BB Code Enhancements - [Scandal's] Countdown Timer BBCode

Description
This product add two new BBCodes as follows:

[COUNTDOWN]00:00:00:00[/COUNTDOWN]

... and

[ECOUNTDOWN]00:00:00:00[/ECOUNTDOWN]

The string inside the BBCode is:
DAYS:HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS, that you specify when make a post.

The results is a live countdown timer based on a specified Timezone! See screenshots!

But what's the difference between [COUNTDOWN] and [ECOUNTDOWN]?
COUNTDOWN has a start date-time, the date-time the item is posted.
As many times you edit the message, countdown timer will not change its start date.

ECOUNTDOWN is a countdown timer which will restart each time you edit a post! See it in action!


::EXAMPLE::

Let's say you make a post at: 1:00PM with bbcode:

When the post saved, the countdown timer will start from:
00:02:00:00
and will countdown...
00:01:59:59...
00:01:59:58... etc
and will end at 3:00PM.

So the countdown timer will run at post time + the value you set inside the bbcode.
As times you edit the post, the countdown timer will end at 3:00PM 'cause is [COUNTDOWN], not [ECOUNTDOWN].



The same if at 1:00PM you make a post with bbcode:

.. but if for example you edit the post at 2:00PM and hit save, the countdown timer will start again:
00:01:59:59...
00:01:59:58... etc
... and will end at 4:00PM

So in "E" case, we have the edit time (if an edit exists, otherwise we have the initial post time) + the value you set inside the bbcode. As many times you edit a post with "E", the timer will start again.

This bbcode can work on display of:

• Forum Posts
• Forum Announcements
• Social Group Messages
• Private Messages
• Profile Visitor Messages

Installation
1. Upload all files of /upload folder to your forum root.
2. Import *xml product and check Settings.
Done!!

Credits to akz645 on vbulletin.org for his idea and his paid support for the development of this product!!

[Mangahaven]

How much server impact does this have on CPU executions?

[Mark.uG]

When i post the timer i can see it counting down but no one else is this how it supposed to be everyone had permission to see it

Seems as it wont go across skins so if you have a site with multi skins it wont work for some reason.

[tim.liton]

I have made a ecounter to run for 10 days and STOPPED working after 2 days. Am adding now another ecounter but is not working anymore. I have not changed nothing. Someone else facing the same issue?

Just hitted the uninstall button is not worth to add something that is not supported.

[akz645]

Still works fine for me. (vBulletin 4.2.3 & 4.2.2).

Originally Posted by tim.liton

I have made a ecounter to run for 10 days and STOPPED working after 2 days. Am adding now another ecounter but is not working anymore. I have not changed nothing. Someone else facing the same issue?

Just hitted the uninstall button is not worth to add something that is not supported.

I'll make a 11 day timer now (Ecountdown & Countdown) and see what happens.

[tim.liton]

Originally Posted by akz645

Still works fine for me. (vBulletin 4.2.3 & 4.2.2).



I'll make a 11 day timer now (Ecountdown & Countdown) and see what happens.

Any news?

[akz645]

Originally Posted by tim.liton

Any news?

Wait for 11 days to pass lol.

Still working fine.

[tim.liton]

Originally Posted by akz645

Wait for 11 days to pass lol.

Still working fine.

Still working?

[akz645]

Originally Posted by tim.liton

Still working?

Yes, it successfully hit 0.



I just created a new one, this time as the thread starter:


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Make sure you have CloudFlare turned OFF.
That causes an issue with this Mod.


Note: If something goes wrong, I will report it here. Otherwise assume it is still working fine.

Edit: Still working fine.

[tim.liton]

Strange. No am not with cloud flare. I have installed the mod when SSL was installed in my domain but now I have remove SSL. Can this cause the outage?

[Dave]

One of the few plugins I use, useful to show an event countdown when you have users of all around the world.