Calendar Enhancements - Farcaster's Event Attendance v2

This modification will allow your members to RSVP to events on the vBulletin calendar. By default, members can respond "Yes," "No," or "Maybe," as to whether or not they will be able to attend an event, but you can modify or add to the list of responses members are presented with as you desire. Below are a list of features with new features in version 2.0 highlighted.

• Specify some or all of your calendars to use the RSVP system.
• Set whether an event accepts RSVPs during event creation / edit.
• Allow members to specify if they will be bringing a guest.
• Event owners can set the maximum number of guests each member may bring.
• Events can be set to close RSVPs on the day of the event or before.
• RSVP comments (up to 65k character limit, configurable)
• Timestamped RSVPs
• Moderators and event owners can remove member RSVPs from events.
• Attendance list can be set to display member avatars.
• Improved handling of differing timezones and daylight saving times.
• Configurable Response options. You aren't stuck with Yes, No, Maybe. You can setup whatever responses you want.
• When events are updated, RSVPs will not be deleted unless the event moved to a different day, or the end date of a ranged or recurring event was shortened. Changing the recurring options will still automatically delete the associated RSVPs.
• The ability to suppress RSVP deletions on event update entirely, if you wish, although this isn't recommended.
• You can now specify a maximum number of attendees for an event. After the maximum is reached, you can configure members to either receive an error or have their response (RSVP) automatically changed to something else. This could be used to create a wait-list bucket, for instance. There won't be any automated system to move members from the wait-list if a space becomes available in this revision, however.
• The time stamp on the RSVP is no longer changed unless the member when the member simply updates his comments. The date will only be changed if the member changes from one response to another (i.e. Yes to No).

Please be aware that the following modifications currently WILL NOT work with this revision until they have been updated:

Farcaster's Event Attendance & vb Event Forums Integration
Farcaster's Event Attendance: Email Add-On

Requirements
vBulletin v3.6.x or higher.

Upgrade Instructions:
Please note that version 2.0.0 of this modification has changed the way the event times are determine for ranged and recurring events. You may "loose" some RSVPs on events as they will no longer be visible.

- 1 xml upload

1. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_calendar_rsvp_2_0_1.xml. Be sure to ALLOW OVERWRITE.

Installation Instructions
- 1 XML upload
- 1 template modification

1. Use the Product Manager to import the product file product-rah_calendar_rsvp_2_0_1.xml
2. Use the Style Manager to find and edit your calendar_showeventsbit:

Near the bottom of the calendar_showeventsbit, find:

     </form>

Below that add:

     $rsvp_form

That?s it. You should now configure any changes to the default options you like.

[edfig]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

I will look into this and try to get a feel for the level of effort such a modification would take and then I will let you know.

AMEN!!

Keep us posted.... i appreciate the effort!!

[Caerydd]

I would like to thank TMC for at least trying, I had high hopes for it as I really need to upgrade my forum, but rely on event forums AND rsvps at the moment and cannot risk breaking them.

[MotMann]

I can't change or delete an Event as Admin.

How i can do that? The Usergroups are in the ACP in vB.

[stwilson]

Originally Posted by Caerydd

I would like to thank TMC for at least trying, I had high hopes for it as I really need to upgrade my forum, but rely on event forums AND rsvps at the moment and cannot risk breaking them.

Agreed!!!

[stryka]

I think EVERYONE is missing the point of this... VBULLETIN has made CALENDAR.PHP the bastard child of VBULLETIN... they have gone and created, blogs, project tools, upgraded the forum... etc... and didn't try to expand on the calendar... which can be VERY usefull if there were enough default featuers.... just look at how a small company by the name of FACEBOOK utilizes a calendar....

This mod should be a standard feature..... and rsvpin' via a forum is sorta silly... but to each his own... but if the calendar.php was 1/3 better... or even improved on within the last 3yrs!!!... maybe more.... its just so frustrating... ppl don't know how to integrate the calendar cuz it is the bastard child of vbulletin and never implemented properly...

[Alfa1]

Well, ya got a point right there.

[Rene Kriest]

Originally Posted by stryka

This mod should be a standard feature.....

Good point in here! However I would add this sentence to at least 50 addons available here going from vbStatus to vbSEO.

vb needs to change their strategy: even n00bs can start their web2.0 portal within minutes while you need to beg your **** off to get simple features anytime via upgrade.

[Farcaster]

Just to be clear, my modification does work on 3.8.0 and earlier versions. It is the integration modification with the Event Forums that has been abandoned, and that is because the Event Forums modification hasn't been updated to work with later versions.

[ptwiggens]

Originally Posted by Farcaster

Just to be clear, my modification does work on 3.8.0 and earlier versions. It is the integration modification with the Event Forums that has been abandoned, and that is because the Event Forums modification hasn't been updated to work with later versions.

Haha,

Remember like 6 or 7 months ago when I contacted you and Evercraft and asked you if I could bring your mod up to date and release it?

Evercraft enthusiastically gave me permission.

You very quickly and harshly denied me permission.

I find it a bit comical that now you are trying to claim that it's Evercraft's fault (which it isn't, previous to making this mod I have been running an updated version of evercrafts mod and an updated of your two mods). You had the opportunity to have it updated... you didn't take it, and you didn't let someone else handle it. Don't try and offset the blame elsewhere... it's yours.

[Farcaster]

PT,

I wasn't trying to place blame anywhere. I just wanted to make sure that anyone who is using this modification is aware that it does work with 3.8.0 and 3.7.x. If they do not want or need to integrate it with the Event Forums mod, then this modification will work fine for them. If they do want to use it with the Event Forums, your mod may be a good option. I just don't want there to be any confusion and people thinking they have to switch if they want to use this with 3.8.0.

As to Evercraft's mod, it hasn't been updated. If it were, I would have made integrated his updates into this modification. I never wanted to take on the Event Forums mod though for my own, so I wasn't about to try to figure out what was wrong with his to make it work correctly with new editions.