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Re: PunBB integration?
Could it be possible that the first post of a new thread (= a new article created in TXP) could be aggregated by some RSS method (using XML and all that stuff)?
The advantage: if we make a change in our article using TXP, the change will be automatically reflected in the first post of the thread.
And, of course, the article should be also saved in the PunBB database, but merely for backup or functionality purpose (for example, our TXP is broken, so the PunBB picks up the article content from the record on the PunBB database)
I dont know if this is technically possible.
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Re: PunBB integration?
Using the TXP XML export function to ease the port from TXP to Pun may be nice (the dev will use or not, as he sees convenient) but a constant bridge like this… I’m not an expert, but it seems overly complicated.
And I don’t get the pros of that solution.
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#78 2006-03-06 15:28:17
- Dawk
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Re: PunBB integration?
Find out what ya can hcgtv ;)
On the XML idea… my original thoughts were to use pun’s RSS to display the running threads under each article. I need to dig into all of this asap & make some decisions. I’d like to use xml/rss for everything that it will work for. Maybe some basic .xslt?
I’d love to use 1.3, but I need this one done real soon & who knows when a “stable” 1.3 will be available?
This thread is 13months old & I was thinking about this for awhile before I posted.
I’ve ran out of patience lol
cheers
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Re: PunBB integration?
Dawk,
Rickard says that there will probably not be any changes to tables that would be involved in a bridge between TXP and Pun. If there are, they would only be minor and the bridge can be updated when 1.3 comes out.
Keep me informed, I can help test things if you’d like.
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#80 2006-03-08 04:52:01
- Dawk
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Re: PunBB integration?
Hmmm, OK.
I have another week or 2 now also. Had some guys back out of supplying me some .xml data & need to build my own solution now.
I wanted my own anyway :)
We should trade email addys & IM’s
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#81 2006-05-16 14:23:49
- Ace of Dubs
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Re: PunBB integration?
Bump!
I am very much interested in the simple functionality proposed by hcgtv.
No whistles, no bells and no “real” integration. Just a way to simultaneously post articles to a blog and have a copy of said article show up in a specified forum. That would kick some serious butt!
Unfortunately it seems this wont take off until PunBB hits version 1.3…whats taking them so long? Yargh
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#82 2006-05-16 15:03:29
- Dawk
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Re: PunBB integration?
I’m still debating on the article/forum bridge?
Done some serious hacking to pun recently, not a div left in it & SEO’d to the tilt.
Launching this week & I’ll see how she performs?
I probably will go ahead & bridge the 2, just as important IMO is integrating the TXP & Pun searches!
whats everyone else been up to on this?
cheers :)
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#83 2006-05-16 15:19:46
- Ace of Dubs
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Re: PunBB integration?
No divs at all? I suppose it would be futile to argue against such a practice as the semantic value of divs is highly debateable. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see how far you have taken this.
I agree that searches are important, but would be happy with the simple functionality I mentioned earlier. While I dont have the skills to hack into this myself you guys have me cheering you on from the sidelines.
GO TEAM!
Dammit…where did I put those pom-poms?
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Re: PunBB integration?
Dawk, when you are talking about hacking does this mean that you really made changes to pun source or did you write an extension? And, if you are going to bridge both system will this be an extension then?
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#85 2006-05-16 15:44:35
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Re: PunBB integration?
Hey chriloi :)
No ‘major’ edits to the source, will be doing dif updates for sure though.
Most source edits are pertaining to the links/mod_rewrite I’ve done.
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Re: PunBB integration?
PunBB 1.3 is almost a reality, Paul is just about finished with the markup and it’s now Rickard’s turn at the wheel.
As with Open Source software, “it’s ready when it’s ready” is the appropriate mantra.
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#87 2006-05-16 15:56:55
- Dawk
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Too late, don’t need it now lol
This custom 1.2.x will smoke 1.3 in SEO anyway, which is my major goal on this project. ;)
I’d like to use 1.3 for future projects though & possibly move forward on this bridge.
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#88 2006-05-24 14:39:30
- Ace of Dubs
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Re: PunBB integration?
Another suggestion for integration:
Right now there is a plugin that allows you to put forum excerpts on your home page with links to the posts. It would be killer if there was some kind of user recognition included with this feature. For someone already logged in it will say “Welcome Back, Username” for anyone not logged in it would display login, pass fields and a link to Register. This way people can log into the forum from your hame page as well as the actual forum page.
Food for thought…
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Re: PunBB integration?
Check out this forum thread — I’m trying to work out a TXP-powered forum and need some help. No integration, no bridges. No problem presenting the last five “posts” on your front page, because they are just TXP articles.
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