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:

[theparentpack]

I love this hack! Is there any way to add a feature that starts a thread for each calendar posting. My Calendar is ignored a lot because those posting in it forget to start a thread about their events?

[theparentpack]

I am getting this error when trying to add an event to my calendar:

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

What do I need to do to fix this?

[ray-]

I'm having the same problem. I tried to add

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

(altough it was already in the .xml) but that didn't do the trick.
Error occurs when i press the save event-button. I'm using version 1.1.2 and vbulletin 3.7.0

[ray-]

In case other people are looking for a workaround:
I fixed my problem with this hack: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176985

[ricker]

Originally Posted by ray-

In case other people are looking for a workaround:
I fixed my problem with this hack: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176985

Thank you!

[tsgaming]

Originally Posted by The Modfather

Hi Farcaster!

First of all, great mod. It works perfectly for what I am using it for (LAN party).

I do have a question that I'm hoping someone can help me out with.

The mod installed successfully, and it works fine. However, on the admin side, I am unable to sort by RSVP date or Username. Here is a screenshot of what I see:


(click for a clearer pic)

Any help in getting this corrected would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks.

Was this ever solved for 3.5.5 forums? Didn't see a resolution and I'm still not able to sort.

[Ted S]

Farcaster, one request for your next update of this addon (or the 2.0 version if you're not longer updating this...). Given how extensive of an addon this has become, it would be great to get some hooks added to your code, mainly in the 'rsvp' function so we can add other functions to make use of the RSVP data.

Again, great addon... can't wait for 2.0 to work with all the other fun tools so I can upgrade.

[Jaxel]

Okay... only 1 complaint about this mod...

If I ever change the time of an event (say, only move it 1 hour forward or back), the entire RSVPs for that event get wiped out. I dont need this feature, and its problematic for me. Is there any way to disable this?

Also getting a weird template error (no uncached template name)
Page generated in 0.51526 seconds with 39 queries (1 queries for uncached templates) [Server Loads: 0.84 : 0.31 : 0.21]
Uncached templates: (1)

[Elenna]

Jaxel,

I could see why wiping the RSVPs would be by design - they wouldn't want to assume that everyone would be available at the new time. I won't be of any help with trying to stop it from doing that; however.

[Jaxel]

Yes, I didnt say it was a bug... I know its programmed that way by design... I just want to turn it off... and since I need the vbEvents integration, i cant upgrade to 2.0 of this mod (which has the ability to turn it off).