Global Announcements
 

Global Announcements
+ Current Version: 1.3 Beta 1
+ Created By: Marky

What is "Global Announcements"?
Global Announcements is a modification that adds an announcement to most pages on your vBulletin board!
It contains many different features to enhance your forum announcement!

Current Features
* Announcement Status - Turn your announcement On and Off.
* Announcement Title and Text Settings - Edit the title and text of your announcement, as well as the size, colour AND alignment of both!
* Usergroup Settings - Edit which usergroups see the announcement.
* "More..." Link Settings - Turn a "More..." link on and off, as well as editing what it says and where it links too.
* Collapsability + Switch - Turn collapsability of your announcement on and off.
* Border Thickness - Edit the thickness of your announcement border.
* HTML Ready - Ability to use HTML in your announcement

Beta Information

Because Global Announcements is in Beta 1 (vB 3.6), you must remember to use it at your own risk. However, this version is supported!

Support

Support on this modification, will be given at vBDiscussion.com AND in this thread!
You must remember to post any problems or bugs that occur whilst using this modification to help improve it!
If you have any suggestions, be sure to post them in this thread also!

Next Version?
The next version will be version 1.3 Beta 2. The current additional feature list is:

* BBCode Parsing (This includes Smilies) - The ability to use BBCode and smilies in your announcement!

Special Thanks

I'd like to give a Special Thanks to Zero Tolerance (Scot). He's been great in helping me with production and a great help with all things vB related! So Thanks :D!

Other Information

Be sure to click 'Install' if you have installed this modification!

Do you like this modification? If so, be sure to vote it this month's Modification of the Month!

This modification was created by Marky. It is for use on your forum and should only be available on vBulletin.org and vBDiscussion.com.
You may not edit, copy or re-distribute this modification in any way without Mark Spiers' permission.

Thanks,

Marky

Last Updated: 25th August 06

Very good! Thanks

Work very well !

I shall install this on my other forums. Thank you, Marky! :)

thx, nice hack

Thank you this will become very handy.

Installed - works fine on 3.6

Had to delete an </if> at the bottom of the template, and edit the text size to small, but no problems.

Yes, just one error in the template with </if>.

Edit template globalannounce

Find

replace with:

Thank you Marky

Thanks pauloo for making the edit a little easier for everyone.

Sorry about the extra if. I do tend to go if mad :p
Text size will be added into the next version.
And of course the extra If will be destroyed ;)

Thanks

Works Great. How can the font size be changed?

That will be added in the next version.

I just edited the template in mine to have the smallfont. I can show you where, if you like.

That would really help!

Global Announcements Version 1.3 Beta 1 Released!
New features include:
* Bugs Fixes
* Title and Announcement Size Option Added
* Collapsability + Switch Added
* "More..." Edit option
* Usergroup Settings
* Box style uses style CSS
* Alignment options easier to use (Dropdown boxes)

Check it out and tell me what you think ^^

Installed in 3.6.0 but Sizes do not change when changed in the ACP?? :surprised: Here's the end portion of my navbar. Is something amiss? I had 1.2 installed. I removed it and installed 1.3.

Brian

style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[go_to_page]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<form action="$vboptions[forumhome].php" method="get" onsubmit="return this.gotopage()" id="pagenav_form">
<input type="text" class="bginput" id="pagenav_itxt" style="font-size:11px" size="4" />
<input type="button" class="button" id="pagenav_ibtn" value="$vbphrase[go]" />
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
$globalannounce
</if>

Can I creat announcement with variables? I'm trying to creat a generic announcement that will appear in all subforums but will include the subforum name in it, putting it as global or parent forum.

thanks

Sorry,

Installed, everything looks OK,
al menu options set,
but don't get any announcements:cross-eyed:

Did you add $globalannounce to the navbar template?

Have you set the usergroup permissions?

Do you have the announcement switched to on?

Not sure why that is...
Try putting the $globalannounce right at the bottom of the template.
I won't have time to look into any problems tonight, but tommorow, I will install the thing right from the start and test everything to see if it's all in order and I'll post an update if there is a problem.

Everything works fine and everything configured as needs to be but the text size has no affect. I'll try and move to the very bottom.

No Change. Font size remains the same.

Nice ! thanks

Unfortunatly, I installed it on my Test board again and it works perfectly well...

If you'd like me to take a look personally, send me your MSN addy through PM and I'll take a look at the problem.

Works great, thanks!

will this be out of beta soon Marky?

Sorry Marky, I get the same problem as Zaprhir, no announcement. Ytried placing it everywhere.

Send me your MSN if you have one and I'll have a go for you :)

I'd like to get it working one people's forums first. I'd really like to take a look at azarl's forum because I'd like to know what the problem is.
I will then, once the bug is fixed, release a Version 1.3 Beta 2, this will include BBCode and smiley parsing, so you are able to use BBCode and Smilies in your announcement.

Then it will come out Beta. If you have any worries about installing the beta, and wish for me to install it for you, just send me a PM with your MSN and Ill do it for you :)

works great for me :)

1st, thanks!

2nd, please make it possible to define for every style individual font colours or the complete settings.

Installed, and works, just 2 issues:

1. Fontsize should be in px or pt, so that it can match the forum fontsize.
2. Error in template:

Error Line 751 column 51: document type does not allow element "tbody" here.
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_announce" style="">

Did you get a chance to have a look?

Thank you Marky

Glad I upgraded to 3.61 now I can have this great hack:banana:

Install ;)

It works great on 3.6.1

How can I include all usergroups without typing them all in?

.. no response despite 2 requests. Oh well.

I have this working on 3.6.2 perfectly and does everything I need to do, can you tell me how to add a url and a name instead of the full url showing?

I know in the old vb it used to be like this
Without the spaces above

Have you got it turned on in the options, it should work just add $globalannouncement to the bottom of navbar and your set to go, did you install the .xml file, if you get completely stuck try the Read-Me.txt file inclosed and then install it from scratch and remove all traces of the $globalannouncement.

I have installed this on 6 styles and never had a problem, What version do you have?

Thanks
JamieLee2k

Thanks JL2K, I'll give that atry Monday

I'd like to know how to do this too :)

Since I installed this last week. I have NOT been able to stop using it!! Its a GREAT addition! and extreamly flexible!! It really gets ones attention!

WTG! MOTM!