting, rating and viewing quotes
- most actions use AJAX to avoid page reloads

Don't forget to click install!

Currently known problems are listed here.

The files needed to edit the included images are attached to this post.

This hack is based on QuoteIt! 1.2, originally by magnus. The "submit post" feature was inspired by an addon by CtrlAltDel.

Older versions (no longer in development): QuoteIt! 3 for vBulletin 3.5.x | QuoteIt! 2.03 for vBulletin 3.0.x

[Cap'n Steve]

I'm not really sure how to help you since my license is expired and I haven't kept up with the latest vBadvanced versions. Could you post a screenshot of the module settings page that you're using? You might try asking at the vBadvanced forums, too.

[AfterWorldForum]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

I'm not really sure how to help you since my license is expired and I haven't kept up with the latest vBadvanced versions. Could you post a screenshot of the module settings page that you're using? You might try asking at the vBadvanced forums, too.

Hey, and thanks for answering. I did ask at vbAdvanced, but haven't seen any activity in my thread there.

I'm guessing the problem is the global variable that is used (also because I can preview it from the Preview, but on the frontpage, it just shows up blank).

I tried various values for the global variable, but somehow cannot get it to work. I also tried using different module ways, like the PHP files you added to the zip file, and stripping functionality out of the standard templates to see if anything in there was maybe causing issues.

If you're willing to look into things, I can set you up with an account you could use to have a look at the settings. PM me if you'd be open for something like that, please.

Thanks again for taking the time to help me out, though. I see a lot of potential in the mod, and would love to be able to add it to my site(s).

Best,

Peter

[Cap'n Steve]

Did you install the plugin-globalquote.xml from the extras folder (note that it's a plugin, not a product)? The $showrandomquote variable is unset by default. Either try that or upload the included modules so I can try it as a file-based module.

[AfterWorldForum]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

Did you install the plugin-globalquote.xml from the extras folder (note that it's a plugin, not a product)? The $showrandomquote variable is unset by default. Either try that or upload the included modules so I can try it as a file-based module.

Aye, Cap'n I did. The extra modules have been uploaded.

Sorry about the late reply, I checked for PMs, but forgot to check the thread. Worst case scenario, I'll build a quick PHP page to pull the data from the database, and slap that inside a module.

Thanks foryour help so far

[kalisekj]

Be Warned This Totally crashed My 3.8 VB Site. Had to do a file restore to get it back to operational.

[Cap'n Steve]

Originally Posted by AfterWorldForum

Sorry about the late reply, I checked for PMs, but forgot to check the thread.

Yeah, I like to make any support public, just in case it might help someone else. Try editing the "Global Random Quote" plugin and changing the execution order to 1.

Originally Posted by kalisekj

Be Warned This Totally crashed My 3.8 VB Site. Had to do a file restore to get it back to operational.

What error did it give you? What other products do you have installed? For future reference, you can disable the plugin system with a line in includes/config.php in case of emergency.

[AfterWorldForum]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

Yeah, I like to make any support public, just in case it might help someone else. Try editing the "Global Random Quote" plugin and changing the execution order to 1.

That did not seem to do anything for me.

Thanks for the suggestion, though

[Cap'n Steve]

Turn on debug mode and see what queries are being run the vBadvanced main page. Do any of them reference the quotes table? It should look something like this:
[sql]SELECT * FROM vb_quotes[/sql]

[AfterWorldForum]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

Turn on debug mode and see what queries are being run the vBadvanced main page. Do any of them reference the quotes table? It should look something like this:
[sql]SELECT * FROM vb_quotes[/sql]

Sorry for the late reply. I've been awfully busy lately.

Here's the result:

Time Before: 0.43164
Time After: 0.43169
Time Taken: 0.00005

Memory Before: 10,869.234 KB
Memory After: 10,869.313 KB
Memory Used: 0.078 KB

Tip of the day module generated in 0.00005 seconds with 0 queries.
0 seconds doing MySQL queries and 0.00005 doing PHP things.

Looks like the global variable did actually not kick in

[Cap'n Steve]

Ok, try uploading the attached plugin. It's not the best method, but it should work with the template you were using.