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PicLens + MediaRSS feeds for albums · **Released**: 01-24-2009

Description :
- Enhance albums with Media RSS feeds
- Adds a "View with PicLens" Button next to each album, allowing users to browse them using Cooliris's Piclens Lite.

Demo :
Website using PicLens Lite : here.
Note: this demo site is provided by the Cooliris Piclens lite website.

Prerequisites:
RSS Syndication must be turned 'on'
to verify/turn it on:

Go to ACP
vBulletin Options
External Data Provider
'Enable RSS Syndication' must be 'Yes'

Installation:

unzip
upload 'piclens.png' to your IMGDIR/MISC directory
import 'product-piclens_albumfeed.xml'

If you use Template Modification system, then you're done.
If you're not then you have to manually edit two templates :

Template modifications: (if not using TMS)

Edit 'Albumbit'

Find the following :

Code:

<a href="album.php?$session[sessionurl]albumid=$album[albumid]"><strong>$album[title_html]</strong></a>

Below, add:

Code:

&nbsp;<a href="javascript:PicLensLite.start({feedUrl:'$vboptions[bburl]/album.php?albumfeed=$album[albumid]'});"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/piclens.png" alt="$vbphrase[view_with_piclens]" border="0"/></a>

Save 'Albumbit'
Edit 'Album_list'

Find the following :

Code:

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - $custompagetitle</title>

Below, add:

Code:

<!-- CoolIris/PicLens support -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://lite.piclens.com/current/piclens_optimized.js"></script>
<!-- /CoolIris/PicLens support -->

Save 'Album_list
Done.

No config options yet. (Ideas welcome)

History:
1.0.0 - first release,
1.0.1 - Fixed the hardcoded URL in template, added TMS template edits to the XML product file,
1.0.2 - Fixed empty albuminfo causing 'Invalid Album specified...' error message when displaying RSS feed.
1.0.3 - Added support to "All Albums" mod; Now allows piclens to be used in members profile

Screenshots:

XtremeOffroad · #2 01-25-2009, 03:31 PM

hmmmm will check it out.

SEOvB · #3 01-25-2009, 04:21 PM

Nice work, PicLens is my favorite FF addon by far so this will be neat to see in action

Dr. Bantham · #4 01-25-2009, 06:38 PM

This is not working for me. I created the template edits in TMS and the icons showed up, though the instructions imply that template edits are not necessary if you have TMS installed. I receive a black module screen with no images thereafter.

I am assuming that the "'http://ladln.org/boards" portion of the following code should be replaced with the URL of your own site:

Code:

&nbsp;<a href="javascript:PicLensLite.start({feedUrl:'http://ladln.org/boards/album.php?albumfeed=$album[albumid]'});"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/piclens.png" alt="$vbphrase[view_with_piclens]" border="0"/></a>

Making this revision did not fix the issue, however. Any ideas?

brockied · #5 01-25-2009, 07:20 PM

This is also not working for me, getting blank black screen.

XManuX · #6 01-25-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Bantham

This is not working for me. I created the template edits in TMS and the icons showed up, though the instructions imply that template edits are not necessary if you have TMS installed. I receive a black module screen with no images thereafter.

I am assuming that the "'http://ladln.org/boards" portion of the following code should be replaced with the URL of your own site:

Code:

&nbsp;<a href="javascript:PicLensLite.start({feedUrl:'http://ladln.org/boards/album.php?albumfeed=$album[albumid]'});"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/piclens.png" alt="$vbphrase[view_with_piclens]" border="0"/></a>

Making this revision did not fix the issue, however. Any ideas?

Yes you're right about the hardcoded URL, i fixed it in 1.0.1.

You can check the Media RSS feed of your album with the following URL : http://Your_Board_URL/album.php?albumfeed=Album_ID (where Album_ID is the ID of one of your albums.)

You should get some RSS feed

lasto · #7 01-25-2009, 08:25 PM

does not work - black screen here as well

Even checking rss feed it comes up with blank page.

When i go to view album i get the black screen with url in top left hand corner but no pictures showing.

XManuX · #8 01-25-2009, 09:37 PM

If you get a blank page instead of a RSS feed, have you checked if RSS Syndication is turned ON ?

To verify this (and to turn it on) :

Go to ACP
vBulletin Options
External Data Provider
'Enable RSS Syndication' must be 'Yes'

Dr. Bantham · #9 01-25-2009, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XManuX

Yes you're right about the hardcoded URL, i fixed it in 1.0.1.

You can check the Media RSS feed of your album with the following URL : http://Your_Board_URL/album.php?albumfeed=Album_ID (where Album_ID is the ID of one of your albums.)

You should get some RSS feed

I reinstalled, but still have a black screen with no images. Trying your sample link for an album feed, I receive the following message:

Quote:

Invalid Album specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

RSS Feeds are turned on as instructed and the album is public.

lasto · #10 01-26-2009, 05:53 AM

Invalid Album specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

RSS feeds are on.

Ive also changed the link to my board url from this one but it still dont work.

http://ladln.org/boards/

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