How to Remove Notifications Link from Scrollable Header Box in Clip-Bucket v2

Last Updated on Friday, 17 May 2013 04:06 Written by Richi González Saturday, 18 May 2013 12:00

Hello,

As you may have noticed already, notifications have literally no use in Clip-Bucket. The main developer, Arslan Hassan, even said once in a post at the Clip-Bucket forum, that the notifications system was a feature he wanted to implement, yet never had the time to finish it. So let’s free some space up there in the header box by removing the link to them. This article applies for those who use the default cbv2new template. These instructions may be exact for the whole v2 branch.

How to Add a New Video Category in Clip-Bucket v2

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 May 2013 06:14 Written by Richi González Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:00

Hello,

This article is especially intended for the Clip-Bucket newcomers, so they can easily get started with the basic functionalities of the script. Today you will learn how to add a new video category in your Clip-Bucket v2 web site.

1. Log into your admin_area (http://yoursite.tld/admin_area)

2. In the left column, inside Videos tab, click on Manage Categories.

How to Add a New SEO URL (Rewrite Rule) in Clip-Bucket v2

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 May 2013 06:14 Written by Richi González Monday, 13 May 2013 12:00

Hello,

Today I will show you how to add a new Rewrite Rule to your Clip-Bucket powered website, such as /myaccount, /videos, etc. You must have a page previously created, of course. This can be adapted to any website that uses Rewrite Rules (apache mod_rewrite).

1. Let’s say you have a page called my_earnings.php, and you regularly access it by going to http://yoursite.tld/my_earnings.php and we want the SEO URL to just be /myearnings.

How to Use SMTP e-mail Server Instead of PHP mail() in Clip-Bucket v2

Last Updated on Sunday, 2 September 2012 02:34 Written by Richi González Sunday, 16 September 2012 12:00

Hello,

Working on a client’s website, I found out that using the SMTP e-mail server instead of PHP mail(), would speed up the website and wouldn’t consume much resources from server. Also, the most important, e-mails will have less chances of being taken to the SPAM folder. This article works for any branch of the v2 script.

Difficulty level: Easy

Once you have created your e-mail account:

1. Login into the admin_area

How to Check if a User is Logged in When Uploading Videos in Clip-Bucket v2

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 June 2012 04:16 Written by Richi González Tuesday, 3 July 2012 12:00

Hello,

Recently, I client of mine reported to me this issue Clip-Bucket had: any user could upload content, no matter if they were logged in or not. I think it’s essential for all of you to apply this fix to your CB powered web sites. I have tested this in version >= 2.2.

Difficulty Level: Easy

1. Open upload.php, located in ./*