vBJournal Lite 1.1b

ATM, this hack would work with ALL versions of vB unless they renamed the 'user' table :speechless:


README.txt (can be found in the zip)


README.txt
New in 1.1b
- Edit journal.php (2 lines). New journal.php here, for 1.1a users

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=== vBJournal Lite version 1.1b =============================================
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This is an addon to vBulletin and acts as an online journal/diary. Users can add entries, either

making them private or public(for all to see). For the public entries, users can comment on them.

Thats about it. You should be able to get a better idea viewing a live demo at

http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php. The GUI was modeled after gamingforces journal at

http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/journal.php .
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=== This being my first hack, i am SURE that there are going to be =======
=== some bugs, and problems, so just to warn you first =======
=== :: BACKUP YOUR DATABASE ! =======
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Now thats over with lets start... I will list the steps of what needs to be done...
NOW :

1) Edit the images to suit your site.
2) Upload the images to the forum's /images folder.

3) Upload install_journal.php to your admin directory.
4) Run install_journal.php and follow instructions... shouldn't be a problem. but i only tested

it once .

5) Run this query (using phpmyadmin,or use this hack

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...&threadid=26272 , etc)

ALTER TABLE user ADD journal SMALLINT NOT NULL

[note this will add a column in your 'user' table, but i think that shouldnt be a problem ...]

6) Upload journal.php to your forum's root directory.
7) goto journal.php page and click on the button ... (should say "Get a journal" or "Unlock

Journal" Cant rem which
... bad memory. lol) this will enable the admin journal (userid=1) and show the first default

welcome msg.

8) Link to journal in postbit.
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- open admin/functions.php

FIND

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$datecut = time() - $cookietimeout;

if ($counter%2==0) {
$post[backcolor]="#13486D";
$post[bgclass] = "alt1";
} else {

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Add ABOVE THIS


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// vBJournal Hack by Ryangel
if($post[journal]==1){
$journal = '<a href="journal.php?s=&journalid='.$post[userid].'&action=view"><img

src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/journal.gif" alt="View '.$post[username].'\'s Journal" border="0"/></a>';
}
else {
$journal = '';
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////


save and upload admin/functions.php.

9) open your postbit template and add $journal to where you want the link to show.


You are done ! The journal should be able to work now

FEW THINGS TO NOTE
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- private entries can only be viewed by the owner or admin.
- erm... did i say a few? ok thats the main thing to note.... I'll edit this as it comes to my

mind. lol :laugh:

IN WORKS FOR NEXT VERSION
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- incooperate moods
- better interface ( but that you can do now by editing the templates yourself )
- Admin interface -> from admin cp.
- New user option to choose whether buddies/admin can view private entries.
- anything else that might come up from discussions.


Version Update Log
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1.1a
- Fixed some table color code.
- Added template txt for manual install.

DEMO: http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php

[WEForums]

Make sure you didn't put the templates into a theme you are not using.

[Lorddraco98]

Today at 09:56 PM WEForums said this in Post #211
Make sure you didn't put the templates into a theme you are not using.

edit 2: fixed it, thanks

[WEForums]

No problem. Have to watch that if you're rushing through the hack.

[Koutaru]

^^; How's it going Anime-loo? any updates?

[girlzclan]

There should also be an option to disable smilies,

[Brad]

05-05-03 at 10:10 PM Koutaru said this in Post #214
^^; How's it going Anime-loo? any updates?

Its going..I have the paging and some other stuff done but I still want to optimize the files some more and add a few things.

Right now im doing alot of work because im a broke teen with his needs :ermm:

Also at this time im building my new site and forums (not at kousetsu).
Loo-portal and vB journal pro will be a large part of it, Im expecting to have both out before summer.

[gmarik]

The demos links doen't work any more - can you fix that?

[miss poison]

This journal idea is the greatest!

thanks. *thumbs up*

[Intex]

Anime-loo looking forward to your work .

05-15-03 at 02:06 AM Anime-loo said this in Post #216
Its going..I have the paging and some other stuff done but I still want to optimize the files some more and add a few things.

Right now im doing alot of work because im a broke teen with his needs :ermm:

Also at this time im building my new site and forums (not at kousetsu).
Loo-portal and vB journal pro will be a large part of it, Im expecting to have both out before summer.

[gmarik]

WISHLIST

- It must have an archive by year / month

- A mini calendar with a link to every day posted

- If several posts in one day, than than they are united under one date, not repeating it several times.

- A WYSIWG panel (as HiveMail)

- Categorys (from another vbhack)

- Redirection template stuff should be shown on the same page somewhere at the top (redirection action must be edited in functions.php)

- A date select dropdown menu

- Random photo

- If user makes a new journal, and has n/a birtdhday, he must fill that field, birtday and location (maybe gender too)

WHAT IS DONE BY ME

- Added a .CSS file

- started xHTML transformation