Latest Blog in Postbit Using Carp for vBulletin 4.x
Mod Version: 4.01, by djbaxter
| vB Version: 4.0.6 | Rating:  (2 votes - 5.00 average) |
Installs: 15 |
| Released: 27 Jan 2010 | Last Update: 23 Aug 2010 | Downloads: 35 |
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This is an update for nevetS' mod for 3.5 at Latest Blog Feed in Postbit using Carp RSS and gotlinks' update for 3.6 at 3.6 Working Recent Blog Mod ( Uses Carp Free ) to make it work in 4.x.
If you already have Carp Free or Carp LE or Carp Evolution, great. If not, you'll have to download a copy from http://carp.docs.geckotribe.com/download.php (Carp Free is now renamed Carp LE). If you need to install Carp first, golinks has some instructions at 3.6 Working Recent Blog Mod ( Uses Carp Free ) and there are of course more detailed instructions at http://carp.docs.geckotribe.com/
Now, modify your vBulletin installation.
1. Add three custom profile fields - in my setup, they are as follows, but make a note of the field# for later in case yours are different:
2. Create a new plugin called Carp Configuration and attach it to hook location: global_bootstrap_init_start
3. Create another plugin called Get Users Blog Entry and attach this to hook location: postbit_display_start
4. Edit postbit (and/or legacy):
Find:
Add after:
Remember to change field6 and field8 to correspond to the numbers of the custom fields for your forum.
For postbit_legacy, use this code instead (thanks to 993ti who posted this here
:
If you already have Carp Free or Carp LE or Carp Evolution, great. If not, you'll have to download a copy from http://carp.docs.geckotribe.com/download.php (Carp Free is now renamed Carp LE). If you need to install Carp first, golinks has some instructions at 3.6 Working Recent Blog Mod ( Uses Carp Free ) and there are of course more detailed instructions at http://carp.docs.geckotribe.com/
Now, modify your vBulletin installation.
1. Add three custom profile fields - in my setup, they are as follows, but make a note of the field# for later in case yours are different:
- Name = Blog RSS Feed (RSS Only!)
Single-Line Text Box Editable, Searchable, Members field6
The member enters his blog feed here. - Latest Blog Title
Single-Line Text Box Searchable, Members field7
This is filled automatically by Carp with the latest blog post at that feed. - Blog URL
Single-Line Text Box Searchable, Members field8
This is the URL to the blog, filled by Carp and used in postbit to make the blog title a live URL.
2. Create a new plugin called Carp Configuration and attach it to hook location: global_bootstrap_init_start
PHP Code:
global $vbulletin;
require_once './carp/carp.php';
CarpConf('carperrors',0);
CarpConf('cacheinterval',3);
CarpConf('cborder','');
CarpConf('poweredby','');
CarpConf('maxitems',1);
CarpConf('iorder','link');
CarpConf('linktarget',1);
PHP Code:
global $vbulletin;
ob_start();
CarpCacheShow($post[field6]);
$blogentry = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('postbit',array('blogentry' => $blogentry));
4. Edit postbit (and/or legacy):
Find:
PHP Code:
<vb:if condition="$post['rank']">
<span class="rank">{vb:raw post.rank}</span>
</vb:if>
PHP Code:
<!-- latest blog hack -->
<vb:if condition="$post['field6']">
<span class="smallfont">Recent Blog: <a href="{vb:raw post.field8}" target="_blank">{vb:raw blogentry}</a></span>
</vb:if>
<!-- end latest blog hack -->
For postbit_legacy, use this code instead (thanks to 993ti who posted this here
Spoiler (click to open)
Nice mod, thx, comes in handy on my forum 
Might want to add that if you use postbit_legacy the plugincode of Get Users Blog Entry should be
Might want to add that if you use postbit_legacy the plugincode of Get Users Blog Entry should be
Code:
ob_start();
CarpCacheShow($post[field6]);
$blogentry = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('postbit_legacy',array('blogentry' => $blogentry));
Close
PHP Code:
ob_start();
CarpCacheShow($post[field6]);
$blogentry = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('postbit_legacy',array('blogentry' => $blogentry));
Download
Latest-Blog-in-Postbit-Suite.txt (2.7 KB, 35 downloads)
Supporters / CoAuthors
- 993ti
- gotlinks
- nevetS
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