Info Box when starting new thread

[Avalon111]

This small modification will add a Info Box that is shown when a new thread is started.

It can be used to "remember" the users to follow the posting guidelines.

open admincp:
styles & templates -> Style Manager -> edit templates -> New posting templates -> newthread

look for:
<tr>
<td class="tcat">
<span class="smallfont" style="float:$stylevar[right]"><strong>$vbphrase[forum]</strong>: <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$foruminfo[forumid]">$foruminfo[title]</a></span>
$vbphrase[post_new_thread]
</td>
</tr>

below add your code
<tr>
<td class="panelsurround">
<div class="panel">

<b><font size="4">Important:</font></b>

<ul>
<li>Rule 1:</li>
<li>Rule 2:</li>
<li>Rule 3:</li>
</ul>

If you do not follow this advice your post will be ignored or deleted.
</td>
</tr>

If you want multiple lines under the Rules i.e.


Rule 1:
Make sure that.....
and please do not...
oh and you should never
Rule 2:
Make sure that.....
and please do not...
oh and you should never


you have to use </br> at the point you want the text to start in a new line.

i.e.
<tr>
<td class="panelsurround">
<div class="panel">

<b><font size="4">Important:</font></b>

<ul>
<li>Rule 1:</li>
</br>Make sure that.....
</br>and please do not...
</br>oh and you should never
<li>Rule 2:</li>
</br>Make sure that.....
</br>and please do not...
</br>oh and you should never
<li>Rule 3:</li>
</br>Make sure that.....
</br>and please do not...
</br>oh and you should never
</ul>

If you do not follow this advice your post will be ignored or deleted.
</td>
</tr>

[rmxs]

COol Thanks :)

[hotwheels]

great idea

[Grendel]

Nice, but very invalid XHTML:

1. You can't have breaks (nor any other tag) between a closed and an open Listelement. So it has to look like this:
<li>Rule 1:
<br />Make sure that.....
<br />and please do not...
<br />oh and you should never
</li>
<li>Rule 2:
.
.
.

2. A break-tag looks like this: <br />

[Ntfu2]

how could i use this to display in only one forum :D

edit: found the code

<if condition="in_array($forumid, array(x, y, z))">

[Holidazed]

Can this be done on a per-forum basis? I have many forums wth completely different rules. I would love to have this display the forum rules before a post is made.

[COBRAws]

is there a way so we can make this a plugin?

[Ntfu2]

Can this be done on a per-forum basis? I have many forums wth completely different rules. I would love to have this display the forum rules before a post is made.


See my post above yours for the code to do it per forum.

[Holidazed]

See my post above yours for the code to do it per forum.
OK, but does that code make and ACP option to add an info box to the individual forum newthread or reply screens?

[Avalon111]

OK, but does that code make and ACP option to add an info box to the individual forum newthread or reply screens?
nope. that would require a extensive modification.

and before you ask. i can not do it. this is just how i was able to get such a Info Box into my forum :)

[Holidazed]

Thank you for the reply. This is useless to me, but maybe helpful to others.

[SHalliday]

Just what I needed. Thank you very much, as I "click Install"

[Hornbone]

I love it, very helpful!

[zeroality]

Can we set specific forums for this to be set up in?

I have a development subforum that would benefit greatly from this but it wouldn't really be useful anywhere else on my forums.

[Avalon111]

Can we set specific forums for this to be set up in?

as it only is a simple template edit -> NO

maybe a advanced coder can take this a few steps further ;)

but you can try this -> post#5 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1013248&postcount=5)

[chkdgate]

Very simple and effective. Thank you. *installed*

[JD210]

Very nice. Is it possible to use this for posting Replys as well?

[PoetJA-1975]

Very helpful - thanx for the sharing - hits install :)

Jacquii.

[Gizmo5h1t3]

very useful addition...thanks mate.

[simalert]

Very nice. Is it possible to use this for posting Replys as well?
Yes, I've set that up on my own forum so you get a different notice for new threads and one for replies.

Simlpy search for this code instead in the Newreply template <td class="tcat">
<span class="smallfont" style="float:$stylevar[right]"><strong>$vbphrase[thread]</strong>: <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$threadinfo[title]</a></span>
$vbphrase[reply_to_thread]
</td>
</tr> and paste your new code under that.

[DPSR]

Thanks Avalon111 for the hack, hope it works on vb3.6.2 :D
EDIT: Workin fine ;)

Thanks simalert for reply template edit.

[siraxi]

Yes, small piece of code, but very useful. Thank you.