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Simple global announcement · **Released**: 11-26-2005

Inspired by the Welcome headers hack I wanted to add a simple global announcement that I could turn on and off via the admin cp and change the announcement from acp.

The Dynamic Announcements hack is a bit more than I require so I wrote my own simple global announcement hack.

To install import the xml file as a product in the Plugin Manager.

Modify template FORUMHOME add

$simple_global_announcement

where You want the announcement to be placed. I have placed it after $navbar and before  like this

Code:

<body>
$header
$navbar
$simple_global_announcement

<!-- main -->

To enable the announcement goto vBulletin options and open settings for "Global annoucement". Here You can enable/disable the announcement and enter the text to display.

Change history.

1.1.0 Made the announcement box collapsable

Future.
I am hoping a new template hook will be added in FORUMHOME just after $navbar so future template edits won't be required to install this.

puertoblack2003 · #12 11-29-2005, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BiReL41r

Great hack, but does it interfere if you have the Dynamic Announcement installed aswell?

so far i have both installed and no problem to report

bigmonay2k · #13 11-30-2005, 05:35 PM

sound, I'll try when i get home

DWard · #14 11-30-2005, 09:00 PM

got it working, but doesnt seem to display on vbadvanced at all. I have put it in the correct templates for both, hmmmm

tommykjensen · #15 12-01-2005, 06:40 AM

I don't know vbadvanced so can't help there.

silurius · #16 12-24-2005, 11:10 PM

How can I control visibility by user group? This approach does not appear to work:

Code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == '23'">Testing permissions</if>

Collapsibility would also be awesome.

Julie · #17 12-25-2005, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hexemer

How can i make it colabsable?

Take a look at this thread:

Linky

Eagle Creek · #18 01-03-2006, 11:50 PM

Tommy; I have a question.

Your original code contains:

Code:

		<td class="alt1">
			<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]" 2="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vboptions[globalannouncementtext]</phrase>
		</td>

But with this use, the announcement lay-out gots f*cked up when I use a table with a picture and text.
So I edited it to:

Code:

		<td class="alt1">
			$vboptions[globalannouncementtext]
		</td>

and that works PERFECT!

So can you explain why do you call the username and bbtitle in those phrases?

tommykjensen · #19 01-07-2006, 02:58 PM

So that those phrases can be used inside the actual announcement text if required. But either works.

Eagle Creek · #20 01-07-2006, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommykjensen

So that those phrases can be used inside the actual announcement text if required. But either works.

Do you mean when I would use the {1} and {2} 'things"?

I'm sorry for the questions but I'm just curious

.

The Chief · #21 01-08-2006, 11:55 PM

Does anybody know if this works on vB Drupal or how to make it work on it??

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