BCM - Block Content Management

[BPestilence]

Warning! Beta Version Release!!!

Support:
I can provide support for this plugin through comments/email. If you wish send feedback/suggestion, just do it!
I will remove "Beta"-postfix after, 10 fine installations.

P.S. Support in English or Russian languages.

Information:
This plugin provides a fully-functional control over custom created blocks of data.
And the best feature: simple porting of all other modifications, that support $-placeholder output.
Each block's this options:
- Title
- Link for title
- Content (html or php)
- Position (e.g. display order)
- Wrap content into bcm_block_wrapper template or just diplay as is
- Show header (title container)
- Use smallfont as default font-size
- Enable/disable

I wrote this plugin for right-column at http://www.forum-grad.ru/, to simply manage them.

Requirements:
- vBulletin 3.8.x version
- Some html skills

Installation:
- Unpack
- Upload all files from upload/ directory to your forum-root's folder
- Upload plugin through vBulletin PlugIn System
- Add placeholder variable `$bcm_output` to forumhome template, where you wish to display blocks
- Add some blocks through AdminCP -> Block Content Managment -> Create new block
That's all.

Screenshots:
105772
4 html blocks in 250px column;

105773
Ported Sidebar Poll (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=204586)

Version history:
v. 1.1 - 13.11.2009
- Fixed templatecache for blocks.

v. 1.1 ? 30.10.2009
- Added Russian translations (utf8 & cp1251 enc.)
- Fixed phrase errors

v. 1.0 ? 29.10.2009
- Release date.

Warning! Beta Version Release!!!

[BPestilence]

Reserved #1

[BPestilence]

Reserved #2

[meissenation]

How does it know what width to make the size of the block? Does it just set it to 100% the width of the column that it's in?

[MagicThemeParks]

This seems great....so, does it create a side column automatically?

Does it work on custom pages?

[BPestilence]

MagicThemeParks, no it doesn't create a side column, for a purpose to be ported to any `side column`-plugin, if u wish, i can give a sample forumhome template, that shows how to create side column.
Right now, it works only on forumhome. But you can change it, by editing hook on module "BCM Generator". In next version, i will add feature to select appearance page.

meissenation, yes, its 100% width. but you can change a bcm_block_wrapper template.

[MagicThemeParks]

BPestilence, I would love a way to add the side column because it would make it a complete and not just a 'forumhome' modification. :up:

Right now, I'm using a side column modification which is a little limited and doesn't show correctly on custom pages. I'd love a way to manage the blocks, especially on the custom pages. :D

[abdobasha2004]

It is great but will be useful for fluid styles
fixed styles will be compressed as viewed I think

[mbc100]

This seems great....so, does it create a side column automatically?

Does it work on custom pages?

???

[Jo_RHU]

Removed. (My mistake!)

[MagicThemeParks]

Anyone have a working demo? I see that the original author's example is now a 4.0 install and is using the blocks that come with 4.0

[BPestilence]

Hello all, sorry for big pause. Now i'm rewrited (at orig. site) 4.0 blocks to handle per-page/per-script display. Examples in attachs(russian). Soon i will update this mod to 4.0 version.

[y2krazy]

Upon install, I get this error:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/forums.php(594) : eval()'d code on line 56
The block will show up fine, as intended, but I get this ugly error at the top of the FORUMHOME page.

Please help so I can Enable this Mod for use! Thanks!