The vB Geek

Go Back   The vB Geek > vB Geek Products > Geek Article and Review System

Geek Article and Review System GARS is the mega popular system for turning forums into articles, tutorials, or even reviews.

Advertisement
  Learn how to remove ads

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #21  
Old 08-14-2006, 11:24 AM
RaceJunkie's Avatar
RaceJunkie RaceJunkie is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 94
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder Geek Advertising Banner License Holder Geek Gazette License Holder 
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Geek
Sure you can do away with them however you can get a free account that gives you x amount of thumbnails a day. Since the thumbnailing happens at submission time, you would seldom exceed that value.
Oh ok Thank for clarifying this..

I'll be looking for the Gold Release
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 08-15-2006, 06:02 PM
Fleabag's Avatar
Fleabag Fleabag is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 167
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder Geek Advertising Banner License Holder 
Default

I also am in need of this now we have moved to 3.6. I've been paying for a particular script for 3 years running now and haven't had a single feature added. My license has expired, but I don't plan to renew (what a waste of branding free!). The main feature I would look for, if at all possible, is a script to move my Links from vBa Link Directory into new threads in designated forums. Your directory itself looks just great as-is.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 08-15-2006, 07:03 PM
Fleabag's Avatar
Fleabag Fleabag is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 167
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder Geek Advertising Banner License Holder 
Default

It seems that vBa today released the 3.6 version. Not such a huge rush for change now then.
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 08-15-2006, 10:01 PM
RaceJunkie's Avatar
RaceJunkie RaceJunkie is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 94
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder Geek Advertising Banner License Holder Geek Gazette License Holder 
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fleabag
It seems that vBa today released the 3.6 version. Not such a huge rush for change now then.
Yup sure did but same ole program. I hope The Geek does do A Links Directory
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 08-16-2006, 02:33 AM
waltercat waltercat is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 239
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder 
Default

Quote:
Yup sure did but same ole program. I hope The Geek does do A Links Directory
What does vba links do that GARS can't? I wasted my money on that unsupported Mod about 3 months ago.
Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 08-16-2006, 02:46 AM
RaceJunkie's Avatar
RaceJunkie RaceJunkie is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 94
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder Geek Advertising Banner License Holder Geek Gazette License Holder 
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by waltercat
What does vba links do that GARS can't? I wasted my money on that unsupported Mod about 3 months ago.
Not sure. Never used Gars. I would like to see it from an Admin view. I did not see a way to Demo the Admin side of Gars. I really don't have a need for Gars Just A Link Directory.. As of right now it looks as you need to edit Gars to make it run the Link Directory. I will for sure look at the Gold release as it is suppose to include the links..
Will Gars use my current Links db and export the Current data?
Directories: 53, Links: 371, Posts: 43, Total Views 20,766
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 08-16-2006, 11:01 AM
gothic's Avatar
gothic gothic is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kernow, Nr. England
Posts: 203
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder 
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by waltercat
What does vba links do that GARS can't? I wasted my money on that unsupported Mod about 3 months ago.
Check vBA now, all just been updated m8 (I still got a vBA-Links license, but will almost definitely use the new one coming with Gold here )
Reply With Quote
  #28  
Old 08-16-2006, 01:22 PM
waltercat waltercat is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 239
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder 
Default

Quote:
Will GARS use my current Links db and export the Current data?
No, you will have to reimport all the data via phpmyadmin or similar.

For the directories, I would suggest creating everything from scratch via the ratings, types, modules, terms, custom fields etc. in the admincp. It takes a bit getting used to, but in the end the way the admin setup is it's very intuitive.

Once that is all ready, you'll need to export your current links directory data to an xls heet from phpmyadmin. Then you'll need to find the vbulletin thread and post tables, and GARS custom fields table and export those tables in XLS format. Then take the vba data and copy and paste into the related tables in the vb thread, post and GARS cf. Then reimport into you mysql database and you should have all your info in there. Finally you update all your counters and things should fall in place. You may need to manually edit view counts if that is important to you.

I'd say it is about a weekends worth of work. My description is very high level, every case is slightly different so I suggest you play around with the data on a dev machine to make sure things work.

The best part about it is that you can run your current vba while you set up GARS.

Also, GARS has alot more capabilites than just a links directory.
Reply With Quote
  #29  
Old 08-16-2006, 05:38 PM
The Geek's Avatar
The Geek The Geek is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 6,717
Geek Article and Review System License Holder GeekMart License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder Geek Advertising Banner License Holder Geek Gazette License Holder 
Default

The new directory ability is nothing more than a new module, some new templates and new sets.
I have created a new import/export system for GARS that will allow you to create thinkgs like the install system and the links directory just by uploading an xml file. We should see this by next week
Reply With Quote
  #30  
Old 08-16-2006, 06:33 PM
gothic's Avatar
gothic gothic is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kernow, Nr. England
Posts: 203
Geek Article and Review System License Holder Geek Auto-Linker Pro License Holder 
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Geek
We should see this by next week
Gonna hold you to that
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Link Directory for GARS 2.0 The Geek Add-ons 376 02-11-2008 10:52 AM
Link Directory popowich Geek Article and Review System 3 07-17-2007 08:01 PM
How do i get GARS Link Directory wrang Geek Article and Review System 1 03-08-2007 05:15 PM
Link directory? vnjporg Geek Article and Review System 11 10-10-2006 04:02 PM
Link Directory jwashburn Geek Article and Review System 1 08-29-2006 09:48 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 12:10 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.