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Simple global announcement · **Released**: 11-26-2005

Inspired by the Welcome headers hack I wanted to add a simple global announcement that I could turn on and off via the admin cp and change the announcement from acp.

The Dynamic Announcements hack is a bit more than I require so I wrote my own simple global announcement hack.

To install import the xml file as a product in the Plugin Manager.

Modify template FORUMHOME add

$simple_global_announcement

where You want the announcement to be placed. I have placed it after $navbar and before  like this

Code:

<body>
$header
$navbar
$simple_global_announcement

<!-- main -->

To enable the announcement goto vBulletin options and open settings for "Global annoucement". Here You can enable/disable the announcement and enter the text to display.

Change history.

1.1.0 Made the announcement box collapsable

Future.
I am hoping a new template hook will be added in FORUMHOME just after $navbar so future template edits won't be required to install this.

tommykjensen · #22 01-12-2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle Creek

Do you mean when I would use the {1} and {2} 'things"?

I'm sorry for the questions but I'm just curious

.

Yep and thats ok :-)

Eagle Creek · #23 01-12-2006, 09:07 PM

Thank you!

Eagle Creek · #24 02-26-2006, 08:11 PM

Tommy; listen!

I love your hack. But I have a question/request.

I want to make a copy of this hack on my forums, cause I want to use it two times. But I want the original version not modified. So it can be changed from the admin panel.

The second one I want to have it be able to be changed from the MODCPpanel.

Is this possible and how can I do it?

Alien · #25 03-04-2006, 05:07 PM

Will this work site-wide? Instead of just inside the forumhome?

tommykjensen · #26 07-11-2006, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle Creek

Tommy; listen!

I love your hack. But I have a question/request.

I want to make a copy of this hack on my forums, cause I want to use it two times. But I want the original version not modified. So it can be changed from the admin panel.

The second one I want to have it be able to be changed from the MODCPpanel.

Is this possible and how can I do it?

Sorry about the late response. I haven't been around for a while.

I guess You could do that if You want to. You would need to create a new xml file with a different name. Then You would need to change all references, names etc so the to plugins do not use the same. Not really easy to explain.

Alien, yeah I guess You could use it anywhere You like since the variable is global. I have not tried but see no reason why it shouldn't work.

Eagle Creek · #27 09-28-2006, 10:47 AM

Is this hack working with 3.6.1?

tommykjensen · #28 10-01-2006, 03:57 PM

I think it will but have not tested it as I have not had a lot of spare time.

Eagle Creek · #29 04-19-2007, 01:34 PM

3.6 compatible?

tommykjensen · #30 04-23-2007, 03:00 PM

I will see if I can get it tested on 3.6.5 soon.

Eagle Creek · #31 04-23-2007, 08:34 PM

Thank YOU!

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