Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] Arab Lounge - Autoprune included

:: Introduction
Hello, I've been dealing with vBulletin since the stone ages, I've created many hacks in previous versions for my own Forums but never released to public and keep it exclusive. Recently I've decided to create one of the most requested modification hack in the Arab Forums, the acient hack was called "Hack AlEhda'at" (Greetings Hack). And that's enough reason to call this one like this.

:: What is it?

A simple shout-box like for quick messages that can be displayed any where you like in Forum Home, using the great technology of AJAX we are able to post Arabic Characters correctly, although it requires PHP5.

:: Demo
http://www.adhari.com (Arabic Version Only)

:: Installation
1. Import the Product File
2. Modify the main template LOUNGEHOME to suite your forum design
3. insert the variable $lounge_home anywhere you like in FORUMHOME template
4. Upload the cron job file to includes/cron, then add a New Task that runs once daily.
(The prune limit is set to 24 hours which can be changed within the php file)

:: Change Log
14/01/2008: Added blank messages checking
05/05/2007: Hardened the code to avoid XSS, added a cron job to clean up
26/01/2007: Fixed bugs with FireFox2
25/01/2007: Fixed the Arabic Product File, submit button disabled once clicked to avoid double submissions.

[adhari_com]

I wish to see real implementation of the hack in pm please.

Thank you all installers

[ArabSQuad]

umm well do u think its ok if i used it on abit big forum ?

I tried it on my testing forum

but is it ok to use it on a ( about 3000 visitors daily forum ) ??

would it effect the speed of the forum

thanks

[Abo_ELleal]

thanks man

this is arabic hack

and i wish some hack for arabic languges

[adhari_com]

Originally Posted by ArabSQuad

umm well do u think its ok if i used it on abit big forum ?

I tried it on my testing forum

but is it ok to use it on a ( about 3000 visitors daily forum ) ??

would it effect the speed of the forum

thanks

Of course not bro, I'm displaying the latest 30 messages, using the built-in utilization of the vBulletin ... and also fixed the submit button to avoid double submissions!

You can even allow general visitors to post, but I'd love to know if it "did" actually causes any load. Thanx for installing ya man

[adhari_com]

Originally Posted by Abo_ELleal

thanks man

this is arabic hack

and i wish some hack for arabic languges

Translation is too easy, inventing that counts doesn't really matter in which language!

[Hornstar]

hopefully you will have an english version shortly however you said you have been dealing with vb since 1998. but on vbulletin.com it says this Copyright ©2000 - 2007, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. ^^ couldnt but help notice it lol

[adhari_com]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

hopefully you will have an english version shortly however you said you have been dealing with vb since 1998. but on vbulletin.com it says this Copyright ?2000 - 2007, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. ^^ couldnt but help notice it lol

I meant php, Thank you Mr. Detective

[futureye]

its awsem thanks for sharing

I will reserve a copy for testing it.


www.surcity.net/forums

[Stoebi]

Thank you very much. But it works not 100% with Firefox 2.0.0.1 marquee is not working with FF correctly.

I'ved changed this to:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    document.write('<marquee id="arab_lounge_marquee" direction="left" scrollamount="6" onmouseover="this.stop()"onmouseout="this.start()">$latestlounge</marquee>');
//-->
</script>

In function delete_lounge(loungeid) the variable lounge_but need to be set:

lounge_but = loungeid;

With Firefox; After I send a message I get a js error:

Error: eventobj.target.form has no properties
Source: http://team.xxx.org/clientscript/vbu...lobal.js?v=364
Line: 233

Can't fix at the moment. Any ideas?

With FF please try to send a message as a group with no access to use the message system.

Both templates need to be cached. They are uncached at the moment.



Regards,

Stoebi

[+Fares+]

didnt work with me , i went to vbulletin opetion and i couldn't find it there .. i looked for arab lounge ..? v of the forum ( 3.6.4 )