News/Announcements In Your Header Above The Forums

[WildSharky]

News/Announcements On Your Forums Home Page All Skins


This is my first hack made for my self it should work all forums but if not i will try to help out in getting it to.. This is why its in beta still..

Credit goes out to all i have learned off of here and other places..
Thanks...

(For vB3.5.3)

Description....
This hack will let you put News/Announcements on your site from the admincp so you dont have to edit all the skin header temp it will show on all skins with there colors.

Hack Features::.
1. Easy Install
2. Can be turned on and off in admincp
3. Change code or text from adminco

Hack Languages
English Only For Now

Admin Controllable
From vBulletin Options ==> vBulletin Options ==> Header News Settings

Installation
Import the product through your admincp by going "Manage Products" ==> "[Add/Import Product]".


[See Screen Shots For Looks]

Updates
------------
v1.0.1
I fixed the on/off its working now.. And i added underlind and Italic to the
admincp..

How To Upgrade

Upgrading forums v1.0.0 to v1.0.1
------------
To upgrade copy all the code/text you have in the code box in your admincp to a text doc
then uninstall v1.0.0 and install v1.0.1... Remember to save what text /code you have there now... As uninstalling will delete it..

[packetattack]

Works, great on 3.5.3. Easily installed and configured.

Thanks

[Snake]

Installey installey installey!

Thanks! :)

[klaush]

Thanks!

Turn "on/off" is not working for me?

[XanTrax]

This one i get, thanks again. Once again a simple template mod right?

[mrahul]

itz not caching the newstext template/query. I am getting 1 Un-Cached query.

[Phlex]

great hack is ist possible to use html or bb code in the header text ?

[WildSharky]

Thanks!
Turn "on/off" is not working for me?
Im looking to see why it aint now.. I will let you know..

great hack is ist possible to use html or bb code in the header text ?
You can use HTML Only use an html editer and paste it over in the box in the admincp..

itz not caching the newstext template/query. I am getting 1 Un-Cached query.
yes im im still learning here and im not sure how to make it cache the template its makes maybe some great coder here can help out there

This one i get, thanks again. Once again a simple template mod right?
No it just adds a template you dont have to add anything but the code or text you want to show up in the header

[WildSharky]

Sorry ya'll im not a great coder i just like this for my own site and made it so i wanted to share it with anyone who would like to have something like it.

The on and off is working now and i added underlind and Italic to the
admincp for you guys..

[Phlex]

thx a lot !

[inspiration100]

keep up the good work!

[DAdiguzeL]

I would like to set the table's width, where can I do it?

[WildSharky]

Redownload zip first befor doing this as i remove some widths thats wasnt need..
you can edited the plug in and find
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="{$vboptions['global_border']}" width="100%" align="center">

and where it says width"100%" change 100% to what you want the width to be and then do what it says to upgrade it on the first post here

Thia is the only way for now maybe some better coder can help me set it up in the admincp to change the width..

[G_Man]

I love it. Very Simple and Functional. Great Job!

I am wondering if you mind our changing the templete slightly after we have installed it, just for personal tweaks??

*hits install*

[WildSharky]

No i dont mind but it would be better if you changed the templete be for you install it if you want it changed on all the skins you have or you will have to change it for all skins.

[G_Man]

No i dont mind but it would be better if you changed the templete be for you install it if you want it changed on all the skins you have or you will have to change it for all skins.


Good tip. And thanks. I am just thinking about changing the title, but actually haven't bothered as of yet.

Again: Very Nice Mod! :D

[ZombieAndy]

Good tip. And thanks. I am just thinking about changing the title, but actually haven't bothered as of yet.

Again: Very Nice Mod! :D

how would i go about moving this to another position on my page? i cant find any reference to it in the FORUMHOME template..

[WildSharky]

I would think that would be other hack all together and im not sure how the hooks all work yet sorry about that

[ZombieAndy]

ive been able to move it by taking the code out of your newspost template and placing it directly in my FORUMHOME template and it works good, with only 1 minor side effect.

when its off, i now see a thin bar (check out the screenshot ive attached).

EDIT - here's the code as it is in my FORUMHOME template if its anyhelp..

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>

<if condition="$vboptions[news_text]">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">
<div align="center">Current Announcement</div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="2">
<if condition="$vboptions[news_italic]"><i></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_underline]"><u></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_bold]"><b></if>
$vboptions[news_code]
<if condition="$vboptions[news_bold]"></b></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_underline]"></u></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_italic]"></i></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</if>


dont suppose you have come across this before or know how to fix it?

[WildSharky]

that would be cause the code cant not turn it all off as its not useing the same hook i did im not sure how to get this to work other place as i said im not a great coder i just though some would like this hack as thats why i made it for my self..

Maybe someone here can help with this as i dont really now or have time to look in to it and see how to move it somewhere else maybe later i can..

You guys feel free to change this but if changed i cant support it..

[WildSharky]

that code would not being cause it this show up on the forums home page cuase of the $spacer_open in the header temp. maybe you can remove this and add it somewhere else on your forumshome temp but im not sure test it and see backup temps befor doing so..

[ZombieAndy]

fixed it! i had it on the wrong side of the main tag lol

if you wanna add this underneath your navbar but above your forums, find in 'FORUMHOME'

<!-- main -->

and above it, add

<if condition="$vboptions[news_text]">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="{$vboptions['global_border']}" width="100%" align="center">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">
<div align="center">Current Announcement</div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="2">
<if condition="$vboptions[news_italic]"><i></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_underline]"><u></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_bold]"><b></if>
$vboptions[news_code]
<if condition="$vboptions[news_bold]"></b></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_underline]"></u></if>
<if condition="$vboptions[news_italic]"></i></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</if>
<br>

you can then delete the newstext template.

thanks alot man, its a nice little modification hope you dont mind my alteration ;)

[WildSharky]

NP feel free to change it as you want to..

[Sidewindr]

I keep getting an uncached template according to microstats ... Even with the banner not displaying from vBulletin Options setting.

Uncached templates: newstext (1)

How can I cache this template ??

[Partybuster]

I keep getting an uncached template according to microstats ... Even with the banner not displaying from vBulletin Options setting.

Uncached templates: newstext (1)

How can I cache this template ??

having the same problem here.

[WildSharky]

the Uncached templates: newstext is ok its not hahurting anything that i know how and i use this all the time on my site im not sure how to fix it and dont have time to right now guys sorry..

[H@K@N]

Any possibility to show a different Text for Guests as for logged in Members ?

Tried to use a If condition, but seems not working ...

th@nks

[RFViet]

can it be seen from every page ???

[WildSharky]

yep sure can that the forums uses anyways if you have a portal it wont show on it..

[RFViet]

yep sure can that the forums uses anyways if you have a portal it wont show on it..

_As the description, I can use html code on it right ???
_ Other question is, my forum using multi-language. Is there anyway to change Header to vb phrase , so I can use many languages on it(News and Announcement)

[packetattack]

Has anyone tested this under vb 3.6.4?

[WildSharky]

it works on mine fine