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Marky
10-23-2007, 10:00 PM
Hey all,

What is Menu Alert?
This modification, installs an alert that is displayed globally across your vBulletin forum.
It is completely admin controllable, and simple to install.

What can I do using Menu Alert?
The features of Menu Alert include:

Alert Menu Switch - Ability to turn your alert on/off.
Title/Content Change - Ability to change the title and content of your alert.
Title/Content Colour Change - Ability to change the colour of both your title and content of your alert.
Marquee Switch - Ability to turn on a 'Marquee'. This turns your alert into a 'Marquee'.
Marquee Direction - Ability to change the direction in which the marquee turns.
Title Prefix - Ability to change the prefix of your title.
HTML Ready - You can use HTML in this release!


How long will it take me to install Menu Alert?
Menu Alert is easier to install than any of my previous modifications! Just one product, will install:
1 Template
1 Plugin
1 Admin Controllable Menu
All you must do is insert $menualert into your navbar template and it's fully installed!

Screenshots
Admin Control Panel (http://www.imgsync.com/view/img/4543195admincp.gif)

Alert with Marquee (http://www.imgsync.com/view/img/4471470marquee.gif)

Alert with No Marquee (http://www.imgsync.com/view/img/42649nomarquee.gif)


Support
For support on this mod, you can...
Post in this topic!

Suggestions
Got a suggestion? Post it here, PM me, or email me, I will try my best to include it in a future version.

Credits
Menu Alert was Created By: Marky

Other
You must not allow this file for download anywhere but vbulletin.org without the consent of Mark Spiers (Marky)

If you install this modification, please click 'Install (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=161035)' to show your support!

vBulletin Version: 3.6.8
Current Version: 1.1

Thanks,

Marky
Marky
10-24-2007, 08:11 PM
Reserved..
aycan555
10-24-2007, 08:22 PM
Thanxs...
killerkraft
10-24-2007, 08:25 PM
Installed

Quite simple and efective

KK
Jason Black
10-24-2007, 08:26 PM
uhmmm yeah...i could barely see the screenshots sir
Marky
10-24-2007, 08:28 PM
uhmmm yeah...i could barely see the screenshots sir
They're called thumbnails - simply click them and you'll see the full view ;)
I've added this to the original thread incase of other confusion.
BozzaJos
10-24-2007, 08:30 PM
The thumbnails and original pictures are exactly the same here. So I can't see the full screenshot!
Marky
10-24-2007, 08:33 PM
Oop - appologises... editing now :)
cygy2k
10-24-2007, 11:55 PM
I'm guessing this will work on vBadvanced pages as well since it's in the navbar?
johnrizz
10-25-2007, 01:09 AM
Is their away of placing an image in with the text?
yoyoyoyo
10-25-2007, 01:14 AM
nice job thanks
yoyoyoyo
10-25-2007, 01:23 AM
Is their away of placing an image in with the text?
sure - it supports HTML - just type <img src="http://linktoyourpic.com/pic.jpg"> and substitute the example URL with your image
Marky
10-25-2007, 10:03 AM
I'm guessing this will work on vBadvanced pages as well since it's in the navbar?
It should work flawlessly :)

Is their away of placing an image in with the text?

As yoyoyoyo said, because it's completely HTML enabled, just enter it as if your adding an image to a HTML page.
<img src="image.gif" border="0">

Because your able to use HTML, the modification can be extended further!
rayw
10-25-2007, 10:30 AM
Very neat, and very effective. Thanks a lot for this. :)
Snake
10-25-2007, 03:38 PM
Interesting. Thanks for the release of the hack!
johnrizz
10-25-2007, 06:40 PM
Thanks yoyoyoyo. Thanks mark! I give it a try...
memorex
10-26-2007, 11:17 AM
Thanks, great hack, however I can't figure out how to make it show up on VBA. It doesn't show there as default.
cygy2k
10-26-2007, 01:44 PM
No luck on VBA pages here either.
Marky
10-27-2007, 01:52 PM
Are you placing the code in your navbar templates?
ETDC
10-27-2007, 03:18 PM
Nice one Marky - very useful. Installed.

Can't seem to get HTML working though - is it possible to have a hyperlink in the marquee? Useful none the less.

Also, can the Title be left justified please? And maybe some more room for longer titles before they word wrap?

:)
cygy2k
10-28-2007, 02:47 AM
Yup, in navbar exactly as instructed and no go on vba pages.
killerkraft
10-28-2007, 03:45 PM
Marky,

Just wondering, is there a way that just some usergroups see the Alert ?

i.e., for instance, you want some things said to mod's or supermod's and use your code to do it.

KK
ymy
10-28-2007, 09:36 PM
Interesting. Thanks for the release of the hack

INSTALL Clicked

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Marky
10-30-2007, 10:27 AM
Nice one Marky - very useful. Installed.

Can't seem to get HTML working though - is it possible to have a hyperlink in the marquee? Useful none the less.

Also, can the Title be left justified please? And maybe some more room for longer titles before they word wrap?

:)
I'll take a look at these ASAP :)

Marky,

Just wondering, is there a way that just some usergroups see the Alert ?

i.e., for instance, you want some things said to mod's or supermod's and use your code to do it.

KK

Im sure this can be arranged ;) Look out for Version 1.2 soon :)
lostguy
05-11-2008, 11:56 AM
This support version 3.7.0 Vb ????

lg
Ben E Lou
12-04-2008, 09:57 PM
OK. I've got some information that I'd like to auto-update in the menu alert. I've written a php page that puts the information I want in the table:

UPDATE `{databasename}`.`vb_setting` SET `value` = '{$scroll}' WHERE CONVERT( `vb_setting`.`varname` USING utf8 ) = 'alert_menu_alert' LIMIT 1

This is working properly, to a fashion, but it isn't fully automated. When I go into the control panel, I see the text that I've written, but I have to save it before it actually shows up in vbulletin. There must be some caching going on somewhere, I guess. Any ideas for how I can make this show up with no user interaction?