Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] Arab Lounge - Autoprune included

:: Introduction
Hello, I've been dealing with vBulletin since the stone ages, I've created many hacks in previous versions for my own Forums but never released to public and keep it exclusive. Recently I've decided to create one of the most requested modification hack in the Arab Forums, the acient hack was called "Hack AlEhda'at" (Greetings Hack). And that's enough reason to call this one like this.

:: What is it?

A simple shout-box like for quick messages that can be displayed any where you like in Forum Home, using the great technology of AJAX we are able to post Arabic Characters correctly, although it requires PHP5.

:: Demo
http://www.adhari.com (Arabic Version Only)

:: Installation
1. Import the Product File
2. Modify the main template LOUNGEHOME to suite your forum design
3. insert the variable $lounge_home anywhere you like in FORUMHOME template
4. Upload the cron job file to includes/cron, then add a New Task that runs once daily.
(The prune limit is set to 24 hours which can be changed within the php file)

:: Change Log
14/01/2008: Added blank messages checking
05/05/2007: Hardened the code to avoid XSS, added a cron job to clean up
26/01/2007: Fixed bugs with FireFox2
25/01/2007: Fixed the Arabic Product File, submit button disabled once clicked to avoid double submissions.

[VaaKo]

I can't find the copyright notice where you're linkin to your forum, I would like to keep the copyright notice but without the link please.

I hope you'd understand!

[VaaKo]

/me clicks install!

[adhari_com]

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Thank you very much. But it works not 100% with Firefox 2.0.0.1 marquee is not working with FF correctly.

I'ved changed this to:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    document.write('<marquee id="arab_lounge_marquee" direction="left" scrollamount="6" onmouseover="this.stop()"onmouseout="this.start()">$latestlounge</marquee>');
//-->
</script>

1. Replaced this with the template itself?

Originally Posted by Stoebi

In function delete_lounge(loungeid) the variable lounge_but need to be set:

lounge_but = loungeid;

2. Thank you I will fix that too.

Originally Posted by Stoebi

With Firefox; After I send a message I get a js error:

Can't fix at the moment. Any ideas?

With FF please try to send a message as a group with no access to use the message system.

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Both templates need to be cached. They are uncached at the moment.

3. u'll save alot of time for me if u'd help me on this?

Thanks alot.

[adhari_com]

Originally Posted by +Fares+

didnt work with me , i went to vbulletin opetion and i couldn't find it there .. i looked for arab lounge ..? v of the forum ( 3.6.4 )

Have you imported the product correctly?
which one have u used?

[adhari_com]

Of course, you can remove the link.

[adhari_com]

Bugs fixed with FireFox2 ... much faster browser

[Wachtmeister]

Hi,

nice idea. Is it possible to have this scroller on every page? Also on a vbadvanced startpage?

Regards, Wachtmeister

[salil]

Awesome, thanx bro..

بارك الله بك أخوي

كن بخير

[+Fares+]

oki after importing the xml file it says next to arab loung v 1,01

[+Fares+]

should i go to this where it says Loung settings ? coz i saw this ..

now lets say i reached this loung setting .. then whats now ? how can my ppl post msgs ?