Information Bar for Guests

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=72279 - Original hack for 3.0.x
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97150 - Hack for 3.5.x

What is this?
This will display an information bar across the top of the browser window that appears to be like the Information Bar that is from Windows XP SP2. When the user clicks it they will be sent to the registration page for your forums. This is not a popup.

If the user is logged in then this will not display at all. This only appears on the page for people who are not logged in.

http://www.veteransresources.org/forums/index.php? - Example Site

How many changes?

• Uploads: 4
  • infobar.css
  • infobar.wav (optional)
  • warning.gif
  • warning2.gif
• File edits: 0
• Template edits: 2
  • headinclude
  • header
• New templates: 0
• Queries: 0

Version History

• 1.05
  • fix for Firefox (Bytecon)
• 1.04
  • added info bar sound (Lionel)
• 1.03
  • no javascript required now
  • works in Firefox
• 1.02
  • removed information bar any browser other than IE
• 1.01
  • removed information bar from login and registration pages (Lionel)
• 1.00
  • initial release

Screenshots
Guest on forums
Guest hovering over info bar

Please click Install this Modification if you like it.

[Slapyo]

Updated to 3.6.2 and it works just fine.

[Mecho]

tnx .. installed .

great and work fine

[AdmiralSpock]

Originally Posted by Kuimera

Seems to have a prob with Opera, it gives a uge spaca beetween the bar and the logo... Any ideas? Im using a costum theme.

A search in the 3.5.x version thread said that removing the embed code from the hack will take out that space. I am also an Opera user, and I know that would have bothered me.

So this is what I put in my header template:

<if condition="($show['guest']) AND (THIS_SCRIPT != 'register') AND (THIS_SCRIPT != 'login')">
<div id="infobar"><a href="<my site url>/register.php?referrerid=1"><p>It appears you have not yet registered with our community. To register please click here...</p></a></div>
</if>

And it works fantastically.

*installed*

[Red Matrix]

Aak, this looks like a virus message. Uninstalls.

[Avensen]

Cool hack. Thank you!

[imported_infitech]

i get some weird clear box on the top left, a large gap and something asking me about a plugin in forefox and internet explorer.... i will attach the screenshots.

i will also post the code to my header and navbar

header

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
	ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
	ht[0].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayscale=1)";
	if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
	{
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
		ht[0].style.filter = "";
		return false;
	}
}
//-->
</script>
<if condition="($show['guest']) AND (THIS_SCRIPT != 'register') AND (THIS_SCRIPT != 'login')">
<div id="infobar"><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/register.php?referrerid=1"><p>It appears you have not yet registered with our community. To register please click here...</p></a><embed src="infobar.wav" autostart="true" loop="0" hidden="true"></embed></div>
</if>
<!-- right_column_hack -->
<a name="top"></a>
<table valign="top" border="0" width="950px" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
  <tr>
    <td valign="top">
<!-- /right_column_hack -->
<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>
<table valign="top" border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
	<td width="160" valign="top" class="page" align="$stylevar[left]"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$vboptions[bburl]/images/misc/inf_sin_logo.jpg" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a></td>
	<td height="39px" class="page" align="$stylevar[left]">
		<br /><ul id="maintab" class="shadetabs">
<li <if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="index.php" rel="ajaxcontentarea">Home</a></li>
<li <if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'faq'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/faq.php" rel="ajaxcontentarea">FAQ</a></li>
<li <if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'memberlist'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/memberlist.php" rel="ajaxcontentarea">Member List</a></li>
<li <if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'ppindex'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/gallery/" rel="ajaxcontentarea">Gallery</a></li>
<li <if condition="ALTSEARCH == 'true'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/search.php?do=getnew" rel="ajaxcontentarea" rel="ajaxcontentarea">New Posts</a></li>
<li <if condition="ALTSEARCH == 'true'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/search.php" rel="ajaxcontentarea">Search</a></li>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onClick="return log_out()"  rel="ajaxcontentarea">Logout</a></li><else />
<li <if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'register'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="ajaxcontentarea">Register</a></li></if>
<li <if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'calendar'">class="selected"<else /></if>><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/calendar.php"  rel="ajaxcontentarea" rev="content.css, content.js">Calendar</a></li>
</ul>
<br />

	
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo -->

<!-- content table -->
$spacer_open

$_phpinclude_output

navbar

<if condition="is_array($navbits)">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td>$phpAds_raw3[html]</td>
  </tr>
</table><br />
			<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td><span class="navbar"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="1">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></span> $navbits[breadcrumb]&nbsp;><a href="$scriptpath"></a>
			<strong><span class="smallfont>">$navbits[lastelement]</span></strong></td>
  </tr>
</table>

								<br />			
		<else />
			
		</if>

[imported_infitech]

anyone?

[Smoothie]

Just checked your site and it displays fine for me.

[firefox100]

Installed, very nice.

Hanks.

[Terminatoronly]

nice hack installed