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:

[Elenna]

Anyone able to insert custom profile fields into the RSVP bit? ie $post[field6]? I can't use $bbuserinfo[field6] because that will list the viewer's information, not the RSVPers.

Is there some code that I could modify to allow this to pull from the userinfo fields?

[TheMilkCarton]

Hi,

Between 1.1.2 and 1.2.0, Quick Reply was somehow broken. I just installed 1.2.1 and it still hasn't been fixed. I've seen several reports of this, but I didn't experience any troubles until after I upgraded to 1.2.0.

I've already posted in this thread once about it, as have others.. So hopefully the problem gets addressed this time?

Edit: I think the other reports about Quick Reply *may* have been in the Event Forums thread, but it's definitely this mod that caused it.

[Farcaster]

Technically, the mod that you should be posting that on is the integration add-on. This thread is for the non integrated version.

[TheMilkCarton]

Well I posted in both.... and THIS mod was the one that caused it, not the integration add-on, nor the Event Forums hack.

[Farcaster]

Originally Posted by TheMilkCarton

Well I posted in both.... and THIS mod was the one that caused it, not the integration add-on, nor the Event Forums hack.

There is duplicated code in the RSVP/Event forums add-on that places the RSVP form and RSVPs on the thread view. So, I am reasonably sure that this particular hack didn't cause the problem. The problem would be somewhere in the bridged version.

[TheMilkCarton]

I'm not sure if you're understanding me, but I was using 1.1.2 of this mod, upgraded to 1.2.0, and Quick Reply stopped working. I did this as a controlled test, because I was aware of the Quick Reply problem others were having. The only thing that was upgraded was this hack.

Now if you mean to say that the integration hack has outdated code that is conflicting with the 1.2.0 update of this hack, then so be it. Just please realize that from my POV that *THIS* mod is what directly caused Quick Reply to stop working, as I have no understanding of all of your code, so telling me that I'm "technically posting in the wrong thread" is a little unfair.

Anyway, now that you've acknowledged the problem, I hope you can find the problem (in whichever hack it may be)

[Farcaster]

I will take a look as soon as I can.

[Elenna]

Has anyone figured out how to use the $post[field6] or $userinfo[field6] in the rsvpbit template? I'm not sure what I'd need to add to be able to have it pull that information. I know that it adds most information into the rsvp table, and is using $rsvp[username], but I really really really don't like the idea of modifying Farcaster's code to pull in duplicate fields from the usertable (and then it would automatically update, it would be 'current' as of the time the person RSVPs).

[Farcaster]

A new add-on is now available for Farcaster's Event Attendance that will displays the events a member is attending on the member's profile. For more information and to get the add-on, visit: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=152924

[powerful_rogue]

Hi,

Ive got this mod intergrated with the Event Forums Mod. One question though! At present all events listed via the calendar create a thread in "Upcoming Events" section of my forum. I then manually move them to "July Events", "August Events" "September Events" and so on.

When the threads are in the "Upcoming Events" section, it shows the event attendance where people can say wheter they will be attending. Once I have moved the threads into July, August, the event attendance dissapears!

Any idea how I can keep it on the bottom?