vB RANDOM QUOTE ON FORUMHOME

This hack will work for every Release Candidate version.

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DEMO BOARD
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Demo board is located at: http://www.forumfreedom.net/
Feel free to visit.

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DESCRIPTION
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This hack will add custom random quotes directly below the navbar (See the example ). You customize the quotes in a text file easily, and a random one is displayed. Makes it very easy. This hack was requested in the vbulletin 3.5 request forum.

Keep in mind that this will randomize any text and display different lines of the text file randomly, so it can be used for more than quotes.

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INSTALLATION
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 1-2 Minutes

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL!!!

[Mathiau]

sounds good will try it out on RC3 - always loved this hack

advice - maybe put the zip file in the first post and keep 1 updated instead of in multiple posts

[Wayne Luke]

Why not just use Javascript and a template edit?

http://clarksco.com/blog/?p=6

[Gray Matter]

First of all, thank you so much for creating this hack after I've been lobbying for it for so long!

I do have some suggestions, though.

• Easy quote adder/editor in the ACP. (the current way of editing the rand.txt file is so tidious and time-consuming -- especially for me, who's got over 350 quotes on his vB2 site that he wants to transfer to vB3.5)
• Have two variables that we can edit through templates: "$quote" and "$quoter". This way, I can use HTML, but I can customize it for all of the quotes in an instant rather than manually customize via the text file.

I think that's about it.

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

And why global_start if it's only for Forumhome?

I think it's a good idea to have it with global_start, in case someone (such as I have) would like to display the quote on every page (by adding it to the footer template, etc.)

Great hack, nevertheless.

[adamgessel]

Like I said... I know I didn't do it the best way. It gets the job done, so expect a better version later but this does what it is supposed to do.

I will be making a new version soon... but just keep in mind that I want to wait until the final release of vBulletin before making anything huge.

[adamgessel]

KuRi, thanks for your contribution. If you'd like to be added as a co-author, let me know and I will be happy to put you up there.

I will update and create a better version soon.

[KuRi]

Originally Posted by adamgessel

KuRi, thanks for your contribution. If you'd like to be added as a co-author, let me know and I will be happy to put you up there.

I will update and create a better version soon.

if you feel that i should then why not... lol

Just an update.... im working on integrating into the admincp.... its proving more dificult than i first thaught it to be

[mOdEtWo]

Please make this a plugin with a nice ACP edit function, that would rock. I have a "Quote of the week" function at my forums, but I have to edit the phrase each time I want to change it.

[Mr Blunt]

Well Chute.... I've been working on something "similar" for the last few weeks and just finished it today.

I can definately say mine gets displayed A LOT different (and besides it's just one of many features in my extension) so I don't see why both hacks can't coexist here at vb.org

Nice job with this one so far, Adam!!
I almost think I like yours better than mine!!
Ummmm .... almost is a keyword ... hehe!!


I can't show ya screens of mine yet due to technical reasons but soon.

[Mr Blunt]

believe me, not trying to steal any potential people from this hack because it does look real cool (ok, yours DOES look better than mine ) but maybe my product will help you along the way a little bit somehow someway.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=95264

Edited to correct url .... my bad!!

[KuRi]

Originally Posted by Mr Blunt

believe me, not trying to steal any potential people from this hack because it does look real cool (ok, yours DOES look better than mine ) but maybe my product will help you along the way a little bit somehow someway.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93167

very well but what exactly is the relevance of that hack to this one?? this one shows random quotes, yours shows attachment download stats.... you have confued me!!