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.
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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.

[tubedogg]

OK here's what I added lately:

-- Choose which style to use for colors/fonts
-- Additional content boxes:
-- -- Use up to 3 areas
-- -- Provide both an HTML formatted and a plain text version of each item for use in each format of newsletter
-- Different subject per email format
-- *All* HTML is in templates (I'm so proud of this one)

I'm beta testing it now and am looking at a release probably by next weekend. If you want other features, now's the time to speak up!

Oh BTW, to make it easy to come over from Christec's version, I am using the same field names in the user table. Does anyone want to see an announcement/news-type thread(s) inclusion like he has, where it puts in up to like 400 characters of the post?

[RobAC]

Originally posted by tubedogg
OK here's what I added lately:
Oh BTW, to make it easy to come over from Christec's version, I am using the same field names in the user table. Does anyone want to see an announcement/news-type thread(s) inclusion like he has, where it puts in up to like 400 characters of the post?

Yes yes!

[Steve Machol]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RobAC
Yes yes!

[FWC]

Originally posted by tubedogg
Oh BTW, to make it easy to come over from Christec's version, I am using the same field names in the user table.

Thank you, Tubedogg!

[DarkReaper]

Swank!

When can we expect to see the new version?

[trainer]

Originally posted by tubedogg

Oh BTW, to make it easy to come over from Christec's version, I am using the same field names in the user table. Does anyone want to see an announcement/news-type thread(s) inclusion like he has, where it puts in up to like 400 characters of the post?

yes i would like to see this as an option

thanks for everything! this is a great hack

[tubedogg]

Originally posted by DarkReaper
Swank!

When can we expect to see the new version?

*Hopefully* by next weekend although it might be the weekend after next. By Christmas at the abosolute latest.

[trainer]

Originally posted by tubedogg
*Hopefully* by next weekend although it might be the weekend after next. By Christmas at the abosolute latest.

come on now tubedogg for the amount of $ we are paying for this hack you should deliver it faster than that... oh ya it is free :stupid:

can't wait for the release. i just stumbled across this thread and can't believe what i great idea it is.

thanks

[trainer]

didn't want this thread to disappear on us. any news of a release date? i was going to setup this now but if a new version will be released this weekend i will hold off

thanks

[trainer]

tubedogg any updates on when this hack might be ready? also the updates you talk about on page 17-18-19 of this thread have they been added to the download on page 1?

thanks really looking forward to the next release