End-User Options - Personal Notepad for 3.7

Basically the Personal Notepad hack for 3.6 with a security token to make it work for 3.7 and a couple of additions.

This hack will add a personal notepad for your members - a feature you may know from for example Invision Power Board, and which existed for vBulletin 2 as vBPad. For short, members will be able to edit the content of their notepad as they want, storing in it whatever they might feel like.

1 product to install

FEATURES

- A notepad in members' main user CP area where they can type in whatever notes they may want to take down and save them
- Notepad can be resized
- Javascript for allowing users to see when they have exceeded the character limit
- Admin CP options (turn on/off, maximum input length, liquid/fixed width, width of fixed-width notepad, usergroups allowed to use notepad, notepad location)
- No manual template edits
- Fully phrased for easy translation

INSTALLATION

1. Import product-personal_notepad.xml through the Admin CP.
2. Edit the Personal Notepad options in the vBulletin options if desired. (It is automatically turned on upon installation, so if you want to start using it right away without worrying about the options, you can.)
3. If desired, edit the default message that appears for members who have not put anything into their personal notepads - search for the phrase personal_notepad_explanation in the Admin CP and edit the language of your choice.
4. There is no 4. You're done. Go inform your members of the addition.

VERSION HISTORY

4.1: Fixed a bug that caused the notepad to be resized horizontally as well as vertically, potentially stretching the page.
4.0: Added notepad location option in the Admin CP and a default message for members who have not yet edited their personal notepads. Fixed compatibility with 3.7.
3.1: Saved space in liquid-width notepad by putting character counter and textbox size changers in the same line, phrased some stuff that was forgotten and added usergroup limitations in the admin options.
3.0: Tweaks for fitting better with the look of vBulletin, cached template, Javascript counter for character limit, made notepad collapsible, added version history.
2.0: Ported to 3.6, added resizing function and admin CP options.
1.0: Initial release.

[athlon64bit]

I tested it on vb 4 and got an error as well. Hopefully it will be updated.

[Numenorean7]

I'd like to see it updated for vB4 too.

[Arachnophiles]

Works ok for me, except get the following message above the header, when viewing ../usercp.php

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: personal_notepad in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3932

Still able to edit/save notepad.

(Using vB 4.02)

[skaarg]

I fixed the warning on my 4.03 board by editing the plugin to use the new way to get template data.

In Admin Control Panel, expand Plugins & Products, go to Plugin Manager, then find and click on the plugin called "Save personal notepad and add template".

In the Plugin PHP Code box, find the following line (at the bottom):

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook["usercp_main_pos' . $vbulletin->options['notepad_location'] . '"] .= "' . fetch_template('personal_notepad') . '";'); 


Replace it with these two lines:

PHP Code:

$templater = vB_Template::create('personal_notepad');
$template_hook['usercp_main_pos' . $vbulletin->options['notepad_location']] .= $templater->render(); 


Save and enjoy!

Cheers, Alex

[Amiga Harrison]

@skaarg

Thanks for the php update.

However, you have missed a final }; from the end of your code to close the original if statement for this plugin.

So for everyone else, when editing this plugin code to make it work with vB4, replace the following:

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook["usercp_main_pos' . $vbulletin->options['notepad_location'] . '"] .= "' . fetch_template('personal_notepad') . '";'); 


With:

PHP Code:

$templater = vB_Template::create('personal_notepad'); 
$template_hook['usercp_main_pos' . $vbulletin->options['notepad_location']] .= $templater->render(); 
}; 


Works perfectly in vB4.03 with this edit.

I've attached the xml installer I created by exporting the updated version from my current vB4.03 board. I hope that is useful. If someone can test this xml file for me on their site and verify it works, I could then post a new vB4 mod page for this update, and reference this original mod page to give credit.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Amiga Harrison

I've attached the xml installer I created by exporting the updated version from my current vB4.03 board. I hope that is useful. If someone can test this xml file for me on their site and verify it works, I could then post a new vB4 mod page for this update, and reference this original mod page to give credit.

It works but the template needs to be updated as it shows no border or header on the box.

[Amiga Harrison]

Really? The template is fine on my site with heading and border in place. Are you using the default vB4 template or a custom one?

Can you post a screenshot so I can compare to my own installed version?

[Fungsten]

Nevermind I figured it out.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Amiga Harrison

Really? The template is fine on my site with heading and border in place. Are you using the default vB4 template or a custom one?

Can you post a screenshot so I can compare to my own installed version?

Sorry, I went ahead and uninstalled the mod as it was not working for quite a few things in vb 4 after trying to change the template to vb 4 standards. There are too many things it needs to be updated for in vb 4.

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by Amiga Harrison

@skaarg

Thanks for the php update.

However, you have missed a final }; from the end of your code to close the original if statement for this plugin.

So for everyone else, when editing this plugin code to make it work with vB4, replace the following:

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook["usercp_main_pos' . $vbulletin->options['notepad_location'] . '"] .= "' . fetch_template('personal_notepad') . '";'); 


With:

PHP Code:

$templater = vB_Template::create('personal_notepad'); 
$template_hook['usercp_main_pos' . $vbulletin->options['notepad_location']] .= $templater->render(); 
}; 


Works perfectly in vB4.03 with this edit.

I've attached the xml installer I created by exporting the updated version from my current vB4.03 board. I hope that is useful. If someone can test this xml file for me on their site and verify it works, I could then post a new vB4 mod page for this update, and reference this original mod page to give credit.

Thanks!! It worked.