Has anyone had a problem posting HTML to an event with this mod? I've got HTML enabled for my calendars and when I post the following, it won't work. If I post it to another calendar that is not integrated with a forum, it displays fine. Any ideas where to look? It seems to be disabling html in a calendar somehow.

Works great on my 3.8.2? It was installed orignally on a 3.6.4 and upgraded to 3.8.2, re did template edits and all cool, no white pages yet?

How to add attachments to first post? 3.6.11

I finally have it working with 3.8.2--I would like to modify it now so when you click on the "New Event" button you can still have a selection of either posting a ranged event, etc..

Has anyone done this yet? I was thinking of either making the new event button a drop down or I could add a table to the events page below the post box...

If anyone has already written this it would save me from having to do it myself..lol Anyone??lol

Thanks

Rich
webdevoman.com

I'm still trying to get around the html problem. :( I think I've figured out a way to use bbcode. I've been experimenting with replacement variables, but with only intermittant success. There's a youtube embedding plugin that I'm going to try and see if it works.

For your request, I think it would be as simple as putting in a conditional in the thread display template (sorry don't remember the name) that would have a drop-down box like under "community" when the new event button is clicked. And you can have the different calendar options there. I've thought about doing the same thing and may code it up in the next month or so.

HTML problem solved. :)

Because this plugin does store calendar events in the first post of the linked thread, the calendar event is actually searchable. However, a caveat to this design is that forum permissions override calendar permissions. I had my calendar set to allow html and my linked forum set to HTML not allowed. The forum permissions were overriding the calendar ones. When I set the forum permission to allow HTML, all my calendar events with HTML allowed HTML. :)

This also explains why moving a post older than the calendar event thread to that thread changes the calendar event. It's why merging threads is turned in event forums. But it is still possible to move individual posts, so your staff must know not to move a post older than an calendar event thread to that thread. There's no protection from moving posts like for merging threads.

I will be working on this conditional in the next two weeks now that the HTML problem is solved.

Anyone tried turning on moderation for calendar and/or threads? It doesn't seem to work. :(

does this work for vb 3.8

It will if you follow the directions above. I've got it working in 3.8.3.

It works with my 3.8.4 out of the box I had no make no changes or alterations..

i have hidden threads to guests, hidden calendar to guests but when i visit the event forum i have it still shows the "https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/08/8.gif Upcoming Events for the Next X Day(s)" with the Thread /event titles!! how can this be?

should it not say a message or hide this section all together?

If you are visiting, it may be using your permissions. Set up a test user and put them in the same usergroup as your registered users and see what happens.

Permissions are a bit funny with event forums. I never figured out a way to get thread/event moderation to work.

im definately visiting as a guest as i logged out and opened a different browser, it hides all the posts fine but the event summary bar in $navbits still shows

Strange. I just looked for the same issue on my test system, but mine is working correctly. :confused:

Try reinstalling the plugin overriding the existing installation. This will disconnect all existing event forums so this better be on a test system.

on live site :( its not such a big deal i suppose, because if they click it then cant see anything apart from the stndard vb access error. just would be nice to have something like this: see photoshop below

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5214/14735268.jpg

Something didn't install right. It won't show any events if they don't have permissions...wait...permissions. I think I know why!

Check BOTH your calendar AND forum permissions. I bet the calendar permissions still allow guests.

think again bat man..

Can View Calendar - Yes No

Was that it?

nah.. the permissions were correct and set to NO, meaning users cant see this calendar.. but they can within the event forum still

If they can still see the forum, then that's the problem. Try turning off the thread viewing permission for the group. That should do it.

The permissions work funny sometimes in event forums when both forum and calendar permissions are set to two different settings. I had this issue when I couldn't get HTML to show in my event listings even though the HTML was on for the calendar. I had to turn it on for the thread too.

If i turn that off then the block will dissappear from forum home..

i like the way it still shows the forum and in last poster coloumn has the word "private"

Hmm...it's a limitation of the plugin.

But a way you can get he same effect is this. Go ahead and set the permissions on the hidden forum to make it dissappear. Then create a new forum with the same name as the one that is an event forum. Make this one private and only displayed to guests. This way, guests see the forum too, but can't access it anyways since they don't have permission. When they fully register, they see the other forum, but won't know that it's technically a different forum.

or just figure out how to apply the standard cal permissions to the events being shown inside the forum :p hehe

I just noticed... recurring events dont seem to work any more! also how can i change the %datetime out put to have a nicer layout and show D/M/Y not m-d-y

Did you do this and it work, or are you suggesting a change in the way the plugin works?

What do you mean by they don't work? Can you not create them? Are you talking about existing events?

To change the date/time format you have to modify the code. I modified the install script to only put only the month and day.

i mean, i have set up an event that repeats every last tuesday of the month and it doesnt show up on each calendar month, only the month i created it ?

Have you checked the dates and the year? Try making a second non-event forum linked calendar and see if it will create the event there.

Definitively in my forum (3.8.3) doesn't appear the new event button in two differents styles (including default). Anyway works well at the moment.

The new event button requires changing your styles manually, so that's normal.

I know that.. but doesn't work on my forum.

Did you check under the plugin options that you have this enabled as well?

I've read first post, yes.

Hmmm...try taking out the condition of the template mod to see if the button shows at all. If it doesn't, then something is wrong with the image part of it. If it does, then something is wrong with the conditional part of it.

Worked perfect for 3.8.4 install. I haven't gotten the "New Event" button working, but i think that is more of the style i have.

Now i need to find out if "Thread Prefixes" will work on Event post and how? Anyone know?

I just started playing with prefixes on my test system after I read your post. I think because this mod works by creating a calendar item and copying it to the first post of a thread that the prefix system won't work on an event forum. I'm going to try it in a second and see what happens...

It's just as I suspected. A new thread is actually creating a new event so the thread title and all that isn't even being used. It would take a lot to make thread prefixes work. :(

Setting "Posted Events are Not Moderated" to "No" on a usergroup breaks this mod. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I have my board as Not Moderated and not having any problems.

Do you have any of the usergroups "Posted Events are Not Moderated" set to "No"?