Add-On Releases - World of Warcraft Event Calendar

What does this Mod do?
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This is a calendar mod that supports events created for World of Warcraft that allows signups for mains and alternates. Data for mains and alternates are pulled from the world of warcraft armory automatically and listed/displayed in a table format based on the style of your current site.

Current Version
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Current beta version = 1.2.7 (recommended)
Current stable version = 1.2.6

Whether you are upgrading or installing from new, you ALL need to download the instructions and read them. There is a section for New Installs and a section for Upgrading. Inside there is also a NEW .CHM file (help file) that will also make it easier to read. I kept the instructions file in there as well but it's renamed to wowcalendar.txt instead. Review wowcalendar.chm if you are able to. It works better.

What is required?
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You will essentially need to perform:

• One product XML import
• Two PHP file uploads
• One Profile addition for User Profiles
• One Template Modification
• Uploading image files to the specified path listed in the instructions

Review the "instructions" contained in the zip file before installing this product.

Creating a Calendar Entry
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When you create a calendar entry, single, recurring, etc. - make sure you enable users to signup (located at the bottom of the new calendar event form) (see the screenshot listed in this post). By default, it should place an automatic signup checkmark in that box. Once you submit, users will be able to signup.

Alternates
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If you have alternates on, alternates can be used to signup with (only if people have added additional characters to their user profile. At this time, the calendar only reads the top 3 lines in the profile box so any more characters listed will not be usable in the calendar.

(i.e. if you have 7 characters listed, only the first 3 will be usable.

Armory Data
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Armory Data is pulled as soon as a "registered" user checks the calendar event. This data is then replaced into the armorydata table for use later on with the signups. Remember to set your server and your locale as well. If your server has two words (ex. Scarlet Crusade) you would input Scarlet+Crusade in the server box. If you play on a US server you would put US in the locale box. If you play on a European Server you would input EU in the locale box. Make sure you set all appropriate options.

Options for your Calendar System
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Go into your vb options and you will find two separate sections for setting options - one is for settings and one is for styles. You can change any options in here. Future revisions will include more substitutions/changes in this area.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
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[name]Farcaster[/name]:
For his initial MOD and ideas which got me started and into customizing the entire calendar. Farcaster's Event Attendance can be found at: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=129088

[name]Gryphon[/name]:
For helping with the original wow parser code and for giving me some tips/advice for working to implement it with the calendar system. In addition, Gryphon, formerly Blackjack, worked with me deeply to allow both this calendar and his current gWoWCharacter mod to be cross-compatible. He also helped with localization. Many thanks!

[elricstorm]

upgrade to 1.2.6 for starters with the new functions

Make sure you upload the latest functions file as well as overwrite the product file when upgrading to 1.2.6.

[Gooner]

i have, im the one who tested it for you

[Gooner]

i changed the armoury timeout from 15 to 5, to see if that makes a difference. other than that i dont know.

[Hyrel]

elricstorm , would it be possible for me to get a copy of the code that doesn't use the armory? The load time from having to use the custom php is just too slow. The guild will want to go back to the eqdkp planner if I leave it the way it is.

Making them keep their profiles up-to-date isn't really an issue. We have enough competition on raids that if they want to go they will make that a priority.

I know I'm asking alot, but thought I'd see if you could before I try hacking it ^_^ My sainty is at stake here

What I would like to have is the ability to custom set the background of the table head since what it pulls from VB isn't really a good option unless it can be resized. have a large class icon for the totals count table. All of which I'm pretty sure I could do.

Then the sign ups have name, level, class with the image, spec, race (no image), and comments but all the data minus the comments comes from customer user fields. Also would be kind of cool if the totals and the sign ups could be separate boxes.

I'll gladly donate for your work. I've spent more time trying to get this working then the whole rest of the website.

[elricstorm]

Originally Posted by Gooner

i have, im the one who tested it for you

Gooner, you still need to upgrade. I changed the product code and the functions (even from the one you tested) , upgrade to the newest.

Also, no issues on our calendar here. I just double checked with my primary and test sites. Let me know how the new code works and which armory you are using - is it EU or US?

[elricstorm]

Originally Posted by Hyrel

elricstorm , would it be possible for me to get a copy of the code that doesn't use the armory? The load time from having to use the custom php is just too slow. The guild will want to go back to the eqdkp planner if I leave it the way it is.

I'll see what I can do with the next version mate - I might try to condense code with the new and see if I can create an armory and a non-armory version. Although trying to keep tabs on two separate product files might be a bit difficult. I'll see what I can do. What I may do instead is have a toggle so you can turn "off" armory checking once you've updated information.

I'll have to think about it.

[elricstorm]

Here you go hyrel. Here's a very old version 1.1.3 you can use that does not have the armorydata or alternates in it.

Enjoy.

[Nrf_Tivoli]

If characters haven't been updated via the armory yet and a character above them in the list has been profiled it will display the info from the character above them.

06-15-2007 05:13 PM 	Tivs 	70 	Priest  Priest  	Shadow  	  Male Undead  Undead 	  
06-18-2007 01:01 AM 	Kjen 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 07:12 AM 	Wd 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 07:13 AM 	Onyxx 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 07:29 AM 	ryse 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 08:31 AM 	Kensie 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	sure why not

Otherwise if they are before the player it appears correct like this.

06-18-2007 06:29 AM 	Nulil 		   	 	    	  
06-18-2007 07:00 AM 	Croissant 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:12 AM 	Wd 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:28 AM 	Onyxx 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:29 AM 	ryse 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:55 AM 	Cyla 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 08:30 AM 	Kensie 		  		  	
06-18-2007 11:13 AM 	Kjen 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 02:39 PM 	Tivs 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 02:58 PM 	Madelyn 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Holy 	Female Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 04:02 PM 	wanis 	70 	Warlock  Warlock 	Affliction 	Male Undead  Undead

[elricstorm]

Originally Posted by Nrf_Tivoli

If characters haven't been updated via the armory yet and a character above them in the list has been profiled it will display the info from the character above them.

06-15-2007 05:13 PM 	Tivs 	70 	Priest  Priest  	Shadow  	  Male Undead  Undead 	  
06-18-2007 01:01 AM 	Kjen 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 07:12 AM 	Wd 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 07:13 AM 	Onyxx 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 07:29 AM 	ryse 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 08:31 AM 	Kensie 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	sure why not

Otherwise if they are before the player it appears correct like this.

06-18-2007 06:29 AM 	Nulil 		   	 	    	  
06-18-2007 07:00 AM 	Croissant 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:12 AM 	Wd 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:28 AM 	Onyxx 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:29 AM 	ryse 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 07:55 AM 	Cyla 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 08:30 AM 	Kensie 		  		  	
06-18-2007 11:13 AM 	Kjen 		  		  	 
06-18-2007 02:39 PM 	Tivs 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Shadow 	Male Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 02:58 PM 	Madelyn 	70 	Priest  Priest 	Holy 	Female Undead  Undead 	 
06-18-2007 04:02 PM 	wanis 	70 	Warlock  Warlock 	Affliction 	Male Undead  Undead

If a person signs up for an event and then they go back and change their main character name or alternate name, it will pull the information from the previous person because there isn't any information updated for them yet. As an example:

• I have Drabin, Tyllarik, and Luttiano as my Main, Alternate1, Alternate2.
• I signup for 4 events with Drabin.
• I go into my usercp and swap my main character out to Angello.
• If I visit the calendar, Drabin is signed up but there isn't any information for him because he is no longer listed in the armorydata table.
• The only way to update the information is to signup with Angello, in which case Drabin is completely removed and replaced with the correct main signup name.

This is not a bug but rather an underdeveloped result of the newness of the armorydata features. The only way it occurs is if someone is signed up to an event that never had armorydata pulled. In the interim, the easiest solution is to make sure you uninstall the product and reinstall the product when upgrading to any version that introduced the armory data and alternates system (i.e. version 1.1.3 upgrading to 1.2.6 you would have to do this) and re-edit the events and force new signups if you have a lot of events already signed up to. The second easiest solution is to tell your members to visit "any event" - even events they haven't signed up to and it will forceably update the information.

As a new feature, I'm working on a way to manually update all currently signed up names via an admin button for certain groups. This would ensure that you could forceably fix any db issues right away, without having to wait for members to come visit.

This issue should not occur for "most people". It usually occurs for people who upgraded from a very old version to a very new version.

[Hyrel]

*hugs* thank you thank you!