Forum Home Enhancements - New Notification Image

Now that we have notifications, I have modified my previous New PM hack to go along with the new setup. This will display when ever there is a new PM or Notification to grab the users attention.

In the navbar template find:

<if condition="$show['pmwarning']"><div><strong><phrase 1="$vbphrase[pmpercent_nav_compiled]">$vbphrase[your_pm_box_is_x_full]</phrase></strong></div></if>
</div>
</td>

Add this right under:

<if condition="$show['notifications']">
<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/notification.jpg" alt="You have a new Notification" border="0"></a>
</td>
</if>

Upload the attached "notification.jpg" to your /images/misc directory

~Please click Install if you use this~

[slmoney]

that flash is awesome...

I also have added the <a href="http://www.yourforum.com/private.php"> before the image..so they can click the image and it opens the private message page.

[Howell]

Originally Posted by slmoney

that flash is awesome...

I also have added the <a href="http://www.yourforum.com/private.php"> before the image..so they can click the image and it opens the private message page.

Unfortunately that link will not be valid if there is a different notification.

A Profile visitor message for example.

[ericgtr]

What I have done is just linked it to my User CP. It will display any new notification items all in one place.

[BoredOutOfMyMin]

Nice Mod.

I was tempted to put that monkey avatar as the image on the left side!

[Derekclarke]

Great Thanks....

Could you edit this to display an Image when their is no notifications, and then display another when their is?

I would like to use a mail box Image.... when no notifications its just normal... but when their is a notification the flag is displayed....

I have used a Gif file for now with the popup flag when their is a notification...
But would look great if i could have the mail box all the time.

Thanks
Derek

[aj8690]

Thanks. Is there any way to link this image so it has a drop-down of all the notifications, like the "Your Notifications" link? Here is the image I made for this; feel free to use it yourself.

Thanks.

[Teknik4]

Nice Thanks.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Derekclarke

Great Thanks....

Could you edit this to display an Image when their is no notifications, and then display another when their is?

I would like to use a mail box Image.... when no notifications its just normal... but when their is a notification the flag is displayed....

I have used a Gif file for now with the popup flag when their is a notification...
But would look great if i could have the mail box all the time.

Thanks
Derek

Just do this Derek:

<if condition="$show['notifications']">
<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/notification.jpg" alt="You have a new Notification" border="0" /> </a>
<else />
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/nonotification.jpg" alt="You have no new notifications" border="0" />
</td>
</if>

If there is a new notification, it will display the notification.jpg. If there isn't, it will display the nonotification.jpg.

[Derekclarke]

Thanks Rich.....

However their is a problem.....

The No notification image appears in the wrong place....

See attached Image

[Jase2]

Try:

<if condition="$show['notifications']">
<td class="alt2" valign="right" nowrap="nowrap">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/notification.jpg" alt="You have a new Notification" border="0" /> </a>
<else />
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/nonotification.jpg" alt="You have no new notifications" border="0" />
</td>
</if>

Regards Jason