"Insert SWF" Code Button on posting screen

I wrote this to help someone out from vbulletin.com, but after realising it is actually a hack I deleted it and converted it into text instructions.

What does it do?

When a user is posting a new message (and they have the option turned on in their User CP), there is a set of input buttons designed to be "shortcuts" to some of the more popular vBcodes (such as url, img, etc). This hack adds an SWF button next to the IMG button.

The user is presented with a popup in which they enter values (url, width, height) to be converted to an SWF vBcode, and the code is automatically inserted into the message (just like the other vBcodes).

Note: this hack also outlines the process involved in setting up the SWF tag

Extra Notes

- I can be reached via PM for limited support (this is my first hack).

- If there's a demand for it, I will also include other vBcodes to the hack (so reply if you want more!)

This is in Beta Hacks because I've only tested it myself, and noone else has used it (as far as I know)... so I'd like to get some serious testing under my belt before officially releasing it.

[plattopus]

Screenshot 1: SWF Button

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Width/Height Prompt

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URL Prompt

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Completed SWF vB Code

[Webmasta XT]

verry nice!

]i like it

[Slynderdale]

nice hack but theres much more code needed for the swf, to download the plugin for it, the way you have it, if the member dont have the plugin they cant see it, it will be blank

[Velocd]

Originally posted by Slynderdale
nice hack but theres much more code needed for the swf, to download the plugin for it, the way you have it, if the member dont have the plugin they cant see it, it will be blank

Thats a no-brainer slynderdale..
There is no more coding needing to be done. Ofcourse you have to download the plugin, but most people already have flash and if they don't the plugin takes less than a minute to install, so no problem.

This hack is excellent, great job Plattopus
I've made a small enchancement for it you can see in the next post :bunny:

[Velocd]

Flash Button only show on HTML-enabled forums
by Velocd | Install time: Maybe 5 minutes

It took me about an hour, but I figured out how to do this (myself ^_^) This enhancement will allow only HTML enabled forums to have the flash button (makes sense), which means there is no reason for everyone not to use this hack (unless ofcourse your lazy )

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1. Go into your functions.php, find the following:

PHP Code:

eval ("\$vbcode_colorbits = "".gettemplate("vbcode_colorbits")."";"); 


Now below it place this:

PHP Code:

if ($flashenabled)
    {
        eval("\$flashcode .= "".gettemplate("vbcode_flash")."";");
    } 


2. In newthread.php, find the following:

PHP Code:

$vbcode_smilies = ''; 


Now above it place this:

PHP Code:

if($foruminfo[allowhtml])
  {
        $flashenabled = true;
  } 


Still in newthread.php, find the following:

PHP Code:

$vbcode_buttons = getcodebuttons(); 


Replace it with the following:

PHP Code:

$vbcode_buttons = getcodebuttons($flashenabled); 


3. Do the same in step 2 to newreply.php, and also editpost.php


4. Create a new template, and call it vbcode_flash. Place the following in it:

  

<input type="button" class="bginput" value="swf" title="Insert Flash" onclick="flash(this.form,swf)" onmouseover="stat('swf')">

5. Go into the template vbcode_buttons, and find the following:

<input type="button" class="bginput" value="IMG" title="Insert Image" onclick="vbcode(this.form,'IMG','http://')" onmouseover="stat('img')">

And place this right after it:

$flashcode

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Thats it! Hope you enjoy