The new version did the trick! Thanks a bunch hellcat!!!

I uploaded the file and iimported "product-hc_usercountdown112.xml" in the "Manage Products" section, but still nothing changes under "Edit Options" in the UserCP .. am I missing something?

Okay, I admit it, I'm picky. I really like this hack, but there were a few things I wanted to change. First, I wanted to change it in the user CP so that the dropdown menu to select the month came before the day. I guess that's an American thing to prefer that. Anyway, I managed to do that. But the other thing that I wanted to change was the actual display in the posts so that there would be a space between the number and the measure of time and add commas where appropriate.

For example, currently the countdown would appear like this in a signature:
19days 1hours 20minutes

I would want it to appear like this:
19 days, 1 hour(s), 20 minutes

Is that possible?

Make sure you set the usergroup permissions to allow using the contdown forall usergroups you want to be able to....


That's just another template edit.
It the.... erhm.....
[high]* Hellcat checks
[/high]
Ah, it's the "usercountdown_display" template - that hods the markup for the counter display, just edit this to your needs.

But the actual time display comes from the plugin itself....
[high]* Hellcat checks again
[/high]
Open ".../includes/plugins_usercountd.php", the actual time/counter display is constructed from line 209 to 219, you can change it there and add the commas and/or change positions and such.....

Thanks. I knew it wasn't in the template, and I figured it would be in one of the xml files, but I didn't know which one or where.

Hm...I'm not sure how to add spaces and commas where I want them. Can you help me out here?

To add the commas, in plugin_usercountd.php change:

Line 213: to Line 218: to

Nice update

When importing the XML file I get this error "XML Error: unknown at Line 0" :confused:

You're using Zend?

Awesome. I figured out how to add the spaces myself using what you said. As you can probably tell, I'm not a coder, but I'm not dumb.

Anyway, nice hack. I like the idea. I'm just going to edit some things to make it look like I want.

I think another thing that at least I'm going to attempt to do is show the countdown on the main User CP page. Is there a way to display the current countdown on the main User CP page without it being in the signature?

I'm just thinking especially if it'll be possible to make multiple countdowns in the future, it would be cool to show them all on the main User CP page for the user's sake. Okay, I'm done babbling now. Just some ideas.

Ok.. I got it imported..

now the problem is that there isn't anything about UserCoundowntimer on the Usergroups options (I ran the index.php?do=buildbitfields script)

I'm having same problem uploaded like read me says I even rebuilt the bitfields, still nothing. No usergroup option or nothing in the edit options in usercp.

Help here's my error....
I downloaded to my documents and imported in the manage products, plugin ins. I can see it under styles but now I get the following error when I try to read a PM from somebody.

Warning: Unknown(./includes/plugins_usercountd.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /includes/class_postbit.php(279) : eval()'d code on line 3

Warning: Unknown(./includes/plugins_usercountd.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /includes/class_postbit.php(279) : eval()'d code on line 3

Fatal error: (null)(): Failed opening required './includes/plugins_usercountd.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/lucky123/public_html/includes/class_postbit.php(279) : eval()'d code on line 3

I unistalled this and it fixed the board but I really want this one.

Please tell me what I am doing wrong with this pluggin

lucky123, did you upload plugins_usercountd.php to the includes directory?

no and this is where I know must have messed up

Where is the includes catagory (in the cp admin?).
I just uploaded the file into the pluggin section.

No you need to upload to your forums directory then includes via FTP or your host control panel. Good Luck!

www.yoursite.com/forums/includes or something similar

Oh I missed that folder labeled "upload to includes directory"
I had to FTP it.

O.k so I had a blond moment (no offense anyone)

LOL glad you straightened it out. Now I hope someone has an answer to my problem!

It works and my users are using it but in my CP panel log here is the errors I am getting now...
[Sun Jun 11 09:58:40 2006] [error] [client 68.142.250.136] File does not exist: /home/lucky123/public_html/404.shtml
[Sun Jun 11 09:58:40 2006] [error] [client 68.142.250.136] File does not exist: /home/lucky123/public_html/robots.txt


I looked for this file but could not find it. Is it a necessary file???

Also this error which never showed before either.

[Sun Jun 11 11:26:43 2006] [error] [client 68.108.155.79] File does not exist: /home/lucky123/public_html/404.shtml
[Sun Jun 11 11:26:43 2006] [error] [client 68.108.155.79] File does not exist: /home/lucky123/public_html/shadowkali@yahoo.com


(that's the email my VB uses to email from the forum)


Please help someone!

Hi everyone, I had the previous version of this hack running, and users were complaining of it not working quite right? They would fill out their details for the countdown, and then save it, but the countdown would not show??? They had something in their signature feild, so that was not the problem?

The details for the countdown would not even save in the edit options page. For example, see the screen shot after you submit your countdown, it's blank??

I thought I'd upgrade to the latest version of the countdown, but that did not fix the issue, I un-installed the last version, re-installed the new version, and the same problem??

It's like it's not storing data somewhere? The edit options page fields remain blank after submiting and the countdown is not showing up??? I've gone throught the uninstall/re-install process 3 times and no luck??? Any advice on how to fix this???

I love this hack and would love to get it back up and running again! TIA!

Hm. I've had this installed for a while, but didn't notice it until now. The time seems to be off by 2 hours. What could be the cause of this?

i've just installed it but it doesn't appear anywhere........ what have i missed??

the same is happening to me.. I installed it some weeks ago and nothing happened.. :tired:

glad it's not just me!

can someone enlighten us please?!?!

works fine, needs a bit playing :)
pressed install! thanks to Hellcat for this useful siggi-addon

1) follow the instructions howto install it
2) make your own siggi at least one char length
3)Update in your usergroupmanager the bitfields by checking out at least one group (registered users e.g.)!
4)Give the permissions to use it for registered users and admins (apply in options of the usergroup in the usergroupmanager), because default is NO.
5) enable display signatures in your usercp and in one of your posts by checking
the option "display signatures in post"

The you're done!

I am in the Admin CP and trying to Import the bitfield_hc_countdown.xml file.

I get this message after clicking Import button:

Invalid File Specified

I have tried importing via the "upload the XML file from your computer" way and also used FTP to upload the file to the ./includes/xml/ directory and used the "import the XML file from your server" and both ways I get the error message Above.

This is with version 3.6 RC1

Any ideas? Or maybe this doenst work with 3.6 RC1? :surprised:

is there a way to set it so that, after 24 hours of the event, the countdown removes itself from the sig?

so for instance you don't have "it's my birthday" there for weeks (i know you just go and disable it, but it'd be cool if it did it itself).

any news of this one being upgraded for 3.6?

Can you post the correct code for putting a space between the number and the words? 10 days, 9 hours, 8 minutes for example.

Installed and thank's. My member's will love this.

/Installed

Please mention in the top post that you have to ENABLE it in the USERGROUPS in the ADMIN CP... took me 20 minutes to figure that out.

Installed and working great! Nice hack :)

after i log in my User Options , the countdown option is not even there

go in to your control panel to enable this feature after installing.

Why not?

Nvm...got it working...

Cannot get this very simple add on to work. VB3.6.4

did the rebuld for bitfield and got alot of data base errors from server. Do I need to wait for upgrade?

Jose

Installed tonight and it installs OK.

Uploaded files to /includes
imported product.
Edited usergroups
Went to userCP and Nothing :(

I'm on 3.6.4

Any ideas? do I need to edit a template to get the settings to show in usercp/edit options?