Group Format (Hook) Fix for 3.4.x

[Tony]

Users who have the hook  installed with their IPB 3.4.x package, may have noticed an oddity with their View New Content page (something similar to the image below):
 

 
 
If you are experiencing this issue, it is caused by the aforementioned hook. You'll need to make one small edit and you'll be all set.

Navigate to: <Your IPB Root>/Hooks/tbGfSkinSearch_xxxxx.php

[*]The "xxxxx" substitutes the string of random characters attached to your file.


Find this line:

$data['last_poster'] = $data['last_poster_id'] ? IPSMember::makeProfileLink( TBGroupFormat::makeNameFormatted( $data, $data['last_poster_name'], $data['last_poster_group'], 'last_poster_id' ), $data['last_poster_id'], $data['seo_last_name'] ) : $this->settings['guest_name_pre'] . $data['last_poster_name'] . $this->settings['guest_name_suf'];

 
... and replace it with this:

/*$data['last_poster'] = $data['last_poster_id'] ? IPSMember::makeProfileLink( TBGroupFormat::makeNameFormatted( $data, $data['last_poster_name'], $data['last_poster_group'], 'last_poster_id' ), $data['last_poster_id'], $data['seo_last_name'] ) : $this->settings['guest_name_pre'] . $data['last_poster_name'] . $this->settings['guest_name_suf'];*/

Save your edit, and refresh your page -- fixed!
 
I strongly recommend downloading a copy of the file, making the edit, and then re-uploading it to avoid any issues with the upload. Editing the file inside of FTP programs such as Filezilla is not always efficient.

[*]Credits to Paradiizee for working with me to find a fix for this. Be sure to thank him! [*]Please Note: This is only a temporary fix until the hook's original author makes the appropriate updates for full 3.4.x support.

[Skye]

I'm running on 3.4.2 with this hook but i never have this problem, it's normal ?

 

Btw, thanks for the tut !

[Tony]

Could be an older version of the hook that you are using, or it may just be a discrepancy between nulled/retail copies of IPB.

[Guest Cyntheria]

Wow thanks so much for this quick fixed.  I really missed this Hook on my board and get tired of waiting for the author to relased a fix for it.

[Guest Neo]

thank's for this Fix ;)work 100%

[FlinTY]

thanks for this it worked perfect

[Guest baba_chimta_waale]

yeah a usefull nulled hook

[Tony]

yeah a usefull nulled hook

 

You're mistaken. The hook is not nulled, nor is this tutorial to be used for nulling it. This tutorial is for fixing the compatibility issues it has with IPB 3.4.x.

[Justin™]

Actually, the hook hasn't been updated to work properly with 3.4.x. According to the author it is compatible for 3.2.x and 3.3.x only.

[Guest baba_chimta_waale]

Okai I'm sorry bro

[Oturo]

 

 

Hello Davlin thanks for sharing, i have a issue when i make this change everything it seems to be ok but the other day this happening again and i must do the process again! How i can fix it?

[Tony]

Several applications and hooks will update the tbGfSkinSearch file, so often times you will find yourself needing to repeat this tutorial. Unfortunately there is no way around it until the original hook author updates the hook itself.

[Oturo]

On 3/25/2013 at 6:52 PM, Davlin said:

Several applications and hooks will update the tbGfSkinSearch file, so often times you will find yourself needing to repeat this tutorial. Unfortunately there is no way around it until the original hook author updates the hook itself.

I could not stop this updating? If i set permission of the file non writting?

[Tony]

In some cases, other necessary changes may need to be made to the file per specifications of whatever application/hook you install. You could likely set the file's permissions, but that could not only break the application/hook you're trying to install, but it could even corrupt the installation process. I strongly recommend that you backup your database before trying anything of the sort. If it works, feel free to post back here with an update.

[Oturo]

On 3/25/2013 at 7:02 PM, Davlin said:

In some cases, other necessary changes may need to be made to the file per specifications of whatever application/hook you install. You could likely set the file's permissions, but that could not only break the application/hook you're trying to install, but it could even corrupt the installation process. I strongly recommend that you backup your database before trying anything of the sort. If it works, feel free to post back here with an update.

See this issue http://webflake.sx/topic/2586-my-forum-lagging-and-there-are-strange-errors/ i think it wont work, everything become messy on my forum don't know why! Never ever the problem with this file appeared but now everyday the same