[UW] Smileys Bar [Deleted]

Oh no.

Last time i talk with him, he was very disappointed and very sad with the add-on scenario. He told my piracy was a big issue for him, everybody was copying and using without even paying for. And is not a very big price for it.

I really like this add-on, way better than the 'official' emoji feature.

I hope he open the source for our great developers in this community to keep the game flowing.
 
I'm having a very big issue with this add-on, running the [UW] Smileys Bar 2.2.1 and when i disable, i get [UWSL] in every single word in all of the posts.

This is a big concern for me. I just can't disable this add-on.

Anyone have a fix for this?
 
deslocotoco said:
I'm having a very big issue with this add-on, running the [UW] Smileys Bar 2.2.1 and when i disable, i get [UWSL] in every single word in all of the posts.

This is a big concern for me. I just can't disable this add-on.

Anyone have a fix for this?
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I deleted that string directly in the database, with an sql query UPDATE... REPLACE(..)


SQL: 
UPDATE xf_post SET message = REPLACE(message,'[UWSL]','');
UPDATE xf_post SET message = REPLACE(message,'[/UWSL]','');


This tip is a necessary modification to the 'extra.less' template to fix another bug in the add-on:


eDaddi said:
Seems that toggling that BB code button hides the Div that has that bottom row of button in it. I added:

CSS: 
.formButtonGroup{
    display: flex !important;  
}

to the end of my extra.less template and it prevents this from happening.

Full disclosure, I've been a dev for 20yrs but only on XF a few weeks, I'm still learning they syntax and where things go. So I'm not sure thats the 'proper' way to fix it but it's a quick fix and it seems to be working for me.
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anon666 said:
I deleted that string directly in the database, with an sql query UPDATE... REPLACE(..)


SQL: 
UPDATE xf_post SET message = REPLACE(message,'[UWSL]','');
UPDATE xf_post SET message = REPLACE(message,'[/UWSL]','');


This tip is a necessary modification to the 'extra.less' template to fix another bug in the add-on:
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Do you think this query will affect my whole XF Forum? I'm seeing this *** bbcode everywhere, including signatures, articles on my Article Management System from Bob, basically, where is there a posted text, i see this.

Another problem: my Forum have more than 2 million posts. I have to shut down the entire site to run this query.

Man this is so frustrating.
 
deslocotoco said:
I'm having a very big issue with this add-on, running the [UW] Smileys Bar 2.2.1 and when i disable, i get [UWSL] in every single word in all of the posts.
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Very strange :rolleyes: I am also using the same version of Smileys Bar 2.2.1.

Just to check, I have disabled (Only disable not uninstall) the addon at my demo site, but I did not any [UWSL] word in any post.
 
deslocotoco said:
Do you think this query will affect my whole XF Forum? I'm seeing this *** bbcode everywhere, including signatures, articles on my Article Management System from Bob, basically, where is there a posted text, i see this.

Another problem: my Forum have more than 2 million posts. I have to shut down the entire site to run this query.

Man this is so frustrating.
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I am sure that these queries will not affect the rest of your forum posts. Doing it safely, from the linux terminal, via ssh, I don't think any disaster will happen. But if you do it from a web application such as phpmyadmin, the risk of something failing is much higher.

My recommendation is to make an exact copy of your forum for testing, and run the sql queries on that copy for testing first.


mkucuksari said:
Very strange :rolleyes: I am also using the same version of Smileys Bar 2.2.1.

Just to check, I have disabled (Only disable not uninstall) the addon at my demo site, but I did not any [UWSL] word in any post.
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That happens to me when I uninstall the add-on. Not when I disable it.


Oblivion Knight said:
The developer's site is still live, so it could be worth reaching out on there..

Looks as though there's a bit of spam, and little/no sign of life since March '21 though..
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El Porcharo said:
I posted yesterday in the SM section, let's see if we get a reply...
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I have version 2.0.1 and I requested the latest version 2.2.2 of the add-on on the developer's website. But I suspect that I will not receive an answer.

Has anyone been able to get version 2.2.2?
 
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o_O It's funny, I've entered the developer's website to leave a comment on the Add-on thread, and I have instantly received a private message with a spam link to a pornographic website. :ROFLMAO:
 
anon666 said:
o_O It's funny, I've entered the developer's website to leave a comment on the Add-on thread, and I have instantly received a private message with a spam link to a pornographic website. :ROFLMAO:
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The exactly same thing happened to me.

I think we should unite ourselves to help each other in this matter.

My license for example, expired before the release the 2.2.2 version, and i did not get the download link but i managed a miracle and found on my add-ons repository on my computer.

If this is not breaking any rules, i can provide the file, since our beloved developer is MIA.

I don't even know if the 2.2.2 version will fix the problem, that's the bad part.

@Chris D, in this situation, can we help each other here?

anon666 said:
I am sure that these queries will not affect the rest of your forum posts. Doing it safely, from the linux terminal, via ssh, I don't think any disaster will happen. But if you do it from a web application such as phpmyadmin, the risk of something failing is much higher.

My recommendation is to make an exact copy of your forum for testing, and run the sql queries on that copy for testing first.
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Thanks for the input fellow admin, but this will solve part of the problem, unfortunately, when i disable it (2.2.1), instantly the [BBCODE] appear everywhere. Basically, in every little text posted/edited, etc.

Man this is a nightmare. I love this add-on, but is a matter of principles to remove him from my website.
 
I can't really make a recommendation here that may or may not breach the developer's license agreement that you agreed to, nor should such a conversation be held on a public thread.

Officially: you should only use a version of an add-on to which you are entitled to.

Unofficially: If I was the developer, no longer present, and I found out that a customer had to stretch the rules slightly in order to fix a bug of my making, I wouldn't take a particular issue with that.

But I can't speak for someone else.
 
Chris D said:
I can't really make a recommendation here that may or may not breach the developer's license agreement that you agreed to, nor should such a conversation be held on a public thread.

Officially: you should only use a version of an add-on to which you are entitled to.

Unofficially: If I was the developer, no longer present, and I found out that a customer had to stretch the rules slightly in order to fix a bug of my making, I wouldn't take a particular issue with that.

But I can't speak for someone else.
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Chris my dear, you talked just like me when i advice my clients in juridic matters. LoL.

Thanks for your attention on this.
 
Just for disclosure, is everything ok with my license, I'm going to try right now if the 2.2.2 version fix the problem. Just installed. Feedback in no time.

My last chat with the developer:

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I can confirm that the 2.2.2 version don't solve the problem, unfortunately.

We will have to deal with this in another way.

Anyway, in my case, i will keep the add-on uninstalled and manually edit more than 2 million posts/threads/signatures and specially, articles in my Article Management System.

Great stuff here guys, great stuff.
 
I wonder if there's another way.

Can you provide an exact example of what the [UWSL]...[/UWSL] BB code looks like in a post? i.e. what is in the middle of the [UWSL] tag? Are there any that also look like this: [UWSL=something]...[/UWSL]?
 
Chris D said:
I wonder if there's another way.

Can you provide an exact example of what the [UWSL]...[/UWSL] BB code looks like in a post? i.e. what is in the middle of the [UWSL] tag? Are there any that also look like this: [UWSL=something]...[/UWSL]?
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[UWSL] tag appears randomly among sentences or words within the post, and it doesn't seem to have attributes just like [B],
[CENTER] tags.

If I'm not mistaking, it's the tag used to show the Jumbo smileys which is a feature of the add-on.

Chris is there any chance that we can get such feature officially implemented in the editor? The actual way to add emojis with a popup is quite annoying as it covers the text and disappear after clicking every emoticon you want to add... And from a mobile phone it's really frustrating :(
 
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