BB Code Enhancements - Countdown BB Code

Description

This is a countdown hack that allows users to put a custom countdown using BB Code.

Example:

[countdown=12/31/2020 5:00 AM;It is finally here]Count down:[/countdown]

The countdown will count down till it reaches the date then it will show the text in the option after the date. The param is the text before the countdown.

The date is in the format of m/d/yyyy h:mm AM.
m is for month.
d is for day.
y is for Year with 4 digits like 2008 not 08.
h is for the hour.
The last m is for minute and needs to be 2 digits.
The AM can be AM or PM.

Features


* Processing is done by Javascript.
* There can be multiple countdowns on a page without effecting the other countdowns on the page.

Installation With Product


1. Upload everything in the upload folder.
2. Login to your Admin Control Panel
3. Go to Plugins & Products -> Manage products
4. Click on Add/Import product
5. Browse for product-countdown37.xml and click import.
6. Edit your headinclude template and put this code at the bottom.

<!-- Begin Countdown Javascript code -->

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

<!-- End Countdown Javascript code -->

Installation without Product

1. Upload everything in the upload folder.
2. Login to your Admin Control Panel
3. Edit your headinclude template and put this code at the bottom.

   <!-- Begin Countdown Javascript code -->
   
   <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/countdown.js"></script>
   
   <!-- End Countdown Javascript code -->

4. Create new BB Code with these settings.
   Title: Countdown (You can make this whatever you want)
   Tag: countdown
   Replacement:

   <span id="cntdwn"></span>
   <script type="text/javascript">
   init_countdown("{param}", "{option}");
   </script>

   Example:

   [countdown=12/31/2020 5:00 AM;It is finally here]Count down:[/countdown]

   Use {option}: Yes

Version Changes

• 1.1 Fix countdown only showing when using quick reply.

[John3971]

thanks for this modification..

[OrionsMom]

This is very kewl I have been looking for something like this! I just have one question. I placed this in my signature box and it works fine when I am posting a thread or reply using the New Thread or Post Reply buttons. However if I use the quick reply box it does not show and bottom of browswer window says "done but with errors on page." If I refresh the page the timer then shows in my signature area and no error is noted in the browser window. Do you know why this happens or have a way to fix that minor issue?

[MoT3rror]

Originally Posted by OrionsMom

This is very kewl I have been looking for something like this! I just have one question. I placed this in my signature box and it works fine when I am posting a thread or reply using the New Thread or Post Reply buttons. However if I use the quick reply box it does not show and bottom of browswer window says "done but with errors on page." If I refresh the page the timer then shows in my signature area and no error is noted in the browser window. Do you know why this happens or have a way to fix that minor issue?

Yeah I know about the issue but currently going through some crazy times at my website. When it starts to cool down again, I will fix it.

[OrionsMom]

kewl I look forward to the fix...hope things settle with your site soon Let me note however that even with this minor error I am THRILLED to have this countdown and love how we can have more than one at a time. Many of my members are mothers of more than one child and now they can countdown to each ones birthday instead of just the next birthday! Thanks again!

[MoT3rror]

Version 1.1 has been released and includes the fix. Make sure to reupload all the files including the mod in the Admin CP.

[OrionsMom]

Do I need to uninstall the other one first? I uploaded the clientscript to the clientscript file, uploaded the xml file and copied and pasted that same text into head includes area. Now it shows the countdown but no text telling what I am counting down to and still does not show on quick reply. What did I do wrong or is something missing from the zip file?

[OrionsMom]

reverting back to 1.0 for now just so we know what we are counting down to.

[OrionsMom]

BTW I did uninstall and then re-install it still did not fix the issue so not sure what happened.

[MoT3rror]

Originally Posted by OrionsMom

BTW I did uninstall and then re-install it still did not fix the issue so not sure what happened.

Compare your BB code setup to the instructions that was just added.

[Xanlamin]

Tagged for reference....been looking for something like this, will come in handy for alot of aspects on two sites I run for gaming.