Calendar Enhancements - Farcaster's Event Attendance

A BETA version 2.0 is now available in the 3.7 modification area.

This hack will allow your users to RSVP "Yes," "No," or "Maybe," for events posted on your forum calendar. You can configure which calendars RSVP should be enabled or excluded from, and on each event you can also specify whether this is an RSVP event. Unlike the old Event Attendance script, this hack will work on all types of events whether they are single day, ranged or recurring.

For ranged and recurring events, members are able to RSVP for a single day of the event. So, if the recurring event occurs every Monday, your members can RSVP separately for each recurrence. For ranged events that span more than one day, members can sign up for individual days of the event. Thus, if the event had a duration of 5 days, a member could signup for only one or two of the days, if he chose.

This hack is known to work with 3.6.x, and may work with 3.5.x, but no support is offered for this version at this time.

vB Event Forums Users:
You will need to install an additional module: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=133970


Upgrade Instructions:
- 1 xml upload

1. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_calendar_rsvp_1_2_2.xml. Be sure to ALLOW OVERWRITE.

Installation Instructions
- 1 XML upload
- 1 template modification

1. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_calendar_rsvp_1_2_2.xml
2. Use the Style Manager to find and edit your calendar_showeventsbit:

Near the bottom of the calendar_showeventsbit, find:

     </form>

Below that add:

     $rsvp_form

That?s it. You should now configure any changes to the default options you like. If you previously used Event Attendance 2.0 by Arpy, you should disable it or uninstall it.

If you want to change any of the wording or need to enter translations, this hack uses the following phrases:

Calendar Phrases:
calendar_rsvp_allow
calendar_rsvp_attendquestion
calendar_rsvp_changelater
calendar_rsvp_maxlength
calendar_rsvp_maychange
calendar_rsvp_yoursvp
calendar_rsvpd
-- Added on 11/30/06:
calendar_rsvp_guest
calendar_rsvp_guest_limit
calendar_rsvp_guests_prompt
calendar_rsvp_max_guests
-- Added on 2/20/07
calendar_rsvp_changeby
calendar_rsvp_maychangeby
calendar_rsvp_closed
calendar_rsvp_expires

Standard Phrases:
yes
no
maybe
submit
comment
-- added on 2/20/07
minutes
seconds

Extra Instructions for 3.5.x Users:
This hack MAY work with 3.5.x, but you will need to add the standard global phrase "Comment"

Screenshots Attached.

If you use this hack, please be sure to click "Install" so that you can receive notifications of any updates.

Revision Log:
1.0.0 - 10/14/06 - Initial Release

1.0.1 - 10/19/06 - Maintenance Release.

• Updated to handle getting a link without the "day" parameter.
• Fixed timezone bug.
• Updated calendar_rsvp_yoursvp phrase to include date.
• Updated calendar_rsvp_attendquestion phrase to include date.
• Updated calendar_rsvp_form for changed phrases.

1.1.0 - 11/30/06 - Minor Revision

• Added ability for members to register guests in their RSVP. The guest system can be completely disabled, and is also configurable by event to limit the number of guests each member can bring.
• RSVPs are now time stamped. The date and time of the RSVP can be displayed on the RSVP form if desired from a setting in the admincp.
  RSVPs can now be sorted by the date the user signed up or by member name.
• The hack is now configured to work with the "Check Version" option for products in vBulletin.

1.1.1 - 12/15/06 - Maintenance Release.

• Fixed uninstallation code. The hack can now be uninstalled without error and will correctly remove all fields and tables added by this hack.

1.1.2 - 12/21/06 - Maintenance Release.

• Corrected install code to handle fields left behind by installations prior to version 1.1.1. You only need to install this update if you were recieving database errors when attempting to install the product.

1.2.0 - 02/20/07 - Minor Revision [Detailed Notes]

• Feature: Moderators and owners can remove member RSVPs from events.
• Feature: RSVP Expiration System added.
• Bug Fix: Changing the date or recurring options of an event now removes all RSVPs.

1.2.1 - 05/09/07 - Maintenance Release

• Bug Fix: Fixed problem with event description being truncated if it ended in the letter "n"
• Bug Fix: Fixed summary when multiple events on the same day are shown so that it no longer cumulatively adds the guests and member counts to the next event.

1.2.2 - 05/03/08 - Maintenance Release

• Added Security Token to be compatible with vBulletin 3.6.10 and 3.7.0.

This hack is provided completely free of charge. However, if you use this hack and are so moved, you may make a donation via PayPal:

[Farcaster]

Not at the present, WATRD. But in a future revision there will be.

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by wobbly

Great mod farcaster. I am currently on the lookout for an addon that does what your script does but also has a paypal button so that people can pay to attend the event (LAN Party). There is currently nothing on the market and being a host I would be willing to pay (Like I'm sure lots of other LAN party hosts would for a decent script as vbulletin doesnt have a single script for this purpose unlike PHPnuke which had nukelan2.

Anyway, keep up the good work and if you fancy modding this script to incorporate this feature I would be the first to buy it.

you could try to incorporate the "pay for posting" hack with that specific forum.

[Canis Firebrand]

Originally Posted by Canis Firebrand

I had an interesting thought that I'm not sure can be done with this mod.

I have it all working perfectly. I'm not sure what the issue I posted about before was. But when I installed the previous version, everything worked great and my users have been loving the ability to RSVP on events.

Back to my thought.

Is there a way to show in the What's Going On area where it shows the upcoming events to have it display a brief rsvp count?

I'm thinking something like this.

Upcoming Events:

12/01/06: Party(2 Yes, 1 No, 4 Maybe)

That way you could have a quick glance at the rsvp list without having to go into the event. You would still have to go into the event to see the actual people that rsvp'ed.

I wanted to bump this up to see if it was possible. I think I made the post originally when you were heavily working on interating this mod and your event forum mod.

[The Modfather]

Hi Farcaster!

First of all, great mod. It works perfectly for what I am using it for (LAN party).

I do have a question that I'm hoping someone can help me out with.

The mod installed successfully, and it works fine. However, on the admin side, I am unable to sort by RSVP date or Username. Here is a screenshot of what I see:


(click for a clearer pic)

Any help in getting this corrected would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks.

[The Modfather]

Anyone have an idea on this?

[whodah]

hello! my moderators can post RSVP events, but my non-moderator usergroups do not even see the RSVP form. (they do see the RSVP'ed userlist though.)

any ideas? thanks!

[fishhub]

Originally Posted by The Modfather

Hi Farcaster!

First of all, great mod. It works perfectly for what I am using it for (LAN party).

I do have a question that I'm hoping someone can help me out with.

The mod installed successfully, and it works fine. However, on the admin side, I am unable to sort by RSVP date or Username. Here is a screenshot of what I see:


(click for a clearer pic)

Any help in getting this corrected would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks.

ah, yes...thats what i got exactly....those words turn out in hmtl format on the bottom right hand side..

anyone can assist? TIA

[Farcaster]

That is very odd, Mod and Fish. What version vBulletin are you running?

[The Modfather]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

That is very odd, Mod and Fish. What version vBulletin are you running?

I am running 3.5.3, and download the 3.5.x version from the other forum. Didnt' realize I posted this issue in this thread until I just looked - sorry bout that.

[fishhub]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

That is very odd, Mod and Fish. What version vBulletin are you running?

i'm running 3.5.4...have tried twice to install and re-install again and the problem persisted. sorry about that , but have been trying to figure out for sometime and could not solve it. I thought i'm the only one facing this problem which could be my system. However, am surprised to see Mod is facing the same issue.

Appreciate you could assist. TIA.