vB Popup Messaging Utility v.0.1

Hello all,

Well I did it, my first real hack. I don't know what the rule on this is but I'll be honest and say I used alot of original vB code to make this. I don't believe in reinventing the wheel and the code in vB is so good it makes it very easy to modify.

This hack will give Admins and Mods the ability to alert users with a small message. This message works similiar to the PM popup. It also has the ability to send one user a number of messages. Each message will be denoted by the person who sent the message.

If you are not competent with Mysql and the inner workings of vB and your not sure if you need this utility I would recommend not installing it.

I consider this to be a Beta since I only tested it on my local dev computer. I would really appreciate some "experienced" users testing this hack to let me know where I've made mistakes.

If someone is real hack happy he/she they could change the hack and add the thing listed on my todo list below. If not I'll get to adding them sooner or later.

Anyhow, have fun. I'll be answering your questions here in this forum.

Scott

Demo Screenshots


To do list:
1. Add option to send a message to online users only(good for telling them that the board will be closing before it's closed)
2. Timestamping the messages. Probably not a bad idea.
3. Checking that messaging is on before messages get stored in
db. Would save Mods the embarassment.
4. Add wild card function '*' to search for user names.

If you have more ideas as to how I could improve this hack feel free to post your ideas here!.

[tractor-beam]

Originally posted by jjj0923
Has anyone attempted to modify this so that forum members can send instant messages to each other?

I would dearly love to have this ability as well!

Many of my users are asking for the ability to instant message someone who is on the board to tell them to me them in our on-line chat room.

- Gerry

[BigJohnson]

Does everyone no how UBB has this feature for there board where anyone can use this type of featur eby sending someone a message that is online. Is there any way to make this happen. I would love that feature.

[AndyTSJ]

I would love this feature. Surely it wouldn't be hard to extend to other members as well as just admins, would it ?

[BigJohnson]

Ya. Because if you ever saw the UBB version of it You click an Instant Message button then it brings you to a screen with everyone who is online and thena check box next to everyones name. Now who ever you put a check to that is who is getting the message you send. This was a great feature for UBB and this is one of the things I use to love about ther eboard. That would be so great if Vb could have something like this.

[globalwin]

anyone 2.2.6?

[Bison]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BigJohnson
Ya. Because if you ever saw the UBB version of it You click an Instant Message button then it brings you to a screen with everyone who is online and thena check box next to everyones name. Now who ever you put a check to that is who is getting the message you send. This was a great feature for UBB and this is one of the things I use to love about ther eboard. That would be so great if Vb could have something like this.

[dxb]

I've seen the one for UBB and I've been looking for something like that in vb but I couldnt find it and here all I found is requests that all

although there is an easy way to create that hack is by modifing this hack so that it has the online users and instead of search for a username it should be by inputing the user id from the online list

[BigJohnson]

Ya. I would love to see something like to be made.

[dxb]

man dont you hate it when UBB has something that VB don't

[Graphics]

Looks a sweet little hack. Good job.