[vB 3.6.x] Photopost vBGallery External feeds

Zachariah Boren · #1 (**permalink**) 09.15.07, 09:18 AM

PhotoPost vBGallery External feeds.

Quote:

This hack will create external data feeds for Photopost vBGallery.
- Image title
- Image: thumbnail, large, original
- Image description

Valid format strings are:
RSS0.91, RSS1.0, RSS2.0, PIE0.1, MBOX, OPML, ATOM0.3, HTML, JS

Tested:
vBulletin 3.6x
- http://www.vbulletin.com

vBGallery 2.3
- http://www.photopost.com

FeedCreator v1.7.2
- http://www.bitfolge.de
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Ok lets get down to operations.

Feeds:
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RSS0.91 - rss.php
RSS1.0 - rss.php?type=rss1
RSS2.0 - rss.php?type=rss2
PIE0.1 - rss.php?type=pie
HTML - rss.php?type=html
JS - rss.php?type=js
MBOX - rss.php?type=mbox
ATOMO.3 - rss.php?type=atomo3
OPML - rss.php?type=opml

Image sizes:
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Large - rss.php?go=lrg (only if $go_lrg set to 1)
Original - rss.php?go=xlrg (only if $go_xlrg set to 1)

Choose a category:
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Category 2 - rss.php?catid=2

Item count:
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There are 2 settings that control the Maximum ($maxcount) and Default($mincount)

Show me one - rss.php?count=1
Show me eight - rss.php?count=8

If "count" limit is not set then default $mincount is set. If request larger than
$maxcount cutoff back to $mincount is displayed.

Example:
rss.php?type=rss2&catid=2&go=lrg&count=1
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Show me 1 large image from Category2 in RSS2.0

Done for now

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TODOs:
- Choice of no images
- Fix <Item pubDate>
- clean up the code.

Zachariah Boren · #2 (**permalink**) 09.15.07, 01:51 PM

Post 2 new threads every 2 hours of new large images in a forum with a link back to the gallery.

- Limit 2
- Large

Demo Output

AdminCP => RSS Feeds => Add New RSS Feed

- Add New RSS Feed

Title: Gallery Feed
URL of Feed: http://www.szone.us/gallery/rss.php?go=lrg&count=2
Check Feed Every...: 2 hours
Maximum Items to Fetch: 0
Search Items for Words: Blank (up to you)
User Name: Zachariah
Forum: Hobby Talk -> Gallery

- Templates
Title Template:

HTML Code:

New Photo - {rss:title}

Body Template:

HTML Code:

[i]by {rss:author}[/i]

{rss:description}

[url={rss:link}]More...[/url]

TheAllusionist · #3 (**permalink**) 11.17.07, 03:54 AM

Once again you give me what I am looking for, my old techniques didn't work with the newer versions of vBulletin and PP vBgallery or it could have been my move to Joomla CMS and I was stumped. I need to work on some formating and find the perfect rss reader for my site, but I am very close using your plugin.

This along with the vBadvanced modules for the gallery make you one of the most useful programers for me, I will have to look around for a PayPal donation button or something!

Thanks again!

Russell Thomas
3D Allusions - 3D Modeling and Rendering, Reviews Tutorials And More - Home

Zachariah Boren · #4 (**permalink**) 11.18.07, 08:40 AM

Thanks

Hey nice look on the site !

TheAllusionist · #5 (**permalink**) 11.20.07, 01:58 PM

Thanks and once again thank you, I have used your image blocks for vBadvnced CMPS for years now, couldn't imagine living without them. This script here was just icing on the cake

TheAllusionist · #6 (**permalink**) 11.26.07, 10:20 PM

Quick question to see if you have any ideas. I had my server upgraded to PHP5 (needed for next part) and xCache installed. Now the images don't show up on my main site. I did dissable any xCache of forum to see if that was the problem, it does not seem like it is, are you aware of any issues with this mod and php5?

Zachariah Boren · #7 (**permalink**) 11.28.07, 06:51 PM

I have not tested yet.
- Out in Bakersfield, CA shooting photos. I'll let ya know.

What are the errors ? Missing links ?

TheAllusionist · #8 (**permalink**) 11.30.07, 06:14 PM

No errors show up on the front page of my CMS system, just no more pictures or text period. I will try putting the site in debug mode and see if anything shows up then. Enjoy your trip!

Russell

TheAllusionist · #9 (**permalink**) 12.11.07, 03:05 PM

I did not see anything in debug mode and then the flooding hit here in the northwest and I spent a week sucking up water and drying up the place so I haven't done more.

You may still be up in Bakeresfield, my brother, sister and I inherited a 'Tortoise Ranch' in Barstow. We call it a 'Tortoise Ranch' since an endangered species of tortoise lives in the area and load noises scare it so much that it wets itself and dehydrates and dies, so you can't do much with the property. So we have changed our family crest to a tortoise on it's back laying in a pool of liquid

Well I would actually rather help a species of animal survive than do something with the property......

TheAllusionist · #10 (**permalink**) 01.02.08, 03:55 PM

I did manage to find this error message:

An error occured!
Error Message: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (Invalid character at line 10, column 1067)