Message Board Rules 1.5

Update: Zip replaced 22 June to fix missing template instructions here

This is somewhat similar to Logician's Fast Access hack, so if this isn't want you are looking for -- try there!

I will support this hack, so post any questions you may have. I have been running it since 2.2.6, now on 2.3.0.

Situation:

We wanted our members to be shown our board rules before they register. We had a seperate web page for the board rules, so every time we changed them, we had to change them 3 times -- on that page and the signupcoppa and signupadult templates.

What this does:

Sets up the rules as a variable, so they can be used anywhere, sets up the rules page as a standalone URL

Difficulty:

This hack requires a template addition and the difficulty will depend on the complexity of the template that you create. This hack does require a working knowledge of html table structures!

Template Note:

It was our preference to leave Jelsoft's opening statements on the signupcoppa and signupadult
templates, but not on the rules page, so this hack was written with that assumption. If you wish to do differently, adjust the templates as necessary.


There are two sets of instructions in the zip because of the register_imagebit template reference in 2.3.0 that doesn't appear in 2.2.x.

Included in this zip:

rules.php
ruleshack230.txt instructions
ruleshack22x.txt instructions
sample_ruleslist.txt for template help
sample_signupcoppa.txt for template help
rules.gif header button (vB default color)



Cheers!

[Aerith_Freak]

Nice Addition, I like the idea.

^-^

[Rubicant]

Installed this hack, thanks!