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

[Bree]

Hmmmm --- I don't know how that happened but I'm glad it's now working for you. If you don't mind leaving that file in place til later, I will still try to locate and fix the problem with the original coding. At this point tho, if you don't have any announcements active, it's gonna give you a silly table up there *blush*. Also, while I have you here... what version php are you using?

[joeycano]

5.2.3

[Bree]

I knew you were gonna say that LOL I'm running php4 and I'm wondering if all the errors that keep coming up, that I am not able to reproduce, are because it's a 5 thing... Apparently I need to upgrade LOL Gonna ask someone smarter than I about this =0) Thanks for the info and you have an awesome night!

Always, Bree
(Who just, since posting SmnLikQuick, discovered she likes FireFox much more than she likes IE and who has no idea why she's referring to herself in third person all of a sudden)

[OziloZ]

Originally Posted by Bree

OziloZ, I haven't forgotten about you btw... Installing a vB 3.7 Beta 5 now so I can try to reproduce the issue... I haven't had this happen on any of my other installs

thanks a lot but i've solved my problem.

i have removed "DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1" part from xml file. I think thats not compatible with my server.

[Feckie (Roger)]

Originally Posted by OziloZ

thanks a lot but i've solved my problem.

i have removed "DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1" part from xml file. I think thats not compatible with my server.

well would you care to share what you did do....

[ramsayeg]

Hello, I'm thinking of installing this mod in order to replace the "notice hack", but is it possible to show an announcement only to specific usergroups?

For example if I want to write "why won't you join us? register today" only for the guest usergroup, will it be possible?

[anarx]

ty for the cmps module

but it's buggy for me ...

[cagbaazee]

Originally Posted by bobster65

Are you asking about the rotation time of the Tabs?

if so, that would be in the smnlikquick template.. the .init sets the time in micro seconds, just change it higher or lower to decrease or increase the intervals.

var mytabs=new ddajaxtabs("tabs", "divcontainer")
mytabs.setpersist(false)
mytabs.setselectedClassTarget("link")
mytabs.init(5000)

Where is the file and please tell me in which folder it found. Thanks

[Bree]

Originally Posted by ramsayeg

Hello, I'm thinking of installing this mod in order to replace the "notice hack", but is it possible to show an announcement only to specific usergroups?

For example if I want to write "why won't you join us? register today" only for the guest usergroup, will it be possible?

At this time, no but I am working on usergroup permissions (that will work great for what you are wanting to do) I fell a little behind as I have been feeling under the weather. If you mark installed, I'll send out a message when the mod is updated with that feature.

Originally Posted by anarx

ty for the cmps module

but it's buggy for me ...

There's not enough room for all the announcements... when it runs outta room, it starts a new line... I'll work on doing something about that... but if there's a no break and it runs out of room, will expand the table... this could create side scroll or other icky issues.

Originally Posted by cagbaazee

Where is the file and please tell me in which folder it found. Thanks

It's a template... AdminCP>Styles and Templates>*choose a style*>SmnLikQuick>smnlikquick

[bam-met]

I love this mod - GREAT WORK...