Article System

Alright, here's my Beta... Do not even touch this unless you know what you're doing! To upgrade to future versions you WILL have to have a fair amount of knowledge about templates and other things.

I need help with an installer and any feedback and suggestions on things to add/do

An example of it can be found running here.

All code made and testing on VB 3.0.0 and shouldn't have any issues with 3.0.1 or any future releases. This doesn't relay on any Vbulletin templates. The only vbulletin functions it uses is basic template and DB connectivity.

The support on this will be VERY limited. I only need people that know enough to be helpful in tracking down bugs that they may find. I'm very busy during the week. You'll want to edit index.php and add links to any of the admin functions you want.

I covered alot here

NEW STUFF:
Hialls is helping me with the installer and helping add some things that will help you guys use and install this alot easier.

Go ahead and check this system out and tell me what needs to be added and I'll see about adding it to my additions list

[krohnathlonman]

For my site I'm creating a seperate file/system for reviews. After the article one is finalized I'll duplicate it for reviews. so yes it's VERy easy. I believe cheating is wrong so you won't get any help from me to create a cheats page. You will have to use your head, it's very easy to create.

[SmasherMaster]

No lol not cheating as in real life, I meant video games.

[chet]

Do you thin I will be able to make layout like This when its complete

Chet

[Hialls]

Originally Posted by chet

Do you thin I will be able to make layout like This when its complete

Chet

Should be fine the most viewed extra are simple to code..

[chet]

That is great news, we have created a load of articles for our NTLworld users and they are in need of a clean up, this article system should do the trick for us

Regards

Chet

[SmasherMaster]

Do the users have to register to post an article/review? If so, this is already installed on my forums.

[ixian]

Originally Posted by SmasherMaster

Do the users have to register to post an article/review? If so, this is already installed on my forums.

Right now articles are added via AdminCP, so regular users can't even submit them.

User/Group checking doesn't appear to be in the article.php at the moment, but that's not hard to add. I will look into adding it after I get this WYSIWYG mess added.

[SmasherMaster]

Originally Posted by ixian

Right now articles are added via AdminCP, so regular users can't even submit them.

User/Group checking doesn't appear to be in the article.php at the moment, but that's not hard to add. I will look into adding it after I get this WYSIWYG mess added.

That would be neat. If there was a user submission page that would just rock.

[spence2]

If you allow usergroups to contribute articles...could you have an "author's" page for each contributor to display their articles by title with a link to each article they have contributed?

And a master list of contributors as well that links to each author's page?

[SmasherMaster]

Originally Posted by spence2

If you allow usergroups to contribute articles...could you have an "author's" page for each contributor to display their articles by title with a link to each article they have contributed?

And a master list of contributors as well that links to each author's page?

That would be a great addition.

This hack has wonderful potential. I can't wait to see it fully completed.