Event Forums

Note: This plugin has been discontinued and taken over here. Installing this plugin is *not* recommended.

The plugin creates a tight integration between a calendar and a forum.

• When an event is created in a calendar, a corresponding thread is created in its forum.
• When an event is deleted, its thread is deleted.
• When a thread is deleted, its event is deleted.
• When an event is edited, its thread is edited.
• When a thread is edited via quick edit, its event is edited.
• Links to event details are redirected to the thread.
• New post links in event forums are redirected to new event forms, except for moderators.
• Advanced editing on a thread is redirected to event edit.

To set up your calendar/forum pairs, look under "Event Forums" in "vBulletin Options" in admincp.

There is also one template change. In calendar_showeventsbit, change:

PHP Code:

<td class="tcat">$eventinfo[title]</td> 


to:

PHP Code:

<td class="tcat"><if condition="$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"><a href="showthread.php?t=$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"></if>$eventinfo[title]<if condition="$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"></a></if></td> 


I run a forum at http://nwtekno.org/ that is heavily oriented to calendar data, so this is useful to me, though I'm not sure how useful it will be to others. Mostly I'm putting this up for critique by people who know more than me.

One thing I'm wondering is how to get the included template (nwteventforums_calendar_showeventsbit) to replace calendar_showeventsbit when installed. Or should I just tell people to copy/paste from one to another?

[peterska2]

I've installed the latest one from one of the posts but I don't see where the settings are for which forum etc.

Anyone know where or how?

actually I've found it. I just couldn't see it for looking.

[Code Monkey]

It would be neet if you could set a date in the calendar, say 5 days after the event, and the thread would be auto closed.

[Devii]

Indeed that would be cool, I think vB really needs an Event Manager plugin of sorts, allow for threads/comments, and rules on how the events are dealt with (closing after x days as you said, and so on). Also have options for like seats/used seats, and maybe even pre-payment/payment verification?

I can do a bit of PHP, but I dont have a deep understanding of the vB code base...

[NxTek]

When an event is created in a calendar, a corresponding thread is created in its forum.

Is this optional? I'd like only selected events to create threads, not all events.

[LoOnEyToOnZ]

Is this compatible with 3.50 gold ?

[peterska2]

It's working fine on my 3.5.0 Gold

[Devii]

Any way to get this to work with moderated events?

[gyankow]

Originally Posted by skizzy203

How do I access any events that were previously posted before I added this pluggin?

The events that I already had, show up on the calendar view, but when I click on the title it takes me to this message:

vBulletin Message
No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

I would like to be able to access old events and copy and paste the old event info into new event threads and clear those non working links out of the calendars.

Any Insight?

I also would like to request that the "Event Attendace Hack" be integrated into this system as it would be an excellent feature for my members as well.

Thank you guys for taking the time to develop and support this excellent pluggin. I seriously don't understand why Jelsoft has not spent more time on this.

I just had the same error on 3.5.0 GOLD!

[silurius]

Has anyone tried to make this Event Attendance plugin work alongside Event Forums?

[twitch]

Originally Posted by silurius

Has anyone tried to make this Event Attendance plugin work alongside Event Forums?

nope, we are waiting for someone to release a version containing both functions in one package