Information Bar for Guests

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=72279 - Original hack for 3.0.x
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97150 - Hack for 3.5.x

What is this?
This will display an information bar across the top of the browser window that appears to be like the Information Bar that is from Windows XP SP2. When the user clicks it they will be sent to the registration page for your forums. This is not a popup.

If the user is logged in then this will not display at all. This only appears on the page for people who are not logged in.

http://www.veteransresources.org/forums/index.php? - Example Site

How many changes?

• Uploads: 4
  • infobar.css
  • infobar.wav (optional)
  • warning.gif
  • warning2.gif
• File edits: 0
• Template edits: 2
  • headinclude
  • header
• New templates: 0
• Queries: 0

Version History

• 1.05
  • fix for Firefox (Bytecon)
• 1.04
  • added info bar sound (Lionel)
• 1.03
  • no javascript required now
  • works in Firefox
• 1.02
  • removed information bar any browser other than IE
• 1.01
  • removed information bar from login and registration pages (Lionel)
• 1.00
  • initial release

Screenshots
Guest on forums
Guest hovering over info bar

Please click Install this Modification if you like it.

[Pete C]

noppid, your changes work well in Firefox, but a substantial percentage of my visitors are still using IE (IE6 & 7). Viewing it in IE, the message either appears at the bottom of the board (depending on the style in use) or it remains at the top but still disappears when scrolling down.

You are quite correct about the search engines picking it up of course, and it would have been an excellent tweak to prevent that. I'm now using your CSS changes noppid, but leaving the code in the header due to the probs it causes in the footer. It's a reasonable compromise for both Firefox & IE users, although it's not going to help with the indexing. I guess it's still a trade-off as to whether folks sign up when they get there.

[shcchief]

Any chance this works with different styles? I installed the mod and it works fine with the default theme but when I apply the theme that I use, it does nothing (even though I'm applying the changes to the theme files - as well as the default ones - which is why it works with that).

[The Notorious]

Installed.

[class101]

uninstalled me, this used to change search engine results in a bad bad way

[htscpl]

While I got this mod to work, I started getting a lot of spam-bots registering... something I didn't have before. Since they all were refered by my id I am guessing this mod was the reason so I've uninstalled it.

Sorry, it is a good idea...just not for my site.

[tr03bor]

will this work on 3.7.3?

[l2ride55]

Took me forever to find this header ribbon! Just installed it on vBulletin 3.6.9. Works and looks great! BTW, I changed the little shield gif to a red square X (clear png).

Installed! Thanks!

Telepresence Forum

L2

[Sweeks]

Originally Posted by tr03bor

will this work on 3.7.3?

Works fine on 3.8.1
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Straight-4 engine

[NThomas]

Any way to keep it "following" a user when they scroll down the page like this site: www.that-forum.com

[Faizan]

look nice very good....