[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

[sysmom]

Oh, I already gushed over this in my requests thread, but let me gush here, too!

Thank you!

My only question before I try this is ...

If I don't have birthdays enabled, will it still work?

-deb

P.S. Thank you so much. I'm in awe.

*gush*

[mister]

it wont show up if you have 'show logged in users' off.

(i didnt feel liek going all out and having a separate config option...so i put it in with the 'show logged in users' option)

[sysmom]

Mister:

You had great instructions, the installation went perfect, and it's now working at our new board.

I may play around with the placement on the main page -- I'll let you know if I can't figure that out.

The only other thing I'd could possibly ask for it to do is flag a reminder for an event tomorrow.

Thanks so much, this is GREAT!!

Kudos!

Props!

Wild Cheering!

-deb

[Steve Machol]

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!

[rockergrrl]

I think I love you!

I've been waiting for this... the girls on my board have been asking for this for a while...

Now I'm off to set it up....

[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