Event Forums

Note: This plugin has been discontinued and taken over here. Installing this plugin is *not* recommended.

The plugin creates a tight integration between a calendar and a forum.

• When an event is created in a calendar, a corresponding thread is created in its forum.
• When an event is deleted, its thread is deleted.
• When a thread is deleted, its event is deleted.
• When an event is edited, its thread is edited.
• When a thread is edited via quick edit, its event is edited.
• Links to event details are redirected to the thread.
• New post links in event forums are redirected to new event forms, except for moderators.
• Advanced editing on a thread is redirected to event edit.

To set up your calendar/forum pairs, look under "Event Forums" in "vBulletin Options" in admincp.

There is also one template change. In calendar_showeventsbit, change:

PHP Code:

<td class="tcat">$eventinfo[title]</td> 


to:

PHP Code:

<td class="tcat"><if condition="$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"><a href="showthread.php?t=$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"></if>$eventinfo[title]<if condition="$eventinfo[nwt_threadid]"></a></if></td> 


I run a forum at http://nwtekno.org/ that is heavily oriented to calendar data, so this is useful to me, though I'm not sure how useful it will be to others. Mostly I'm putting this up for critique by people who know more than me.

One thing I'm wondering is how to get the included template (nwteventforums_calendar_showeventsbit) to replace calendar_showeventsbit when installed. Or should I just tell people to copy/paste from one to another?

[taffy056]

Hi,

No matter how I try this I always get this message after I add an event in the calender,

  No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

I am entering c=1:f=9 and have tried different things on the theme, but always get the above message.

thanks

[endquote]

Originally Posted by taffy056

I am entering c=1:f=9 and have tried different things on the theme, but always get the above message.

It would just be "1:9".

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by endquote

After the date, any custom fields you have in your calendar are displayed. Do you have custom fields in your calendar?

Yeah.. I'll have to look at the template and see if I can delete that then.

[taffy056]

Originally Posted by endquote

It would just be "1:9".

Thanks that worked

[FD929]

Originally Posted by taffy056

Hi,

No matter how I try this I always get this message after I add an event in the calender,

  No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

I am entering c=1:f=9 and have tried different things on the theme, but always get the above message.

thanks

This is the on-going issue with the permissions. My guess is you are creating the events as a user with normal permissions? Non-moderating permissions?

IMHO - this hack will only benefit admins and moderators until that permissions error is sorted. I can't figure it out.

[FD929]

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

1) It should use the default date format in the forums. I created an event and it says 05-08-20 for the date. My members are American for the most part and this is an improper date format. I am not running an International Forum.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....7&postcount=59
or just edit the xml

find:
y-m-d

replace with:
m-d-y

[Leah]

Originally Posted by SRuvbnhad

Also, is there a way to post an event for future reference? Example I make a post on Monday for an event coming up the next Saturday. Instead of it showing up on Monday on the Calender, show up on Saturday. This maybe something in development and if so good job!

This is a great idea!

Maybe a hack connected in some way to the event-reminder?

[endquote]

Made a small change to the product to use the date format specified in the vB options.

[VirtualMind]

I'm getting this error when I try to create an event on the calendar:

"No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

Can someone explain the correct configurations to make this work?
Examples of "pair" between calendarid/forumid and permissions

[endquote]

See post #72 for an example.