vBShout on all pages!

vBShout on all pages!

Works for vBShout version 2.0

This hack will make vBShout show on all pages of your side. BUT, will only alow the shoutbox to be placed under the navbar.

1) Install vBShout (Download here)

2) Edit plugin "vBShout [Template Alteration]" and make the following changes:

a) Change the Hook Location to "global_start"

b) Find and delete:

PHP Code:

function isBanned($user)
{
    return (isBanned_Check($user['userid'], 'shout_banned_users') || isBanned_Check($user['usergroupid'], 'shout_banned_usergroups'));    
}

function isBanned_Check($bash, $against)
{
    global $vbulletin;
    return in_array($bash, iif($vbulletin->options[$against], explode(',', $vbulletin->options[$against]), array()));
} 


c) Find:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace($Position, $Position . ' $Shoutbox', $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']); 


and replace with:

PHP Code:

$Position = '<!-- / nav buttons bar -->';
$vbulletin->templatecache['navbar'] = str_replace($Position, $Position . '<br /> $Shoutbox', $vbulletin->templatecache['navbar']); 


3) Edit plugin "vBShout [Template Cache]" and make the following change:

Find:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == "index") 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

if (VB_AREA == "Forum") 


There is the same info in the zip.


Done. Make sure you clicked "install"

[GoTTi]

ok after tryin to use this mod, and when i enter a banned usergroup, those usergroups that get banned see this message in the shoutbox:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /vbshout.php on line 293

any way to fix this?

[Sean James]

After applying the changes made in this hack, now the shoutbox doesnt show on the forumhome page but twice on every other page.

Any ideas?

[Sean James]

ok i fixed the double shoutbox's on everypage except for forumhome by removing the variable $Shoutbox from the navbar template, but the shoutbox is not showing on forumhome for me.

http://www.eliteironbodybuilding.com/forum/

[Sean James]

its all good, i fixed my problem.

The template my client was using didnt have the $navbar variable in his forumhome template as its customised.

[Renmiri]

I managed to customize it per template, using your hacks with a slight change on the plugin changes:

Still find

$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace($Position, $Position . ' $Shoutbox', $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']);

Then instead of replacing FORUMHOME by navbar, keep it like it is and insert above it

$Position = '<!-- put vBShout here -->';

No go on FORUMHOME and put <!-- put vBShout here --> where you want the shoutbox to be at forum home
For example
<td><!-- put vBShout here --></td>

Then on each template that you want a shoutbox put $Shoutbox where it should be
example

<td>$Shoutbox</td>

I wanted Shoutbox on the bottom for FORUMHOME, FORUMDISPLAY and thread viewing and on top for all RPG Inferno screens.
Worked like a charm!

PS: Is it just me or the RED color makes the text green here at vbulletin.org ?

[EXP-Graeme]

i just upgraded to 3.6 and although I had this hack on 3.5.x it does not seem to work now
Can get it on forum index page OK, but not on every page

Any fixes or am I getting it wrong

[Thug]

When i ban people or usergroups it comes up to them as Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /vbshout.php on line 293

[Attitude5ire]

If you get this error, while clicking member profile page, reading PM or reputations..

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in /includes/functions.php(1064) : eval()'d code on line 5

try doing this -
Edit plugin "vBShout [Template Cache]" and make the following change:

Find :

if (VB_AREA == "Forum")

Change it to

if (VB_AREA == "forum")

Kinda worked for me, though im using a different Version of Shoutbox which uses flatfile.
Cheers

[cOuNtErFiET]

i did this and it completely removed the sb from the pages all of them even the index.php page what could be the problem?

[Snake]

Thanks for the hack! I'll install it right away...