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?

[FD929]

sent pm on your board

[Neal-UK]

Originally Posted by FD929

sent pm on your board

Just got it and replied, i'll let you know.

Can I just thank you for your time and effort, much appreciated!

[FD929]

Originally Posted by nealparry

Can I just thank you for your time and effort, much appreciated!

You can, but it's not fixed yet.

[Neal-UK]

Originally Posted by nealparry

Just got it and replied, i'll let you know.

Can I just thank you for your time and effort, much appreciated!

the global file was fine which was weird, anyhow did the database changes and its working fine, thanks very much again.

[Neal-UK]

no, i cant delete it via inline mod, lol

Fatal error: Existing data passed is not an array
Called set_existing in /****/***/*****/************/forum/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1211) : eval()'d code on line 25
Called eval in /**/**/****/forum/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php on line 1211
Called delete in /***/*********/**/forum/inlinemod.php on line 573
in /includes/class_dm.php on line 235

[FD929]

Yes you can. I've seen that error a couple times. If you post a new event, inline mod should work fine.

For others having database errors, follow these instructions.

First thing I would suggest is verify your table prefix in /forum/includes/config.php then run these queries one at a time -
replace [prefix] with yours
(coded so the pirates can't get it. lol)

ALTER TABLE `[prefix]event` ADD `nwt_threadid` INT

ALTER TABLE `[prefix]event` ADD INDEX (`nwt_threadid`)

ALTER TABLE `[prefix]thread` ADD `nwt_eventid` INT

ALTER TABLE `[prefix]thread` ADD INDEX (`nwt_eventid`)

[butty]

hi there i wonder if you could give me a bit of advice. ive installed this hack here

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93782

along with this hack of yours and im having problems getting that one going. the creator of that thread has posted a reply to my post there if you could have a quick look and let me know any more info that would be great

thanks in advance

[thecool]

Good Hack, but a few problems (well a few bugs to work out)

1. My registered users get:
Invalid Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator
when they try to post an event.

it seems like the event has to be moderated even though ALL of their permissions say otherwise.

2. How do I change the month day year part for each post. my General Board settings are set to M-D-Y, is there any where else I can change it?

thanks

[FD929]

I posted the moderation problem earlier in the thread, no reply yet.

Originally Posted by thecool

2. How do I change the month day year part for each post. my General Board settings are set to M-D-Y, is there any where else I can change it?

Overwrite the product with the attached xml to have m-d-y date format.

[flaregun]

I love this hack and have it installed.

I have one thing I would like to change, but my coding skills are not enough. In my forum i want the title to display like this:

"EVENT NAME discussion thread"

I figured out how to remove the date and place new text in front of the event name, but not to put it after in the code. You can see an example here:

http://www.racerweek.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8

Can anybody help me?

thanks!