Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] SmnLikQuick v2.0 - Advanced Announcements Block

Description:
SmnLikQuick v2.0 adds an advanced announcement block (Title and Content) to your vBulletin powered pages that is easily managed via AdminCP. This new version (based on the AJAX Tabs Content Script (v 2.0) written by Dynamic Drive), utilizes Ajax to display multiple announcements in one container when the title (tab) is clicked on. It also has the ability (and utilizes this ability upon install) to rotate between tabs (announcements) in a "slideshow" type manner until a user explicitly clicks on a tab (see screenshots provided).

See Post #02 for log.
See Post #98 for Upgrade Instructions.
See Post #99 for Multiple Styles Fix

DEMO: SmnLikDat.com Community

Co-Owner/Co-Authors:

• Bobster65
  (who brought you the CMPS Module: "AJAX Tabbed Content")
• King Kovifor
  (who added BB Code Parsing! Thanks so much King!)

Please Note that there is a new setting that allows Admins to choose whether to parse BB Code or HTML (not both). It is reccomended that you parse BB for security reasons, however the choice is yours.

SmnLikQuick Addons:

• SmnLikQuick CMPS Module - This turns your SmnLikQuick v2.0.x Announcements Block into a CMPS Module. You MUST have BOTH SmnLikQuick v2.0 AND vBAdvanced CMPS installed. Demo: SmnLikDat.com

Future Features:

• Usergroup permissions per Announcement.
• Slideshow timing controlled via AdminCP (Control Speed or Disable this feature)
• Display certain Announcements to certain users via their UserCP

INSTALL:

1. Upload the files within the UPLOAD folder (in this package) to the corrosponding forum directories on your server making sure to keep the filetree intact.
2. Import Product: SmnLikQuick.xml via AdminCP>Plugins & Products>Manage Products>Add/Import Product
3. Refresh AdminCP (ie: Ctrl-F5)
4. Complete Template Edits (2 Edits) - Instructions provided in .zip file.
5. (Optional) Edit includes/smnlikquick_css.css to match your style.
6. Add Announcements & Enable the SmnLikQuick Mod via AdminCP>SmnLikQuick

Don't forget to mark as installed! Support will be given in this thread. Comments appreciated and feature requests welcomed! Thank you and Enjoy! -Bree

[King Kovifor]

Yes, an uninstall should remove the table.

[Dennis Kaczor]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Yes, an uninstall should remove the table.

OK I have uninstalled this program and I will leave it for know and try it on Monday and see if I can make ground with this program. It's one that I would love to have added to my system.

Thanks

[DjEddie]

Hi,

I';ve done all what I needed to do in previous posts apart from the coloring of the tabs.

I've been throught the css file and changed all the colors around, but nothing changes when I load the site back up. Any ideas, or would you think something is over riding it?

Thanks

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by DjEddie

Hi,

I';ve done all what I needed to do in previous posts apart from the coloring of the tabs.

I've been throught the css file and changed all the colors around, but nothing changes when I load the site back up. Any ideas, or would you think something is over riding it?

Thanks

can we have a link to your site?

[DjEddie]

i'll pm u the link thanx

[BeerLuver]

I just noticed today an odd issue with using this mod. When this mod is installed and you have ANY announcements on it, the main RSS feed for your forums will append the LAST or most recent announcement's title to your RSS feed title.

For example, my RSS feed should have a title of Creeight.org, but since I have an announcement with this mod up titled Welcome... my RSS feed now reads Creeight.org - Welcome. I wanted to mention this in hopes of any future updates or work on this mod, that this potential lil issue be looked into and hopefully resolved somehow. I guess it's not such a big deal, but for those who want just a simple RSS feed title to be their site's title itself and nothing added on, then it might be a concern heh. Great job so far on the extra support from some of the members helping with this mod though

[slick368]

Okay. I finally got everything to display in tabs format instead of bullets. The only problem that remains is this. Once I loaded the CMPS mod, the panels display, but they kick the rest of the center column's contents to the bottom of the page below where the left column's content ends.

This is a problem as I want the tabbed panels to be the first item on the center column. This problem did not occur before I loaded the CMPS mod. The panels appeared as the first item on the page with all of the other content loading below it properly. It was only after it was loaded as a CMPS module that the problem appeared. Any ideas?

Thanks!

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by slick368

Okay. I finally got everything to display in tabs format instead of bullets. The only problem that remains is this. Once I loaded the CMPS mod, the panels display, but they kick the rest of the center column's contents to the bottom of the page below where the left column's content ends.

This is a problem as I want the tabbed panels to be the first item on the center column. This problem did not occur before I loaded the CMPS mod. The panels appeared as the first item on the page with all of the other content loading below it properly. It was only after it was loaded as a CMPS module that the problem appeared. Any ideas?

Thanks!

There are some issues with the CMPS Module that Bree will be addressing when she gets back online.

In the mean time, can you post some screen shots so we can see whats going on or provide us a link to your site so we can "see" it .. much easier that way.. if you don't want to post your site publically, then PM one of us (Bree, King Kovifor or myself)

[slick368]

Here is the screenshot you asked for. Notice the bar titled Database & Coding: Test. This should be right under the tabbed panel. The url to my site is forums.gamers-lair.net. Thanks for your help!

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by slick368

Here is the screenshot you asked for. Notice the bar titled Database & Coding: Test. This should be right under the tabbed panel. The url to my site is forums.gamers-lair.net. Thanks for your help!

Did you check clean output for the module?