Countdown Timer for your users

(inspired by this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=107226)

This little AddOn gives your users the option to show a custom countdown timer at the bottom of their signature.

Features:

• Fully configurable via UserCP (see screenshot)
• BB-Code can be used for eventname and overmessage
• fully phrased/templated, nothing hardcoded and so fully customizable
• leading days or hours with a value of "0" are not shown
  (so it shows "42minutes" rather then "0days 0hours 42minutes")

Installation:
Painless:

• Upload "plugins_usercountd.php" to ".../forum/includes"
• Import the product .XML

DONE
That's it.
No template edits, no nothing


Usage:
Go into your UserCP -> Edit Options
On the very bottom you will find the options for the Countdown Timer.
Set it to whatever you like, if "Enable" is set to "Yes" the timer will automatically be shown on the bottom of your sig, set to "No" will hide/disable the time display



Have fun


Update 1.10
[high]IF YOU UPDGRADE FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION, BE SURE TO UNISTALL THE CURRENTLY INSTALLED ONE BEFORE INSTALLING THE UPGRADE![/high]
(unfortunately all events will be lost)

• [FIX] Phrased the last three things that were not (Yes/No of the enable radio and main description)
• [NEW] Added Usergroup Permissions for the countdown!
  In the usergroupmanager it now has an area "User Countdown Permissions" where the admin can allow/enable or disallow/disable the countdown timer for each usergroup.

[high]If the usergroup permissions do not work, or even don't show up at all, you might need to rebuild the bitfield using this URL:[/high]
http://yourdomain.tld/pathtoforum/ad...buildbitfields

[Gizmo999]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

Usually a uninstall via the Product Manager works fine.
Onyl sometimes, esp. when re-installed with "Allow Overwrite" things could get a bit messy - therefor the cleanup script.

Also ATM countdowns only show when a sig is present and displayed - I'm going to tweak that as well.

So to unistall, remove via product manager, remove Includes/plugins_usercountd.php and includes/xml/bitfield_hc_countdown.xml files and then reinstall everything.

I didn't have a signature showing before the install and only added one after I installed then read the full thread

[cbr929rrerion]

Originally Posted by cbr929rrerion

well i have it installed, its showing on edit options, i put in the info and it does not save anything.

so nothing in the sig line...

any ideas?

Help.. help

[Gizmo999]

phew, got it working, deleted the product, removed files then added text to my signature, made a test post, saw sig visible, upped files again, reimported product and hey presto all working fine.

[Christie189]

Please help me. I followed the instructions 100%. Now, the product is not showing up in the Installed Products list. And I have 3 of the slots in my profile. Yet, I cannot seem how to UNINSTALL this completly from my board? I got some SQL error a while ago. HELP!

[Gabriela.B]

Hello, I got everything installed; except something is not correct when I went to User Control Panel/Options

This is what it shows

Im not sure what it is

[Gabriela.B]

That thing really screwed my SQL Database, you might need to fix it! :ermm:

How do I delete it completely? Or does that mean I have to reinstall Forum?

[Gabriela.B]

Well I found how to fix it and SQL Database works better now, To the people who have SQL Database, this might help you

Go to Admin
User Profile Fields - User Profile Field Manager

Delete the Countdown, it will tell you that it has error but keep deleting all until you got them deleted, then your SQL Database will work as normal.

It worked for me. Hope this helps.

[Calisse]

Originally Posted by The Chief

awesome hack

Wonderful. Mention in readme that you need to edit usergroups because at first i was like.. hmm that didnt work

[Hellcat]

@cbr929rrerion:
Try this (worked on my board):
Open the plugin "Usercountdown - Save Settings" and replace the complete contents with this:

  $vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array( "countdownuserfield" => TYPE_STR,
                                                 "cdsettings"         => TYPE_ARRAY ));

  $cdsettings     = $vbulletin->GPC["cdsettings"];
  $cdprofilefield = $vbulletin->GPC["countdownuserfield"];

  $cddata["enabled"] = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_enable"];
  $cddata["day"]     = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_day"];
  $cddata["month"]   = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_month"];
  $cddata["year"]    = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_year"];
  $cddata["hour"]    = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_hour"];
  $cddata["minute"]  = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_minute"];
  $cddata["event"]   = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_event"];
  $cddata["overmsg"] = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_overmsg"];

  $vbuserfields[$cdprofilefield] = serialize( $cddata );
  $vbuserfields[$cdprofilefield . "_set"] = "1";
  $vbuserfields[$cdprofilefield . "_opt"] = "";

  $userdata->set_userfields( $vbuserfields );

The cleanup script is almost done....

[cbr929rrerion]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

@cbr929rrerion:
Try this (worked on my board):
Open the plugin "Usercountdown - Save Settings" and replace the complete contents with this:

  $vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array( "countdownuserfield" => TYPE_STR,
                                                 "cdsettings"         => TYPE_ARRAY ));

  $cdsettings     = $vbulletin->GPC["cdsettings"];
  $cdprofilefield = $vbulletin->GPC["countdownuserfield"];

  $cddata["enabled"] = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_enable"];
  $cddata["day"]     = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_day"];
  $cddata["month"]   = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_month"];
  $cddata["year"]    = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_year"];
  $cddata["hour"]    = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_hour"];
  $cddata["minute"]  = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_minute"];
  $cddata["event"]   = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_event"];
  $cddata["overmsg"] = $cdsettings[$cdprofilefield . "_overmsg"];

  $vbuserfields[$cdprofilefield] = serialize( $cddata );
  $vbuserfields[$cdprofilefield . "_set"] = "1";
  $vbuserfields[$cdprofilefield . "_opt"] = "";

  $userdata->set_userfields( $vbuserfields );

The cleanup script is almost done....

Thanks Hellcat that fixed it.. working perfect now..

Just one question, I want to change the way its displayed in the sig, like add breaks and maybe change font, where do I go to edit that part..

Thanks...