Event Forums

Note: This plugin has been discontinued and taken over here. Installing this plugin is *not* recommended.

The plugin creates a tight integration between a calendar and a forum.

• When an event is created in a calendar, a corresponding thread is created in its forum.
• When an event is deleted, its thread is deleted.
• When a thread is deleted, its event is deleted.
• When an event is edited, its thread is edited.
• When a thread is edited via quick edit, its event is edited.
• Links to event details are redirected to the thread.
• New post links in event forums are redirected to new event forms, except for moderators.
• Advanced editing on a thread is redirected to event edit.

To set up your calendar/forum pairs, look under "Event Forums" in "vBulletin Options" in admincp.

There is also one template change. In calendar_showeventsbit, change:

PHP Code:

<td class="tcat">$eventinfo[title]</td> 


to:

PHP Code:

<td class="tcat"><if condition="$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"><a href="showthread.php?t=$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"></if>$eventinfo[title]<if condition="$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"></a></if></td> 


I run a forum at http://nwtekno.org/ that is heavily oriented to calendar data, so this is useful to me, though I'm not sure how useful it will be to others. Mostly I'm putting this up for critique by people who know more than me.

One thing I'm wondering is how to get the included template (nwteventforums_calendar_showeventsbit) to replace calendar_showeventsbit when installed. Or should I just tell people to copy/paste from one to another?

[lionslair]

Why do I get this error when trying to delete a thread that does not exist in the calendar?

Fatal error: Existing data passed is not an array
Called set_existing in /home/commodor/public_html/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1226) : eval()'d code on line 25
Called eval in /home/commodor/public_html/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php on line 1226
Called delete in /home/commodor/public_html/inlinemod.php on line 616
in /includes/class_dm.php on line 235

[NxTek]

I'm trying this on 3.5.1 and after entering an event it errors with "no thread specified". There isn't one specified in the URL.

[silurius]

When will development get officially picked up again?

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

can this be started in a new thread?

give full credits here but that way if updates happen we can be sure it is updated in the download and don't have to scroll through all the posts to make sure its the latest versoin.

as of now, I want to install this even in its current state....but don't what to download as some ppl have mentioned they've fixed some bugs. :/

[somerfeld]

vb .org should have some better features to let the public have some sort of organization to these threads.. such as one note

sepratized posts which contain updates in an additonal area so you would not have to scroll

[BlackRanger3d]

Originally Posted by skizzy203

Current Requests:
- updated to work with 3.5 Gold.
- event moderation (inline and through admin CP)
- attendance hack integration
- event reminders (subscriptions for attendes)
- ability to clear old events, or automotically transfer the event data from the currently filled in event feilds to new threads.

I will start the with an offer of $50. Anyone willing to donate to the pot?

For payment we are at

skizzy203 - $50
Silurius - $50 (if all his needs are met)
crash resistant - ??? (did not give price)
Somerfeld - $50
me - $50 (have to meet all of skizzy203 original criteria)

So total is $200 + (if Crash Resistant is in) USD for some brave soul to get this running.

Now if I have written your name here and you don't want to contribute then PM me and I will take it off.

Just to be clear I am giving money as an incentive for some coder to finish the code and give to the world. I am not trying to buy this code.

Peace Out

[rabidkevin]

if ya look about in the middle of the thread, there is an updated version.... i am using it and this hack works perfectly for me on 3.5.1. In-line moderation works except not with topics which were previously in the forum.. only new topics made.

[skizzy203]

still down to pay... and stilll waiting.

Come on.

I would like to see th Geek pick this one up. Maybe I will PM him on it.

sKiz

[Devii]

Mine works minus moderation and a time display bug on title creation :| Would really love for someone to take this up, ill add 30$ to the pool.

[lionslair]

Originally Posted by Evercraft

Alot of people seem to be looking for updates to this plugin, and well...

I wanted to use this on my forums, so decided to fix alot of the bugs with it (lol)

Some of the bugs I have fixed:

• Posting an event/thread follows the forumPermissions.
• Edit redirect went to the event editor for EVERY post, it now only does it for the top post (the one that the event was posted with).
• New Thread forwards to new event for moderators too (I changed this because i wanted mods to be able to use it this way too, but its easily changed back).
• Edit Event used the incorrect text after mulitple posts (this could have been due to a change i made fixing other bugs).
• If you click on an event link that doesnt have an assosiated thread, you no longer get that confusing error (no thread specified). Instead it goes to the event info as it would before the plugin was installed.
• Changed the ordering of the title. This was down to personal preference, but I did it to suite my own personal forums. IMO it would be really nice to have some way to configure this in the vbulletin options

Im sure theres other things ive fixed, but it was sort of all on the fly hehe.

There is still a bug in it which I havent looked at fixing yet which is the delete thread, which seems to be a bit dodgy.

If you want to try out the changes I made, then feel free to download the attatchment below. I'm using this on a live board and it seems to be working fine, aside from the one bug above.

Hope this helps some of you desperate for this

To Endquote
Sorry if you feel I have annoyed you by fixing all your bugs. I'm just a bit impatient and saw that I could help. If you want to use the changes I have made then feel free. I just ask that you put some credit somewhere

- Dave Mitchell

Where is the file you need to overwrite. Or do you need to uninstall the product and re-install it?