[AJAX] Drop Down Message Display / Selector

Author: Andrew Harmor
Version: 1.0.2
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 2
Difficulty: Easy

Breaker has let me me use his site to demo this hack
It's the drop down menu above the shoutbox
Demo

Description
This hack adds a drop down menu underneath your navbar.
When someone selects a value it'll load a table with the contents you put in it (without reloading the page).

I have added a hook to make it possible to do replace on variables
The hook name is ajax_drop_menu_start and is located in "custom_messages.php"
In the product XML I have

PHP Code:

<hookname>ajax_drop_menu_start</hookname>
            <phpcode><![CDATA[
            $cm['title'] = str_replace("[you]", $vbulletin->userinfo['username'], "".$cm['title']."");
            $cm['text'] = str_replace("[you]", $vbulletin->userinfo['username'], "".$cm['text']."");  
            ]]></phpcode> 


What this does is replace [you] with the person viewing it username.
so instead of "hey [you]" I would see "hey harmor19".

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If you are recieving this error when you upload the product please follow the directions below the error message

PHP Code:

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'Messages = 'a:3:{s:20:\"custom_message_added\";s:46:\"The custo
Error Number : 1064 


Open the product xml in an editor (wordpad will do)

Find

PHP Code:

<phrasetype name="Error Messages" fieldname="Error Messages"> 


Replace With

PHP Code:

<phrasetype name="Front-End Error Messages" fieldname="Front-End Error Messages"> 


Save the file and import it.

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Version 1.0.1
Added BBCode (Thanks to "Breaker" (again haha) )

Version 1.0.2
Added a hook in custom_messages.php

[silurius]

This question may seem very silly, but where exactly do I create the content for the dropdown? Directly in the database? Could you include a note at the top of this thread with a quick explanation for that? Also a nice feature request might be an admincp tool allowing for easy content creation. Otherwise, great hack!

[Breaker]

theres an option on the ACP sidebar

[Gizmo5h1t3]

Originally Posted by silurius

This question may seem very silly, but where exactly do I create the content for the dropdown? Directly in the database? Could you include a note at the top of this thread with a quick explanation for that? Also a nice feature request might be an admincp tool allowing for easy content creation. Otherwise, great hack!

there IS an ACP option m8

[silurius]

Thank you! Forgot I had Kirby's Admincp mod installed.

All right. I have had this hidden on my forums for a week and have been dying to find a reason to use it. So far I haven't come up with anything that would work perfectly for my forums. I'd love to see a list of some great uses for this very nifty hack.

[AshokForums.com]

I get this error

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM custom_messages WHERE display_order='1';

MySQL Error : Table 'aforums.custom_messages' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Monday, November 14th 2005 @ 12:44:47 PM
Script : http://AshokForums.com/----/custom_m...isplay_order=1
Referrer : http://AshokForums.com/----/showthread.php?p=9

Please help..

Thanks in advance