Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] SmnLikQuick v2.0 - Advanced Announcements Block

Description:
SmnLikQuick v2.0 adds an advanced announcement block (Title and Content) to your vBulletin powered pages that is easily managed via AdminCP. This new version (based on the AJAX Tabs Content Script (v 2.0) written by Dynamic Drive), utilizes Ajax to display multiple announcements in one container when the title (tab) is clicked on. It also has the ability (and utilizes this ability upon install) to rotate between tabs (announcements) in a "slideshow" type manner until a user explicitly clicks on a tab (see screenshots provided).

See Post #02 for log.
See Post #98 for Upgrade Instructions.
See Post #99 for Multiple Styles Fix

DEMO: SmnLikDat.com Community

Co-Owner/Co-Authors:

• Bobster65
  (who brought you the CMPS Module: "AJAX Tabbed Content")
• King Kovifor
  (who added BB Code Parsing! Thanks so much King!)

Please Note that there is a new setting that allows Admins to choose whether to parse BB Code or HTML (not both). It is reccomended that you parse BB for security reasons, however the choice is yours.

SmnLikQuick Addons:

• SmnLikQuick CMPS Module - This turns your SmnLikQuick v2.0.x Announcements Block into a CMPS Module. You MUST have BOTH SmnLikQuick v2.0 AND vBAdvanced CMPS installed. Demo: SmnLikDat.com

Future Features:

• Usergroup permissions per Announcement.
• Slideshow timing controlled via AdminCP (Control Speed or Disable this feature)
• Display certain Announcements to certain users via their UserCP

INSTALL:

1. Upload the files within the UPLOAD folder (in this package) to the corrosponding forum directories on your server making sure to keep the filetree intact.
2. Import Product: SmnLikQuick.xml via AdminCP>Plugins & Products>Manage Products>Add/Import Product
3. Refresh AdminCP (ie: Ctrl-F5)
4. Complete Template Edits (2 Edits) - Instructions provided in .zip file.
5. (Optional) Edit includes/smnlikquick_css.css to match your style.
6. Add Announcements & Enable the SmnLikQuick Mod via AdminCP>SmnLikQuick

Don't forget to mark as installed! Support will be given in this thread. Comments appreciated and feature requests welcomed! Thank you and Enjoy! -Bree

[Bree]

Originally Posted by Vampiroz

I have a problem with the script, don't read the .css file "smnlikquick_css.css".
My "smnlikquick_css.css" is in the clientscript folder, is correct?

Yes, that's where it is.... When you did the template edit to include the files, make sure that its in the template that the page is calling... For example, if you are displaying the announcements block on Forum homepage only, then you should edit the FORUMHOME template... I show mine on several pages so I edited the headerinclude template. Anyways, once you verify that you edited the proper template and its still not working... then it's probably the include code itself....

<!-- SmnLikQuick -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/clientscript/smnlikquick_css.css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="/clientscript/smnlikquick_ajax.js">
/***********************************************
* Ajax Tabs Content script- ? Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/
</script>
<!-- / SmnLikQuick -->

Add or remove the / from in front of clientscript/smnlikquick_css.css, smnlikquick_ajax.js.

Let me know if you still have issues after that.

Always, Bree

[Ozidoggy]

<font color="DarkGreen">ITS OK... FIXED PROBLEM</font>

I am having problems showing the text in the tabs...

I have tried with and without the /

I have even tried full url to the .css and .js files... but nothing seems to work

[slinky]

I've got a strange problem with the box not showing up properly. I'm wondering if this is a css issue - this is what happens after install. It's just two links and click on one goes to a page that is just text of the message input, replete with bb code as well.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by slinky

I've got a strange problem with the box not showing up properly. I'm wondering if this is a css issue - this is what happens after install. It's just two links and click on one goes to a page that is just text of the message input, replete with bb code as well.

You need to check the path to your CSS...

[slinky]

Thanks King - Now the tabs show properly and it was a path issue. However, the text in the message areas don't show in the box. Instead, you have to click on one of the tabs to see the message text. When you click on a tab it it takes you to a blank page showing the post in text format as if it's just a .txt file (and obviously nothing else, e.g. no forum appears.)

http://www.mysite.com/forum/smnlikqu...o=message&id=2

[slinky]

Originally Posted by SteamyLightning

I get the same error.

It's in the right folder.

To clarify, I get the same problem where they don't show as tags, but take you to a blank page with the message when clicked. The CSS and JS files are imported to the proper place. I checked the template edits, but the paths are correct there too.

Yes - this is the problem I'm having. So on the forumhome you see a box with let's say 3 tabs for three messages. There is no text in the main box area where message 0 (the first message) should appear. If you click on any of the tabs it takes you to a blank page with the message text for that tab. The text appears as if the text was from a .txt file and no html.

If I turn on HTML in the manage panel it provides me with an html version of the box but nothing else, as if an HTML file is created of the message but no forums around them.

[slinky]

Solution: You MUST put the full path NOT relative path of the CSS file into the edit of your template or you will get all sorts of errors.

[shadowevil]

Does this work 3.8.x ??

[sebil]

OMG.. cant believe.. i was searching for this for month..
found in a board.. but they didnt tell me the product name.. it is simalar to tabbed .. so i was seraching with the tag tabbed.. :lol:

thanks a lot

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by sebil

OMG.. cant believe.. i was searching for this for month..
found in a board.. but they didnt tell me the product name.. it is simalar to tabbed .. so i was seraching with the tag tabbed.. :lol:

thanks a lot

Tabbed even more in the next version.