End-User Options - Panic Button - Postbit

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.


What Does This Hack Do?[hr]hr[/hr]
This is an update to my 3.7.x version of this hack.

Do your members ever view your site from work when they should not be doing so? Will they get in to trouble if they do get caught by their boss? If the answer is yes to both questions, then this hack is for you.

This hack gives your members their own vBulletin Boss Key (i.e. Panic button), which is displayed at the bottom of the postbit in each post, so your members can quickly click themselves to the safety of legitimate url if the boss turns up, while your members are at work.

I have created a custom button for this hack, you can use another button if you like, just remember to rename it panic.gif. You can have a different button for each style, as long as each one is named panic.gif.

NOTE: Any Panic Button you see in a thread is tied to your profile, even if it is in someone else's postbit (to prove it, disable the Panic Button in the your UserCP)

This hack was created because of a requested here.

If your members report errors when clicking on the panic button, first thing to ensure is that they used the full url (including http://) when typing in the site their panic button will go to, ie http://www.google.com (will work) and not like this - www.google.com (will not work). The second thing to check for, is that the Panic Button - URL Jump box is not empty.


Limitation with this hack[hr]hr[/hr]
People keep asking for usergroup permissions for this hack.

While this would easy to implement, what people fail to realise is that User Profile Fields are not controlled by usergroup permissions at all, and even if usergroup permissions were added to this hack, the User Profile Fields would still be viewable by members even if they do not have permissions to use them.

User Profile Fields are either viewable by all or viewable by none, this is how they were implemented in vBulletin by design, there is no in between with User Profile Fields.

So, I will not be adding usergroup permissions to this hack.


vBulletin Version Compatibility[hr]hr[/hr]
This hack can be used with vBulletin versions 3.6.0 - 3.8.8.

For the v4.0.x version of this hack - check here.


Hack Support/Feature Requests[hr]hr[/hr]
IMPORTANT: This hack is no longer supported.


Install/Uninstall Instructions[hr]hr[/hr]
The Panic Button Installation Instructions 3.8.xxx.pdf instructions file is included in attached .zip (includes instructions and pictures)


Version History[hr]hr[/hr]
v3.8.002 - Friday 27th March 2009
-- Fixed: Uncached Template
-- Added: Uninstall Instructions

v3.8.001 - Friday 9th January 2009
-- Initial Release


Thanks[hr]hr[/hr]
Thanks go out to Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his install code.


Show Your Appreciation [hr]hr[/hr]
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[imaroot]

yea it's a great mod not installed but BOOKMARKED!

[BigDog56]

Very nice, thank you! Had members wanting something like this!

[donwon]

Awesome love it and installed! Working on 8.1.

[Jasem]

Good work, thank you......

Installed & working Very good :up:

[DobieGillis?]

works! Wonderful mod!

[Keyser S?ze]

i saw this when regin at another site, and i just had to come find it!! ;D very neat and handy idea, i have marked as installed and nominated for MOTM, good luck

[Keyser S?ze]

ok i installed this and followed the instructions, but when i uploaded the product i got this error

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1

something to do with pl1?

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Keyser S?ze

ok i installed this and followed the instructions, but when i uploaded the product i got this error

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1

something to do with pl1?

It sounds like something went wrong when you downloaded the zip file, try downloading it and extracting the files again. Let me know if the problem persists.

[DobieGillis?]

I still love this hack. good job, Mosh!

[Keyser S?ze]

Originally Posted by Mosh

It sounds like something went wrong when you downloaded the zip file, try downloading it and extracting the files again. Let me know if the problem persists.

worked, thanks

it imported fine and everything seems to be working, i did steps 5 and 6 and when i go to my options in my userxp the input areas are there

but in bot postbit and legacy no panic button shows up, its just not there

id love to send u a link so u can try it urself