Event Attendance 2.0

This is an update version of the vB 3.0x "Event Attendance" hack found HERE. Thanks to Kentaurus for allowing redistribution.

I have rebuild/rewritten the hack for vB 3.5 - now it is no longer a hack but a plugin. No template modifications and no code modifications required.

This plugin allows users to enroll for events. When a new event is created, the user can decide if this feature is available for this event.

This plugin includes (from the 3.0x Version and Thread):

• Links to userprofile (by buro9)
• Counter for enrolled users (by Sanni)
• and most (all?) fixes from old version
• no additional queries! (for reading, if you enroll/cancel there is one additional query)

It does not include (from the old thread):

• Fix for reoccuring events (complete redesign needed)
• Addon for guest-count (I don't need this, feel free to re-add)

Additional Features:

• Event Attendance can be deactivated for reoccuring events (see Options in AdminCP)
• Enroll/Cancel can be deactivated for events that are already started (AdminCP)
• Sorting of enrolled people can be switched via AdminCP
• All text is now in phrases

Installation:

• Go to ACP/ Plugin System/ Manage Products.
• Click Add/Import Product, select the product XML File you downloaded here and click Import.
• Thats all - Have fun!

Known Problems:

• calendar_roll and calendar_rollbit templates are not cached. I've not found a way to do this by using a plugin. But this is not really an issue.
• Aug. 24th: Bug found by endquote in post#36: Typo in var name, this will cause Event enrollment to be disable at the wrong time (depending on time zome). Will be fixed in next release.

If you upgrade from 3.0x:

• This plugin is fully database compatible to the old hack, if you upgrade no data will be lost.
• You need to revert your calendar templates: calendar_showeventsbit, calendar_roll and calendar_rollbit.
• If you do not want to revert your calendar_weekly_event and calendar_monthly_event please use "Mark enrolled in month/weekly view"=NO in Event Attendance Options to avoid event to be marked twice ("*").

Feature Requests:
I list the feature requests here - this does not mean that I will code it. If you are a coder feel free to code it and release it as addon or allow me to include it here.

• Change text after event is over. (Post #21) (very likely)
• "It would be better if the plugin wouldn't let you add yourself after it's ended rather than started." (Post #35) (very likely)
• "Another suggestion would be to have an admin option to just set all events to have the attendance functionality, rather than providing an option when posting." (Post #35) (very likely)
• List of attended events in User Profile (Post #11) (maybe later)
• CVS-Export of attending users (Post #8) (unlikely)

Aug. 15th: Beta-Tag removed, no code changes.

Please click INSTALL if you like this plugin.

[PimvanJ]

Originally Posted by Mighty Mojo

Oh I love talking to myself!

Thanks for all your help btw! appreciated!

Here I finally got what I was after---This allows you to add chosen profile fields next to the username----simply replace field14 with whatever field you are after:

Not getting any field did I miss something?
I'm not a coder a simply step by step guide will be most appreciated.
Even with more than two fields.

[Mithan]

I installed this plugin (vB 3.5.1) but nothing happened at all.

Was I just supposed to install the plugin and then this would work?

What I did:

1. Installed via Plugin Manager.
2. Install apparently worked.
3. Tried to see events but no "sign up" showed or anything.

Nevermind, missed the part where you need to check the box to make an event user selectable.

[Mithan]

Does anybody know how we could edit this script to do Tenative additions?

[Mighty Mojo]

Originally Posted by Mithan

Does anybody know how we could edit this script to do Tenative additions?

One of these days, a functioning calendar may not be something that has to be an addon

Godam VBULLETIN if you are reading this, step it up in respect to the calendar, it's poo


Well, anyhow, to answer your question, really they are all tentative as they can remove themselves from the list at any time before the appointment (something else that should be optional )

Being able to add a custom field (like the one I posted above that puts a profile field data of your choice next to the username) or a checkbox, or dropdown list of custom options next to the users name would solve your problem and many others---so basically you have to pass more than just the persons username through the rollbit. You have to CUSTOM code your own data fields to pass. This thing would be all that much more powerful if you could add CUSTOM fields to display next to a username---without coding, and have this done at the time you create the appointment.

Also, adding an optional summation of custom field would be icing on the cake. I.e. a checkbox is created as a custom field "are you bringing food". Each member checks box yes or no when they sign up and you can have the field either count yes's or no's or both and display the count at the top of column for that field. I.E. an optional count could be in place that will count all similar data fields

[D|ver]

this is really such a great hack, but is there any way to integrate this into the vb event forums?

i cant get the attendance box displayed in the event description

[timk]

Originally Posted by D|ver

this is really such a great hack, but is there any way to integrate this into the vb event forums?

i cant get the attendance box displayed in the event description

I'd like to know this too. I would love to use this plugin but am already using vbEvent.

Anyone got a solution? Enabling HTML is not a solution for me because I don't want to moderate it.

[Lqd]

It seems everybody loves this hack and the Event forums hack...

Still no-one is able to do it. (No disrespect towards TomasDR, I just do not wish to enable html)

So maybe we need to encourage people a bit more...

I suggest we all dump a few quaters in a box and offer the box to the magician who is able to put this together like the event attendance is 100% functional on the tread and not the calendar.

So let's start...

I'll add $5 in the box too start. I'll send it over paypal once it is done.

Total in the box: $5 (please copy in next post)

[Lqd]

*Bump* not a lot of activity here..... *bump*

[Amaranth]

Beautiful hack, works like a charm! Thanks alot

[Deyth]

I don't know if anyone else has suggested this but having used this for a bit and it would be nice if I could track explicit non-attendance. If I invite 40 people to attend something I can't be sure that the 13 not attending actually made that decision or missed the invite.

If you want to get even fancier you could add another option for "I will attend but arrive late by x minutes/hours."