Shoutbox rules and forum rules title

This was just an idea I had the other day. Since installing it, shoutbox spam has decreased, and the same with spam around the forums, it appears more people (so far) are following the rules, but it is still early days. But you can change the text to what ever you like, maybe even include an advertisement link in their.

Anyway it took me a few hours to figure this out because I was looking in all the wrong places when it was only a template edit that I needed to do.

So here is my second release, it is only a small template edit, but if you install it please press the Install button

Description
This will display on top of your shoutbox something like this:
"Shoutbox & Forum Rules: Have Fun! but No Spam, No Begging, Post in the correct section and respect fellow members."

Of course just edit the message to say what you like, and you can change the link to your forum rules as well. If you still have no idea what im on about, just take a look at the screen shot I uploaded.

You will need to edit the template "forumhome_vbshout"

Instructions
Step 1:
In the template forumhome_vbshout find:

<thead>
        <tr>
            <td class="tcat" align="center">
                <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_vbshout')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_vbshout" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_vbshout].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                <a href='vbshout.php?{$session['sessionurl_q']}do=archive'>Shoutbox & </a>
</td>
        </tr>
        </thead>

Replace with:

<thead>
        <tr>
            <td class="tcat" align="center">
                <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_vbshout')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_vbshout" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_vbshout].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                <a href='vbshout.php?{$session['sessionurl_q']}do=archive'>Shoutbox &amp; </a>
<font color="red"> <b><a href='faq.php?faq=vb_faq#faq_new_faq_item'>Forum Rules:</a></b> Have  Fun! but No Spam, No Begging, Post in the correct section and respect fellow members.</font>
            </td>
        </tr>
        </thead>

Change the link "faq.php?faq=vb_faq#faq_new_faq_item" to your forum rules link or just change it to 'faq.php' and you are done!

Enjoy and remember to press the Button if you install this, so i'll update it for future vbulletin releases.

[gamerzindo]

woot thanks hornstar..

[oberheimhaven]

clicks Installed
thxs nice hack
MarkAnthony

[Shazz]

Just find

PHP Code:

Shoutbox 


Then Change that to whatever you desire... Thats the same thing ?

[Hornstar]

Originally Posted by Shazz

Just find

PHP Code:

Shoutbox 


Then Change that to whatever you desire... Thats the same thing ?

Not exactly but pretty much, it is only a simple template edit, but still something that has helped at least 20 people because it was clear instructions.

[Stromba]

Nice,

Good work..!!

[Cagonni]

is it possible to see shoutbox on every pages?

[Hornstar]

Originally Posted by Cagonni

is it possible to see shoutbox on every pages?

Yes, I have seen that modification before. Search shoutbox and im sure you will find all the shoutbox modifications.

[Chicago_VLNU_4s]

nice, I'll do this later on. Installed

[dvbusuario]

Very good... Thank You.

[ronitdeep]

i have installed the shoutbox..
but i dont have the template "forumhome_vbshout"

so please tell me what can i do now??