Mini Mods - vBaffiliate Links

Description:

This modification will replace a list of words with a list of words/links you define.
I use it to create links to affiliate programs using words from the posts, but can be used as a simple text replacement.

Tested With:

• vBulletin 3.6.9
• vBulletin 3.7.0 RC 3

Changes:

• [v1.1.0]
  • Added vBadvanced News module support
  • Option for case sensitive
  • Option for removing space before & after
  • Link mask for link replacement
  • Can be used as a simple text replacement (without Link mask)
  • Code simplification for expanding propose
• [v1.0.1] Issue with vB 3.7.0 RC3
• [v1.0.0] First Release.

Installation & Upgrade Instructions:

Upload the product & configure the settings for the product vBaffiliate Links.

Notes:

This doesn't work with highlight text when searching yet ...
[s]The replacement is case sensitive.
The replacement process will only replace word between spaces.[/s]
From v1.1.x you can use the Link mask as a standard way to define your links.
This mod will only work with PHP5.
If someone would like to help, the credit will be given and I'll appreciate.

How to Use:

Without Link Mask:

Place one word per line in the first box and one word/link per line in the second box.

Word to Replace:
vBulletin Oficial Site
vBorg
Simple Text

Link to Replace:
<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com" title="vBulletin Official Site">vBulletin Oficial Site</a>
<a href="http://www.vbulletin.org" title="vBulletin Modification Site">vBorg</a>
<strong>Simple Text</strong>

With Link Mask:

Define the Link mask you want to use:

<a href="{link}" title="Advertisement">{word}</a>
{link} and {word} will be replaced with each par.

Place one word per line in the first box and one word/link per line in the second box.

Word to Replace:
vBulletin Oficial Site
vBorg

Link to Replace:
http://www.vbulletin.com
http://www.vbulletin.org

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[ErrorLog]

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[tafSteve]

This is the perfect plugin, unfortunately, I can't get it to work on 3.7.2 RC1... I have disabled all other products/plugins to ensure it wasn't another modification, to no avail. I get the same error in the postbit hook, like some of the others have had. Here it is below:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbal_msg() in /xxxxxxxxx_postbit.php(293) : eval()'d code on line 7

The error comes from postbit_display_complete... it seems it can't read where the originanl 'vbal_msg' function was declared in the 'global_start' plugin of the product.

I've tried playing around a lot and still can't get rid of the error message. Any help would be nice, although I understand this is a rather old mod that wasn't even made for 3.7.2

Thanks,
steve

[plusev]

Originally Posted by tafSteve

This is the perfect plugin, unfortunately, I can't get it to work on 3.7.2 RC1... I have disabled all other products/plugins to ensure it wasn't another modification, to no avail. I get the same error in the postbit hook, like some of the others have had. Here it is below:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbal_msg() in /xxxxxxxxx_postbit.php(293) : eval()'d code on line 7

The error comes from postbit_display_complete... it seems it can't read where the originanl 'vbal_msg' function was declared in the 'global_start' plugin of the product.

I've tried playing around a lot and still can't get rid of the error message. Any help would be nice, although I understand this is a rather old mod that wasn't even made for 3.7.2

Thanks,
steve

The strange thing is that I am running 3.7.2 ( http://nl.plusevpokercoaching.com/pokerforum/ ) and the plugin is working fine.....

Can you tell me in what way I can help

[tafSteve]

Thanks for the quick reply plusev.

That is very strange indeed... It must not be any of the additional mods I have installed since I disabled all of them... I'll continue to play around with it tonight, but I am very confused on what the issue can be then. If you think of anything, please let me know... this is all sort of up in the air now. I will report any findings when I try messing with it again later this evening.

thanks again,
steve

[CardMafia]

I like this mod.

I did notice, if one of the words is part of the affiliate link, then it makes the link then breaks it up so the post shows the HTML of the link and links only the word in the affiliate code. anyway around this?

[plusev]

Originally Posted by CardMafia

I like this mod.

I did notice, if one of the words is part of the affiliate link, then it makes the link then breaks it up so the post shows the HTML of the link and links only the word in the affiliate code. anyway around this?

Let's say you are an affiliate of "Full Tilt Poker" and want to link this text. Your user type things like Full Tilt Poker, Full Tilt, FullTilt, FT

sollution:
- no link mask!
- first replace the one with the most words with a single word (Full Tilt Poker --> ftp)
- replace all other variants with (for instance) ftp
- last, replace ftp with the affiliate link

I hope you can see what I mean, otherwise I can add a screenshot if you like

Greetz,

Michiel

[stevectaylor]

If you have VBSEO you can use the expanded acronym to do the same thing

[Keyser Soze]

How is it possible to highlight a certain word only once per post? If someone is talking about a certain product in his post and he mentions it in every second sentence, the post looks very "spammy" because it contais so many affiliate-links. I think, one link (for the first appearance of the word) would be enough and this would be a good candidate for a new option for this plugin

[Ossedis]

Do you have this for 3.6.8?

[OsirisAgain]

Great job