Not tested but I guess you can apply bbcodeparse2 to the hack code. Like this:

Replace: (2 instances!)
with

Worked like a charm. Thank you, Sinan! ;)

One last question...all bbcode or html code HAS to be in between the tags, right? You can't do it before and after the tags.

Like this:

and not like this:

that's right because the announcement is only the part in-between conditionals. Rest including the conditionals are cut when it is parsed

Thank you for confirming that for me. Another fantastic hack by the "Great One!" I'm definitely going to have to make a trip back over there one of these days to meet the Master. ;)

thank you for the undue kind words.. :)

It was a stupid mistake on my poart.
As usual, your hack is awsome. Not that I ever doubted you. heh (Would not have installed it otherwise)

Thanks for all your hard work.

I didn't installed this hack, but i have a question:

How many time the message stay in the user's screen?
I explain: the user see the message, but when it disappear?
There's a time for it or it rest in the page all the time?

The announcement is a part of the page (HTML code), not a popup, so it stays there when user loads the main page.

If you want it not displayed anymore, you need to delete/modify it from your Admin CP..

Here is a April Fools Day announcement for people who is using this hack: :rambo:

Enter this announcement in your dynamic announcement box:
(Remove spaces in vbcodes and edit XX with a threadid)

You can insert it now, you don't need to wait for April 1st. This announcement will be visible in that day only if visitor is a forum member (it is invisible to guests). Everyforum member will see his name in this announcement and following the link will take them to a thread of your choice. :cool:

Enjoy..

LOL at Sinan. Getting in to the old April Fool's day spirit already. ;)

Would there be a way to make an addon where you could enter pre-made announcements like this for different days of the year and it could pull it from the db as needed?