Miscellaneous Hacks - Improve registration with popup window

Here's a script that makes time for X seconds display a popup window to improve users to register.
The message is shown only for guest when they view forumhome.

Go to AdminCP>Styles & Templates>Search in Templates and fint "header" template.

At the beginning, before all the code, add this code

<style type="text/css">
<!--
#sponsorAdDiv {position:absolute; height:1; width:1px; top:0; left:0;}
-->
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">


/******************************************
* DHTML Ad Box (By Matt Gabbert at http://www.nolag.com)
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full script
* This notice must stay intact for use
******************************************/

adTime=20;  // seconds ad reminder is shown
chanceAd=1; 
var ns=(document.layers);
var ie=(document.all);
var w3=(document.getElementById && !ie);
var calunit=ns? "" : "px"
adCount=0;
function initAd(){
    if(!ns && !ie && !w3) return;
    if(ie)        adDiv=eval('document.all.sponsorAdDiv.style');
    else if(ns)    adDiv=eval('document.layers["sponsorAdDiv"]');
    else if(w3)    adDiv=eval('document.getElementById("sponsorAdDiv").style');
    randAd=Math.ceil(Math.random()*chanceAd);
        if (ie||w3)
        adDiv.visibility="visible";
        else
        adDiv.visibility ="show";
    if(randAd==1) showAd();
}
function showAd(){
if(adCount<adTime*10){adCount+=1;
    if (ie){documentWidth  =truebody().offsetWidth/2+truebody().scrollLeft-20;
    documentHeight =truebody().offsetHeight/2+truebody().scrollTop-20;}    
    else if (ns){documentWidth=window.innerWidth/2+window.pageXOffset-20;
    documentHeight=window.innerHeight/2+window.pageYOffset-20;} 
    else if (w3){documentWidth=self.innerWidth/2+window.pageXOffset-20;
    documentHeight=self.innerHeight/2+window.pageYOffset-20;} 
    adDiv.left=documentWidth-200+calunit;adDiv.top =documentHeight-200+calunit;
    setTimeout("showAd()",100);}else closeAd();
}
function closeAd(){
if (ie||w3)
adDiv.display="none";
else
adDiv.visibility ="hide";
}

function truebody(){
return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}

onload=initAd;
//End-->
</script>
<!-- Inizio script -->
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'">
<div id="sponsorAdDiv" style="visibility:hidden">
<table width="450px" height="350px" bgcolor="#008000"><tr><td>
<table width="445px" height="345px" bgcolor="#F0FFF0"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle">

<!-- here your message -->
<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a>
<p><b>Wellcome to $vboptions[bbtitle]</b><br />
Here you'll find everything you need<br />
To be able to use our services you only need to <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/register.php" title="Register to $vboptions[bbtitle]">register</a>.</b>
</p>

<br>

<!-- /here your message -->
</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
</div>
</if>
</if>
<!-- fine script -->

To change the time, in this example set to 20 seconds, change this

adTime=20;

and put in its place the seconds that must remain active popup.

To change the message in the popup to change what is between

<!-- here your message -->

and

<!--  /here your message -->

Example in attachment.


PS: sorry for my english

Original modification in Italian language available here.

Cionfs of Cionfs'Forum CMS

[captkirk]

Works perfect, a big thanks

[Eplexx]

It worked great thanks!

[SouthEastSxS]

anyone know if this works in 4x or if there is anything like this for 4x

[cionfs]

It works in vB4.

[Ivelios]

Thx for mod.

[Joe Gronlund]

is it works on 4.1.2 ?
i tried but no works any help ?

[englndpatriots]

For those that want one W3C Validated I tried but no luck. I managed to kill 2 errors though.

<style type="text/css">
<!--
#sponsorAdDiv {position:absolute; height:1; width:1px; top:0; left:0;}
-->
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">


/******************************************
* DHTML Ad Box (By Matt Gabbert at http://www.nolag.com)
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full script
* This notice must stay intact for use
******************************************/

adTime=20;  // seconds ad reminder is shown
chanceAd=1; 
var ns=(document.layers);
var ie=(document.all);
var w3=(document.getElementById && !ie);
var calunit=ns? "" : "px"
adCount=0;
function initAd(){
    if(!ns && !ie && !w3) return;
    if(ie)        adDiv=eval('document.all.sponsorAdDiv.style');
    else if(ns)    adDiv=eval('document.layers["sponsorAdDiv"]');
    else if(w3)    adDiv=eval('document.getElementById("sponsorAdDiv").style');
    randAd=Math.ceil(Math.random()*chanceAd);
        if (ie||w3)
        adDiv.visibility="visible";
        else
        adDiv.visibility ="show";
    if(randAd==1) showAd();
}
function showAd(){
if(adCount<adTime*10){adCount+=1;
    if (ie){documentWidth  =truebody().offsetWidth/2+truebody().scrollLeft-20;
    documentHeight =truebody().offsetHeight/2+truebody().scrollTop-20;}    
    else if (ns){documentWidth=window.innerWidth/2+window.pageXOffset-20;
    documentHeight=window.innerHeight/2+window.pageYOffset-20;} 
    else if (w3){documentWidth=self.innerWidth/2+window.pageXOffset-20;
    documentHeight=self.innerHeight/2+window.pageYOffset-20;} 
    adDiv.left=documentWidth-200+calunit;adDiv.top =documentHeight-200+calunit;
    setTimeout("showAd()",100);}else closeAd();
}
function closeAd(){
if (ie||w3)
adDiv.display="none";
else
adDiv.visibility ="hide";
}

function truebody(){
return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}

onload=initAd;
//End-->
</script>
<!-- Inizio script -->
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'">
<div id="sponsorAdDiv" style="visibility:hidden">
<table width="450px" height="350px" bgcolor="#008000"><tr><td>
<table width="445px" height="345px" bgcolor="#F0FFF0"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle">

<!-- here your message -->
<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a>
<p><b>Wellcome to $vboptions[bbtitle]<br />
To be able to use our forum you only need to <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/register.php" title="Register to $vboptions[bbtitle]">register</a>.</b>
</p>

<br />

<!-- /here your message -->
</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
</div>
</if>
</if>
<!-- fine script -->

[dizzynation]

Originally Posted by sdfaheem

Its still not aligning, the page is getting extended to the right.

Still having this problem too.

And coinfs, if you can quote peoples post it would be much easier to read your instruction and who you are talking to.

[dizzynation]

in the message, your default message, i just want to add "FREE" before services, can anyone explain how to do that? Thanks

[ChatHut]

Originally Posted by dizzynation

in the message, your default message, i just want to add "FREE" before services, can anyone explain how to do that? Thanks

<!-- here your message -->
<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a>
<p><b>Wellcome to $vboptions[bbtitle]</b><br />
Here you'll find everything you need<br />
To be able to use our FREE services you only need to <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/register.php" title="Register to $vboptions[bbtitle]">register</a>.</b>
</p>

<br>

<!-- /here your message -->

Just find this and edit the message as you wish. I've taken the liberty of adding the word free in red for you, but you can edit the entire message as you see it.





Out of interest, and on a separate matter, I want to know if it is possible to pop up with a login box for members, or perhaps 'Choose a username and password', and this brings them to the main registration page with those fields auto-filled in? I know this mod isn't supported any more, but any pointers would be appreciated, thanks.