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Quick News V2 · **Released**: 09-18-2006

Quick News v2
By Adrian at Development Chat
Tested on v3.6.1, should work on 3.6.0 and 3.5.x

Hey,

This is a very simple mod', it allows you to add news/important notes or announcements, on the homepage of your forum.
You can enable/disable or add news via the admin panel.
The "Quick News" box, matches your forum theme. Just so it doesn't look out of place.

New in Version two.

Abilty to hide Quick News from guests
Abilty to show Quick News to admins only
Abilty to choose to show Quick News on everypage, or just forum home

Installation
Import the product-quicknews.xml
Go to vBulletion Options > Quick News (Read option descriptions before configuring)

Template Edit:
Open Forum Home Templates > FORUMHOME

Find:

HTML Code:

<!-- main -->

After Add:

HTML Code:

<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_enabled'] == 1">
		<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_forumhome'] == 1">
			<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	<else />
		<if condition="$show['guest']">
	<!-- No message for guests -->
		</if>
		</if>
		
				<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_admin'] == 1">
					<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	<else />
							<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
								<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 1">
<!-- No message for guests, if admin view only is set to no, and guest view is also set to no -->
	</if>
	
	<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	</if>
		</if>
	</if>
	
		</if>
	</if>

Now open Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates > navbar

Add at the very bottom:

HTML Code:

<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_enabled'] == 1">
		<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_everypage'] == 1">
			<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	<else />
		<if condition="$show['guest']">
	<!-- No message for guests -->
		</if>
		</if>
		
				<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_admin'] == 1">
					<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	<else />
							<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
								<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 1">
<!-- No message for guests, if admin view only is set to no, and guest view is also set to no -->
	</if>
	
	<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	</if>
		</if>
	</if>
	
		</if>
	</if>

Done.

Upgrading:
If you are upfrading from Quick News v1 to v2.
Do the following.

Import the new product-quicknews.xml (Overwriting old version)

Then, open up:
Forum Home Template > FORUMHOME (if you installed it in FORUMHOME)

Find:

HTML Code:

	<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_enabled'] == 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>

And replace it with:

HTML Code:

<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_enabled'] == 1">
		<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_forumhome'] == 1">
			<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	<else />
		<if condition="$show['guest']">
	<!-- No message for guests -->
		</if>
		</if>
		
				<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_admin'] == 1">
					<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	<else />
							<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
								<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 1">
<!-- No message for guests, if admin view only is set to no, and guest view is also set to no -->
	</if>
	
	<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	</if>
		</if>
	</if>
	
		</if>
	</if>

If you added the code into Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates > navbar, do the following

Find:

HTML Code:

	<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_enabled'] == 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>

Replace it with:

HTML Code:

<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_enabled'] == 1">
		<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_everypage'] == 1">
			<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	<else />
		<if condition="$show['guest']">
	<!-- No message for guests -->
		</if>
		</if>
		
				<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_admin'] == 1">
					<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	<else />
							<if condition="$vboptions['qnews_guests'] == 1">
								<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 1">
<!-- No message for guests, if admin view only is set to no, and guest view is also set to no -->
	</if>
	
	<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 

align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">$vboptions[qnews_news]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
	</if>
	</if>
		</if>
	</if>
	
		</if>
	</if>

Done.

Very easy to install mod', and quite useful.

Click install if you use it please.

Thanks.

Adrian

cooldude714 · #62 02-03-2007, 06:59 AM

It is broken for me! I have done everything correctly and successfully installed it on previous vBs so what is the matter?

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/999/quicknewsku4.jpg

Black Widow · #63 02-07-2007, 06:05 PM

thanks man.

usefull hack...

Edog · #64 03-02-2007, 06:46 PM

what would be the reason why animated gifs wouldnt work in this hack? I mean they show up they just dont animate.

Red Spider · #65 06-28-2007, 08:38 PM

Great hack, just wish it was possible to change the "Quick News" title

Spika · #66 06-29-2007, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Spider

Great hack, just wish it was possible to change the "Quick News" title

Yes, in template FORUMHOME and/or navbar find:
<td align="center" class="tcat">Quick News</td>
replace with:
<td align="center" class="tcat">Your Tittle</td>

See this
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=50

P.D. Great hack! Works fine in 3.6.7PL1

SAT2M · #67 04-10-2008, 06:06 PM

erro in code in navbar

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

The conditional on line 347 appears to be missing its beginning tag (<if>). This may cause unexpected behavior.

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish

please correct code

ndut · #68 04-10-2008, 06:54 PM

it works!! cool...

masoud_sun · #69 04-16-2008, 05:48 AM

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

The conditional on line 73 appears to be missing its beginning tag (<if>). This may cause unexpected behavior.

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish

1230 · #70 05-17-2008, 06:02 AM

Please update to 3.7.0 stable.

wpeloquin · #71 05-26-2008, 05:18 PM

why would you want to install this on 3.7?

AdminCP -> Notices -> Add New Notice

it's a function built into 3.7 now, this mod is not needed in any way if you are on 3.7

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