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Simple global announcement · **Released**: 11-26-2005

Inspired by the Welcome headers hack I wanted to add a simple global announcement that I could turn on and off via the admin cp and change the announcement from acp.

The Dynamic Announcements hack is a bit more than I require so I wrote my own simple global announcement hack.

To install import the xml file as a product in the Plugin Manager.

Modify template FORUMHOME add

$simple_global_announcement

where You want the announcement to be placed. I have placed it after $navbar and before  like this

Code:

<body>
$header
$navbar
$simple_global_announcement

<!-- main -->

To enable the announcement goto vBulletin options and open settings for "Global annoucement". Here You can enable/disable the announcement and enter the text to display.

Change history.

1.1.0 Made the announcement box collapsable

Future.
I am hoping a new template hook will be added in FORUMHOME just after $navbar so future template edits won't be required to install this.

tommykjensen · #32 05-13-2007, 06:26 PM

Sorry for the long wait. I have just upgraded my test forum to 3.6.6 and tested simple global annoncement at the same time and it works with no changes.

(I have asked a moderator to move the thread to 3.6.x forum so I can update the thread with the correct version number).

Paul M · #33 05-14-2007, 04:13 PM

Moved.

tommykjensen · #34 05-16-2007, 05:53 AM

Thanks Paul.

Now also tested to work with 3.6.7.

Eagle Creek · #35 05-16-2007, 10:26 AM

Thank you!

marlena · #36 05-25-2007, 11:50 PM

Question : I installed this, it's working fine, however when I try to use bbcode to make a url link that says (for example) click here it wont create a link and the bbcode shows up,. What am I doing wrong?

scan-pa · #37 05-25-2007, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marlena

Question : I installed this, it's working fine, however when I try to use bbcode to make a url link that says (for example) click here it wont create a link and the bbcode shows up,. What am I doing wrong?

use an anchor tag, and it works fine for a link.

<A href="URL here">Text msg to show</A>

marlena · #38 05-26-2007, 12:12 AM

awesome thanks!

marlena · #39 05-26-2007, 12:15 AM

hmmm when i used that tag the box where it should show up is extremely narrow and about a millimeter tall

***edited nevermind i was just being an airhead lol i got it...

tommykjensen · #40 05-28-2007, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hexemer

How can i make it colabsable?

Quote:

Originally Posted by silurius

How can I control visibility by user group? This approach does not appear to work:

Code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == '23'">Testing permissions</if>

Collapsibility would also be awesome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julie

Take a look at this thread:

Linky

Thanks for the link I finnally got around to do this so in version 1.1.0 it is now possible to collapse the announcement.

4x4 Mecca · #41 06-04-2007, 05:13 PM

thanks for this

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