[RELEASE vB2.0] Community Bulletin Mailer

First up, huge apologies to everyone who has been waiting for this hack... I actually got it to the state it's in now about a month ago, but never really polished it off after I joined the vB Dev team... and then I completely forgot about it.

So sorry about that.



Installation is a breeze. Simply unzip the attached file and copy commbull.php to your admin folder. When you run the script for the first time, it will detect that you have not altered the user table to include the receivebulletin field, and add that field for you. It will also display the necessary information about what alterations you need to make to the modifyoptions template, and the member.php file.

If you ever want to view the installation instructions again, there is a link at the bottom of the main page.

Once installation is complete, the rest is really very easy to use.

You may find that this hack is a little rough around the edges, but I'm afraid I just don't have the time to dedicate to polishing it right now, so if anyone wants to have a fiddle with the code, be by guest.

[RobAC]

What exactly does this hack do??

[tubedogg]

It allows you to send a fully-customizable community bulletin, generated by vBulletin. It can include latest threads, threads with no replies, threads with most replies or views, polls, calendar events, birthdays, polls, and the user's info (username, password, etc.), and a few other things, as well as anything else you wish to add. The system generates a preview based on your settings and then you can add anything into the text box before mailing. You can limit to which usergroups it gets sent, and from which forums information is pulled, and users can opt-out of receiving it.

This is a "Kier" hack but I have updated it slightly with his permission, and rereleased it in this thread. You can also look at this for more info.

[RobAC]

I just checked out the other thread......whoa! I can't wait to install this hack. Very cool!

I installed this no problem. What is the main way to access the hack when needed. Is it the link that is supplied with it. Or is a new link in the control panel?

Thanks

You can direct your browser to http://www.yoursite.com/path/to/commbull.php

Or you can check TubeDogg's add on. His posting contains a "hack" for a link in the Admin Panel...

[the_sisko]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tubedogg
Here's the script I wrote. Please, please, please backup your database first. I took a look at each of your boards and neither of you have that many threads (relatively) so this should work out just fine.

Rename it to fixubbdate.php, upload to your admin directory and go to it in a browser.

When i tried a test mail I get this error message. The link to the technical staff is my email

There seems to have been a slight problem with the database. Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

[tubedogg]

Originally posted by The_Sisko
I looked at the code and didn't realy get what it does....?
Can you please explain in a few words what it does to the post/threads?

Sorry, should have explained. It takes the date&time from the first post in each thread and makes that the date&time of the posting thread. As it is now, all your threads imported from UBB have a posting date of 37 years in the future. This fixes that.

[the_sisko]

Thanks, I will try it!

[tubedogg]

Originally posted by TimberLand
When i tried a test mail I get this error message. The link to the technical staff is my email

There seems to have been a slight problem with the database. Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

What is the error you are receiving in your email? (Either that or view the source of the page and copy and paste the error message from there.)