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Countdown Timer in signature · **Released**: 06-08-2006

This is a port of my vB3.5.x "User Countdown Timer".
I had to change some parts of the install code to make it work with vB3.6, and here we go:

This little AddOn gives your users the option to show a custom countdown timer at the bottom of their signature.

Features:

Fully configurable via UserCP (see screenshot)
BB-Code can be used for eventname and overmessage
fully phrased/templated, nothing hardcoded and so fully customizable
leading days or hours with a value of "0" are not shown
(so it shows "42minutes" rather then "0days 0hours 42minutes")

Installation:
Painless:

Upload "plugins_usercountd.php" to ".../forum/includes"
Import the product .XML

DONE
That's it.
No template edits, no nothing

Usage:
Go into your UserCP -> Edit Options
On the very bottom you will find the options for the Countdown Timer.
Set it to whatever you like, if "Enable" is set to "Yes" the timer will automatically be shown on the bottom of your sig, set to "No" will hide/disable the time display

Have fun

davelacey · #42 09-07-2006, 11:25 PM

Installed and running sweetly.
Thankyou

Hicksatpd · #43 09-08-2006, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antyrael

I can confirm this, after I saved a phrase, all the text appeared in both the Admin CP and the Edit Options page.

Help the idiot out: What do you mean by "saved a phrase"? Thanks.

Spookysalem · #44 09-11-2006, 07:37 PM

I have finally got this to work thankyou....

TomasDR · #45 09-13-2006, 04:21 AM

If anyone can assist I would appreciate it greatly. I still cannot get the countdown to appear in the signature. I am not having the phrase issue.

I have tried everything to get the countdown to appear in the signature without luck on 3.6.

Everything else works, I can set the countdown, it shows in the database, but just not in the signature.

This worked fine in 3.5.4 but for the life of me I have no idea what's wrong with 3.6.

Note: This might be the most used hack on my board since I run a travel related board. (ie. Countdowns to the next trip)

TomasDR · #46 09-13-2006, 08:26 PM

I did a little research last night and for some reason the lines...

Code:

    $query = $vbulletin->db->query_read( "SELECT $cdfield FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "userfield WHERE userid='" . $post["userid"] . "';" );
    $result = mysql_fetch_array( $query );
    $cddata = unserialize( str_replace( "&quot;", '"', $result[$cdfield] ) );

Don't work and the statement.

Code:

if ( $cddata["enabled"] == "Yes" )

Fails. Actually all of the $cddata variables don't work.

This is what the raw data looks like in my SQL table.

Code:

a:8:{s:7:&quot;enabled&quot;;s:3:&quot;Yes&quot;;s:3:&quot;day&quot;;s:1:&quot;1&quot;;s:5:&quot;month&quot;;s:1:&quot;1&quot;;s:4:&quot;year&quot;;s:4:&quot;2007&quot;;s:4:&quot;hour&quot;;s:1:&quot;0&quot;;s:6:&quot;minute&quot;;s:1:&quot;0&quot;;s:5:&quot;event&quot;;s:14:&quot;Happy New Year&quot;;s:7:&quot;overmsg&quot;;s:15:&quot;Make Resolution&quot;;}

If anyone could set thier countdown for Jan 1st, 2007 "Happy New Year" and compare/post it I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

Antyrael · #47 09-15-2006, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hicksatpd

Help the idiot out: What do you mean by "saved a phrase"? Thanks.

In your admincp, goto Languages & Phrases -> Search in phrases, type 'countdown' in the findbox and click Find.
Click on Edit next to any of te phrases, in the next screen, just click Save.

That's all

Gripemaster · #48 09-26-2006, 01:16 PM

Installed fine, but nothing is showing up at all, anywhere. No options or settings, nada.

juan71287 · #49 09-26-2006, 01:28 PM

Its not working with 3.6 so dont bother.. It would have been nice though

Invalid ID · #50 10-20-2006, 10:35 PM

Installed, but NOT working

unixboard · #51 10-26-2006, 12:23 PM

The Hack is working fine on 3.6.2....
But the Signature is only shown on new posts...older posts are still without the countdown..

Any tips?

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