vBulletin CMS Widgets - Widget - Today's Birthdays

First I want to thank Lynne for giving me a good startup for both code and this post from her Widget - Online Users mod.

This is a widget for your CMS pages to show Today's Birthdays.



You will need to Create a new Template (vbcms_widget_execphp_birthdays), Cache the template, Create a new Widget (Today's Birthdays), Configure the Widget, and then finally add the Widget to your Layout (I am not including instructions for that, you should know how to add Widgets to Layouts).

1.0 2010-12-10: First version (4.0.8)

INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Create a new Template
Styles & Templates > select style (I like to do this in the MASTER STYLE, but you will need to reinput it after every upgrade) > Add Template
Title - vbcms_widget_execphp_birthdays
Template code -

<vb:if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<div class="cms_widget category_widget">
    <div class="block">
        <div class="cms_widget_header">
	    <h3><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/birthday.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase todays_birthdays}" /> {vb:rawphrase todays_birthdays}</h3>
        </div>
        <div class="cms_widget_content widget_content">
            <div>
                <ol class="commalist">
			{vb:raw birthdays}
		</ol>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
</vb:if>

2) Create a new Plugin
Plugins & Products > Add New Plugin > leave everything default except:
Hook Location - cache_templates
Title - Cache template for Today's Birthdays Widget
Plugin PHP code -

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'vbcms')
{
    $cache[] = 'forumhome_birthdaybit';
} 


Plugin is Active - Yes

3) Create a new Widget
vBulletin CMS > Widgets > Create New Widget
Widget Type - PHP Direct Execution
Title - Today's Birthdays
SAVE

4) Configure the Widget
Now go to vBulletin CMS > Widgets > Today's Birthdays > Configure
Change the Template Name to -
vbcms_widget_execphp_birthdays
Add the following code -

PHP Code:

$today = vbdate('Y-m-d', TIMENOW, false, false);

// ### TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS #################################################
if (vB::$vbulletin->options['showbirthdays'])
{
    if (!is_array(vB::$vbulletin->birthdaycache)
        OR ($today != vB::$vbulletin->birthdaycache['day1'] AND $today != vB::$vbulletin->birthdaycache['day2'])
        OR !is_array(vB::$vbulletin->birthdaycache['users1'])
    )
    {
        // Need to update!
        require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_databuild.php');
        $birthdaystore = build_birthdays();
        DEVDEBUG('Updated Birthdays');
    }
    else
    {
        $birthdaystore = $vbulletin->birthdaycache;
    }
    switch ($today)
    {
        case $birthdaystore['day1']:
            $birthdaysarray = $birthdaystore['users1'];
            break;

        case $birthdaystore['day2']:
            $birthdaysarray = $birthdaystore['users2'];
            break;

        default:
            $birthdaysarray = array();
    }
    // memory saving
    unset($birthdaystore);

    $birthdaybits = array();

    foreach ($birthdaysarray AS $birthday)
    {
        $templater = vB_Template::create('forumhome_birthdaybit');
            $templater->register('birthday', $birthday);
        $birthdaybits[] = $templater->render();
    }

    $birthdays = implode('', $birthdaybits);
    

    $show['birthdays'] = iif ($birthdays, true, false);
}
else
{
    $show['birthdays'] = false;
}

$birthdaysarray = array('birthdays' => $birthdays,
    'show' => $show,
    );
vB_Template::preRegister('vbcms_widget_execphp_birthdays', $birthdaysarray); 


After install clear the CMS cache

[Scitz0]

I'm on 4.1.5 and I cant get this widget to display. Even before when I was on 4.1.2 it didn't work.
I have followed the instructions to the letter, even removed it and reinstalled several times to be sure I didn't miss anything.

I can see some post here that people only see it after clearing CMS cache but not even that helps in my case.

What can I do to help you help me?

I have checked that birthdays are activated in the settings as well, both under general settings and under usergroup settings.

[dang3rzon3]

hello,
how to use in the sidebar forum?

[Tri@de]

vb 4.1.12 don't work.

[JustAskJulie]

4.1.12 and the widget shows up but it's empty - despite a birthday showing on the "What's going on" list on forumhome.

[s_cocis]

for 4.2 ?

[080208]

I do not work in 4.2 (

[petersweb]

I am using VB 4.2.1. I cannot get the widget to show on the CMS when there are birthdays listed in the "What's Going On" section.

[BGObsession]

Uninstalled on 4.2.1 (widget block shows but does not display birthday despite test user birthday. It's not a cache clearing issue. The mod simply doesn't work.

[AndroidXDA]

Interesting, Will try this out on my 4.2.2 and get back to you.