Link to Mod (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=783)
This is the most retarded modification ever. In fact, it really should just be something anyone can do without needing a modification.
Basically it adds a few lines of code to echo the code from iWebTool's site so that all of your external links have popup images that show a preview of the site before you click on it.
Read the code, check the changes, and check the site if you want to see how to at least customize the colors.
http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/faq/
QuoteThis is the most retarded modification ever.
Not retarded, just very small ;)
LOL It is one of the tiniest but all of my mods are except the two I've taken from Jay. I will add that this should work with ANY version of SMF ever. In fact I expect it will work with 2.0 with nary an issue.
I dont get what it does
OH THANK YOU!
Shadow82x:
Quote from: KGIII on May 05, 2007, 10:59:35 AM
...all of your external links have popup images that show a preview of the site before you click on it.
You can see the forum link in my signature for an example of it after installation. MouseOver an external link.
nitsua:
Not a problem. Enjoy.
I use a similar code from www.snap.com
Check it out on my site - http://www.avalanchestyle.com/forum/index.php
LOL I had been meaning to code something like this up for a while, it is really quite basic. The only reason I made it as a mod is because it is easier for some people to install mods than it is for them to edit the code, otherwise I probably would have just dumped it into the tips and tricks section and called it good.
Quote from: KGIII on May 05, 2007, 04:13:45 PM
LOL I had been meaning to code something like this up for a while, it is really quite basic. The only reason I made it as a mod is because it is easier for some people to install mods than it is for them to edit the code, otherwise I probably would have just dumped it into the tips and tricks section and called it good.
Still a cool mods. People can't play tricks on one another now. They can see where the links go to :D
Well, at 49 downloads and counting at least someone needed it.
Quote from: RoarinRow on May 05, 2007, 03:21:25 PM
I use a similar code from www.snap.com
Check it out on my site - http://www.avalanchestyle.com/forum/index.php
Yeah, I'm using the Snap Preview Anywhere (or whatever it's called now) one as well.
It would be a little harder to make a mod for that one, as far as I can recall, it needs a unique key (which is given at installation)
very cool little mod :)
I have installed this mod an hour ago, but after testing it for at my site, I actually found it to slow down the respond or delay the page loading time every time I refresh or open a new page.
I have then removed the mod.
Hmm... I would have no idea why it would make a page load slower - it only loads an extra few letters total and then nothing additional loads until the mouse is held over a link... Curiouser and curiouser...
Quote from: KGIII on May 07, 2007, 08:09:21 PM
Hmm... I would have no idea why it would make a page load slower - it only loads an extra few letters total and then nothing additional loads until the mouse is held over a link... Curiouser and curiouser...
Hi KGIII,
I am using fast internet line here, hence the delay is actually not very significant but still noticeable. I notice the delay when I use SMF Links to upload some new links. When I click Add Links, I have to wait for a few seconds for the new page to load up, and I notice in my firefox browser that it points to connecting or loading from the iwebtool site.
I have also noticed that many websites are still not being indexed by iwebtool.
Quote from: KGIII on May 07, 2007, 08:09:21 PM
Hmm... I would have no idea why it would make a page load slower - it only loads an extra few letters total and then nothing additional loads until the mouse is held over a link... Curiouser and curiouser...
What makes it slow is waiting for the JavaScript to load. Before the rest of the page can load, the script must be loaded. If iwebtool's server is being slow, it will cause your site to be slow.
Try this: In index.template.php, find:
<script language="javascript" src="http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/src.js?border=004891" type="text/javascript"></script>
Replace with:
<script language="javascript" src="http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/src.js?border=004891" type="text/javascript" defer="defer"></script>
The
defer="defer" will tell the browser to only load the script once the rest of the page has finished loading (rather than loading the script as soon as the <script> tag is encountered). This should give it a noticeable performance improvement :)
That's good thinking. I may end up making two additional versions just 'cause winrules mentioned another way too. And thus it would not longer be the most simple mod ever.
OMG i like this MOD is coooool
And, hopefully, it will improve as we go through it. :D It may go from the most simplistic mod to something that is actually worth doing.
I like it. Thanks for making it.
Quote from: imschur on May 08, 2007, 11:24:05 PM
I like it. Thanks for making it.
*chuckles* Not a problem and, well, it should work with any ol' version of SMF that you happen to come across.
Great Mod!
I hope it didnt slow down my bigger forum - ill try it next week!
Thank you much :)
Thanks for this, its a good quick addition.
Quote from: KGIII on May 09, 2007, 02:12:31 PM
Quote from: imschur on May 08, 2007, 11:24:05 PM
I like it. Thanks for making it.
*chuckles* Not a problem and, well, it should work with any ol' version of SMF that you happen to come across.
I don't think it would work with the early SMF 1.0 Betas (they seemed to have
<body style="background-color: white"> instead of just <body>) :P
Seriously though, this would probably work on any version from the SMF 1.0 RC's right through to SMF 2.0 :D
Hah! You reminded me... I grabbed the oldest version of SMF that I could find and downloaded it a while back. I still haven't installed it on a real server though I did install it locally if I recall.
tHis mod in IE stops the forum...
But in firefox its cool
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I said it stops the forum but if i use that code mencioned by Daniel15 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?action=profile;u=9547)
<script language="javascript" src="http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/src.js?border=004891" type="text/javascript" defer="defer"></script>
but if i use the default runs fine...
Sorry and great mod
You have something bothering it in IE. Maybe something that blocked external scripts, etc.
Quote from: KGIII on May 10, 2007, 12:36:38 AM
You have something bothering it in IE. Maybe something that blocked external scripts, etc.
It was the code i put by daniel15 your code by default runs fine ...
Thanks
Darned that Daniel15 who's 100x more skilled than I am. :D Really - I am looking to make more out of this simplistic mod. I almost feel bad that this many people have used it and downloaded it but it is so basic that anyone could do it without a mod. *sighs* Maybe I just need sleep.
Quote from: N3lson on May 10, 2007, 12:40:25 AM
Quote from: KGIII on May 10, 2007, 12:36:38 AM
You have something bothering it in IE. Maybe something that blocked external scripts, etc.
It was the code i put by daniel15 your code by default runs fine ...
Thanks
Yeah, IE seems to do stupid stuff with it :P. Sorry, I didn't test properly in IE...
Quote from: KGIII on May 09, 2007, 11:49:41 PM
Hah! You reminded me... I grabbed the oldest version of SMF that I could find and downloaded it a while back. I still haven't installed it on a real server though I did install it locally if I recall.
Search around a little more on this board, and you'll find the SMF 1.0 Beta 1a release (charter member release). That was the very first release ever (IIRC, the first public release was Beta 6 Public)
Unfortunately i run into performance Trouble with this Mod :'(
Boardindex and all other possible clicks run very slow - so i must uninstall the Mod :-\
Testet under Windows 2003 Server, and IE7 :'(
Gives it a way to speed up this mod?
Surfy
I installed the mod, manually added the required code to my current theme index.template.php file exactly as it appeared in the Themes/default/index.template.php file .... and it doesn't see to work.
Is this because not all sites have been indexed and I'm just unlucky or did I do something wrong?
Ignore me - it must have been a caching issue or something - works fine now :D and I love it!!!!
Surfy:
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=169344.msg1084306#msg1084306
Try that.
Vampy:
Not a problem, glad you like it. :D I figured a couple of people might like it but it is nearing 500 downloads already. Go figure?
After comments in my sites shoutbox, some love it and some say it freaks them out ... one comment in particular made me laugh "I'd be more freaked out if I did a mouseover and got BOO!" ... I wonder is this even possible :lmao: ... be a great gag for halloween
I think I may code up some other versions but, in all cases they can disable it if they don't like it. I might make one where if the user is logged in they see them, etc...
Sorry for stupid question but i don't know what this mod do ?
Could somebody explain on screenshot, please ? :'(
@ kamili34
It's probably easiest if you read the FAQ of the provider of the service this mod integrates into forums...they explain it very well and have a live demo:
http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/faq/ (http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/faq/)
Thanks TrueSatan. :) (I was away for some time dealing with some personal real-life things and also needed to get some time away.)
If you want to see it in action you can see it by clicking the forum link in my signature.
My pleasure...if you want me to do the same again if you are unavailable let me know.
Hi!
Ask : Do you think make this Mod for SMF 1.1.3
@ vanstygma
This mod is not version specific...it will support all SMF 1.1.x versions and probably many others as well.
Hi I installed the mod and it's not working? Tried to log out and different browsers . . . any help?
I just tried to install and got a "test failed" "Error in Package Installation" error.
I'm using 1.1.4, default core and here are my packages:
Quote1. Registered Links 1.0
2. Easy Edit Meta Data 1.0
3. Registration - Show Gender mod 1.0.0
4. FavIcon 1.1
5. BoardHover Mod 1.1.0
6. Custom Profile Field Mod 3.17
7. Bookmarks 1.1
8. Ad Managment 2.3
9. Admin member list registration date 1.0
10. SMF 1.0.12 / 1.1.4 / 2.0 b1.1 Update 1.0
11. SMF 1.1.4 Search "brd" Bug Fix (1.0.1) 1.0.1
12. Avatar on Member List 1.0
13. Enhanced Password Reminder 1.0
14. Link Thumbnail 1.0 (not applied)
15. EmailFlash 2.0
I'd love to have this thing work for me. Can you help? Thank you!
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=230562.msg1482499#msg1482499 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=230562.msg1482499#msg1482499)
Quote from: KGIII on May 05, 2007, 11:12:04 AM
LOL It is one of the tiniest but all of my mods are except the two I've taken from Jay. I will add that this should work with ANY version of SMF ever. In fact I expect it will work with 2.0 with nary an issue.
I don't really think features like these should come out-of-the-box no matter how small. It relies on a third-party resource (this hasn't changed yet right?) and it is also a very distinct feature. SMF would end up very bloated if it kept adding features like these by default, as this is not a
must have feature in terms of usability or helpfulness, it's merely some fancy eyecandy.
That said and done though,
I on the other hand find this mod very interesting ;D I'm running a 2.0 forum but I'll give this mod a swing on my WAMP install.
I just loaded to 2.0b4 and it works great!
I strongly advise against installing this mod on forum, with all due respect to creator the mod have huge security and performance implications :
The problem is that mod uses external js file from highly unreliable source.
This is installed on your default template, so vast majority of your users faces huge security risk - very easy ip and cookie stealing this way.
But this is not all .
Most importantly and this is what happened on my forum, is today i noticed that it loads really slow and tracked the problem down (with yslow firefox plugin) to http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/src.js?border=004891 . The problem was that iwebtool site was down or unreachable, and it took about 15 sec for firefox to timeout on loading that js, so every page took at least 15 sec to load !!!
In short, Imo this mod should be removed from this site ASAP .
Quote from: Ratiomaster on February 02, 2009, 08:13:17 PM
I strongly advise against installing this mod on forum, with all due respect to creator the mod have huge security and performance implications :
The problem is that mod uses external js file from highly unreliable source.
This is installed on your default template, so vast majority of your users faces huge security risk - very easy ip and cookie stealing this way.
But this is not all .
Most importantly and this is what happened on my forum, is today i noticed that it loads really slow and tracked the problem down (with yslow firefox plugin) to http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/src.js?border=004891 . The problem was that iwebtool site was down or unreachable, and it took about 15 sec for firefox to timeout on loading that js, so every page took at least 15 sec to load !!!
In short, Imo this mod should be removed from this site ASAP .
There is no problems with this, the tools from iwebtool are free and normal secure. Normal they are not taking any cookie data. It's your choice to install this mod if you don't like to load scripts from other sites than you should not install this mod. It's everytime you're choice.
Bye
DIN1031
Hi KGIII
Sorry, I didn't see "Please ask in-thread before PMing"... I've just PMed you. Hope you won't mind...
I'm writing here what I said to you, in case someone else can help me too...
I was able to uninstall iwebtool.
But since then, on every page of my forum, it tries to access "thumbnails.iwebtools.com", and every single page now loads very, very slowly because of that.
I've tried that :
Quote from: Daniel15 on May 08, 2007, 05:11:56 AM
What makes it slow is waiting for the JavaScript to load. Before the rest of the page can load, the script must be loaded. If iwebtool's server is being slow, it will cause your site to be slow.
Try this: In index.template.php, find:
<script language="javascript" src="http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/src.js?border=004891" type="text/javascript"></script>
Replace with:
<script language="javascript" src="http://thumbnails.iwebtool.com/src.js?border=004891" type="text/javascript" defer="defer"></script>
The defer="defer" will tell the browser to only load the script once the rest of the page has finished loading (rather than loading the script as soon as the <script> tag is encountered). This should give it a noticeable performance improvement :)
But it didn't improve the speed at all!
I deleted the entire script from the index.template.php, and it seems to have solved the problem.
Thanks anyway !