Countdown Timer in signature
 

This is a port of my vB3.5.x "User Countdown Timer".
I had to change some parts of the install code to make it work with vB3.6, and here we go:

This little AddOn gives your users the option to show a custom countdown timer at the bottom of their signature.

Features:

• Fully configurable via UserCP (see screenshot)
• BB-Code can be used for eventname and overmessage :)
• fully phrased/templated, nothing hardcoded and so fully customizable
• leading days or hours with a value of "0" are not shown
  (so it shows "42minutes" rather then "0days 0hours 42minutes")

Installation:
Painless:

• Upload "plugins_usercountd.php" to ".../forum/includes"
• Import the product .XML

DONE :)
That's it.
No template edits, no nothing :D


Usage:
Go into your UserCP -> Edit Options
On the very bottom you will find the options for the Countdown Timer.
Set it to whatever you like, if "Enable" is set to "Yes" the timer will automatically be shown on the bottom of your sig, set to "No" will hide/disable the time display :)



Have fun :)

Thanks Hellcat

Thanks a lot man! :D

I installed this and noticed that the text for turning this on was missing and only the selection buttons were showing.

This text then appeared after a delay but now i've noticed that my search function text is missing.

Im getting no text for the selection in the admincp or in the usercp, just blank spots.

Like i was above then, but they appeared suddenly for some weird reason. My Search functions text is missing now though, and i've re-uploaded the language.xml file to no avail and tried the tools.php file.

well, found out mine was just a conflicting hack, dont use v3pad with it.

Never heard of that mod....

Problem only started since adding this, only got 4 hacks on the site as no point yet until it goes final.

Good hack though, users love it thanks very much.

I installed it and I don't even see it in the options...

go to usergroup options youll see it there.

This mod is not working, turned off and back on and all users get is this below.

did you edit usergroup permissions?

Try un-installing and re-installing

Ah, didn't look there. Thanks! It works too. Some of my pregnent members will use it for the days until the birth of their young' uns!

Text isn't showing for me in the AdminCP -> Usergroup manager for me either

Edit 1: Or the UserCP

Edit 2: Also, you should change line 188 of plugins_usercountd.php to use $vbulletin->db->fetch_array() instead of mysql_fetch_array() as people like me who use MySQLi get:

:)

Thanks,
Alan.

Somehow 3.6 doesn't rebuild the languages propperly here.... :confused:

A manual rebuild or simple resaving of any phrase will fix that (it does for me....)

Installed and working good. Thanx Hellcat.

This works, fore every users, unless one.
Do you have a clue why?

I had an older version installed.. now I get this error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.4:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT INTO vb_phrase ( languageid, varname, fieldname, text, product, username, dateline, version ) VALUES ( 0, 'field8_title', 'cprofilefield', 'User Countdown', 'vbulletin', 'Hellcat', '1152991682', '3.5.4' );

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'fieldname' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Saturday, July 15th 2006 @ 03:28:02 PM
Script : http://www.mysite.net/forum/boss/plugin.php
Referrer : http://www.mysite.net/forum/boss/plu...?do=productadd
IP Address : mynumber
Username : myname
Classname : vb_database

There are now to blank spaces under USERCP > OPtions, and if you try to save anything on this page, you get this:

It no longer shows up in my plugins, so I can't remove it there. Any ideas how to get this removed? No one can update options now.

Okay.. got almost all of it figured out. I need to know how to remove the fields it created.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Until I get this figured out, we can't update Options.

Anyone know what I can do? Folks are trying to update their Options and I'm getting database errors up the whazoo.

This is also causing issues with our admin area. We can no longer edit a user's account without getting the database error. Someone PLEASE help!

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.4:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE vb_userfield SET
field5 = '',
field1 = 'SAHM and wife',
field2 = 'Las Vegas',
field3 = 'reading, scrapping, chatting, spending time with family',
field4 = 'SAHM',
field7 = '',
field8 = '',
field10 = ''
WHERE userid = 6747;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'field7' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Sunday, July 16th 2006 @ 09:42:18 PM
Script : http://www.mysite.net/forum/boss/user.php
Referrer : http://www.mysite.net/forum/boss/use...do=edit&u=6747
IP Address : myip
Username : me
Classname : vb_database

Installed then uninstalled until a fix for the text is found.

Same here...I installed it but there is no text in the Usergroups in the admin panel or in the UserCP. Fields are there but no text or other explanation. Would like to use this when it is ready.

are you using vB3.6, because it doesnt look like it and this is a 3.6 mod

I'm using 3.6 RC 2. No text.

Any updates on this for 3.6.0

I am using 3.6.0 Gold now and it isn't working. I see the permission setting, the settings in UserCP, I have some text in my normal signature, but no timer.

I have the proper settings and used this in 3.5.4 without problems.

Also for the record I uninstalled every hack before upgrading my board and then reinstalled the hacks I had.

I too am running 3.6 gold. I still have it installed but disabled because I never did get any text to show up in RC3.

Don

When i enable the plugin in manage products it does not show when i disable it it only shows on my edit opitions screen

User Countdown
Option to show a public countdown to a certain event and thats all.

Yea...I'll probably remove it completely soon. I was hoping for some help but I'm not sure that this one is being supported any longer. There have been no responses for a while.

Damn; I installed before reading the replies. I'm having the "it's there but there's no text" error. I'll have to uninstall. :(

There is text. You need to save any phrase and it will rebuild. This is working fine on 3.6 Gold. :)

i want this mod....any updates? :O

I installed the 3.5 version then upgraded to 3.6 and it's still working fine.

I can confirm this, after I saved a phrase, all the text appeared in both the Admin CP and the Edit Options page.

after install.. and when i try opening my usercp/ edit options I get this error..

Warning: require(./includes/plugins_usercountd.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /includes/functions_user.php(362) : eval()'d code on line 3

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required './includes/plugins_usercountd.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/midirtri/public_html/vbulletin/forum/includes/functions_user.php(362) : eval()'d code on line 3

when I uninstall this mod, everthing works as normal???

what template do I need to edit to move where the countdown is shown at?

Also is there a way to create 2 or more countdowns?

I got the countdown timer working perfectly, but if I try to move the countdown form the user fills in to any other part of the profile it stops saving the changes. The "Display Page" must be set to "Options: Other" or it does not save.

Is there anyway to fix it so you can select which area the options are shown in?
I can't even move it to "Edit Profile".

Thanks!

Working no probs, although I had to subtract 6 hours from the actual time of the event to get it accurate :)

Updating any phrase will get your missing text to show.