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World of Warcraft Event Calendar

What does this Mod do?
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This is a calendar mod that supports events created for World of Warcraft that allows signups for mains and alternates. Data for mains and alternates are pulled from the world of warcraft armory automatically and listed/displayed in a table format based on the style of your current site.

Current Version
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Current beta version = 1.2.7 (recommended)
Current stable version = 1.2.6

Whether you are upgrading or installing from new, you ALL need to download the instructions and read them. There is a section for New Installs and a section for Upgrading. Inside there is also a NEW .CHM file (help file) that will also make it easier to read. I kept the instructions file in there as well but it's renamed to wowcalendar.txt instead. Review wowcalendar.chm if you are able to. It works better.

What is required?
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You will essentially need to perform:

One product XML import
Two PHP file uploads
One Profile addition for User Profiles
One Template Modification
Uploading image files to the specified path listed in the instructions

Review the "instructions" contained in the zip file before installing this product.

Creating a Calendar Entry
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When you create a calendar entry, single, recurring, etc. - make sure you enable users to signup (located at the bottom of the new calendar event form) (see the screenshot listed in this post). By default, it should place an automatic signup checkmark in that box. Once you submit, users will be able to signup.

Alternates
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If you have alternates on, alternates can be used to signup with (only if people have added additional characters to their user profile. At this time, the calendar only reads the top 3 lines in the profile box so any more characters listed will not be usable in the calendar.

(i.e. if you have 7 characters listed, only the first 3 will be usable.

Armory Data
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Armory Data is pulled as soon as a "registered" user checks the calendar event. This data is then replaced into the armorydata table for use later on with the signups. Remember to set your server and your locale as well. If your server has two words (ex. Scarlet Crusade) you would input Scarlet+Crusade in the server box. If you play on a US server you would put US in the locale box. If you play on a European Server you would input EU in the locale box. Make sure you set all appropriate options.

Options for your Calendar System
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Go into your vb options and you will find two separate sections for setting options - one is for settings and one is for styles. You can change any options in here. Future revisions will include more substitutions/changes in this area.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
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[name]Farcaster[/name]:
For his initial MOD and ideas which got me started and into customizing the entire calendar. Farcaster's Event Attendance can be found at: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=129088

[name]Gryphon[/name]:
For helping with the original wow parser code and for giving me some tips/advice for working to implement it with the calendar system. In addition, Gryphon, formerly Blackjack, worked with me deeply to allow both this calendar and his current gWoWCharacter mod to be cross-compatible. He also helped with localization. Many thanks!

Thanks.. will look into installing this later. Just a quick question, this replaces Farcaster's event attendance mod correct?

Edit: screenshots were no longer valid.

Yes Wayne - that is correct. This calendar and farcaster's will not work side by side but this calendar really only applies to those who play world of warcraft and maybe Farcaster can figure out a way to incorporate some of the features into his calendar. Anyhoo, just a point of thought. :)

Nice, problem with field id however. I am up to field115, field8 and the like have been passed up a while ago.

You will need cp options for people to file in their id's, it is unlikely they will have the same id's available.

Yeh i tried but got a few Db erros with this. Will wait for a more complete release but am v.interested in the mod in general

ok installed but can not figure out where to have users signup? I did modify the fields to match mine.

Also your mod seems to use phrases that dont exist?

*Marked as installed*

Going to try out the install now. Will get back with you ASAP with any problems.

Alright, installed just fine. Created all of the fields to match up with yours.

However, the table does not create when the event is created. Also, there is no rsvp options like you show in your picture.

What am I missing here?

Also, does Farcaster's Event Attendance have to be installed for this to work, or does this do the job itself?

Because, from what it looks like, the product was either created incorrectly, or Farcaster's addon is required to make this work.

Im having the same problem. Installed it, but no RSVP option apears. All the extra fields are their and I can check the "users can sign up" when creating event.. but other then that. No effect.

Good to hear that I am not the only person not getting this working.

Was feeling like a moron for a bit! lol :)

Sorry about that everyone. I forgot to include one important set of instructions. I added that to the top. It was late in the day for me and my brain was a little over-saturated. I added the template step above. Make sure you perform the calendar_showeventsbit step above.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackjack (Post 1231558)

That's next on my list of things to do. In the meantime you can do one of two different things to get around this:

1. edit your profile fields and swap four of them out and you can order the display in whatever way you want.

OR

2. uninstall the addon and edit the .xml file directly and search for field5, field6, field7, field8 and change those field numbers to match the new fields you create. Then, reinstall.

Thanks for the suggestion. It's definitely next on my list. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by shanejeffery86 (Post 1231708)

Farcaster's addon is not compatible with this addon. I corrected the instructions to include the template modifications which I forgot to include. You cannot use both.

Added a section above that also includes the vb options area where you can decide which calendars to include/exclude and how you want the calendar to sort, and by which field.

Thanks Elric for being on top of the ball.

I am sure that a TON of people appreciate the hard work you put into this addon. God knows I appreciate it :).

Alright, got another quick question for you.

I need to change the class colors. They are way too light for my skin style. I looked through the XML file to find that the style css is commented out.

Where can I change the colors for the classses?

Line 80 - 88 of the XML product file:

HTML Code:

.style1 {color: #FF3300}

.style2 {color: #33FF33}

.style3 {color: #33FFFF}

.style4 {color: #FF66CC}

.style5 {color: #FFFFFF}

.style6 {color: #FFFF66}

.style7 {color: #FF3333}

.style8 {color: #CC66CC}

.style9 {color: #CC9966}

Style 1 = Druid
Style 2 = Hunter
Style 3 = mage
Style 4 = Paladin
Style 5 = Priest
Style 6 = Rogue
Style 7 = Shaman
Style 8 = Warlock
Style 9 = Warrior

This is another item I will most likely add to my list of revisions so that people can color-code or not color-code the signups. Thanks for the input once again.

Thanks Elric.

Hey, if want any assistance developing this mod more, I am sure that I am can contribute some of my time to helping you out if you would like.

My contact info is as follows: E-mail/MSN (shanejeffery86@hotmail.com) and AIM (ShowNoLove00). I am experienced with CSS, XHTML, pHp, SQL scripting, and Javascript.

Let me know bud.

Thanks Shane - I'm always interested in help. I'll give you a holler sometime this weekend or early next week. A few things that I definitely want to add in are "alternates" and the option coding for all of these customizable toggles.

Look forward to hearing from you.

If I am not on either of the IM programs, just shoot me an e-mail and I will get back with ASAP.

Will do.

Also, as a reminder, if anyone has "any" suggestions you want to see in this that may make it better, please suggest them and let me know.

I would love to see a feature that pulls character information from the armory instead of from profile fields. Not sure if its practical but including information about the person who signed up dynamically would remove alot of the headaches associated with people keeping their profile up to date.

Hi,

This is an awsome mod! Exactly what I wanted really. I had used Farcasters Event mod in the past, and this had one of the features I requested (using a custom field value instead of username).

How about integrating this with vB Event Forums ? I think that would make it just about perfect :D

Thanks again for the mod.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmrstudios (Post 1236607)

The armory is still in beta and there are a lot of kinks to be worked out. One of the big issues with using the armory is how slow it is. Also, Blizzard would have to release all of the XML element tags because almost all of the information is fairly hidden.

Updated version to 1.1.0. Please see changes in red in the main mod section description.

Edit: Added a screenshot to show the new added options.

FYI: The armory is much faster when fetching the contents than it is when viewing it in the browser. I am currently working on a project which does such a thing. elricstorm feel free to PM me if you want more info.

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Originally Posted by Juum (Post 1236611)

Any thoughts/updates as to the above? :)

Not too sure about that yet Juum. Thanks to Blackjacks help, I am now working on implementing code features that will incorporate the armory into the my calendar mod. I'll look into the other code and think about it though.

I love this addon, it's made things much easier for me. Thank you so much for making it. I do have one question.

When people RSVP, it's currently placed in alphabetical order. Is it possible to have the RSVP listed by date? This would help me immensely. Is this a change I could make or it would it be something that would require a bit of work?

Thanks again for this great addition to my forum.

In the vboptions area for the calendar there is a sort feature. You can sort by class, date, or by name there.

This installed easy,

but mine doesn't look yours when they sign up (see screenie attached). Also it is not counting the number per class to sign up.

Thanks for such a great mod!

I'm having the same problem as Stabatha, tried reinstalling, changing fields etc but no luck

Also 2 things I'd love to see in the future... on the cal page under the event x/25 confirmed x/x on stand by

the other to set the first set amount per class as signed up the rest on standby. GEM and Guild Cal both do this. This will prevent 10 mages from signing up from Kara and 8 +++++ing they got put on standby *grin* when only 2 of them get to go. If the event allowed 3 mages and 2 signed up yet it would show mages 2/3 etc...

again great hack! hope we can work the bugs out to make it flawless... Now we just need a DKP system like this and guilds can be fully powered by vB!

Thanks for hack - it's very interesting :)

Have one small problem - this hack don't calculate Total Signed Up for each class (see an attachment for more information).

As you can see - we have 2 members, but we don't have digit 1 in column Priest and Shaman. How to fix this issue?

sorry bout that - known issue - I'll fix it shortly.

What about the template design not forming a table like in my screenie in post #34.. I clicked install... show some love :P

Issue with class counts is fixed. I changed

PHP Code:


		
			
$signup['$field6']

to..

PHP Code:


		
			
$signup[$field6]

..which corrected the problems for the class variables.

Upgrade and overwrite the product using the new one I uploaded version 1.1.1.

Stabatha, which sort is that on? Is that on time sort? I'll fix it if it is. I'll add that to the next revision.

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