News & Email Community Bulletin Generator

Updated 30 Nov 2001
Fixed a typo and Birthday Date Bug
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Here's a new version of the Community Bulletin + HTML
With the changes and the inclusion of the news section I have
titled it News and Email Community Bulletin Generator.

Here's a list of the changes/modifications that were made

Include News Articles (Threads) in bulletin.
Remove vbCode from news articles before sending email.
User email options include HTML or Text.
Forums are sorted by displayorder.
Category forums do not contain yes/no option.
Private forums marked as no by default.
Fix lasteventdate bug.
Modify admin/index.php installation instructions for version 2.2.x and version 2.0.x.
Include Admin CP edit user option to include Receive Community Email Bulletin and Type (HTML or TEXT).
Remove user password, send link instead.
Preview of HTML and TEXT email.
Post to Forum can be HTML or TEXT
Modified a few mysql SELECT * queries to include only necessary fields.
Cosmetic changes
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To install
Copy the commbull.php file to the admin/ directory.
WIth a web browser access the commbull.php file.

Example: http: //yoursite.com/forums/admin/commbull.php

Follow the additional installation instructions.

This hack is based on Community Bulletin Generator by Kier
and additional Community Bulletin Generator functions by Kevin

Additional: This hack has only been tested on my machines. I don't have the ability to send emails
to a lot of users so this has not been tested either.

Remember: BACKUP and TEST.
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[Highlander]

i can add user withozt problems ..

[memobug]

Hi Highlander,

I am not talking about the Community Bulletin Generator, but the standard Admin panel - I mean to add a user to your forum database by going to the admin panel and clicking ADD under Users. Then create a new user and click SAVE.

Regards,

Matt

[globalinsites]

I have vbulletin Version 2.3.3 and News and Email Community Bulletin Generator version 1.0 by Christec. Is there an additional hack available that will automatically send all the pages of the bulletin, so that I don't have to click the next page button every time? That would make it a lot easier. I've tried increasing the number of emails sent on one page, but if it exceeds 1000 the page freezes and I have to start all over again.

[memobug]

If you are talking about this hack, it has a box that says "Automatically advance to the next page" or something and a place to put in the delay

Regardsm

Matt

[globalinsites]

Yes I am talking about this hack? News and Email Community Bulletin Generator version 1.0 by Christec? But I don't have the "Automatically advance to the next page" box..

[memobug]

Yes I am talking about this hack? News and Email Community Bulletin Generator version 1.0 by Christec? But I don't have the "Automatically advance to the next page" box..

Sorry, it was me who was confused. Those options are in the vbulletin 3 version. I don't know about the vbullet 2 version any longer, it has been awhile since I have used it, and I didn't realize I was still subscribed to this thread.

Regards,

Matt

[globalinsites]

So can anyone tell me how I can get it to advance to the next page automatically?

[YLP1]

Hi Everyone... I am fairly new to VB and PHP and I would love to add this to my board....will this work on VB version 3.0.7?

Thanks in advance.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by YLP1

Hi Everyone... I am fairly new to VB and PHP and I would love to add this to my board....will this work on VB version 3.0.7?

Thanks in advance.

This is a hack written for vB2. vB2 and vB3 are interenally complete different, so 99.99% of the vB2 hacks will not work on vB3.

[Regs]

YLP1,

There is an updated version for vB3.xx

Sorry I don't have the link for it handy but a search here should produce it.

Cheers,

~Regs.