Competitions

Description
Adds a competition module to your forums. You can create as many competitions and allow members to participate in them.

Features

• Ability to force participants to fill certain custom profile fields
• Send Private Message to members who participate in the competitions
• Ability to allow more than one entry from a participant
• Input field for answers can be either a textbox, a textarea, radio buttons or a drop-down menu
• If the input type is radio buttons or a drop-down menu, the system can filter out wrong answers and generate a list of winners by picking random participants
• Schedule competitions by setting the starting date (user contributed)
• Very customizable

Installation

1. Upload all necessary files to their respective directories.
2. Install the product XML file.
3. Edit the navbar template to add a link to competitions.php page. (see below)
4. Set necessary permissions for each usergroup to access and/or participate in competitions.
5. Edit the "hkc_nopermission_loggedin" and "hkc_winner_congratulate_message" phrase to customize to your taste.

Upgrade

1. Upload all necessary files to their respective directories.
2. Install the product XML file. Be sure to set "Allow Overwrite" to Yes.

Editing the navbar template

1. Open the navbar template

2. Find:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

3. Add after:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="competitions.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[hkc_competitions]</a></td>

4. Save template

Author Notes
This extension was developed specifically for my website but I am releasing the code since a few members here have have shown interest. I cannot state that it is totally free of bugs. I would appreciate your feedback in making this extension better.

Maybe in Future
At the moment, the question is only restricted to one per competition. I would like to have the ability to add more than one question per competition.

[SpanishHarlem]

Originally Posted by Hoffi

1) Open the Template navbar
search for:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

And add after

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="competitions.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Competitions</a></td>

2)
Go in the ACP to the Usergroup permissions
Edir all Usergroups and set the permissions (nearly at the end of the page)
3)
Go in the ACP to search Phrases
type in on the two Phrase-Names
hit search and then Edit

thank you so much :nervous:

[SpanishHarlem]

oh poop. I can't do it on my other skin

[lawahdy]

excellent work husain.

was wondering if you could add the option of uploading images to the competition.. i mean usually on my site i get sponsors to provide me with prizes.. i would love to add their logo to the competition they are providing the gift for..

same as your site.. i like the way images are displayed with questions..

that could be done with html..right..?

what if i don't have ftp access.. uploading images would be a nicer job.

[Hoffi]

Released the German Version with Permission from husain on www.vbhacks-germany.com

http://www.vbhacks-germany.com/forum...4812#post14812

This Version is a modified version with an extra field for the start-date for every competition! You can set in the settings if - and how many - pending questions should be displayed.

Husain adds this feature in his new release!

[husain]

Originally Posted by lawahdy

excellent work husain.


was wondering if you could add the option of uploading images to the competition.. i mean usually on my site i get sponsors to provide me with prizes.. i would love to add their logo to the competition they are providing the gift for..

same as your site.. i like the way images are displayed with questions..

that could be done with html..right..?

what if i don't have ftp access.. uploading images would be a nicer job.

I use PhotoBucket (http://www.photobucket.com) to upload pictures.

[version2]

Does this allow folks to 'upload' submissions?

[mrahul]

I have set to max. of only 1 entry per member but one member had given out 4 entries. How is it possible ?? r it tht his browser might hav got struck at tht moment ?

[husain]

Originally Posted by version2

Does this allow folks to 'upload' submissions?

No, it doesn't allow submissions by uploading files/images/etc.

[husain]

Originally Posted by mrahul

I have set to max. of only 1 entry per member but one member had given out 4 entries. How is it possible ?? r it tht his browser might hav got struck at tht moment ?

It is very unlikely that this would happen. The script checks how many times a person has entered in the competitions against the database.

I will re-check my script just in case there is a bug.

[mrahul]

Originally Posted by husain

It is very unlikely that this would happen. The script checks how many times a person has entered in the competitions against the database.

I will re-check my script just in case there is a bug.

oki mate.. I got one more member now with more than one entry

one member has 5 entries , now the new guy has 2 entries while for the rest itz perfect.