[RELEASE v2] Today's Events on Main Forum Page

my first hack, enjoy...

Today's Events on Main Forum Page
Hack Version: 4

Description:
Lists today's events on the main page, under the Online Users & Birthdays (both public, and private events).
*Version 2 adds the ability to list either bulleted or linear
*Version 3 uses the users timezone adjusted date, rather than the servers date
*Version 4 fixes a type-o on line 47ish, and adds one bit of instruction if using the bulleted list, rather than linear

Files to Add: todaysevents.php
Files to Edit: index.php
Templates to Edit: forumhome_loggedinusers
Templates to Add: calendar_privateevent_linear, calendar_publicevent_linear
Demo:
Bulleted:

Linear:


upgrade from version 2:
0) backup necessary files
1) upload new todaysevents.php
2) done

upgrade from version 2:
0) backup necessary files
1) upload new todaysevents.php
2) done

upgrade from version 1:
0) backup necessary files
1) upload new todaysevents.php
2) add 2 templates
(NOTE: there is an important space after the comma at the end, and an extra space in {calpubliccolor } and {calprivatecolor })

calendar_publicevent_linear

PHP Code:

<a href="calendar.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&eventid=$eventid"><smallfont color="{calpubliccolor }">$eventsubject</smallfont></a>, 


calendar_privateevent_linear

PHP Code:

<a href="calendar.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&eventid=$eventid"><smallfont color="{calprivatecolor }">$eventsubject</smallfont></a>, 


3) edit todaysevents.php to either show bulleted or linear events (comment or uncomment the corresponding eval statement)
4) done



First Time Installation:
0) backup everything, just in case
1) upload todaysevents.php to your main vbulletin directory
2) edit index.php
after this:

PHP Code:

if ($displayloggedin) { 


add this:

PHP Code:

require('./todaysevents.php'); 


3) edit the 'forumhome_loggedinusers' template
change this:

PHP Code:

$birthdaybits</smallfont></td> 


to this:

PHP Code:

$birthdaybits
$todaysevents</smallfont></td> 


4) add 2 templates
(NOTE: there is an important space after the comma at the end, and an extra space in {calpubliccolor } and {calprivatecolor })

calendar_publicevent_linear

PHP Code:

<a href="calendar.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&eventid=$eventid"><smallfont color="{calpubliccolor }">$eventsubject</smallfont></a>, 


calendar_privateevent_linear

PHP Code:

<a href="calendar.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&eventid=$eventid"><smallfont color="{calprivatecolor }">$eventsubject</smallfont></a>, 


5) edit todaysevents.php to either show bulleted or linear events (comment or uncomment the corresponding eval statement, and the line near the end doing the substr)

6) All done.


one person downloaded version 4, i didnt test my change, and forgot to comment out a line.
line 10 needs comments for that one person who downloaded the bad version 4

this one is fixed, fyi (its at the bottom somewhere)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...943#post141943

[lifesourcerec]

For some reason, it's listing the first event twice (run in together).

* 2003 Topps Heritage (bsb)2003 Topps Heritage (bsb)

[Dark_Wizard]

Ok...I made some changes and have them both working on my forum home, Todays Events and Upcoming Events...I will post a seperate thread for this hack later today after I document it.

[lifesourcerec]

Originally posted by Dark_Wizard
Ok...I made some changes and have them both working on my forum home, Todays Events and Upcoming Events...I will post a seperate thread for this hack later today after I document it.

Ok. Thanks. I got the upcoming events working great. It's just now the Today's Event is messed up now.

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally posted by lifesourcerec


Ok. Thanks. I got the upcoming events working great. It's just now the Today's Event is messed up now.

I uploaded the new update...you can find it here.

[lifesourcerec]

The no Events works, but from some reason, it still shows double
such as:

testtest

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally posted by lifesourcerec
The no Events works, but from some reason, it still shows double
such as:

testtest

Are you using the html I sent?

[lifesourcerec]

Originally posted by Dark_Wizard


Are you using the html I sent?

No. Just using the "$todaysevents" variable. Had an empty space on the site where I inserted it. I'll try to figure a way around it. Main page crowded, so I'm compacting a lot of stuff.

[Dark_Wizard]

I see you fixed it...I have made some changes to it as well and you can see it on my page...

[lifesourcerec]

It's not fixed. Still prints it twice whenever there is an event.

[lifesourcerec]

I just re-installed it and there is no space or commons to separate each event.