[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

[mister]

Originally posted by smachol
Worked great! The only thing is that I tried to add $todaysevents to my forumhome_pmloggedin template but it doesn't show. The reason I did this is because I have the Private Messages box at the top of the forum page and would like to have Today's Events there as well. I don't really want the Currently Active Users at the top of the page though.

If you're still bored, could you tell me how to do this?

Oh and one other thing - I noticed that the event for today stopped displaying when the server's time went past midnite. It looks like this isn't tied into the users time like $birthdaybits is. (Today's birthday still displayed.)

Thanks again!

forumhome_pmloggedin is evaluated before the $todaysevents in the hack code is. that may have something to do with it.

if you want the $todaysevents to show up there, move the require('./todaysevents.php'); up before the pm stuff in index.php

and yes, i should fix the time problem. didn't even think about that. next version...

Great hack! Installed it right away...

[sysmom]

Not content with perfection ...

I tried to move this display into the header template.

I've failed.

Here's what I did:

1. I moved the require statement in index.php up to the top, just under the:

require('./global.php');

2. I changed the $todaysevents in todaysevents.php to add some HTML for a boxed in announcement.

3. I added $todayseventsClose to todaysevents.php to close up said HTML, I added it right under the $todaysevents line

4. I modified the header template to add

$todaysevents
$todayseventsClose

just after the last TD of the basic template.

What did I miss?

I get no errors. But I don't get an event either.

-deb

[mister]

hmm.

theres an event scheduled for today, right?

[sysmom]

Yup, I put a test event in today. When I revert the files, it shows up fine.

I feel real dumb.

-deb

[Steve Machol]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mister
if you want the $todaysevents to show up there, move the require('./todaysevents.php'); up before the pm stuff in index.php

[mister]

Originally posted by smachol


This worked perfectly - thanks!

One other slight thing - how can I change the font color to match the standard text color rather than the calendar text?

On second thoguht - that's not a big deal. I'll just change the calendar colors.

you could make your own templates, instead of using the default calendar ones ... i just used those becuase they were there

[Steve Machol]

Yeah I just changed the calendar colors for all my style sets. It was something I needed to do anyway. The default Calendar colors weren't compatible with some of my styles.

[Steve Machol]

With the start of a new month, Today's Event suddenly stopped working. Nothing is showing up anymore even though there are two events on my Calendar. I haven't made any changes at all.

Any idea what could be wrong?

[boatdesign]

Would it be possible to show "This Week's Events" instead of "Today's Events"? Probably all in one group still (not by day) to save space.

[sysmom]

Ouch, my Today's events aren't working with the new month, either.

[Steve Machol]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SysMom
Ouch, my Today's events aren't working with the new month, either.

[mister]

yea, ill take a look at it..

EDIT: works fine for me.. got a url i can look at?

[sysmom]

Mister:

I'm sorry, the board isn't available to the public. Otherwise, I'd LOVE for you to look at the thing.

I'll go back and double check everything.

deb

[Steve Machol]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mister
yea, ill take a look at it..

EDIT: works fine for me.. got a url i can look at?