Geek AutoLinker 3.00 RC1

HowdA all.

BETA CLOSED. PACKAGE IS RELEASED HERE

I have finally gotten GAL3.0 to a stage where it can be beta tested via fresh install or upgrade from 2.6

GAL is designed to be able to auto link keywords to your own specific URLs. (Read more here).
3.0 builds on 2.6 but includes the following:
1- ability to specify ordinal
2- ability to add URL titles
3- ability to cusomize the URL replacement
4- abiilty to limit # of time a match is replaced per post
5- new installer/upgrader/uninstaller built on a prototype GISH installer. This means that all file edits are done automatically for you unless you choose otherwise.
6 - Just added a category manager to categorize your GALS, but also so you can override the global replacement text on a category level.
7- Global, categorical, or individual replacment value. You can customise the replacement code on a global level, but override it on a category level, or even override that on an individual level which gives you massive versatility.

All is pretty much self explanitory in the readme and the GAL 2.6 thread.

As this is a beta, I would encourage that it is not used on a live board and that you backup your DB and files before running.

edit:

I just updated the package to allow for "'s in the replacement.
Now you can customize the replacements with things like:

For normal:

<a href='$link' target='_blank' class='DEF' title='$description'>$text</a>

or this to hide the status bar display:

<a href='$link' target='_blank' class='DEF' title='$description' onmouseover="window.status='$description'; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true">$text</a>

[edit]
I have spent all afternoon and just come up with a way to have the hovering popups!!! Consider it a beta add on for a beta. Once that is working 100% I will fold it into the main package. For now, the instructions are in the current package. It requires a file edit and a template edit.
The rest just works off replacement code that you create.
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Like I said - the above is just pseudo code. But I am sure something like that would work (my javascript chugs).

nJoy

[zachlee]

lets say that I am 110% happy with the previous version, and all I want to do is to add the URL Title part. Is this possiable? I believe in... if its not broke, dont fix it.

[The Geek]

hey Zach... you could manually hack the code to add support for it (it is already in the table you installed). But personally it would be a lot more work than to simply upgrade it.

Its also much quicker as it reduces the unserialize functions by about 300%. Im pretty chuffed with it. If you love the existing version - youll dig this one.
If unsure - just hang for a few to make sure it will be the final. Ive worked pretty long and hard to get it right so I really do not forsee any problems arising.

You may also dig the new replacement editing ability. You have far more flex with it.

[Lionel]

I wish you add support for mass importing exisiting links from other sources.

[The Geek]

Hey Lionel - like what? Its not that hard to do if you know the format the links are in. Is there some other type of hack similar that needs an import script?

BTW: Those that have installed - can I get feedback? I assume that no word means all went ok? I would like to move this to a final asap.

Cheers Beers.

[Lionel]

Geek, for example I have the vbadvanced link, and I am using one forum as biographies with your articles. I was thinking like

1-adding a field gal_linked in vblinks (1,0), then do a query that will pull all titles and id. Will present them to me so I could edit, add a checkmark, then make the import into GAL, and setting gal_linked=1 (so it does not display them again). When someone would type the word, that will automatically link it to the vblinks details page. Could even edit them to add keywords. Someone types cars, and the car dealer link appears...

2-For GAS, a query that will pull article title for specific forums, we could edit title, then import threadid into GAL. Then you type Georges Bush, and it will automatically link you to that guy's biography, for example.

[Lizard King]

I get this error when I run the installer : Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ')' in /home2/*******/public_html/forum/admincp/gal3_install.php on line 127

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

I get this error when I run the installer : Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ')' in /home2/*******/public_html/forum/admincp/gal3_install.php on line 127

Thats it mate! Thats what I am after. Package updated to fix the error reported.

Lionel - In GAS, you can add article key words to auto enter into GAL. As far as vba links... beyond the scope of this pup. Maybe an add on would suffice?

[Lionel]

OOOO I must have missed that. I got the latest GAS and am on my way to it now.

Yes this is what I am looking for, an addon. Guys like you do that in 5 minutes. Guys like me take weeks of frustrating trial and errors.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Lionel

OOOO I must have missed that. I got the latest GAS and am on my way to it now.

Yes this is what I am looking for, an addon. Guys like you do that in 5 minutes. Guys like me take weeks of frustrating trial and errors.

Dont overestimate us 'guys'. Some of us just are lame and spend far too much time tweaking stuff
Note that the functions_gal in this package is NEWER than the one with gas 3.51 therefore dont overwrite it!
You can turn on the gal coupling in gas via the gas settings.