PM Alert (SIMPLE) NO IMAGE!

If you want to display:

You have a pm, waiting to be read.

when a user has a new private message:

Just add this to the bottom of your header template

PHP Code:

<center>
<font size="4" color="red" style="bold">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">You have a private message, waiting to be read.</if></font>
</center> 


See the attachment for example



This mod works on all versions of VB

[BadgerDog]

Very nice.... thank you ..

Is there a way to make it blink?

Regards,
Badger

[Ben Wilkins]

Yes. Change it to this if you want a blink

PHP Code:

<center>

<a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/private.php" target="_blank"><font size="4" color="red" style="bold">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']"><blink>You have a private message, waiting to be read.</blink></if></font></a>

</center> 


[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Ben Wilkins

Yes. Change it to this if you want a blink

PHP Code:

<center>

<a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/private.php" target="_blank"><font size="4" color="red" style="bold">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']"><blink>You have a private message, waiting to be read.</blink></if></font></a>

</center> 


Thanks Ben....

I tried that, but it didn't seem to make IE6 blink. I remember someone saying somplace, that browsers no longer recognized that command as it was found to be extrememely annoying?

Regards,
Badger

[Ben Wilkins]

Yes, it works in Firefox, and from what I've heard opera. It was found by Microsoft that it was putting the browsing users off, because it was like an advertisement keep on blinking.

I can figure out a way to make it attractive later tonight. Have any simple template change requests, then please PM me while i have time on my hands

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Ben Wilkins

Yes, it works in Firefox, and from what I've heard opera. It was found by Microsoft that it was putting the browsing users off, because it was like an advertisement keep on blinking.

I can figure out a way to make it attractive later tonight. Have any simple template change requests, then please PM me while i have time on my hands

I thought it was great the way you've done it Ben....

I can imagine that the blink would be annoying, but for something like being notifed that one has private messages, I would have thought most users wouldn't mind it, but I culd be wrong....

Regards,
Badger

[Smiry Kin's]

how u get the the pm alert thats below the arrow there?

[SuperTaz]

How about this:

<center>
<font size="5" color="red" style="bold">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">You have a new private message!</if></font>
</center>

Would that work better?

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Thanks Ben....

I tried that, but it didn't seem to make IE6 blink. I remember someone saying somplace, that browsers no longer recognized that command as it was found to be extrememely annoying?

Regards,
Badger

It works with IE7. I have it working on my site

[RMS-Chef]

Originally Posted by Baudman

I hope you don't mid but I changed the code a bit so you can click it now when you see it. It will take you to your pm box.

<center>
<a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/private.php" target="_blank"><font size="4" color="red" style="bold">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">You have a private message, waiting to be read.</if></font></a>
</center>

Change www.yourdomain.com to your sites address

Thanks this hack is great.

I should also add that you have to add /forums/ or what ever extention you have your forums in. Some people have http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/private.php for an example. if your site isn't set to direct to your forums like I have above (http://www.yourdomain.com/private.php) then change the path like this last example I gave. most people can change the green section to what ever they have.

I hope I have not confused to many poeple cause I don't normally add to things so I have no Idea how to get my point accross. lol

Or just use

$vboptions[bburl]/private.php

[wolf32]

flawless *clicks installed*

[rjmjr69]

I use this code it gets blinking blue centered.

PHP Code:

<center>

<a href="http://www.yourforumaddress.com/forums/private.php" target="_blank"><font size="5" color="#0066cc" style="bold">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']"><blink>You have a NEW private MESSAGE, Please click here to read</blink></if></font></a>

</center> 


Notice in the url field that its followed by /forums Thats how many people have forums setup on servers if your getting a 404 page error when clicking the link try using this code................

Awesome mod couldnt be any easier to install thanks