Simple Machines Community Forum

Link al mod (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=3741)

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Description
Fanfics System (or FFSystem) is a modification that adds a fanfiction (fictional stories written by fans) publishing system for Simple Machines Forum (or SMF).

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Compatibility
FFSystem is compatible with SMF 2.0.X, any previous version is not supported.

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Languages

   
• English
• English-utf8
• Spanish
• Spanish-utf8
• Spanish_latin
• Spanish_latin-utf8

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Features

   
• Use of integration hooks.
• Permissions for usergroups: view fanfics, add fanfics, delete fanfics, fanfics are auto-approved, vote fanfics, admin fanfics.
• Statistics (number of stories, chapters and authors).
• Organization by categories and ratings.
• Search system.
• Use of BBC: Stories can be written using BBC for the convenience of those not familiar with HTML.
• Ratings have age consent.
• Views count.
• Voting system: "Like".
• Topic of discussion: link to the story's topic of discussion within the forum.
• Chapters index.
• Reading modes: individual chapter and all chapters.
• Disclaimer: at the end of the stories appears a disclaimer.
• Maintenance: the fanfics statistics are recounted.
• If an user is deleted, their stories submitted are deleted too.

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Need more features? Try Fanfics System Pro (http://www.kaerowebs.com/index.php?action=products;id=2).

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Installation Instructions
Any earlier version of FFSystem you have installed must be uninstalled first.

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Another Libraries
Fanfics System works using:

   
• JQuery (http://jquery.com/)
• SCEditor (http://www.sceditor.com/)

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Changelog v1.3 (30/07/2014)
Legend: !Bugfix +New -Removed *Modified
! Fixed problem with the uninstaller don't deleting the FanficsBasic.php file.
+ Added in the "About" page information about the last version of FFSystem and online manual info.

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Hi!


I have been waiting with bated breath for this mod to get approved. :)
I used to have a bridge to a story system... unfortunately, the bridge died with the smf upgrade and the system is now dead -- so this is awesome.

Unfortunately.... on the first install, I created a single category and then went to the fanfic menu item
http://www.askawitchcommunity.org/index.php?action=fanfics
at which point I get....

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /........./Sources/Fanfics.php on line 1699


Kindred, somehow, the www got doubled.
Look at the error on the site.

nope.... the www/www is actually the correct path for my server

also getting this error in the admin

http://www.askawitchcommunity.org/index.php?action=admin;area=fanficsadmin
8: Undefined variable: context
File: /home/askawitch/www/www/Themes/default/FanficsAdmin.template.php
Line: 13



Found the problem in fanfics.php


  if (isset($_REQUEST['chapter']))
    $context['ff_chapter'] = $_REQUEST['chapter'];
  elseif (isset($_REQUEST['index'])
    $context['ff_index'] = 'index';

is missing a closing parens on line 1698
the line should be

  if (isset($_REQUEST['chapter']))
    $context['ff_chapter'] = $_REQUEST['chapter'];
  elseif (isset($_REQUEST['index']))
    $context['ff_index'] = 'index';


How did a mod get approved with physical parse errors in the files? That sounds like it wasn't even tested :/

not sure ---   there was a last minute update just before (or maybe just after) approval...
Looking at the mod review thread in the customization team board, it looks like it was reviewed pretty heavily. They had coding suggestions, reviews and back and forth on some coding choices...

So, I am not sure what happened... but there is definitely a bug in the current release on the mod site (fix above)

also, the undefined index error apparently only appears if you have no categories created...  once I created a category, I can't replicate the error log entry.

The mod just needed to have a copyright text in the code so it was approved and the errors were a last minute update.

I've correct this.

Good job Tokzu, thanks for share your work.

The mod installed with no problems.

However I have encountered a 501 error when looking at the mod.

How would I correct this as I like others have been watching the progress with anticipation.

A 501 is: The Web server (running the Web site) does not understand or does not support the HTTP method it finds in the HTTP data stream sent to it by the client
http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E501.html

I installed with only the initial errors I noted and it works correctly - which suggests that there may be some issue with your server sending the data (?)

So it would be host side then Kindred?

It seems that it is something you should ask your host about... yup. :)

however, reading through that  link that I included, there is a possibility that Tokzu's recent fix intoduced some other errors which kill the POST or GET routine somehow...

The changes should not generate that error, since the changes were a missing global variable, a parenthesis missing and an error in an SQL query. Exactly when this error is generated? When you go to the fanfics administration, to the main page of the fanfics, when you add a story?

Looks like a great Mod.

Can i enter Pictures inside?

And (sorry for this), can i use this nice piece of coding stuff for an Artikel-System/Knowledge-System, also?

Draffi,

This is not a knowledge base or article system...  it's intended as a writing utility.

Since there are alreayd 3 FAQ/KB/Article systems, I would suggest using THOSE for their intended purpose and this for its purpose - since there is no need to do so, don't try to squeeze one into the other.

The error 501 appears when I go to click on the example.

This I presume is because the example does not exist (or does it?)

Also when I go into the menu the category also takes me to the 501 error.

When you click on the example? What example are you talking about?

Fanfics > My Fanfics > Story One

That example.

::)

but where did that example come from?   There were no examples stories or categories installed when I installed the mod...

Quote from: Kindred on September 26, 2013, 03:24:29 PM
but where did that example come from?

I have no idea.

I'll have another poke at it and se what happens.

note:  on the create a story page, there is a field:d
Rating *
Ratings marked with ° have Age Consent

If I have not added any ratings, I would expect this field and choice to be hidden (my site may not desire to use the ratings system)

Also, on the admin > add ratings page, the field for Show Age Consent displayed, even though I have age consent turned off in the main settings.
Again, I'd expect this option to be hidden (along with the "Ratings marked with ° have Age Consent " text from the Add Story page , if the age consent is not active.

Quote from: Grumpy Old Sod on September 26, 2013, 03:25:56 PM

Quote from: Kindred on September 26, 2013, 03:24:29 PM
but where did that example come from?

I have no idea.

I'll have another poke at it and se what happens.

Yes, the mod does not include any examples, dould you leave the url of your forum for me to check?

Quote from: Kindred on September 26, 2013, 03:46:27 PM
note:  on the create a story page, there is a field:d
Rating *
Ratings marked with ° have Age Consent

If I have not added any ratings, I would expect this field and choice to be hidden (my site may not desire to use the ratings system)

Also, on the admin > add ratings page, the field for Show Age Consent displayed, even though I have age consent turned off in the main settings.
Again, I'd expect this option to be hidden (along with the "Ratings marked with ° have Age Consent " text from the Add Story page , if the age consent is not active.

This option is for readers see or not a warning message when they want to read a story marked with the age consent, only that.

If you don't want to use the ratings do this:

In Fanfics.template.php replace the lines 177-190, 409-422 and 589-602 with:

<input type="hidden" name="rating" value="1" />

But in the case of lines 589-602 change the value to 0. Do the same in FanficsAdmin.template.php with the lines 519-532 (with the value to 1).

In Fanfics.template.php delete the lines 889-891 and 1005-1012.

Now in the fanfics administration create a new rating (if you already have a rating created then don't created another). Once created, click in the edit icon, the url should be like this:

yourforumurl/index.php?action=admin;area=fanficsadmin;sa=editrat;id=x

The text in bold is what you need to know, id the value of this is another than 1 then change in the hidden fields you added earlier the value to the value which shows the url (except in the hidden field with value to 0), e.g.:

If the url is: yourforumurl/index.php?action=admin;area=fanficsadmin;sa=editrat;id=5 then the hidden field should be <input type="hidden" name="rating" value="5" />

is this like a blog system ?

no.   this is a writing system....

I supposed it could be stretched into something like a blog.... but why? use one of the blog mods instaed, if that's what you want

Quote from: Kindred on October 26, 2013, 10:32:53 PM
no.   this is a writing system....

I supposed it could be stretched into something like a blog.... but why? use one of the blog mods instaed, if that's what you want

no i was just trying to understand what this mod was used for :)

Quote from: kingkingston on October 26, 2013, 11:59:34 PM

Quote from: Kindred on October 26, 2013, 10:32:53 PM
no.   this is a writing system....

I supposed it could be stretched into something like a blog.... but why? use one of the blog mods instaed, if that's what you want

no i was just trying to understand what this mod was used for :)

For example, if in your forum you have a board dedicated for users who like to write stories, you can use this mod so that they don't write the stories on a topic and instead they write them in the section that creates this mod.

Its advantages are that you and your users can write these stories in a more organized way than if all they were inside a board, the mod automatically creates and updates an index of the stories, they have a better presentation (compared to write them in a topic ) and several others.

Quote from: Tokzu on October 27, 2013, 02:42:01 AM

Quote from: kingkingston on October 26, 2013, 11:59:34 PM

Quote from: Kindred on October 26, 2013, 10:32:53 PM
no.   this is a writing system....

I supposed it could be stretched into something like a blog.... but why? use one of the blog mods instaed, if that's what you want

no i was just trying to understand what this mod was used for :)

For example, if in your forum you have a board dedicated for users who like to write stories, you can use this mod so that they don't write the stories on a topic and instead they write them in the section that creates this mod.

Its advantages are that you and your users can write these stories in a more organized way than if all they were inside a board, the mod automatically creates and updates an index of the stories, they have a better presentation (compared to write them in a topic ) and several others.

ok np, might be an alright mod on my site in time, if people want to write basketball stories

I am still receiving the 501 error on various pages of the mod.

No errors on installing.


This happens when I go to modify or delete a category or select a category.

Quote from: Grumpy Old Sod on November 26, 2013, 02:35:16 PM
I am still receiving the 501 error on various pages of the mod.

No errors on installing.


This happens when I go to modify or delete a category or select a category.

Can you write the url of your forum?

Just noticed something....

Categories at the top level are not selectable - thus - no stories can be entered at all until you have a sub-category (and then, only the sub-category can be selected)

http://www.askawitchcommunity.org/index.php?action=fanfics

Yes, that is for the stories to be archived in a more orderly way. I'm currently creating a wiki to explain in detail the operation of the mod.  U^^

hmmm....   it would seem to be confusing to call both things "Categories" since stories can actually only be placed into SUBcategories...

Also, new issue.
When I try to edit an existing story

http://www.askawitchcommunity.org/index.php?action=fanfics;sa=editstory;id=1
The database value you're trying to insert does not exist: lim
Function: EditStory
File: /home/askawitch/www/www/Sources/Fanfics.php
Line: 985


975:     $dbresult = $smcFunc['db_query']('', "
976:       SELECT id_chapter, title, inorder, created
977:       FROM {db_prefix}fanfics_chapters
978:       WHERE id_story = {int:id}
979:       ORDER BY inorder ASC
980:       LIMIT {int:lim},25",
981:       array(
982:         'id' => $context['story_id'],
983:         'limit' => $context['start']
984:       )
985:     );


Quote from: Tokzu on November 27, 2013, 04:40:09 PM

Quote from: Grumpy Old Sod on November 26, 2013, 02:35:16 PM
I am still receiving the 501 error on various pages of the mod.

No errors on installing.


This happens when I go to modify or delete a category or select a category.

Can you write the url of your forum?

www.miltonkeynescommforum.info

I shoulda said the link was in me signature.  ::)

Quote from: Grumpy Old Sod on November 27, 2013, 09:26:07 PM

Quote from: Tokzu on November 27, 2013, 04:40:09 PM

Quote from: Grumpy Old Sod on November 26, 2013, 02:35:16 PM
I am still receiving the 501 error on various pages of the mod.

No errors on installing.


This happens when I go to modify or delete a category or select a category.

Can you write the url of your forum?

www.miltonkeynescommforum.info

I shoulda said the link was in me signature.  ::)

Can you make the fanfics accessible for the guests? That or tell me the answer to your 2 verification questions.  :-[

On 2.0.6 I get " Unable to load the 'FanficsAdmin' template."

I've tried uploading the package thru the backend and thru ftp.

Any ideas?

Forum is using default smf theme but is a preexisting forum.

Quote from: hither on December 03, 2013, 02:29:02 AM
On 2.0.6 I get " Unable to load the 'FanficsAdmin' template."

I've tried uploading the package thru the backend and thru ftp.

Any ideas?

Forum is using default smf theme but is a preexisting forum.

What is the url of your forum?

Tokzu,
any idea about the error I reported, above?

The database value you're trying to insert does not exist: lim
Function: EditStory
File: /home/askawitch/www/www/Sources/Fanfics.php
Line: 985

Quote from: Kindred on December 06, 2013, 11:52:05 PM
Tokzu,
any idea about the error I reported, above?

The database value you're trying to insert does not exist: lim
Function: EditStory
File: /home/askawitch/www/www/Sources/Fanfics.php
Line: 985

Sorry, I didn't read your post. In Fanfics.php replace this line (971):

$context['start'] = (int) $_REQUEST['start'];

with this:

if (isset($_REQUEST['start']))
$context['start'] = (int) $_REQUEST['start'];
else
$context['start'] = 0;

And try again.

no luck. lim still does not exist

FTR, any problems I had with fanfics seem to be database/site problems of my own.

I'm looking forward to playing with fanfics! Looks like a great mod!

Quote from: Tokzu on November 27, 2013, 05:19:21 PM
Yes, that is for the stories to be archived in a more orderly way. I'm currently creating a wiki to explain in detail the operation of the mod.  U^^

You should include that note about the categories/subcategories in the readme! I've been scratching my head for an hour.

How is that wiki coming along?

I can't seem to find a link to add a chapter to a story.

Also, is it possible for users to "collaborate" on a story ie. taking it in turns? Would this be overly hard to add into code?

Quote from: Kindred on December 07, 2013, 08:15:47 AM
no luck. lim still does not exist

What error appears in your error log? Undo the previous change and change all the quote to this:

$dbresult = $smcFunc['db_query']('', "
SELECT id_chapter, title, inorder, created
FROM {db_prefix}fanfics_chapters
WHERE id_story = {int:id}
ORDER BY inorder ASC
LIMIT $_REQUEST['start'],25",
array(
'id' => $context['story_id']
)
);

Quote from: hither on December 18, 2013, 08:52:05 PM
How is that wiki coming along?

I can't seem to find a link to add a chapter to a story.

Also, is it possible for users to "collaborate" on a story ie. taking it in turns? Would this be overly hard to add into code?

The wiki is progressing slow, english is not my native language therefore the translation is taking me some time, but I hope to have it ready before the end of the year.

The link for add a chapter in the "edit story" page.

And about the collaborations, I do not have plans to add this function in the free version, but in the pro version.

hi,
there is an issue with BB code : see the demo page i've made  here:
http://ffsystem.zz.mu/index.php?action=fanfics;sa=story;id=3
it seems that [color] and [size] tags are not recognized.

[size=2][color=purple]Compatibility[/color][/size]
SMF 2.0.4 and onwards (probably works with 2.0.1, 2.0.2 and 2.0.3).


The strange is that the same code looks correctly in preview mode in the editor

Regardless of what displays the editor, the only tags allowed are: b, br, center, code, hr, i, justify, left, li, ltr, ol, quote, right, rtl, s, sub, sup, table, td, tr, u and ul (on the help icon of "Allow use of BBC" says it). I did not think it was necessary to include the tags of color and size, but if you want use them do this:

array(
'tag' => 'hr',

array(
'tag' => 'color',
'type' => 'unparsed_equals',
'test' => '(#[\da-fA-F]{3}|#[\da-fA-F]{6}|[A-Za-z]{1,20}|rgb\(\d{1,3}, ?\d{1,3}, ?\d{1,3}\))\]',
'before' => '<span style="color: $1;" class="bbc_color">',
'after' => '</span>',
),
array(
'tag' => 'size',
'type' => 'unparsed_equals',
'test' => '([1-9][\d]?p[xt]|small(?:er)?|large[r]?|x[x]?-(?:small|large)|medium|(0\.[1-9]|[1-9](\.[\d][\d]?)?)?em)\]',
'before' => '<span style="font-size: $1;" class="bbc_size">',
'after' => '</span>',
),
array(
'tag' => 'size',
'type' => 'unparsed_equals',
'test' => '[1-7]\]',
'before' => '<span style="font-size: $1;" class="bbc_size">',
'after' => '</span>',
'validate' => create_function('&$tag, &$data, $disabled', '
$sizes = array(1 => 0.7, 2 => 1.0, 3 => 1.35, 4 => 1.45, 5 => 2.0, 6 => 2.65, 7 => 3.95);
$data = $sizes[$data] . \'em\';'
),
),


Hello there, I've installed the Fanfics system and everything was functioning nominally up until a user tried to utilize the search function.

When searching with ANY text value, the error generated is

QuoteThe database value you're trying to insert does not exist: lim

Search in Fanfics.php (line 1261 approx.):

$par_array = array();

$par_array = array('lim' => $modSettings['fanfics_perpage']);

I'll fix this in ver 1.2. :-[

Quote from: Tokzu on January 11, 2014, 01:38:12 PM
Search in Fanfics.php (line 1261 approx.):

Code Select Expand

$par_array = array();

Code (Replace) Select Expand

$par_array = array('lim' => $modSettings['fanfics_perpage']);

I'll fix this in ver 1.2. :-[

No change, I still receive the same error when using the search function.

You're sure? I've checked and with that change the search works. Attach your Fanfics.php.

I edited it just as you said... Perhaps I missed something?

My mistake, the correction above is wrong. U¬o¬

The correct one is the following:

$context['start'] = (int) $_REQUEST['start'];

$_REQUEST['start']

$context['start']

$par_array = array_merge($par_array, array('title' => $title), array('value2' => 1), array('lim' => $context['start']));

$context['start'] = (int) $_REQUEST['start'];

I'll correct this in version 1.2 (to release in a few days).

Thank you, that has fixed it!

Is it possible to embed images into the stories?

I noticed in the story editor, it preview correctly when using [img] tags, but not when viewing the story through the Fanfics page.

Althougt SCEditor shows the images, it will not be displayed in the final story, the problem is the structure of the img tag. Both SCEditor and SMF use the [img] tag, but if you want to resize the image you use [img width=some height=some] in SMF and SCEditor uses [img=widthxheight].

I've fixed for SCEditor use the same structure as SMF and I'll include it in v1.2 which I will release this week, just need to finish the wiki. :P

Too bad that my forum has no real interest in this feature but I have to congrats you on this amazing idea.

Quote from: Tokzu on February 04, 2014, 06:06:56 PM
Althougt SCEditor shows the images, it will not be displayed in the final story, the problem is the structure of the img tag. Both SCEditor and SMF use the [img] tag, but if you want to resize the image you use [img width=some height=some] in SMF and SCEditor uses [img=widthxheight].

I've fixed for SCEditor use the same structure as SMF and I'll include it in v1.2 which I will release this week, just need to finish the wiki. :P

So it will work as of v1.2?

Yes.

Quote from: Tokzu on February 04, 2014, 06:51:20 PM
Yes.

Excellent, looking forward to it.

Hi I am installing this but it doesn't let you put stories in the main categories only subs. Can you fix this?

actually - that is something I pointed out on day one of the release...  the author says that was intentional.

I suppose then I'll hire someone to do that fix...can it be made an option that admins can set, at least?

Also, I'm testing it more now and people can't edit their chapters, only their summaries.

Edit: Found where to edit chapters, but it'd be good for that to be on the same page as editing the summary. People are going to really get stuck on this stuff because there's no one central page where you can click to edit anything you want on the fic. Maybe like a little tiny pencil button next to each thing would be good if you own the fanfic or if you are an admin or someone else enabled to edit all fics.

New version of FFSystem with the following changes:


* Optimized code.
* Now the users must have the "delete_fanfics" permission for delete chapters.
! Fixed the error when searching fanfics.
! Fixed the error when accessing a chapter from the "Edit Story" screen.
! Fixed error when a chapter is saved and some of the text is missing.
! Fixed error when the use of BBC is disabled but in the story the BBC is still parsed
+ Added fanfics action in "Who's online".
+ Added support for img tag.


Plus the online manual (http://wiki.kaero-webs.com/Fanfics_System:Main_Page) for answer all your questions.  ;)

Quote from: wynnyelle on February 23, 2014, 08:57:43 AMHi I am installing this but it doesn't let you put stories in the main categories only subs. Can you fix this?

Please read here (http://wiki.kaero-webs.com/Fanfics_System:Manage_Categories).

It has been a few days since I paid my $50 to you to purchase the full version of this mod, and I have not received anything. No email, no code, no response. I sent you a PM on this site, an email and you should have received a Paypal notice.

Please assist. Thank you.

Looking to the profile... She has been online last since 10th of March.

also, any financial stuff happened off this site so it would be best to follow up on Tokzu's own site...

Quote from: wynnyelle on March 29, 2014, 10:18:27 AM
It has been a few days since I paid my $50 to you to purchase the full version of this mod, and I have not received anything. No email, no code, no response. I sent you a PM on this site, an email and you should have received a Paypal notice.

Please assist. Thank you.

Sorry for the delay (my computer has gone to the Great Motherboard in the Heavens U_U). I've sent you the mod.

My forum's main draw are the fanfics written by our members. I installed it and had a typo when I created a category. When I tried to edit it (or delete it) I had a 501 error that can be attributed to mod_security settings from my host. I did try to do the other option as per the SMF wiki but that didn't work. I'm waiting for a response from my host and then try to re-install this mod. I'd love to have this on my forum.

You could always edit the category name directly in mySQL....

Thank you Kindred for the tip. I'll try that. The thing is the Gallery mod I installed on the forum also had the same error so hopefully it's something that my host can fix for me. :)

New update!!! Fixed a problem with the uninstallation and modification in the "About" page. Now we have website and wiki. ;D Link in the main message.

Just installed this mod. Seems to be working ok however when I view a story (example I am testing out is just a short limerick), this is what the page looks like. Not sure what I am doing wrong. When I typed it in, I didn't select any specific font or size, etc. It shows up this way using Chrome, Opera and IE, and also shows up to guests like this.

(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FNWwqNkL.png&hash=5d6a57acf5e172d4856feb4f89017d73e742b3d4)

Can you please write the url of your forum?

Quote from: Tokzu on October 05, 2014, 02:09:11 PM
Can you please write the url of your forum?

Sent in a pm. Thanks for the quick response.

ok, I see the problem. FFSystem only allows the following BBC tags: b, br, center, code, hr, i, justify, left, li, ltr, ol, quote, right, rtl, s, sub, sup, table, img, td, tr and u.

And on your text you're using size and font. If you want to allow the same tags you're enabled on your forum, you need to change the Fanfics_parse_bbc function (on FanficsBasic.php):

function Fanfics_parse_bbc($message)
{
global $txt, $context, $modSettings, $smcFunc;

function Fanfics_parse_bbc($message)
{
parse_bbc($message);

return;
global $txt, $context, $modSettings, $smcFunc;

I am not using any special font on it. As you can see, I don't even have the option to select any font. All I did was simply copy and paste the limerick into the box and submit it. Perhaps that is the font the webpage uses that I copied it from. If so, that may be something you want to address in the next update so that the change I am about to make in my code will already be made for others. :). Thanks for this mod, it looks like several of my members are going to like using it once we get it all set up.


(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FdsGUvZs.png&hash=8ce8ad95d8e0e1443d9eecab1915d5e799447fbf)



EDIT: I made the change and now the story isn't showing up at all

(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3sRhuP3.png&hash=b43a294b93ad354013631ab6c547bbedef5bf879)



EDIT #2 (sorry..lol). I reverted back to the original php file and had someone else write something by "hand typing it". Copying and pasting does seem to be the problem. Hers is fine but mine still has the messed up code on it.

(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fda51WN2.png&hash=111136cd845e2b3908d8986cd7c3cc35698531bb)

Yes, the font and size tags were copied together the text. I'm thinking about change the WYSIWYG editor to the SMF default to avoid this kind of problems (and it will reduce considerably the size of the package and the extra steps on the uninstallation =P). :laugh:

I updated my post a couple of times so you may have missed those edits. For now I will make sure nobody copies and pastes that they hand type everything in :).

Quote from: Tokzu on October 05, 2014, 06:27:53 PM
Yes, the font and size tags were copied together the text. I'm thinking about change the WYSIWYG editor to the SMF default to avoid this kind of problems (and it will reduce considerably the size of the package and the extra steps on the uninstallation =P). :laugh:

Just started using your software. Awesome stuff. If it takes off I will definitely get a license (once I open it up to donations to keep it open). In the meantime, I think you'd avoid future issues by doing thatchange.

thanks so much!

Quote from: Kimmie on October 05, 2014, 06:29:26 PM
I updated my post a couple of times so you may have missed those edits. For now I will make sure nobody copies and pastes that they hand type everything in :).

I wouldn't recommend that! Just in case their session messes up.. it would suck to lose a lot of writing to that. There is a good workaround to this issue- Feel free to write in your software of choice, but convert/export the content into plain text and copy/paste that into the fan fic software. It will be free of HTML tags that show up when they post it that way.

ProTip: I set up a fan fic story outlining this workaround for my users so they can see it and utilize it.

Hello, I installed the FanFics System mod and I'm getting a 501 error when I try to modify anything or click on a story to read it.

I get this error:

Method Not Implemented

GET to /index.php not supported.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

My forum is located at agentsofshield.99shadows.com

I suggest that you check with your host...

Quote from: skatoulaki on October 12, 2014, 01:26:20 AM
Hello, I installed the FanFics System mod and I'm getting a 501 error when I try to modify anything or click on a story to read it.

I get this error:

Method Not Implemented

GET to /index.php not supported.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

My forum is located at agentsofshield.99shadows.com

Yeas, this problem probably is because your host, or maybe when you installed the package manager change the cmod permissions of your files. Please check this.

I have seen that issue happen with mod_security the issue is the ;id= in your urls but I generally tell users to contact their host to disable mod_security for their site or try the custom .htaccess.

Quote from: vbgamer45 on October 12, 2014, 12:33:24 PM
I have seen that issue happen with mod_security the issue is the ;id= in your urls but I generally tell users to contact their host to disable mod_security for their site or try the custom .htaccess.

Thanks for the info. I'll add this on the FFSystem wiki for future references. ;)

Quote from: Mollerz on October 12, 2014, 12:18:16 AM

Quote from: Kimmie on October 05, 2014, 06:29:26 PM
I updated my post a couple of times so you may have missed those edits. For now I will make sure nobody copies and pastes that they hand type everything in :).

I wouldn't recommend that! Just in case their session messes up.. it would suck to lose a lot of writing to that. There is a good workaround to this issue- Feel free to write in your software of choice, but convert/export the content into plain text and copy/paste that into the fan fic software. It will be free of HTML tags that show up when they post it that way.

ProTip: I set up a fan fic story outlining this workaround for my users so they can see it and utilize it.

If you look at the image I posted, there is no way around it. The only way to do it as you described is for them to know the exact font type and size the mod calls for and use that on whatever they type. It would be much easier if this mod supported more than just one. It would take way too much time for me to have to explain to all of them all the steps they need to do to get it to work.

Actually, you are incorrect, Kimmie - the problem is not what font is selected... it's that ANY font has been selected, since the editor in fanfic does not process the font bbc...

the problem is likely to be the combination of the wysiwyg editor and (probably) IE...

turn off the wysiwyg or use FF or Chrome and you (maybe) won't see the issue...

Ok, I had my host disable mod_security, but I am still getting the 501 error when I try to modify Categories or Subcategories or when I try to open a fanfic story. I also tried the .htaccess file recommended in earlier posts.

Any other suggestions?

who is your host?   The fact that you still get the error suggests that mod_security was NOT actually disabled.

Quote from: Kindred on October 14, 2014, 11:07:54 AM
who is your host?   The fact that you still get the error suggests that mod_security was NOT actually disabled.

My host is A Small Orange. My forum sits on a subdomain on my site. Is mod_security a domain-wide function or something that would have to be disabled on subdomains as well? Haha, laymen's terms please...so I know exactly what I'm talking about when I tell them what I need.

mod_security is usually at the SERVER level

Hm, okay, they have done that:( I'm still getting the 501 error.

I installed the mod but there is no option or button to add stories :-[

Quote from: waplist on December 14, 2014, 05:58:04 PM
I installed the mod but there is no option or button to add stories :-[

Hi waplist, please read the FFSystem wiki for more info about how to use it. ;)
http://wiki.kaero-webs.com/Fanfics_System:Stories

Im using pretty urls and optimus brave so how can i put disscusion url

Quote from: waplist on December 16, 2014, 07:51:23 AM
Im using pretty urls and optimus brave so how can i put disscusion url

I had not considered Pretty URL, for the next update I'll add Pretty URL support, but Optimus Brave has no settings than conflicts with FFSystem.

Hi Tokzu,

very nice Work, this Mod is great! - Installation on my 2.0.9 without Errors or any Problems.


It would be awesome, if there would be a Possibility to leave a quick Comment. For a whole Fanfic / or even better, for each Chapter - Sadly, a lot of my Users are to lazy to press the Button to follow to the Discussion-Thread and give a Feedback there. So many Authors are sad, that they got Hits, but dont earn any Feedback. Some Authors dont know how to add a Thread-ID (and some are simply to lazy).

It would be perfect to integrate the matching Thread directly on the bottom of a Chapter-Site, but i think thats to hard Work to make this real.


Another Idea: It would be nice, if Users can approve a Fanfic and a written Chapter by themselves. With that Option, they are able to write their Stories online, 5 Sentence at Home, 10 Sentence while sitting in Subway/Bus (using Handy), correcting and deleting some written Sentences and then 7 new Sentence, all at Work - and the last 3 Sentence at Home. Another Chapter completed - and now approveable by the User himself. - Its important, that no one else can read the Work in Progress, thats the Idea.

Sorry, my English is bad, i m from Germany.


This is just a little Feedback, i dont want to make you angry to me. Thank you many many times for your Mod!

Thanks Schachazubi for your feedback, I appreciate it. ;D

I had planned to add that feature (comments t the bottom of the chapters) for the same reasons you've said but I've been busy on my new workplace and it has stop me to continue developing FFSystem and create another new mods.

But I hope on this month or the next have more free time and return to develop FFSystem, just be patient. ;)

Hi,

This is pretty a great mod. I've implemented it on my forum, and it works fine... for me, the admin. However, my users are unable to access the "My fanfics" sections, and as a result, are unable to post fanfics of their own. What could be the problem?

I'm using smf 2.0.10, if that matters.

Permissions

Check your users's permissions, please refer to the manual to know how to grant them.

http://wiki.kaero-webs.com/kw/Fanfics_System:Permissions

I have installed this on my site and the categories are not selectable when attempting to add a story.

The stories can be added only to sub-categories. You need to add sub-categories on the main category.

Demo link dead

Ok, I installed the mod, and got the permissions set, and... can't figure out how to post stories... The authors site is also down so no wiki, no manual, not instructions at all... I am so lost. Any help out there?

Quote from: Master Graves on February 24, 2016, 12:43:14 AM
Ok, I installed the mod, and got the permissions set, and... can't figure out how to post stories... The authors site is also down so no wiki, no manual, not instructions at all.

Also get the following error when trying to access the site

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /index.php on this server.
Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request

This comes about after clicking Forum in the about tab in fanfics. My reason for wanting to visit forums is due to anyone else who selects fanfics on my site receives the error "An error has occurred!" Also no means to ad stories.

your host has a poorly configured installation of mod_security

Ask them to remove it

Quote from: Kindred on April 09, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
your host has a poorly configured installation of mod_security

Ask them to remove it

Thank you I will do that.

Mod security was removed by my host and the same issues, but as I'm obviously blocked from the author website there really is no point in continuing I have uninstalled fanfics and deleted it, I do not have the luxury of continuous sorting out for a project that is not even off the ground.

Thank you for your reply and time.

Hello!

I'm tinkering around with this app on my website, deciding whether I want to use it/upgrade to pro/go another direction, and I'm running into some issues.

I get an error message if I try to delete or edit a rating, and I also can't click into a category:

http://worldsmyths.com/forum/index.php?action=fanfics

Similar error. Any idea what could be causing this? Could it be on my host's end? (I had to get them to manually fix the .htaccess just to get SMF to show up in the first place.)

Thank you!

Hello, this error is recorded in your forum or hosting errorlog? Can you copy that?

It's not in the forum error log, but it is in the hosting cpanel:

[Mon May 02 01:41:13 2016] [error] [client XX.XX.XXX.XXX] File does not exist: /home/talesofk/public_html/worldsmyths.com/501.shtml, referer: http://worldsmyths.com/forum/index.php?action=fanfics

(That's for editing a rating - I xed out the actual IP address.)

And this is the page I get when I try to click on edit for a rating, or into a subcategory, or into the test story I posted:

QuoteMethod Not Implemented

GET to /forum/index.php not supported.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

disable mod_security
http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Mod_security_-_Having_problems_with_mod_security

I edited the .htaccess as instructed in the wiki article, but the same error persists. I thought it might mean I need to uninstall and reinstall the mod, but when I try to uninstall it, I get this:

Unknown column 'variable' in 'where clause'
File: /home/talesofk/public_html/worldsmyths.com/forum/Packages/temp/uninstall.php
Line: 35

Thoughts? (Thank you for you help so far!)

Your host probably does not allow you to edit the mod_security setting... (as the wiki article mentions)  you will have to ask them to disable it

Quote from: kherezae on May 02, 2016, 04:13:20 PM
I edited the .htaccess as instructed in the wiki article, but the same error persists. I thought it might mean I need to uninstall and reinstall the mod, but when I try to uninstall it, I get this:

Unknown column 'variable' in 'where clause'
File: /home/talesofk/public_html/worldsmyths.com/forum/Packages/temp/uninstall.php
Line: 35

Thoughts? (Thank you for you help so far!)

For that error change the follow on uninstall.php:

WHERE variable LIKE '%{raw:var}%'",

WHERE permission LIKE '%{raw:var}%'",

This is on line 31. I'll fix this later on the package.

Thank you for all your help! I ended up having to uninstall SMF and reinstall using sofalicious. It turns out our host is extremely unfriendly toward manual installs. (As I'm not the one footing the hosting bill, I can't complain; installing through sofalicious did fix the problem, after all.)

Anyway, we're definitely considering upgrading to pro.

I'm curious, though, if there's a way to get the story view to use paragraph tags rather than line breaks. I suspect that's more a function of the text editor used than the fanfics mod itself, so I won't be surprised if there's no real way around it at this time, but I figured it can't hurt to ask. :)

Yes, the editor uses linebreaks, but this can be corrected changing a little the code of the editor or using another one which uses p tags instead.

Maybe in the next update I add the option to change between different html editors.

Makes sense. Thanks again!

Hi,

I have two questions for you.

1. Right now I'm using the free version of the fanfics system for a new site I'm working on. We're talking about, maybe, buying the paid version of it down the road, depending on how things are going with the site. If we decide to upgrade to the paid version of the mod, will there be any risk of losing any of the stories that people will have posted between when we open the site and when we do the upgrade? I'm not sure when/if we'd be doing the upgrade, but I just want to make sure that there won't be any risk of losing whatever has been submitted by users if we upgrade at a later time.

2. This is more of a suggestion than a question, but my co-mod and I were wondering if there would be any way to make it so that the fields/text for submitting a story could be customized, without making it a paid version only feature. The reason I ask is because it would be easier to, until I'm able to pay for the paid version of the mod, display some kind of a message on the submission page saying "use the summary field to add in other categories that this story might belong to," or to add in another field to list other categories, since selecting more than one category is currently a paid only feature. If this would be at all possible (sooner rather than later), that would be amazing and definitely make things easier.

Thanks!

Hi JediKnightMuse, about your questions:

1.- The stories created in FFSystem (the free version) won't be lost when upgrading to FFPro. FFPro comes with a script to make the upgrade so any data from FFSystem only will be updated to match the structure of the pro version. The only notable change would be that all the stories will be rejected because in FFPro all the stories must have at least one tag, so your users would have to update their stories... or you can manually do it. When that time comes I would guide you to do the upgrade.

2.- Sincerely I don't have plans to add the multicategory function in FFSystem. The main reason is because, as you said, it is a FFPro feature with the purpose of incentive to purchase the paid version; so it wouldn't have meaning if the free version had one of the main features of the paid version. Sorry. :(

1. Okay, thank you.
2. I wasn't asking about categories, necessarily, just custom fields. It would be nice if I could add some more text and a few other fields to the current submission form without having to pay for it. There's a custom profile feature by default for SMF, and that's basically what I'm asking for but specifically for the submission form for the stories.

Honestly, $50.00 is a lot of money for a download, and while I eventually might be willing/able to pay for it, it's probably not happening any time soon, which sucks because I would think that something like selecting multiple categories for a submission would be a free feature by default and not something I have to pay any money, never mind $50.00, for. I'm not trying to knock you or the mod- I think it's great, and I'm glad we found it- or anything, but it's just not something I can justify right now, and I don't know if/when I'll be doing an upgrade. If it were more like $10.00, I could see myself going ahead with the paid version, but $50.00 is a bit much for right now.  :(

Being able to customize the form and add more fields to it is not something that either version of the mod has, so you wouldn't be taking the incentive away for buying the paid version, you'd be adding another feature to the free version (and the paid version if you chose). It would definitely be useful if there was a custom field option for the free version, and I can see other people who might want to use the mod finding it useful as well. Having the (free) option of allowing someone to upload a book cover when submitting a story would also be something that would be nice to have, but mainly, right now I would really love the option of adding custom fields to the form.

In some point I understand you about add new fields but because you mentioned "more of one category" I focused only on that part. I had not thought about add custom fields, it's a good idea. Maybe in the near future I incorporate it.

About the price the opinions diverge from person to person and each programmer set their prices based on the invested time and complexity of the scripts. In the case of FFPro, it is only a complement and uses the main functions of SMF, but it has 4 times the code of FFSystem (not counting third party scripts, only what I coded) and there is also the part of the complexity of the functions of multicategories, notifications, ratings, compatibility problems, etc. For all this I think the price I defined is appropriate (maybe a little more, maybe a little less). But again,  the opinions diverge for each one.

That would be awesome if you did decide to do it (and especially if it was free, like I said. :D). I would say definitely let people add different kinds of fields- not just text areas, but other types of fields as well, and definitely let them modify the text for each field, like an explanation for each one or something. And like I said, it would be cool if there was an option for uploading a cover for the story being submitted (or alternatively, just putting in a URL to the cover image without having to upload it, which could be a custom field).

I totally understand the reasoning behind the pricing. I know that coding is no easy feat, and that it takes a LOT of time (I just got done taking a web design class and I've been doing stuff in web design for a long time, though I don't have the skills to create mods like you have) to build and get everything situated as you said. Even knowing that, I still feel like $50.00 is too much (at least right now, for me, like I said, but I bet other people feel the same way). Even $15-20.00 would be better than $50.00.

The other thing is that it doesn't seem like there's a massive amount of feature differences between the two. The paid version has some features that the free version doesn't, but otherwise they're pretty much the same, and the amount of extra features that the paid version has doesn't seem like they're worth $50.00. I totally get where you're coming from on the coding front, but as a potential buyer of the product, $50.00 still seems like too much for what pretty much equates to a simple download, install and modification of settings on my end. I'm not sure if I'm the only one who's brought up the pricing of this mod before, but maybe if enough people felt this way, it would be worth reconsidering the pricing, or giving some kind of an alternative to that price somehow (not sure how, though). Maybe some kind of a payment plan or something. 

I don't think you do get how the pricing works, actually.

You see, if you got how it worked, you wouldn't be so passionately arguing for the mod author to halve the price solely because you think it's too high. And doing so in a way that doesn't just devalue the author's time and effort on both the free and paid versions, but in a way that devalues any mod author.

You just reduced every single mod to "equates to a simple download, install and modification of settings" regardless of what it does, or how much effort went into writing it. You have no idea how much effort goes into a mod, as you even say yourself, and then proceed to set a value on that effort.

Last paid mod I did, took six months of full time effort, to write 30,000 lines of code on my part (not counting the other thousands of lines of code that were the cumulative efforts of other people), that was a simple download, install, set the settings and use deal. I didn't get many customers despite that effort, and it wasn't even that I had a free version limiting my sales. (There were other reasons, quality was not one of them but overestimating demand certainly was.) And that was a $40 mod, of less niche use than this one. $50 for a mod that is niche, specialised and unique in the ecosystem except for its own free version... That's not expensive, it's a bargain.

Next time you go to work, tell me how happy you'd be to do your job at somewhere between 1/2 and 1/4 of what you make. Then let me give you more work to do in the hopes you'll pay me that disrespectful amount.



Tokzu, sorry about the hijack, it's just people like this really make my blood boil having been on the other end of it. I'm that guy who has been known to buy mods I don't even use (this one I do, but I've bought others I didn't) just to contribute to the author and donate something in return for their support of the SMF project.

I do understand how it works, and I was never trying to knock Tokzu or their effort to build the mod. I totally get that it takes hours and hours of coding to build something like this. But from the perspective of a consumer like me, who doesn't have the coding knowledge to do it themselves and doesn't have $50.00 to pay for something like that, the pricing could be better, that's all. I was never demanding that Tokzu lower the price simply because I brought up what I see as a high price, and I wouldn't expect Tokzu to do so just because of one person. If others are willing to pay $50.00, then obviously it's working for Tokzu and since it's their mod, they have the right to choose whatever pricing they want. But like I said, not everyone has that capability, and having another option of some kind in addition to- not instead of- would be helpful but it's not something I'm demanding by any means. It's totally understandable from Tokzu's perspective, but not everyone has the capability to spend $50.00 on something like this, and providing an option for those who can't afford to pay such a high price for something would potentially draw in more people who see the mod and say "hey, there's a paid version of this...oh wait, it's $50.00. That's too much" and then back down from buying it means that you (general you) don't lose out on a potential customer/purchase being made.

What you see as a bargain, another might see as an expense, like I said. $50.00 is a lot of money these days, and not something I can easily spend.

Tokzu, I apologize if my words somehow offended you as they apparently offended Arantor, as that wasn't my intent at all. If I had the money, and if I knew it would be worth it on my end to do so, I would buy the paid version of the mod without much hesitation because of the functionality that the mod provides and I very much appreciate. I was just looking at things from the perspective of someone who doesn't have bundles of money to spend for things like this, and trying to make suggestions. My intention was definitely not to devalue your effort, and I hope you'll still consider adding the custom fields to the free version of the mod.

I'd like to use this for my site, but it wouldn't be "Fanfic" but original stories. Does anyone know if I can easily change all instances of "Fanfic' people would see to another word? Or is it not worth the time, going into the code and making a ton of changes?

Some day, maybe someone will know. XD

Try modifying the language files normally found in themes/default/languages folder there should be one for the mod.

Is the developer still active on this? I notices the Pro-link is not active either.
Thanks.

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    May 23, 2016, 10:30:24 PM

Time for someone to seize the opportunity to create a new "Fiction Archive" mod... <_<

XD

I am not sure exactly what this mod does, I read the description didnt quite get it.
Installed on my test forum just fine.,

It creates a separate area where users can post their own fictional stories. It's nice vs. other "article" mods because it lets users post and manage their work very easily, and it keeps the stories separated from the rest of the forum. (Sometimes it's nice to have things not be in 'thread' format, like this.) It also has useful features like marking your story as age restricted for content, having its own category hierarchy settings, etc.

Only problem I have with it currently is that it's called "fanfic" in the URL, BUT that's not a huge issue. Just would be nice to know how to change it. I'd rather live with it than break anything, though. (My site isn't for fanfic, but original fiction.)

What it needs, IMHO:

- Ability to rate stories and sort by rating.
- Ability to tag stories and sort by tags. (IE: Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, etc.)
- SSI for recent stories, top stories, etc.

So how do others see the work your doing ?

Also should be easy to just change the menu names in the themes language folder .

I am looking at this myself to see if it would work for Lyrics as opposed to articles but not sure how members see the
work still poking around it.

People see your work when you post a finished fanfic. It's basically like an article system, but adapted for stories/fiction. Stories/Articles are beneath categories, can have 'chapters', etc.

Does anyone who has used this mod possible have any SSI code to call the 'latest fanfics' or what have you?

Hi all, hopefully i can ask my question here, i was wondering does anyone know if there is a mod like this for 2.1.x? My members would love to share their stories.

You can try using any of the portal mods for this. You need to allow members to create pages in some category.