Competitions

Description
Adds a competition module to your forums. You can create as many competitions and allow members to participate in them.

Features

• Ability to force participants to fill certain custom profile fields
• Send Private Message to members who participate in the competitions
• Ability to allow more than one entry from a participant
• Input field for answers can be either a textbox, a textarea, radio buttons or a drop-down menu
• If the input type is radio buttons or a drop-down menu, the system can filter out wrong answers and generate a list of winners by picking random participants
• Schedule competitions by setting the starting date (user contributed)
• Very customizable

Installation

1. Upload all necessary files to their respective directories.
2. Install the product XML file.
3. Edit the navbar template to add a link to competitions.php page. (see below)
4. Set necessary permissions for each usergroup to access and/or participate in competitions.
5. Edit the "hkc_nopermission_loggedin" and "hkc_winner_congratulate_message" phrase to customize to your taste.

Upgrade

1. Upload all necessary files to their respective directories.
2. Install the product XML file. Be sure to set "Allow Overwrite" to Yes.

Editing the navbar template

1. Open the navbar template

2. Find:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

3. Add after:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="competitions.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[hkc_competitions]</a></td>

4. Save template

Author Notes
This extension was developed specifically for my website but I am releasing the code since a few members here have have shown interest. I cannot state that it is totally free of bugs. I would appreciate your feedback in making this extension better.

Maybe in Future
At the moment, the question is only restricted to one per competition. I would like to have the ability to add more than one question per competition.

[flr]

Is there anyway it could work, or does anyone know of an alternate mod to run competitions on vbulletin?

thanks!

[Razfaz]

The Coder was Last Online: Feb 2010
Can anyone make this cool Script for vB 4.1.x ???

[Kolbi]

Had updated it to vB4 and it works very well.

Currently I have to learn for my exams. After my exams I'm working on some last style changes and then I publish the new vB4 version.

vB4 version: http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/competitions.php

[vwdforum]

Originally Posted by Kolbi

Had updated it to vB4 and it works very well.

Currently I have to learn for my exams. After my exams I'm working on some last style changes and then I publish the new vB4 version.

vB4 version: http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/competitions.php

Hi, I'm looking forward to seeing your new version. Any idea when it will be released? thanks

[MusixP]

Originally Posted by vwdforum

Hi, I'm looking forward to seeing your new version. Any idea when it will be released? thanks

me2

[keledan2]

Originally Posted by Kolbi

Had updated it to vB4 and it works very well.

Currently I have to learn for my exams. After my exams I'm working on some last style changes and then I publish the new vB4 version.

vB4 version: http://www.2-wheel-planet.de/competitions.php

We're looking forward your hack! Have you got news for us?

[vwdforum]

Hi, any update for a version 4?

[Kolbi]

Hi guys, today I'm reconstruct my developement machine Then the work goes on...

[keledan2]

Hurry please! We can't do without it

[Kolbi]

Has anyone tested vBQuiz developed by Dragonsbyte?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=262358

I guess this can be used, too.

Or is more or less better than the competitions mod.