223349 vBulletin Autolinker

(Previously posted, person chosen has backed out) vBulletin Autolinker Overview An automatic keyword linking system within vBulletin. The goal is to make them affiliate links to generate additional revenue. Functionality Requirements - Front end - Replace specified keywords with specified links in body when thread created - Must be smart enough to not replace already-linked text or part of domains - Indicate that it is an affiliate link – i.e. double underline - Administration - Create groups (i.e. Staples) - Group name, link - Create keywords (i.e. Staples, Bureau En Gros, Stooples) - Tracking - Track individual link clicks - When - Thread Id - # of clicks per vendor - By day - By date range Example Group: Chapters Link: [login to view URL] Trigger keywords: - Chapters - [login to view URL] - [login to view URL] - [login to view URL] - [login to view URL] - Chapter's - [login to view URL]'s Considerations - Must be efficient: Will be deployed on a website with thousands and thousands of daily users - Parses & replaces upon post from creation or edit - Clear Sky Media Inc. Must attain full, exclusive rights to the code - Must work with vBulletin 3.7 - Source code documentation is required Good communications skills are a must and brief project updates must be provided at least on a weekly basis. References of similar projects would be a great asset. If you have any questions, please be sure to ask. For your bid, please be sure to state the cost and time required for completion. The project comes with the opportunity for more work in the future.