vBulletin CMS Widgets - [WIDGET] Slider

Widget Slider - Frontpage Slide Show.

Demo: http://demo.webdeveloperplus.com/fea...ontent-slider/

This is based on the demo above. OK this is my first mod and I know the coding really sucks! But I thought I would get this out and see if anyone want to improve on it.
This is one of those frontpage slide shows that pulls your attachment and data from specified forums.

I hope this works for you.

Install:

Edit slider.php and at line 100:

$forumid - set the forum to pull slides
$limit - set the number of posts
$chars - set the total number of characters
$words - set total number of words

Upload Files.

Create PHP Widget and inser the following code:

ob_start();
echo '<div>';
echo '<center>';
require_once './clientscript/slider/slider.php';
echo '</center>';
echo '</div>';
$output=ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

[pilotxx]

Hii,
Great mod! any chance to add this code not as a widget? i want to add it to my forum.

[ShawnV]

Tagged, watching this one closely. Great idea!

[cory_booth]

Originally Posted by Datenpapst

I am using this one:
http://testforum.c-arena.com/demoslideshow.php

atm as an iframe

My code in the admincp is:

ob_start();

require_once './demoslideshow.php';

$output=ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Still got the problem

For yours, since it is a different slide show... I am not sure how it is rendered.
But I would suggest, follow very closely the code's <div> tags and make sure all <table> <tr> <td> <div> tags are open and closed properly.

Sometimes I start in the middle of the code and slowly work my way out until I spot a potential problem.

I am assuming this is the issue... Your slider has some unclosed tags...

[cory_booth]

Originally Posted by pilotxx

Hii,
Great mod! any chance to add this code not as a widget? i want to add it to my forum.

Hmmm... To do this I would have to learn the plugin/template system. :-)

I wish I could pop this out, but I have a lot to learn in that department.

[Mastergumble]

Originally Posted by Datenpapst

I am using this one:
http://testforum.c-arena.com/demoslideshow.php

atm as an iframe

My code in the admincp is:

ob_start();

require_once './demoslideshow.php';

$output=ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

Still got the problem

How did you fix it?

[mmostafayousef]

Originally Posted by cory_booth

Hey man... I checked your site:
www.mastdunya.com right?

Your attachment.php is at the root...

So you should drop those changes and put back to:

PHP Code:

$link = "../showthread.php?t=".$threadid."";
$imagepath = "../attachment.php?attachmentid=".$pic['attach']; 


Did you upload slider to the correct directory? /clientscript

I think your lines should look like this:

PHP Code:

$link = "./showthread.php?t=".$threadid."";
$imagepath = "./attachment.php?attachmentid=".$pic['attach']; 


[mmostafayousef]

Originally Posted by cory_booth

Yeah that would be nice...
I'll look into it in the future...

I suggest you use the class:

vBCms_Search_Result_Article

Located in /packages/vbcms/search/result/content.php (line 28)

Check it and reply please.

[Manoel J?nior]

I did not understand ... Where pulls the images and the textual?

[cory_booth]

Originally Posted by Manoel J?nior

I did not understand ... Where pulls the images and the textual?

This is designed for you to select a specific forum (in the code).
This will pull the first attachment in that forum...

So the idea is you can have a forum where you make annoucements or reviews and the first post will have an image attached.

Now on your site you can have a "slider" that rotates through those images and links back to the forum posting.

its VERy rough around the edges, but functional...

[CFodder]

Hmmmm, hate to ask a stupid question but I'm getting used to it.

I've installed the mod and setup where it pulls the posts from but it's not displaying anything, no pictures or the text, just a blank widget. Have checked all the permissions etc so was wondering if there's a js script I should download for this?