vbPopup for vB3

What does this hack do?
This hack will display a dhtml popup box with a message for unregistered users.
You can adjust the length of time that the popup box appears and the chance that the box will appear.

A dhtml popup is not a new window. It stays in the current window but acts like a popup box, it will disappear after a set amount of time and is not affected by popup stoppers. The popup box appears for all unregistered users and can be re-designed to your liking.

Hack Details
Version: 1.1

Installation Overview
Files to edit: 1
Files to upload: 1
Templates to edit: 2

Install time: 2 minutes

I would personally like to hand all credit to the original author of this hack in vB 2.x, TECK. Again, this hack is inspired by a dhtml script located here.

Check out the original thread here.

Updates
2-17-04
Converted the popup box code into a template.

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL IF YOU LIKE THIS HACK!

[mello_mike]

This was a great hack!! Great Job.. I just installed it on my forum and I love it.

[dirtymerc]

awesome hack, I just did as well

[colicab-d]

a screenshot would be nice

[Dark Shogun]

Hope you don't mind mello mike but someone asked for a screen and I was too busy to make one so I am just linking to your board.

Example: http://www.showtimemag.com/forum/index.php

Dark Shogun

[LordJMann]

Originally Posted by colicab-d

a screenshot would be nice

Hello,

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex11/dhtmlad.htm

This is basically how it will function, though the box is smaller and only appears for unregistered users.

[mello_mike]

Oh it's kool Dark Shogun! :-)

But I do have a question...

How can I use this for all members?

I want to make a popup that I can use to advertise different things.

[LordJMann]

Originally Posted by mello_mike

Oh it's kool Dark Shogun! :-)

But I do have a question...

How can I use this for all members?

I want to make a popup that I can use to advertise different things.

mello_mike,

If you want this popup to show up for everybody, simply change this:

<if condition="$show['guest']"><script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_vbpopup.js"></script></if>

To this:

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_vbpopup.js"></script>

Edit: If you are using version 1.0 then just use the original javascript file name of vbulletin_adbox.js

[PET]

i don't see why is this so awansome ! It's a POPUP ! USERS HATE POPUP's...

[LordJMann]

Originally Posted by PET

i don't see why is this so awansome ! It's a POPUP ! USERS HATE POPUP's...

Yes, it is a popup but it only lasts for a very short period of time and is a quite small box that just reminds the user to signup. This is mainly efficient to users who have never used a forum before and can simply be avoided by signing up in order to access the full features of a forum. Plus, this DHTML popup only affects the forum homepage. So it isn't as big of a nuisance as it could be and can sometimes be an effective way to get a message across.