Updated Community Bulletin Generator

SPECIAL NOTE for those upgrading to vBulletin v2.0.0: You will need to make changes to the default RC3 files, as you did with the previous version files. The files are member.php and admin/index.php. After you upgrade to RC3, the link in your Admin CP will no longer be there. In order to find instructions for upgrading, go to http://yoursite/forum/admin/commbull.php and click the link for Instructions. Make these changes to your files, and reupload the two modified files. The link will then be back in your Admin CP.
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With Kier's permission, I am rereleasing this hack. It has been updated, but most of the credit still goes to Kier. I just added a couple things. Namely, I took Kier's starting point for birthdays and reworked it a bit so they can now be included. I also added 3 new sets of Latest Threads input, and added a sorting option to get topics with no replies (aka "Virgin" topics).
I also added a box to change the section separation character (Kier had it as a "-", now you can change it) and the list item character (Kier had it as an "o"). There are also instructions on how to integrate it into your Admin CP.

To install, just upload it to your Admin directory and go to it in a browser.

If you had previously installed Kier's original version, simply overwrite the commbull.php file on your server, and make this change to your admin/index.php file:
Find

<a href="email.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>"> Email users </a><br>

and right below it, add

<a href="commbull.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>"> Send Community Bulletin </a><br>

Upload your admin/index.php file and go to your Admin CP. You should see the new option under "Users" on the left-hand side.

Hack version: 0.98

Changes since v0.97: Fixed a stupid bug that screwed up the script when you posted a copy to a forum and that forum didn't count posts toward post totals.

Changes since v0.96: Fixed a minor bug that was causing large problems when the number of emails to send was more than it was set to per page.

Changes since v0.95: Minor cosmetic changes; fixed "copy post to board" function so it actually works; added option to exclude threads from being used more than once (if doing multiple blocks); fixed sorting by most replies/most views so they don't return threads with 0 replies or 1 view, respectively;

Changes since v0.93: Option to post a copy of the email to your board, to a forum you specify using a username your specify (If you do this, there is a function to exclude certain parts (for example, the user info section that details username/password etc) and it parses URLs so the message on your board has hyperlinks to the threads/polls/etc); various cosmetic upgrades; minor little things here and there; fixed/changed "Only include threads that have been started or replied to since this date?" so it doesn't defeat the purpose of specifying a date.

For version: v2.0.0

Info for Clean Install -------
Files needed: commbull.php

Files to edit: admin/index.php, member.php

Templates to edit: none

Instructions are in the script itself. When you first run it, it will tell you what you need to do. If upgrading from Kier's original version, see instructions above.
End Info for Clean Install -------

Info for Upgrading from v0.90, v0.91, v0.93, v0.94, v0.95, v0.96, v0.97 ------
Files needed: commbull.php

Files to edit: none

Instructions: Upload the commbull.php file from the commbull98.zip file.
End Info for Upgrading -------

Please do not bug Kier about this hack!
Please also DO NOT contact me via AIM, ICQ, PM, or email about this hack. Post your question/problem here and I will try to help you.

[Steve Machol]

It worked!

[DarkReaper]

Originally posted by christec
[DarkReaper] --
OK I think this is it.

After:

while ($forum = DB_site->fetch_array($forums)) {

Add This:
$perms=getpermissions($forum[forumid],0,2);
if ($perms[canview]==0) {
makeyesnocode($forum[title],"forum[$forum[forumid]]",0);
} else { makeyesnocode($forum[title],"forum[$forum[forumid]]",1);
}

Worked

Regarding the password being a long string of random text....in 2.2.0 passwords are encrypted, so don't bother trying to send the password

[DarkReaper]

To make excluding forums easier, would it be possible to have the forums shown in a hierarchial view, instead of a straight down list?

[madhouse]

ok I really have a problem here..I installed the hack except the one command line in the admin/index.php..cause it does not look
like its not there in the 2.2.0 version of VB..
Any ideas?

[Guru]

The line you didn't install is the line that adds the command to the admin menu.

[madhouse]

I know i didnt added cause the line i was looking for to added the caommand under neath was not there in the admin/index.php

[thewitt]

Originally posted by orca
The correct syntax for the addition would be:

PHP Code:

makenavoption("Send Community Bulletin","commbull.php?action=info","<br>"); 


If you don't add the action command it will display a blank page. I tested it. It works on my site.

Here's the command to add for v2.2 - Orca posted it a few pages back.

[madhouse]

Ok thx for the line to add but were am i putting it at?or under..

[christec]

Originally posted by madhouse
Ok thx for the line to add but were am i putting it at?or under..

PHP Code:

Find this:
makenavoption("Build Mailing List","email.php?action=genlist");
Replace With this:
makenavoption("Build Mailing List","email.php?action=genlist","<br>");
makenavoption("Community Bulletin Generator", "commbull.php?action=info"); 


[Littlebit]

Is there a packaged install (including all the little changes and updates I see spread out in the forums) to work with 2.20? This seems like a great hack!