Mini Mods - [AJAX] Drop Down Message Display / Selector

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Description
This hack adds a drop down menu underneath your navbar.
When someone selects an option it'll load a table with the contents you put in it (without reloading the page).

You can use HTML when you add a new message.

I have added a new hook for the use of replacing text.
I have hardcoded two replacements.

[username] - This will display the username of the user browsing
[userid] - This will display the userid of the user browsing.


F.A.Q.
Q: How can I add my own replacements?
A: Add a new plugin under the hook "ajax_drop_menu_start".
In the Plugin PHP code use this format: $cm['text'] = str_replace("find", "replace", $cm['text']);

Example:

PHP Code:

$cm['text'] = str_replace("[username]", $vbulletin->userinfo['username'], $cm['text']); 


Q: Can I use the hook for other things besides replacing text?
A: Yes. You can use it for almost anything. If you'd like to query the database for the lastest 5 threads and display them in the drop down menu you can.


On the demo you'll see a drop down menu with the text "Select Message".
View The Demo

[DPSR]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

Make a new plugin in 'cache_templates' with this:

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates[]  = 'custom_messages'; 


Thanks buddy

[harmor19]

Sorry about the uncached template. It'll be fix in the next release.

[therocks]

Originally Posted by Barakat

from where can i add messeges ?

i was wondering this too... i created the new hook (ajax_drop_menu_start) but it's not showing up in the dropdown...

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by therocks

i was wondering this too... i created the new hook (ajax_drop_menu_start) but it's not showing up in the dropdown...

Can you explain what you've done?

[therocks]

Originally Posted by harmor19

Can you explain what you've done?

i went into my plugin manager and added a plugin under ajax_drop_menu_start. i used the code from one of your examples to show the last 5 threads from a specific forum as the plugin PHP code and made sure that the plugin is set to active.. for the execution order i put 1, it was at 5 by default..

is that all you need to do to add something into the dropdown menu or am i missing something??

heres a screenshot..

[harmor19]

I can barely see it.
You don't need to [you] tag. It already has [username] which does the same thing.

[therocks]

Originally Posted by harmor19

I can barely see it.
You don't need to [you] tag. It already has [username] which does the same thing.

Not sure what you're talking about... I just copied and pasted the code from your example.. changing only the forumid to pull the new threads from... nothing's showing up in the dropdown menu... just the "Select Message".. so is this the only step you need to take to make a new drop down menu selection or am I missing something?

this is the code from the screenshot:

PHP Code:

$getthreads = $db->query_read("SELECT * FROM thread WHERE forumid='23' ORDER BY threadid DESC LIMIT 10");    
while($lt = $db->fetch_array($getthreads))
{
   $latestthreads .= "Title: <a href='showthread.php?t=$lt[threadid]'>".$lt['title']."</a> | Posted By: <a href='member.php?u=$lt[postuserid]'>".$lt['lastposter']."</a><br />";

}

$cm['text'] = str_replace("[latestthreads]", $latestthreads, $cm['text']); 


[harmor19]

Originally Posted by therocks

Not sure what you're talking about... I just copied and pasted the code from your example.. changing only the forumid to pull the new threads from... nothing's showing up in the dropdown menu... just the "Select Message".. so is this the only step you need to take to make a new drop down menu selection or am I missing something?

You posted up a screen shot where it looks like you were trying to use the the [you] tag.

Go to Admin CP --> Custom Messages --> [Add] or [Modify]
In the text area use [latestthreads]

[therocks]

Originally Posted by harmor19

You posted up a screen shot where it looks like you were trying to use the the [you] tag.

Go to Admin CP --> Custom Messages --> [Add] or [Modify]
In the text area use [latestthreads]

ok i did that... it's now showing in the drop down menu.. however, when i select it i get this:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM custom_messages WHERE display_order='1';

MySQL Error  : Table '*****.custom_messages' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date         : Saturday, August 26th 2006 @ 07:09:37 PM
Script       : http://******.com/boards/custom_messages.php?display_order=1
Referrer     : 
IP Address   : *******
Username     : therocks
Classname    : vb_database

[Kirk Y]

You forgot to add table prefixes Harmor.

I do that all the time too, lol.