Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] SmnLikQuick v2.0 - Advanced Announcements Block

Description:
SmnLikQuick v2.0 adds an advanced announcement block (Title and Content) to your vBulletin powered pages that is easily managed via AdminCP. This new version (based on the AJAX Tabs Content Script (v 2.0) written by Dynamic Drive), utilizes Ajax to display multiple announcements in one container when the title (tab) is clicked on. It also has the ability (and utilizes this ability upon install) to rotate between tabs (announcements) in a "slideshow" type manner until a user explicitly clicks on a tab (see screenshots provided).

See Post #02 for log.
See Post #98 for Upgrade Instructions.
See Post #99 for Multiple Styles Fix

DEMO: SmnLikDat.com Community

Co-Owner/Co-Authors:

• Bobster65
  (who brought you the CMPS Module: "AJAX Tabbed Content")
• King Kovifor
  (who added BB Code Parsing! Thanks so much King!)

Please Note that there is a new setting that allows Admins to choose whether to parse BB Code or HTML (not both). It is reccomended that you parse BB for security reasons, however the choice is yours.

SmnLikQuick Addons:

• SmnLikQuick CMPS Module - This turns your SmnLikQuick v2.0.x Announcements Block into a CMPS Module. You MUST have BOTH SmnLikQuick v2.0 AND vBAdvanced CMPS installed. Demo: SmnLikDat.com

Future Features:

• Usergroup permissions per Announcement.
• Slideshow timing controlled via AdminCP (Control Speed or Disable this feature)
• Display certain Announcements to certain users via their UserCP

INSTALL:

1. Upload the files within the UPLOAD folder (in this package) to the corrosponding forum directories on your server making sure to keep the filetree intact.
2. Import Product: SmnLikQuick.xml via AdminCP>Plugins & Products>Manage Products>Add/Import Product
3. Refresh AdminCP (ie: Ctrl-F5)
4. Complete Template Edits (2 Edits) - Instructions provided in .zip file.
5. (Optional) Edit includes/smnlikquick_css.css to match your style.
6. Add Announcements & Enable the SmnLikQuick Mod via AdminCP>SmnLikQuick

Don't forget to mark as installed! Support will be given in this thread. Comments appreciated and feature requests welcomed! Thank you and Enjoy! -Bree

[KevinGupta]

THANKS looks good I will try it later

[Defkalion]

For anyone that's been having a problem displaying stuff in languages other than english, I solved it by doing the following:

Open the product XML file, edit line 19 and change this:

PHP Code:

DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 


to this:

PHP Code:

DEFAULT CHARSET=UTF8 


and re-install the product and overwrite...

I hope this helps you.

[Eruantien]

Originally Posted by bobster65

yes, send that message to your HOST and ask them to turn it on.. its a php.ini setting on your server.

Can someone be more specific with this instruction? I am getting the same error provided here:

Warning: Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated in D:\Inetpub\loremaster\smnlikquick.php on line 16

So I guess my more direct question is. Turn on what?

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Eruantien

Can someone be more specific with this instruction? I am getting the same error provided here:

So I guess my more direct question is. Turn on what?

set 'allow_call_time_pass_reference' to 'true' in your php.ini file

[Matt Lathrop]

How do I change the color of the unselected tab name... it blends in too much with the background. Just this one not al the links for the style.

[powerful_rogue]

Hi,

Would it be possible to make this visible to guests only?

[powerful_rogue]

Originally Posted by Matt Lathrop

How do I change the color of the unselected tab name... it blends in too much with the background. Just this one not al the links for the style.

Im also struggling to change the colour of the text as well. Ive tried playing around with various settings but with no joy

[kylek]

Any chance that this will be available for vb4?

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by kylek

Any chance that this will be available for vb4?

ya, I think so... I'll try and catch Bree and KK and see about porting it to vb4.

[powerful_rogue]

Hi Bobster,

Any idea on how to change the colour of the unselected tab name? It blends in too much and you cant read the tab title until its selected.

Ive tried playing around with the css, but cant seem to locate the correct setting.