Upcoming Events at top of forumhome

[dismas]

If your site uses the calendar feature, you may want to better publicize events on the forumhome. The default location of the "What's going on?" box is all the way at the bottom of forumhome and is pretty easy to never even see.

So, if you'd like to put another copy of the upcoming events and the day's birthdays at the top of the forums:

First, find your FORUMHOME template.

Go to:
AdminCP > Styles & Templates > Search in Templates > input FORUMHOME & search titles only > edit

Find:

<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<br />
</if>


Just below that add:

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">


<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<!-- end what's going on box -->
<br />





If want just the upcoming events without the birthdays, then use this:

<!-- what's going on box -->
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</if>
<!-- end what's going on box -->
<br />





In both of these examples, I've removed the header that says "What's Going On?". If you'd rather have that, then do this:

After:

<!-- what's going on box -->


Put:

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>


Save the template and you're done.

[Preech]

Would this be to hard to implement into a module or a place it somewhere on vbadvanced.

[Leo Brazil]

Any screenshots or demo ?

[dismas]

Screenshot added.

[joh]

Thank you very much for the instructions.
I have one question, how do i remove the space on the top and bottom of the cell.
I have attached a screen shot.

[cindy helmond]

dont see anything on the top of my forum :confused:

[dismas]

Thank you very much for the instructions.
I have one question, how do i remove the space on the top and bottom of the cell.
I have attached a screen shot.

You have a space at the top and bottom of every table on the page. The space below the WGO info seems to be a bit larger than the rest though. Try taking out the final line break tag, <br />

[Leo Brazil]

Great Job, installed.

[Michigan Morels]

Thanks. It worked!

[limmengwei]

Hi,
Very nice mod, thanks!

How do I modify the box title "What's Going On" to something else? I tried to change but could not get it to work.

Thanks!

[dismas]

If you'd like to just change this one instance, you can just change the text here:


<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>


If you change the "whats_going_on" phrase, it would be changed throughout your fourms.

[TimberFloorAu]

How would we display this for other calendars.

Lets say calendar id is 2

Thanks

[dismas]

Calendars > Calendar Manager > Pick the calendar > Show upcoming events from this Calendar on the forum index > Yes

[jonbaker]

Would this be to hard to implement into a module or a place it somewhere on vbadvanced.

x2.. thank you.

[dismas]

I'd imagine that you could just create a template module for vBa and add the code to the module.

[mizzlinhie]

how to display the next 5 days events?
Mine is only displaying today's event. :(

[soundbarrierpro]

Installed. Thank you

[Mike08]

Installed....but only with birthdays.

Thank you!

[Deimos]

Is it possible to change the code so it only displays events from a certain calendar?

[Gamelobby]

how to display the next 5 days events?
Mine is only displaying today's event. :(
That is in the "Forum Home Page Options"


Is it possible to change the code so it only displays events from a certain calendar?He answered above, try page 1 (just change calendar id# in code)



My question is:
Why did it drag my Xboxlive leaderboard to the top with it..?

[Deimos]

He answered above, try page 1 (just change calendar id# in code)


Not quite
I can't see anything in the code which lets you pull information from certain calendar ID's?

[Gamelobby]

Hmm i guess not then.. i thought it said that there was a code edit somewhere..




My question is:
Why did it drag my Xboxlive leaderboard to the top with it..?
^ Bump ^

[Shanj]

What's the outlook for VB 4.0?

Also any possibility of filtering by usergroup permissions what they see?

[Front Range]

What's the outlook for VB 4.0?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=234221

[BigJohnny]

anybody have any idea why my events don't even show up? I can't get anything to display at the bottom or top.

I'm sure I have all the options set right to show upcoming events for the next 14 days, and I've posted a few events, but they only show up on the calendar.

[MagicThemeParks]

Thanks, was looking for a way to do this :)

Quick question....does anyone know how to display a small image/icon next to each event shown?

Demo: History of the United States (http://www.unitedstateshistoryforum.com)

[kopq]

How you do this in 4.2? There is no guest code in FORUMHOME