Topic: SA Knowledge Base

[SMFHacks.com Team]

Link to Mod

This mod requires php5 or greater

Some features:

-Categories, add unlimited.
-Permissions view,rate,edit articles,edit cats,add articles,add category,comment,auto approve articles,auto approve comments,report articles,approve comment/articles,search,del articles,del cats
-Per category permissions
-Pagination, to easily navigate through the Knowledge and categories
-ways to sort your Knowledge
-Supports BBC editor and BBC code
-Searching Knowledge Feature
-Rate Knowledge
-Comment Knowledge
-Report Knowledge
-Approve knowledge
-Import SMF Articles
-Import TP Articles
-Import FAQ's from FAQ mod
-Stand alone mode

And many more features included

[Doctor Deejay]

Nice! Just what I was looking for

[GlitchPC]

Keeping an eye on this one...looks promising.

Questions:

• How many queries does this modification use?
• Any idea when this mod will come out of beta?

Feature requests:

• Ability to import SimplePortal articles
• Ability to add sub-categories
• Ability to add link to KB as a sub-link, instead of in SMF's main navigation tabs
• Ability to add attachments

[SA™]

How many queries does this modification use?

it uses whats it needs but later it will use cache

Any idea when this mod will come out of beta?

no idea though im using on my site and seems pretty stable

Ability to import SimplePortal articles

was going todo this later

Ability to add sub-categories

you already can

Ability to add link to KB as a sub-link, instead of in SMF's main navigation tabs

im not sure i fully understand thisone

Ability to add attachments

already started this one for next realse

[GlitchPC]

Ability to add link to KB as a sub-link, instead of in SMF's main navigation tabs

im not sure i fully understand thisone

Most mods add a menu tab, as yours does, to the main navigation bar of the forum.  I know there are ways to add the link to the Knowledge Base as a menu item in a drop down.  However...couldn't this be incorporated into the mod, as a "hook"...so an Admin can have the option to add this new tab as a sub-menu item in a drop down for the Forum tab...or any tab of his choosing for that matter?  Just asking...

Thanks for the quick reply, by the way.

[SA™]

you mean choose placement of the menu button?

[GlitchPC]

you mean choose placement of the menu button?

Yes...however, as a sub-menu button in a drop-down.  Not as a main menu tab.

[SA™]

yeah i hear ya ill see what i can do though im not fully sure how to implement sub button part going to think how i can achive this

[GlitchPC]

I look forward to your next release...

In the meantime...where's the code that adds the current KB tab to the menu?  I'd like to remove it and manually code Subs.php to add the link as a sub-menu link in the Help tab.

Thanks, in advance...

[SA™]

that can be found in sources/KB/KBHooks.php

Code: [Select]

if(!empty($modSettings['kb_enabled']) && allowedTo('view_knowledge')){
    KB_array_insert($menu_buttons, 'mlist',
     array(
    'kb' => array(
    'title' => $txt['knowledgebase'],
    'href' => $scripturl . '?action=kb',
    'show' => true,
    'sub_buttons' => array(
     ),
    'active_button' => false,
    ),
    )
    );
}

[GlitchPC]

Thank you for the quick reply.

Edit...

Okay...I found a couple of issues with your mod.  I'm assuming it's your mod...or it could just be a conflict with other mods I have installed.  Anyhow...see attached image.

The avatar looks like it is not re-sized properly...it appears to be skewed a bit.
The mod has an issue with the [list] tag...be it just bullets, or decimal format.

[SA™]

ah i see the issue thanks for the report

here is a sneak preview of the next version

[Doctor Deejay]

Nice!

[GlitchPC]

Looking good!  When's the next version due out, though?  ;-)

[SA™]

when it is ready hopfully not too long though

[GlitchPC]

I'm on the edge of my seat...

This mod is awesome!  Anyhow...I just wanted to make one more suggestion/feature request (if you don't mind).  The ability to change the "Author" of an article would be nice, too.  Whether the Author is another member, or source.

Also...I use a mod called ILA (Inline Attachments) which gives a user the ability to add images (as attachments) within a topic/post.  Is it possible for this mod to do the same...and/or incorporate that mod within it?

Other than that...I can't think of anything else.  Like I said...sitting on the edge of my seat for the next release.

I had been using Suki's FAQ mod...but, decided against it...for numerous reasons.  To each, his own, I guess.  Personally...I'm liking this one much better and just want to thank you for an awesome mod!

[SA™]

why thank you glitch  i have a bit more testing todo then ill add new version here

This mod is awesome!  Anyhow...I just wanted to make one more suggestion/feature request (if you don't mind).  The ability to change the "Author" of an article would be nice, too.  Whether the Author is another member, or source.

you can already change an author of an article after you have added it just go and edit it and chnage the member id

[GlitchPC]

you can already change an author of an article after you have added it just go and edit it and chnage the member id

Okay...but what if the source is not a member/user?  What if the source was...say...from Wikipedia?  That's what I meant about changing the "source".  Just a thought...

[SA™]

hmm how about another input when adding/editing an article

somthing like

source: [urltosomearticle]
can be left blank if no source

[GlitchPC]

hmm how about another input when adding/editing an article

somthing like

source: [urltosomearticle]
can be left blank if no source

That, my friend...would be awesome!  Nice idea...