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Well, I originally tried to post this in the "plugins/code modifications" forum, but it's been two days since I submitted the thread, and no luck, so this is the other place it could go. If this thread is in the wrong forum, could a mod please move it to it's correct forum.

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Current Version: v1.0.2

Okay guys, this is my first Web Application that is dependent on MyBB.

Please do note that this is NOT a plugin, Its an application that integrates with MyBB.
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MyBB:Blog
!A Blogging application for MyBB~


What is MyBB:Blog
MyBB:Blog is a blogging application that integrates with MyBB. It was developed by Zero (known as Xadrieth here, and CuddleBunniezzz12 elsewhere), the admin/owner of Twewy-Fan.com.

Features
  • Blog
  • MyBB Integration
  • Comments
  • RSS Feed
  • ATOM Syndication NEW!! in v1.0.2
  • Forum Stats
  • *Valid xHTML 1.1
  • Valid CSS 2.1
  • The power of Dwoo Template Engine
* webpage is only xHTML valid when logged in, this error occurs because of the login form on the mainpage, working on the issue.

Requirements
  • PHP 5.2.x series
  • MySQL 5
  • MyBB 1.4.x series
  • mysqli_*() functions enabled

Screenshots
Please note that these were taken using FireFox 3.5.x series

The MyBB:Blog application mainpage and default skin:
http://zero.twewy-fan.com/mybbblog/images/main.png

The Comment system, with moderation:
http://zero.twewy-fan.com/mybbblog/images/comments.png

Extra features:
http://zero.twewy-fan.com/mybbblog/image...atures.png

Features to come
  • More forum integration
  • ATOM syndication Done, added in v1.0.2
  • Email subscription
  • Edit settings in ACP
  • Edit templates in ACP
  • Use of Javascript
  • Better comment moderation
  • Avatar Display? (possibly)

Download v1.0.2

Demo/Live application

License
Currently it's using a Creative Commons non commercial no distributions of modifcations license, it will most likely change to another one in the future, possibly GNU GPL v3.

About installtion
When installing, make sure to use the same database as your MyBB installation
When it asks you for your path to the MyBB instaltion, do it relative to where "./config.php" is located, Ex:
(BTW, I use CPanel, so it I do it like this)
Your MyBB installation is here:
/public_html/forums/

And MyBB:Blog is here:
/public_html/blog/

You're path would be:
../forums/

REMEMBER THAT TRAILING SLASH! (this goes for URLs as well)

When entering in a number value, no commas, no decimals, like when it asks for the Max Comment Length, you need to put in something like this:
5000

Not this:
5,000

Custimizing
To add options the navigation bar, open the file "./templates/nav-bar.tpl" in a text editor and add the HTML links, feel free to add images as well.

To change the banner image it shows, look for "./image/banner.png" and replace it with the desired image.

Then in a Text editor, op the file "./templates/table-start.tpl" (It's called Table Start).

And modify the width and height values.

For editing the CSS, you can just edit the default CSS file, but I suggest created a new directory in the "./themes" folder, and then putting the CSS in there, then head into "./templates/header.tpl" and change the path in the "<link>" tag.

The file "./config.tpl" holds the settings, if you ever need to change any, without reinstalling MyBB:Blog, open that file in a text editor and change what you need.

Comments, Questions?
Feel Free to ask, I also need as much input on this as i can get.

Etc.
If used, please attribute, it's not required, but I prefer if you did.

Also, credits:
http://zero.twewy-fan.com/mybbblog/credits.php

Belive it or not, the actual application (the Beta), took only 18 hours to create (that is without the ATOM syndication and "Delete Entry" option in the ACP and some RSS fixes for the foreign characters. This was because It was originally meant for just a new site I was creating, but I decided I should share it with the MyBB community, which took me almost 2 weeks of modifying the source code to make it somewhat easily customizable.)
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So, wadya think?
Wrong section. But its a awesome script, i will for sure try to use this in one of my sites.
Looks nice, I hope you mantain the project Smile

The right place is in Plugin Releases, but if you are showcase your web not Toungue
Other thread approved: http://community.mybboard.net/thread-57423.html

Please keep all discussion there.