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]

Thanks Shane - I'm always interested in help. I'll give you a holler sometime this weekend or early next week. A few things that I definitely want to add in are "alternates" and the option coding for all of these customizable toggles.

[Masked Crusader]

Look forward to hearing from you.

If I am not on either of the IM programs, just shoot me an e-mail and I will get back with ASAP.

[elricstorm]

Will do.

Also, as a reminder, if anyone has "any" suggestions you want to see in this that may make it better, please suggest them and let me know.

[gmrstudios]

I would love to see a feature that pulls character information from the armory instead of from profile fields. Not sure if its practical but including information about the person who signed up dynamically would remove alot of the headaches associated with people keeping their profile up to date.

[Juum]

Hi,

This is an awsome mod! Exactly what I wanted really. I had used Farcasters Event mod in the past, and this had one of the features I requested (using a custom field value instead of username).

How about integrating this with vB Event Forums ? I think that would make it just about perfect

Thanks again for the mod.

[elricstorm]

Originally Posted by gmrstudios

I would love to see a feature that pulls character information from the armory instead of from profile fields. Not sure if its practical but including information about the person who signed up dynamically would remove alot of the headaches associated with people keeping their profile up to date.

The armory is still in beta and there are a lot of kinks to be worked out. One of the big issues with using the armory is how slow it is. Also, Blizzard would have to release all of the XML element tags because almost all of the information is fairly hidden.

[elricstorm]

Updated version to 1.1.0. Please see changes in red in the main mod section description.

Edit: Added a screenshot to show the new added options.

[Gryphon]

FYI: The armory is much faster when fetching the contents than it is when viewing it in the browser. I am currently working on a project which does such a thing. elricstorm feel free to PM me if you want more info.

[elricstorm]

Thanks mate.

[Juum]

Originally Posted by Juum

Hi,

This is an awsome mod! Exactly what I wanted really. I had used Farcasters Event mod in the past, and this had one of the features I requested (using a custom field value instead of username).

How about integrating this with vB Event Forums ? I think that would make it just about perfect

Thanks again for the mod.

Any thoughts/updates as to the above?