Forum Home Enhancements - Twitter - Scroll Animated Flash "Follow Us" Buttons

Description:

This add animated (Flash i.e. .swf) Follow us button to your forum home page.
This button is scrolling up or down as you scroll your page.

Demo: www.elib4vet.com

Installation:

1- Open FORUMHOME template.

If don't HOW, Follow this:
AdminCP --> Styles & Templates --> Search in Templates --> Write " forumhome " --> Click find --> Choose from the left list " FORUMHOME"


2- Find this: {vb:raw footer}

and paste the following code below it.

<div style='display:scroll;position:fixed;bottom:250px;right:0px;'>

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf" width="150" height="100">

<param name="movie" value="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf"></param>

<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="menu" value="false"></param>

<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="flashvars" value="username=XXXXXX"></param>

<embed src="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" width="150" height="100" menu="false" wmode="transparent" flashvars="username=XXXXXX"></embed>

</object>

</div>

Notes:

- You can change the position of display from right (as in the above code) to left.
- Change YOURSITE with your site name. (Take care it mentioned in the code 3 times).
- Write your twitter username (without @ )at twitter instead of XXXXXX. (Take care it mentioned in the code 2 times).
- You can choose from 10 different buttons, just change the no. of the button to that of the desired button. (Take care it mentioned in the code 3 times).
- You can control its size, through editing values of width="150" height="100"

- N.B.

If the scroll will make your users angery , you can fix the button at the top of your page just by changing the code as following:

from:

position:fixed

to

position:absolute

After making all the changes. Click SAVE to save your template.


For Side Blocks & Widgets:

<center>
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf" width="150" height="100">

<param name="movie" value="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf"></param>

<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="menu" value="false"></param>

<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="flashvars" value="username=XXXXXX"></param>

<embed src="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" width="150" height="100" menu="false" wmode="transparent" flashvars="username=XXXXXX"></embed>

</object>

</center>

3- Upload the attached folder (twibuttons) to: /images


To see different buttons

Button1 ### Button2 ### Button3 ### Button4 ### Button5

Button6 ### Button7 ### Button8 ### Button9 ### Button10

Donot forget to: Mark As Installed

[stator]

Originally Posted by Veer

Looks pretty nice.

Can I use it in Forum Side block and CMS Widget?

Yes, use the following code:

<center>
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf" width="150" height="100">

<param name="movie" value="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf"></param>

<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="menu" value="false"></param>

<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="flashvars" value="username=XXXXXX"></param>

<embed src="http://www.YOURSITE.com/images/twibuttons/twitbutton_2.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" width="150" height="100" menu="false" wmode="transparent" flashvars="username=XXXXXX"></embed>

</object>

</center>

[stator]

Originally Posted by Loco.M

nice idea, although I don't care for scrolling stuff like that

You can FIX it @ top of the page by give attribute to postion "absolute" Instead of "fixed"
or use it as a sideblock.
You're welcome.

[saadessa]

installed thank you for this very nice mod

[SpongeBob71]

EXCELLENT Job man!!

Thank you!

-SpongeBob71

[sticky]

Originally Posted by stator

You can fix it at top of your page,

Just change

position:fixed

to

position:absolute

Sorry, I don't have CMS

But, as general open the template of CMS home page and but the code before

</body>

Awesome, thanks!

I just don't know what the CMS home template is as there isn't one named cmshome like forumhome.

[stator]

Originally Posted by sticky

Awesome, thanks!

I just don't know what the CMS home template is as there isn't one named cmshome like forumhome.

I don't know, cuz i have no CMS

[basilrath]

I just don't know what the CMS home template is as there isn't one named cmshome like forumhome.

styles and templates> style manager > choose relevant style> edit templates >vbcms_page

[acezakj]

it would be awesome if it was timed sadly i don't want to annoy my user :'( tagged for a update maybe

[Xencored]

Very nice mate thanks installed!

[Alecsmith]

Excellent work installed :d