Geek Article System 3.52

IMPORTANT:
Please note that I can no longer support this project. Primarily as it is designed for vb3.0.x and I no longer use that version (im obviously on vb3.5x ). There is a version for vb3.5 however its a commercial script. This project is left here for the community.
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HowdA All.

The GAS3 system is a comprehensive article system that completely integrates into vB3.

News:

• Updated 3/08/05 to version 3.53 for compatability with vb3.08
• Updated 13/05/05 to version 3.52!!! Posts for 3.52 to integrate with GAL4.0 start here

History

Originally, I looked into other article systems to integrate with my forums but just got irritated over and over again as I found the other offering out there very limiting for my needs. I wanted to use my members usergroup permissions, the search facility (so when someone did a search for 'bob' both articles AND threads appeared on one page), I also wanted wysiwyg editing and vBs attachment system. Well, I accomplished 99% of my needs with the Geek Article System 2.0
Why 3.0? While the 2.0 was fine for my needs, many users began asking for a far more complex system that took the beauty of 2.0 and added popular features in the other article systems.

Here are the features in a nutshell:

• Integrates 100% into vB. No importing forums or creating special groups. Simply mark forum as an 'Article' forum and instantly all threads become articles. Dont like it anymore? Simply remove the ID and the therads and forums go back to normal.
• Whatever you can do in a thread or post, you can do with the GAS3 system (uploading attachments, smiles, BBcode, various editors, yadayadayada)
• Adding on the above point: all the differing vB editors (wysiwyg, etc..), usergroup permissions (heck - anything you can set for a forum you can set in this - AND MORE!) why> because it is totally integrated!
• Create multiple pages in your post by simply putting [BREAK] anywhere in your post.
• The first thumbnail in an article substitutes the posters avatar (switchable via admincp)
• Upload header images and have them auto resize
• Choose header images from a global (or forum specific) gallery
• Integrated article byline.
• Synopsis - allows users to give a summary that appears on the new forumdisplay
• New forumdisplay shows article header image and synopsis (if no synopsis then the first X amount of characters from the article is used)
• Synopisis allows BBCode
• Integrates with the Geek AutoLink system (optional)
• Allows you to post as other users
• Article sidebar that shows the article rating, your rating, the rating form, article tools, and article attachments (all toggable via admincp)
• An auto installer/upgrader/uninstaller that makes all file edits for you!
• A whole host of other tiddlybits that I wont bore you with

Special thanks goes to rlamego, peterska2, Snow, Gldtn, and Magic Spark for private Beta testing this for me. Couldnt of happened without them!

Change log
13.05.05 - updated to 3.52
All this does is update GAS for the GAL4.0 integration.
To update, simply replace your existing functions_geekarticles.php with the one in the latest package.

18.3.05 - updated to 3.51
This really just fixes a couple of mega minor bugs.
Added new default icon per forum functionality (see readme)
Wrote a real README.
Wrote a seperate 3.5x upgrade script. Users of 3.5x should run admincp/gas3_upgrade.php

16.3.05 - updated to 3.50
Loads of new features and a new installer that makes the file changes for you.
New forumdisplay
Uploading of images for your header
Synopsis box
yadayadayda

10.2.05 - updated to 3.02
Fixed typo in readme (step 2.6 referenced $articlebyline instead of $GAS_byline). This bug fixes the disappearing byline when editing an article.
To upgrade - edit your editpost template and search for $articlebyline then replace it with $GAS_byline

Importers
I have made an importer for v3articles. Technically speaking, you dont have to strictly have GAS3 installed to use the importer (though it is ideal). What it does is essentailly import v3articles, comments, ratings, and attachments into existing forums as new threads, replies, threadratings, and post attachments. The idea is that you install GAS3, create the forums to house your articles, and then import your existing v3articles into them (but as I said, you can simply import v3articles into normal forums without having GAS3 installed).
There is also a rollback feature in case you change your mind or experience a problem with the import. Your v3articles installation isnt touched. In fact, no v3articles are harmed in the process

Known issues:

• none that I am aware of.

Demos: (note that I have a custom skin, so your results will be ever so slightly different)
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11287
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=8801 - pages with comments (click View Comments to see comments only)


Difficulty - EASY
Time - about 5 minutes
File modifications? a few but now all done automatically for you

Change log:

Updated to 3.01 Feb 7th
Fixed a couple template errors and minor readme instructions


Instructions

Click install. I have busted my butt over the past few weeks to do this and all I ask is that you click install if you use it

• Download the package and unzip.
• Follow the README!
• Ther installer does all the work for you
• When done, go into your admncp, and adjust your settings

Troubleshooting:

• No phrases after install? This happens a lot with many installers for some bizzare reason. All you have to do is do a phrase search for GAS_ , edit the phrase (dont change it), then save it. Bingo - all your phrases appear.

Also:

I would therefore backup your DB, your styles, and any of the files the README asks you to change.

nJoy

[Gastongr]

Nice hack!
Does this work for Vb 3.0.1?

[Gastongr]

It does hehe.
I have installed it in www.webmastershelp.com, but in the articles forum in home page it says all the same as in the other ones

" Forum, Last Post ,Threads, Posts,"

is there any way to remove the last post and post count colums only from that "forum" (the one for articles) and to change "threads" for "articles" ?.

Thanks in advance

[Shackbase]

ok - someone walk me through this like I'm a 3 year old...

/www/ html root directory

should VB be installed in /www/ or /www/forum/

the gas should be uploaded into /www/forum/ right?

the admincp (for the install) is inside the /forum/ directory - I have tried having gas uploaded to both the /www/forum/ and the /www/ directory - but I cannot get it to work at all.

I have made sure /www/gas/ and /www/forum/gas/ has been chmodded 777 and I have manually created the two gas subdirectories in both places, changes and /changed/backup and chmodded them 777 as well.

I am clearly missing a vital step... HELP!

--Tone

[Gastongr]

Hi Tone,

should VB be installed in /www/ or /www/forum/

You can install vBulletin where ever you want. if the site is only going to be the forum then install it in /www/.

the gas should be uploaded into /www/forum/ right?

The gas folder should be uplaoded to the forum directory, where the index.php file of your board is.
If you install your forum in www/forum/ then the gap folder should be uploaded to www/forum/

Good luck

[Gastongr]

Please The Geek or someone who knows this hack, I need some litle help.

In my site when you call any post in the articles forums like this:

showthread.php?p=1602

A warning about an error appears in the status bar of IE. The error details say it's in line 305.

Here is line 305 of the outputted html page:

<body onload="if (is_ie || is_moz) { fetch_object('currentPost').scrollIntoView(!is_moz); }">

However if you call the same post like a thread, like this:
showthread.php?t=262

nothing is loaded in the body tag and no error appears.
any ideas about what can be causing this?

Here is an example page where the error appears http://www.webmastershelp.com/showthread.php?p=1602

and here the same post called as thread where error does not appear http://www.webmastershelp.com/showthread.php?t=262

Thanks in advance.
Great hack!

[Gastongr]

wops, it seems you have the same error

http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?p=43913

It happens when you call a post that is also thread with "showthread.php?p=postidhere"

[Gastongr]

I know i'm asking a lot but i have an other problem, when i try to upload an image i get this error.

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/var/www/html/gas/images/1/google1.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /includes/functions_geekarticles_images.php on line 104

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/php9E2nbm' to '/var/www/html/gas/images/1/google1.jpg' in /includes/functions_geekarticles_images.php on line 104

html/gas/images/1/google1.jpg

google1.jp is the name of my image, 1 is the user id isn't it? the other folders were made by the script, except "html", which doesn't exist.

Any idea?
Thanks and sorry for asking so much

[emtee]

Hello The Geek,

I installed this and it work great! I clicked INSTALL

One small bug though: When you are in forumdisplay of sub forums (level 2), you click on an article on "Last Post" column, and it takes you to the comment. I don't like the way it is setup like that, it makes people confused because they do not see the article. I want to change it so when you click on "Last Post", it will take you to the article, not the comment.

In other words, when clicking on "Last Post" column of a sub forum (article category it is), instead of going to showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=threadid, I want it to go to showthread.php?t=threadid which is the article itself, not the comment.

How do I do this? Thank you for your help.

[The Geek]

Does it work for 3.0.1?

I think so - however I also think there have been changes to the attachment table since then. That means you may have to revert you attachment steps. There are posts regrading this somewhere in this thread

to remove sorting options - just edit GAS_forumdispaly

shockbase - the gas folder only needs to be in the same directory as your forum. If your url to your forum is www.mysite.com/forum then gas should be www.mysite.com/forum/gas if the url to your forum is just www.mysite.com/ then your gas folder should be www.mysite.com/gas

Here is the post regarding the fix for the javascript error-> https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=633

re: image upload errors - it sounds like your paths in your settings is not correct. DOuble check them.

emtee - edit your GAS_threadbit template and change the link to whatever you need.

nJoy

[sonicdriven]

Hey what can i say.. from what i can tell awesom Hack. Install was smooth as could be, or at least it seemed. I have setup in admincp/GAS_admin the following forum (16) to be my articles http://oneshotdesign.com/designmarke...splay.php?f=16 but it still shows as regular forum..

Is there soemthing else i need to do to enable it? I have read through the Readme several times, and am at this point sure that everything is accounted for... any ideas?



<edit>FIXED - I had to move the files from the changes folder back to their homes.

Glad it's 3:30am and everybody sleeping - Great Job on this hack bud, thanks for a fun install </edit>