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Lucky Button · **Released**: 10-21-2007

Lucky Button

This hack redirects the user to a various thread when they click "Lucky" button on the navbar. This is like Google's lucky button. Let's see what is your lucky subject.
install

Go to your admin cp, then:
Plugin System -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product] -> Select 'product-lucky.xml' from your computer then press 'Import'

Modifications Info

Plugin : 3
Phrases : 1
Template : 1
Setting : 0

Versions:
v1.0 - 22 Octaber 2007
-First release

v1.1 - 28 Octaber 2007
- Query error fixed
- Setting Added
- Usergroup permisson added
- Disallow forum ID added
- Forum permisson added
- On/Off added

Mark as Installed - Nominate for MOTM

Manuel Template Change

Open navbar template

HTML Code:

vbphrase[faq]</a></td>

add below

HTML Code:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="misc.php?do=lucky">$vbphrase[lucky]</a></td>

KTP · #22 10-23-2007, 07:24 PM

i get pretty much the same...

Quote:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT thread.threadid, thread.dateline, thread.visible FROM vb3_thread WHERE NOT ISNULL(thread.threadid) AND thread.visible = '1' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1;

MySQL Error : Unknown table 'thread' in field list
Error Number : 1109
Date : Tuesday, October 23rd 2007 @ 09:23:00 PM
Script : http://www.globalbanter.com/vb/misc.php?do=lucky
Referrer : http://www.globalbanter.com/vb/
IP Address : *****
Username : *****
Classname : vb_database

BuRaCh · #23 10-23-2007, 07:25 PM

oooh yeah
good work atakan

installed.

edytwinky · #24 10-24-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrZeropage

does this take care of forum permissions and even user/group-permissions to certain forums ? It would be bad to be randomly linked to a thread in the internal moderator forum and result in a "no permission" page

I concur. Does this stop from posting certain threads. Cause I have some moderator only forums.

Tulsa · #25 10-24-2007, 04:58 PM

I have disabled this on my forum until someone can answer that very question.

hddstudio · #26 10-24-2007, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Detomah

I like.

Would be good to have an option to exclude certain forums from it though.

Yes, I Agree....definitely....

PoetJA-1975 · #27 10-27-2007, 01:28 AM

Well it's marked as not supported - but it would be nice to get an answer from the hack Author :/

Jacquii.

Atakan KOC · #28 10-28-2007, 08:46 PM

v1.1 - 28 Octaber 2007
- Query error fixed
- Setting Added
- Usergroup permisson added
- Disallow forum ID added
- Forum permisson added
- On/Off added

ymy · #29 10-28-2007, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atakan KOC

v1.1 - 28 Octaber 2007
- Query error fixed
- Setting Added
- Usergroup permisson added
- Disallow forum ID added
- Forum permisson added
- On/Off added

Thanks for UPDATE :up:

now i can install it in my forum

PoetJA-1975 · #30 10-28-2007, 10:13 PM

Very nice update - I will try = Thanx for the sharing

Jacquii.

PoetJA-1975 · #31 10-29-2007, 01:07 AM

[high]* PoetJA-1975 Marks As Installed!
[/high]

Thanx so much for the modification - works just wonderfully now.
If you need a demo site for your 1st post = http://JPiCForum.info
The "Feeling Lucky" button is in the main navigation bar next to the Donate button

Jacquii.

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