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vbNetwork - share forums with other boards · **Released**: 02-20-2009

vbNetwork

Summary

This add-on gives you the ability to share forums with other message boards without having to give any database information. The plugin runs through webservices and uses XML.

Release Notes

This product is considered to still be in Beta. Currently the installation is easy but if you want to set up and run your own network it will help if you're familiar with XML. Joining an already existing network is fairly simple.

This plugin is developed using vBulletin 3.6.8 and has been used with 3.5.4 and 3.8.x and runs fine on either. I don't know of any boards that run it on 3.7.X, I suspect it would work fine too.

Though there is still a lot of work to be done, I've been encouraged to release this plugin in hopes that someone will take up writing versions for phpBB and other popular message board software.

If you are interested you can join my existing network, but please note that it is mostly a trolling-based community of boards. Feel free to start your own network with other boards.

Product Specifications

several plugins
one cron job
file uploads
new DB tables
several phrases

Installation
Approx 2-5 mins

1. Upload all files in the UPLOAD directory, preserving the directory structure.

2. Create the following directories with the following permissions

./network/packets/incoming - chmod 777
./network/packets/outgoing - chmod 777

3. Go to your AdminCP and install the product's XML file (product-network.xml)

Upgrading/Updating

upload all files in the upload directory, overwriting any existing files
re-import the XML file, setting "Overwrite" to "Yes"

Configuration/Support

See the included documentation for details.

Change History

0.9.0 (2009-02-20) - initial Beta release

Sample

This is one shared forum on three different boards (the content of this forum may be NSFW.)
http://www.anothermessageboard.com/f...splay.php?f=29
http://www.theranter.com/forum/vBull...splay.php?f=51
http://www.trollkingdom.net/forum/fo...play.php?f=117

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL!

zethon · #2 02-21-2009, 07:24 PM

Reserved.

Hornstar · #3 02-21-2009, 07:45 PM

Hey nice work. Just wondering tho what Google thinks of all the duplicate content.

zethon · #4 02-21-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

Hey nice work. Just wondering tho what Google thinks of all the duplicate content.

Not sure what you mean.

pein87 · #5 02-21-2009, 07:59 PM

Well give it ago marked as installed.

Damien1990 · #6 02-21-2009, 09:41 PM

so can members on any of the boards post in that forum and it'll show on all of the others?

zethon · #7 02-21-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien1990

so can members on any of the boards post in that forum and it'll show on all of the others?

Yes.

Rickeo · #8 02-22-2009, 07:34 AM

But wouldn't this be violating copyright ?

hambil · #9 02-22-2009, 09:43 AM

I was running on 3.7.x until I upgraded to 3.8, so I can validate it works on 3.7.x, too.

zethon · #10 02-22-2009, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hambil

I was running on 3.7.x until I upgraded to 3.8, so I can validate it works on 3.7.x, too.

Fancy seeing you here!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rickeo

But wouldn't this be violating copyright ?

How do you figure?

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