Mini Mods - Usergroup Messages

Description
Have you ever wanted to show a usergroup or usergroups a message but don't feel like editing the template to do so?
With this add-on you'll be able to write a message to one, a few, or all usergroups.

To add, edit, or delete a message go to ACP --> Usergroups --> Usergroup Messages Manager

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[Sofia]

Originally Posted by Andyucs

and how did you do that for us n00bs lol

To use HTML, bbcode and smilies in the message

In usergroup_messages.php (admincp), find

PHP Code:

$parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($vbulletin, fetch_tag_list()); 


Replace by :

PHP Code:

require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.php');
$parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($vbulletin, fetch_tag_list());
$parsed_text = $parser->do_parse($text, $do_html, $do_smilies, $do_bbcode, $do_imgcode, $do_nl2br, $cachable); 


Find (x 2)

PHP Code:

$message = $parser->do_parse($db->escape_string($vbulletin->GPC['message']), false, true, true, true, true, false); 


Replace by (x 2)

PHP Code:

$message = $parser->do_parse($db->escape_string($vbulletin->GPC['message']), true, true, true, true, true, true); 


To insert a title above the message, find in the template usergroupemessages :

PHP Code:

<div align='center' style='border:2px black solid;' class='alt1'>$ugmsg[message]</div><br /> 


And replace by :

PHP Code:

table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tr><td class="tcat"><center>$ugmsg[title]</center></td></tr>

<tr><td class='alt1'>$ugmsg[message]</td></tr></table><br /> 


[Andyucs]

First Thanks Sofia

i modifyed mine a bit to also centre the message as well and made it bold also

PHP Code:

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tr><td class="tcat"><center>$ugmsg[title]</center></td></tr>

<tr><td class='alt1'><b><center>$ugmsg[message]</b></center></td></tr></table><br /> 


you missed a

PHP Code:

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from the begining of your modification

[Sofia]

Yes, sorry the html, bbcode and smilies are good ?

[Andyucs]

Originally Posted by Sofia

Yes, sorry the html, bbcode and smilies are good ?

yea looking good thanks

seem to have a prob with html code but bb codes work fine

take a look just above shout box

http://www.ucsclan.co.uk/forum/index.php

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by Andyucs

yea looking good thanks

seem to have a prob with html code but bb codes work fine

take a look just above shout box

http://www.ucsclan.co.uk/forum/index.php

Ok so good Nice forum

For html, you must put "true" everywhere :

PHP Code:

$message = $parser->do_parse($db->escape_string($vbulletin->GPC['message']), false, true, true, true, true, false); 


The first "false" corresponds to the html (activation -> true)

[Benj]

sweet work is there anyway i can make this message only show once per users session?

[|Jordan|]

Is there any way to make the messages display to users who's usergroup is not primary, but rather secondary?

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by |Jordan|

Is there any way to make the messages display to users who's usergroup is not primary, but rather secondary?

Not with this version. I'm planning on upgrading this hack soon to do what you're asking.

[|Jordan|]

Originally Posted by harmor19

Not with this version. I'm planning on upgrading this hack soon to do what you're asking.

Sweet :up:

EDIT: Wow that was fast, i wasnt expecting an update 2 hours later. I thought it would be several days/weeks later. GJ!

[harmor19]

I have fixed the problem with HTML tags from converting into ASCII characters.
Messages are shown to users in primary and secondary usergroups.