You could make just a user profile field labeled "Notebook".

That's a lot harder to access, though, since it takes two clicks instead of one and requires the user to scroll down the page, if not to edit the field in the first place then definitely to save it. This is more convenient because it's easy to get to it and you can quickly just type in what you want and save it.

wow thanks for the update

Thank you! ;)

installed on 3.8, great mod

Thanks

Ouch, I will update to your version :)

I have installed but there is nothing showing? What code i need to add into usercp template, i think the product hasn't done the template changes...

It would be fantastic with the WYSIWYG editor and the other things like [b], [i], [u], font, size, etc.
However, I will use this mod on my site! :)

Nice thank you !
Installed

Which vBulletin version are you using? This product uses template hooks, which were introduced in 3.6.something. I think it was 3.6.6 or 3.6.7. If you have an earlier version or didn't revert the template when you upgraded, then try finding this bit in the USERCP template:

and adding this below it:

If it still doesn't work then, you'll need to change the plugin code. Just tell me if you do.

I never saw the point of parsing input in the personal notepad. After all, why would you need presentation on something that nobody other than you is going to be looking at? If you want to emphasize something in the notepad, there are plenty of text-only ways to do that. I think parsing it for formatting would get in the way more than it would help.

It could be more pretty and user friendly. Ok, no problem.

Thanks, Installed. :)

How is this different than User Notes that comes default with vB? Other than the extra bells & whistles, this Notepad seems redundant. :confused:

This is for each user, not for the Admin Control Panel.

But there's a setting that allows all users to use the User Notes, and to make it so nobody else can view them, only the user himself. I'm just trying to think of a reason to use Notepad.

User Notes is more akin to profile comments, and this mod is more like a personal (private) note to self. Not at all the same.

In order to use the user notes this way, you would necessarily be unable to also use them as they were intended (i.e. as a way for other users, often moderators, to comment on this user). Additionally user notes are a pain to get to, as in order to post or view them you need to view your own profile (something that requires you to either find one of your own posts, scroll down to the users online list and find yourself there, or use the quick links menu) and then click a further link from there, while to get to the notepad you only need one click in a very straightforward place. Of course you are free to use the user notes as a way for users to keep their own personal notepad, but this does have quite a few advantages provided that you are willing to install hacks on your board, which of course not all administrators are.

Personally, if I were unwilling to install hacks and wanted to achieve this effect through the default vBulletin features, I would rather simply use the suggestion posted on page three about adding a private profile field than start messing around with the user notes. Both are less accessible than the notepad, however.

Great hack, thanks!
Future version suggestion:
ajax reload, not a full page refresh
Thanks again, clicks install :)

Everything works great except I get a message that says
when I try to save data in the notepad.

I tried adding the phrase in the Phrase Manager, regenerating the style cache, and reinstalling but it still does not show up. Am I doing something wrong or missing something? Is there anything I should know about adding the phrase manually. My attempts seems to have failed. I am running 3.6.8.

Ok, figured it out. Somehow my database got corrupted after installing this. After uninstalling the plugin, running a database repair, and running the tools.php file to fix the language files everything works! Yay!

Does this work in 3.7.0 beta 4?

INSTALLED!!!

Thank you!

Works excellent in 3.7, Bob :)

This fits the bill perfectly for me, many thanks.

How secure is this mod against SQL injections and XSL attacks etc?

Great mod thanks

awesome thanks!

Exactly what I was looking for! Works great in vB3.7 RC3. :)

awesome quick install !
Works perfectly !
Thanks :)

This was working perfectly until I installed the "3.6.10" update. Now I'm getting the following error when I press the "Save Notepad" button.
Is this happening to anyone else?

Thanks,
Nick

Same problem as Wobbly

I posted it over at vbulletin.com as well (vBulletin 3.6.10 Release Discussion). This is the answer I was given.

Great news! Zero Tolerance wrote a nice little hack that fixed the problem I was having with the Personal Notepad & Event Attendance mods. Check it out --> Link

In the xml

Find:

<input type="hidden" name="do" value="savenotepad" />

And add below it:

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

and that will fix the security token error.

Thanks Boofo...that worked perfectly! I still need Zero's hack for the "Event Attendance" mod, but the Notepad works great without it. I appreciate your help.

Nick

In the "Event Attendance"

Find:

<input type="hidden" name="e" value="$eventinfo[eventid]" />

BELOW it add:

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

Excellent...that worked great! Zero's hack is now disabled and my "Personal Notepad" & "Event Attendance" mods are working perfectly.

Thanks again Boofo :up:

Nick

works great

Is there a way to add a default message to this like IPB does that explains what you can use this for?

Perfect. For those who want to edit pre-existing installations, make the same edits in the "personal_notepad" template. :)