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About Developer · **Released**: 08-20-2001

Hello all,

Well I did it, my first real hack. I don't know what the rule on this is but I'll be honest and say I used alot of original vB code to make this. I don't believe in reinventing the wheel and the code in vB is so good it makes it very easy to modify.

This hack will give Admins and Mods the ability to alert users with a small message. This message works similiar to the PM popup. It also has the ability to send one user a number of messages. Each message will be denoted by the person who sent the message.

If you are not competent with Mysql and the inner workings of vB and your not sure if you need this utility I would recommend not installing it.

I consider this to be a Beta since I only tested it on my local dev computer. I would really appreciate some "experienced" users testing this hack to let me know where I've made mistakes.

If someone is real hack happy he/she they could change the hack and add the thing listed on my todo list below. If not I'll get to adding them sooner or later.

Anyhow, have fun. I'll be answering your questions here in this forum.

Scott

Demo Screenshots

To do list:
1. Add option to send a message to online users only(good for telling them that the board will be closing before it's closed

)
2. Timestamping the messages. Probably not a bad idea.
3. Checking that messaging is on before messages get stored in
db. Would save Mods the embarassment.

4. Add wild card function '*' to search for user names.

If you have more ideas as to how I could improve this hack feel free to post your ideas here!.

Shenlong · #82 01-17-2002, 09:45 PM

yo anyone got suggestions for my problem, it would help a ton

Shenlong · #83 01-19-2002, 12:31 AM

Well my vbb homies?

Frank-kun · #84 02-03-2002, 02:36 PM

That "<" at the end - might be your problem. I forget which file to check to fix that..admin/index.php maybe?

Anyway, here's my problem. My users are getting script errors for a mass-message that one of my fellow admins sent to everyone. I checked the messaging and I was able to do a successful test popup with no problems. I then checked the database and saw that the message my admin had sent had a carriage return line skip in it, like this:

blah blah blah

Bleh

If a message like this is sent, it gets put in the database and nothing gets through.

If scott is still around, I would also suggest you implement a "Clean" function that could clean old or even all the popup messages from the table. Even messages that error out remain in the database, as well as those who don't ever check the boards. We'd save a lot of space that way.

Smallville · #85 03-31-2002, 07:05 PM

Ok, I installed it and all, and it looks like it will work, but when I send a message, it doesn't work.

I looked through this whole thread and followed everything you guys told us to do. Now what? I get no errors or anything, it just doesn't work.

freeshares1 · #86 04-21-2002, 07:30 PM

I must be stupid, But i cant seem to get it in the correct line in admin/index. but it works if i use the link directly. Anbody give me any further advise...

Found the information on page 2... It works like a dream and i have already used it a number of times.

I couldnt find a way of putting an url in there.

Phil

Eniyi · #87 04-25-2002, 08:45 AM

Can you make the "from" section not changeable for mods (they can only use their own username).
Maybe with some modifications, another one for standard users can be created. It would be like an instant messaging hack.

jjj0923 · #88 05-30-2002, 11:31 AM

Has anyone attempted to modify this so that forum members can send instant messages to each other?

pseudocode · #89 06-05-2002, 10:09 PM

Awesome hack. Works great (2.5.5). Thanks!

globalwin · #90 06-14-2002, 09:26 PM

Can someone please give me instructions with the latest code (In English) on how to install this on vB 2.2.6 because it just doesnt work.

Jawelin · #91 06-15-2002, 02:05 PM

Always worked well, it stopped displaying the popup message to users after I upgraded to vb 2.2.4... and now w/ 2.2.6 it still doesn't work yet.

tractor-beam · #92 06-15-2002, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jjj0923
Has anyone attempted to modify this so that forum members can send instant messages to each other?

I would dearly love to have this ability as well!

Many of my users are asking for the ability to instant message someone who is on the board to tell them to me them in our on-line chat room.

- Gerry

BigJohnson · #93 06-22-2002, 09:48 PM

Does everyone no how UBB has this feature for there board where anyone can use this type of featur eby sending someone a message that is online. Is there any way to make this happen. I would love that feature.

AndyTSJ · #94 06-23-2002, 10:53 AM

I would love this feature. Surely it wouldn't be hard to extend to other members as well as just admins, would it ?

BigJohnson · #95 06-23-2002, 12:26 PM

Ya. Because if you ever saw the UBB version of it You click an Instant Message button then it brings you to a screen with everyone who is online and thena check box next to everyones name. Now who ever you put a check to that is who is getting the message you send. This was a great feature for UBB and this is one of the things I use to love about ther eboard. That would be so great if Vb could have something like this.

globalwin · #96 06-30-2002, 11:24 AM

anyone 2.2.6?

Bison · #97 09-17-2002, 11:27 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BigJohnson
Ya. Because if you ever saw the UBB version of it You click an Instant Message button then it brings you to a screen with everyone who is online and thena check box next to everyones name. Now who ever you put a check to that is who is getting the message you send. This was a great feature for UBB and this is one of the things I use to love about ther eboard. That would be so great if Vb could have something like this.

dxb · #98 10-20-2002, 11:45 AM

I've seen the one for UBB and I've been looking for something like that in vb but I couldnt find it and here all I found is requests that all

although there is an easy way to create that hack is by modifing this hack so that it has the online users and instead of search for a username it should be by inputing the user id from the online list

BigJohnson · #99 10-20-2002, 11:54 AM

Ya. I would love to see something like to be made.

dxb · #**100** 10-20-2002, 12:17 PM

man dont you hate it when UBB has something that VB don't

Graphics · #**101** 10-20-2002, 12:27 PM

Looks a sweet little hack. Good job.

Bison · #**102** 10-20-2002, 01:56 PM

Does anyone have this working on vb 2.2.6 or 2.2.7?

Dean C · #**103** 10-20-2002, 02:48 PM

yes i have it working on 2.2.8..

but its really slow ... i set the pop-up message and got it about 4 days later :s

- miSt

dxb · #**104** 10-22-2002, 01:48 PM

I'm ready to pay for the instant messaging hack the one that looks like the UBB version

Remi · #**105** 10-22-2002, 04:03 PM

Great idea, but sadly it is not workig

Dynamic One · #**106** 11-11-2002, 08:35 AM

Thanks for this nice hack. This way the users don't have to worry when Im installing some hacks

.

BigJohnson · #**107** 12-07-2002, 02:09 PM

Yes can anyone make this hack work so anyone can use it. Like UBB has it where u can IM pop up anyone.

we_scooter · #**108** 12-12-2002, 08:24 PM

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hi masterz

isn't there any hope for making this one works like {UBB} boards..?? so that every user can use this feature..!!!

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IT will be a big HiT in the scene and nothing will be hard to get for VB users :bored: :bored: ..
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see ya ..!!!

Sweet Cheeks · #**109** 01-05-2003, 04:13 PM

Not working on 2.2.9. Darn this would have been soo cool to have too

Rasbelin · #**110** 05-20-2003, 07:25 AM

Just reporting that this hack works great on 2.3.0. You just need to follow the instructions and modify the admin/index.php and mod/index.php files abit different.

Nice hack. :smoke:

Intex · #**111** 06-21-2003, 10:25 AM

S. molinari - thx. for the hack. I was looking for something like this a little while back and couldn't find it

.

I have a few notes which may help others:

In your instructions you stated:

Quote:

************************************************** ****************************/
/* insert this between lines 248 and 249 into index.php in /admin directory */
/************************************************** ***************************

<br><a href="adminpopupmsg.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=start"> Send a message </a>

Like a lot of other people, I've hacked around with my index.php and therefore specifying line numbers isn't probably the best way to indicate where to add code. As I'm no expert I just looked at the control panel and placed it just after the line:

Code:

makenavoption("vBulletin Options","options.php?t=0","<br>");

I also re-wrote the code similar to the other makenavoption line, thus:

Code:

makenavoption("Send a Popup Message","adminpopupmsg.php?t=0","<br><br>");

That gave me the control panel item I need and worked fine

.

Your installation script doesn't seem to show the user options (via UserCP or Registration) for turning popup messages of this type on / off. However the AdminCP does does show the option to turn it on / off for admin / mods.
Perhaps include a line to say remove the original install file 'popupmsginstall.php' from the admin directory after installation is complete.

Might help a few other newbies like me

. Other than that, the popup works great. Thx

.

[high]* Intex clicks install.[/high]

Kamui Shirou · #**112** 06-28-2003, 08:46 AM

implenting worked but when i send a pop up nothing happens.

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