Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] SmnLikQuick v2.0 - Advanced Announcements Block

Description:
SmnLikQuick v2.0 adds an advanced announcement block (Title and Content) to your vBulletin powered pages that is easily managed via AdminCP. This new version (based on the AJAX Tabs Content Script (v 2.0) written by Dynamic Drive), utilizes Ajax to display multiple announcements in one container when the title (tab) is clicked on. It also has the ability (and utilizes this ability upon install) to rotate between tabs (announcements) in a "slideshow" type manner until a user explicitly clicks on a tab (see screenshots provided).

See Post #02 for log.
See Post #98 for Upgrade Instructions.
See Post #99 for Multiple Styles Fix

DEMO: SmnLikDat.com Community

Co-Owner/Co-Authors:

• Bobster65
  (who brought you the CMPS Module: "AJAX Tabbed Content")
• King Kovifor
  (who added BB Code Parsing! Thanks so much King!)

Please Note that there is a new setting that allows Admins to choose whether to parse BB Code or HTML (not both). It is reccomended that you parse BB for security reasons, however the choice is yours.

SmnLikQuick Addons:

• SmnLikQuick CMPS Module - This turns your SmnLikQuick v2.0.x Announcements Block into a CMPS Module. You MUST have BOTH SmnLikQuick v2.0 AND vBAdvanced CMPS installed. Demo: SmnLikDat.com

Future Features:

• Usergroup permissions per Announcement.
• Slideshow timing controlled via AdminCP (Control Speed or Disable this feature)
• Display certain Announcements to certain users via their UserCP

INSTALL:

1. Upload the files within the UPLOAD folder (in this package) to the corrosponding forum directories on your server making sure to keep the filetree intact.
2. Import Product: SmnLikQuick.xml via AdminCP>Plugins & Products>Manage Products>Add/Import Product
3. Refresh AdminCP (ie: Ctrl-F5)
4. Complete Template Edits (2 Edits) - Instructions provided in .zip file.
5. (Optional) Edit includes/smnlikquick_css.css to match your style.
6. Add Announcements & Enable the SmnLikQuick Mod via AdminCP>SmnLikQuick

Don't forget to mark as installed! Support will be given in this thread. Comments appreciated and feature requests welcomed! Thank you and Enjoy! -Bree

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by SuperDave71

Can these messages be formatted using HTML or BB code?


Thanks


***Nevermind! *** DOH! I just had to read! Sorry bout that!! HTML markup it is!


Sorry about that one.. ha ha

I helped her code the bbcode part (Okay, I did) but she hasn't released it yet.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by ishare

First of all i would like to thank you for this usefull and nice addon.
But i have a problem actually. I do use vBulletin 3.7.Release Candidate 2 and when i write something long, it comes out the border as shown on below image.
Do you have any idea about how i can correct this problem ?

To fix this, Edit the smnlikquick template (The Bold Red Below) Removing the height attribute will make it adjust to the size of the text..

<div id="divcontainer" style="border:0px; width:97%; height: 105px; padding: 6px; margin-bottom:1em"></div>

[Bree]

Yes, King added to SmnLikQuick so that it will parse BB Code (Thanks sooooo much King!) but I haven't had a chance to post the changes yet.... Got a bunch on my plate right this second but I'll try to get to it later tonight, if not will def get it done tomorrow... I'm sorry about the delay *blush*

Always, Bree

[Bree]

Originally Posted by TTG

I now have an announcement which I cannot edit/delete .. guess I'll have to un-install and re-install to lose it !?

Very strange... Try upgrading to v2.0.3 and see if that fixes the problem.. otherwise you will probably need to start from scratch (Uninstall and Reinstall completely)... I've never seen this happen.

Originally Posted by crkgb

Is there a way to get cyrillic characters supported?
I run my forum in UTF-8 (to no success updated charset in the xml file to UTF-8)
and this mod is the only one where cyrillic comes out as "???????" instead of what was plugged in.

Thank you

I am very sorry but honestly.... I have NO clue what you are talking about *blush*... If someone more advanced than I am can help out with this, that would be awesome!

Upgrade is the same as before... reupload all files (with the exception of the .css file if you have altered it... then re-import the product. Evaluate you SmnLikQuick settings afterwards.

[crkgb]

How can we turn off time intervals for reloading?

Thank you

[Bree]

Originally Posted by crkgb

How can we turn off time intervals for reloading?

Thank you

In the template called smnlikquick

Find:

mytabs.init(5000)

Replace With

mytabs.init()

That turns it off completely.... or you can replace the 5000 with a higher number to slow it down a bit.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Bree

In the template called smnlikquick

Find:

mytabs.init(5000)

Replace With

mytabs.init()

That turns it off completely.... or you can replace the 5000 with a higher number to slow it down a bit.

If that is in a template I can make that a setting.

[Breathex]

Excellent job Bree, i'll do the upgrade tonight. Thanks for this new release.

Edit: Uploaded and works very well in 3.7 RC3

Thanks again

[Breathex]

Future Features:

* Collapse button for forumhome menu.

I think it would be nice.

[Ricsca]

Dont work whay?