Mini Calendar

Mini Calendar

What it does:
The Mini Calendar is just what it's name says. It allows you to add a small calendar to any or all vBulletin page(s). It links back to the month, next and previous month as well as any days with an event.

Is it complicated?
Installation is easy. Just include the cal.php file on any page that you want it shown, make one new template and insert $smallcalendar at the exact place you want it shown. Look at the instructions below.

Changes:
New files (1):
cal.php

Changed files(0-1):
depending on where it should be shown

New database fields/tables(0):
none

New templates(1):
small_calendar

Changed templates(1-2):
wherever mini calendar should be shown
(phpinclude_start, if shown on all pages)

New phrases(0):
none

Screenshots:
see attachments

• screenshot1.jpg
• screenshot2.jpg

Instructions:

• Backup all your files as well as your database.
  For help backing up your database, look here: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...atabase_backup
• Upload cal.php (attachment) to your forum home directory
• Make a new template with the name small_calendar and insert the contents of template.txt (attachment) into it
• Decide if you want to have your mini calendar on specific pages or on all your pages
  • If you decide to have the mini calendar on all your pages (for example in a sidebar) edit your phpinclude_start template and add
    PHP Code:

    include ("cal.php"); 

    to the end of it.
  • If you only want the mini calendar on specific pages, open the php file that makes that page and under
    PHP Code:

    require_once('./global.php'); 

    add
    PHP Code:

    include ("cal.php"); 

• edit the template that shows the area in which you want to insert your mini calendar and add $smallcalendar to the exact spot where your mini calendar should be shown.

Donations: This hack will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. If you donate, please leave me some info (either your forum site or username at vB.org) so that I can thank you.

Install:

Don't feel like donating, but still want to thank me for my work? Click the install button to show your appreciation. As a great side effect, you'll get an email update once there is a bigger update or important security fix!

Updates:

10.08.2004: Updated cal.php to fix (hopefully) the events being on the wrong day with far out timezones.

[Colin F]

meaning, we have the date going till the 15th.
So I'm assuming vB is actually reading it as: August 14th 4:00pm - August 15th 1:00am

Is this *with* gmdate?

[PUPSTAHS]

Yep, that's exactly what it seems like it's doing, with gmdate. Quite weird.

I wish there were other people trying this out too so I didn't feel insane

[Colin F]

If this doesn't work, then I guess I'll have to redo a big part... oh well...

Thanks for helping me sort this out PUPSTAHS

[jlegge]

Is it possible to port this to a page outside of vB? For example, I have my main index at http://www.milwaukeenights.com/index.php and my forums are located in a sub domain at http://forums.milwaukeenights.com . I want to show the mini calendar on my index page outside of vB but some reason I am just getting a blank spot where the calendar should. Not even a db error message or anything, just an empty spot....

[Bieddos]

to put this minicalendar here http://www.elaborare.info/forum/vbul...splay.php?f=25 what i must modificate???

[Ber|Art]

Hi, can you put some examples where to put the "$smallcalendar", where did you put it?

[traderx]

Hello Colin.... I have changed the size to 160 pixels and removed all of the padding... how can I fix the top to be on one line, my month looks like this

< November 2004
>

where can I edit this to take care of it.

[Colin F]

You should be able to edit this in the template, I think the current width is 200, so just exchange that with whatever you want.

[traderx]

BUMP... cuz I edit the post right after I posted, but before your reply..... sorry

[Colin F]

You'll have to use a smaller font size, as that's the problem. Having it on one line will just stretch the table, making it bigger than those 160 pixels you wanted.