Miscellaneous Hacks - Ultimate Navbar for vB3.7

Ultimate Navbar for vB3.7
Version 1.0.5
(By Boofo and Pam)

What does this product do?
This product will add an ultimate greeting to the navbar set to each member's local time. You can also use the real first name of the member instead of their username if you have a real name profile field added. This will also add a row of links to the top of the navbar. You can also set the 'Remember Me' login checkbox to automatically checked.

Below is a list of times and lines for each greeting.

12:00 am - 1:59 am - Up late, aren't we, Pam?
2:00 am - 3:59 am - Having trouble sleeping, Pam?
4:00 am - 5:29 am - Still can't sleep, Pam?
5:39 am - 6:59 am - Aren't you the early bird, Pam?
7:00 am - 11:59 am - Good Morning, Pam.
12:00 pm - 12:59 pm - Enjoying your lunch break, Pam?
1: 00 pm - 4:59 pm - Good Afternoon, Pam.
5:00 pm - 5:59 pm - What's for dinner, Pam?
6:00 pm - 9:59 pm - Good Evening, Pam.
10:00 pm - 11:59 pm - Shouldn't you be going to bed soon, Pam?

These following are added to run at the specified time only for one minute.

6:15 pm = Got milk, Pam?
11:00 pm = It's 11 o'clock, do you know where your children are, Pam?

Version Information:
Version 1.0.1 --Initial release for vB3.7
Version 1.0.2 --Added 'Real Name' profile field instructions for those wanting to make this even more personal.
Version 1.0.3 --Added setting to do the automatic template replace for the Ultimate Greeting. Also added setting for links on top of navbar.
Version 1.0.4 --Added setting to do the automatic template replace to check the 'Remember Me' forumhome login box automatically.
Version 1.0.5 --Added the 'Remember Me' automatic template replace code for the STANDARD_ERROR, STANDARD_ERROR_LITE and STANDARD_ERROR_LOGIN templates.

Credits:
A big thank you goes out to Pam for co-authoring this version and keeping me in check on the added greetings.

Installation overview:
Products to install: (1)
Templates to Edit: (1) - Optional
Profile Fields to Create (1) - Optional

Installation Instructions:
Step 1: Go to your Admin CP
Scroll down to 'Plugin System'
Click 'Manage Products'
Click 'Add/Import Product'
Click the 'Browse' button, and locate the product-ultimate_navbar_greeting.xml file on your computer

Step 2: Go to your Admin CP
Scroll down to 'User profile Fields'
Click 'Add New User Profile Field'
Choose 'Single-Line Text Box' for Profile Field Type
Enter the following information:

Title: Real Name
Description: Your first name:
Max length of allowed user input: 25
Field Length: 25
Profile Field Type: Single-Line Text Box
Field Required: No
Field Editable by User: Yes
Private Field: No
Field Searchable on Members List: Yes
Show on Members List: Yes
Which page displays this option? Edit Your Details

NOTE: These are my settings. Your mileage may vary.

Step 3: Go to vBulletin Options -> Ultimate Navbar
--Real Name Profile Field Number: Set the profile field number of your Real Name profile field. (Example: field5 would be 5)
--Top Navbar Links: Click yes to add a row of links to the top of the navbar.
--Automatic Greeting Template Edit: Click yes to do the automatic template edit for the Ultimate Navbar Greeting.
--Check 'Remember Me' Box: Click yes to check the 'Remember Me' checkbox automatically.

NOTE: If you chose to do the Automatic Greeting Template Edit, ignore Step 4, as this will be done automatically.

NOTE: If you do not click install, you do not need support.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by youradhere4222

No.

Have you tried the manual template edit from the install file? There are some hacks that interfere with the line it searches for.

[Boofo]

I think I found out why some of you say this isn't working. It seems that there are a couple of hacks that change the line to use the musername instead of the username. The automatic template edit won't work for that as that is not the original line in vb. If the line in the navbar template does not look like this originally:

<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]" 2="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[welcome_x_link_y]</phrase></strong><br />

then you will need to do a manual edit. The part in red it what is it supposed to be but I have seen musername there from some hacks.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Trying uninstalling the old version and re-installing this one and let me know if that fixes it.

I did that before I posted, just in case.

It must have been just a glitch. I had Good Afternoon Peggy up there for approx 7 hours, but it's working fine now.

Thanks babe!

[Boofo]

Maybe the server time was acting up on you. That can happen once in a while.

[Tom_S]

Brother you crank out some great mods! Thanks again! :up:

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Fun and simple hack..Thanks!!

that said, how do I change the look and what links appear in the extra NAVBAR?

- one of the reasons I wanted this hack is I need a simple way to add an extra bar without figuring it out myself (lazy bastid I am).
- but when I add the extra bar... it goes shooting off the edge of the page.
- plus I want to add a drop down menu with fun extras on my board.

any tips would be appreciated. I'm a code n00bsquared. :/

Originally Posted by ssvp

Just edit Unread Posts and Reputation (2) in your plugin manager.

 
$vbphrase['welcome_x_link_y'] .= '</strong><br />'.$unread.'<strong>';

with this

 
$vbphrase['ung_greeting'] .= '</strong><br />'.$unread.'<strong>';

woot!! thanks! that did it.

[shlomot]

WoW! Installed the MOD even without knowing how much extra is there (2nd navbar).

Thanks for a great MOD.

[dancue]

Boofo,
Any way to alter what links we see on that top navbar through the admincp?

I'd really like to just have My Threads, My Posts, Today's Posts, and Mark Forums Read under the search menu.

[Boofo]

You can edit the template for the links in the hack, if that is what you mean.

[dancue]

I've got it figured out. Thanks a bunch anyways.