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Countdown Timer in signature · **Released**: 06-13-2008

Original Modification by Hellcat

Previous versions:
vB3.5.x "User Countdown Timer".
vB3.6.x "User Countdown Timer".

I have taken the original modification and simply edited templates to get it working with vB3.7.x

Note: I did not write the original modification so support of this release may be limited.

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"
Upload "bitfield_hc_countdown.xml" to ".../forum/includes/xml"
Import the product .XML

You may also need to rebuild your languages after the install.
This can be done by going to:
AdminCP - Laguages & Phrases -> Language Manager -> Rebuild all languages

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

Usergroup permission:
Go to -> AdminCP -> Usergroups -> Usergroup Manager -> User Countdown Permissions

Members 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 "ON" the timer will automatically be shown on the bottom of your sig, set to "OFF" will hide/disable the time display.

Please MARK AS INSTALLED & NOMINATE FOR MOTM

Enjoy.

ArnyVee · #72 09-10-2008, 10:56 PM

Why would it be sent to the mod graveyard?

Does it not work for you?

zelnik · #73 09-11-2008, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArnyVee

Why would it be sent to the mod graveyard?

Does it not work for you?

Because I believe unless you're lucky to be in the timezone the app was wrote for then the timings are all out...

I made a 7 day countdown timer and it added 8 hrs to the time it should have finished.

ArnyVee · #74 09-14-2008, 02:55 AM

Oh, I see.

Thank goodness that I haven't had any issues with my folks complaining from different areas of the world.

Does anyone know of any other options for a countdown like this where the timezones do not affect it?

ascender · #75 09-19-2008, 07:58 AM

Installed and working, thanks for the mod

WiseOne38221 · #76 09-19-2008, 01:19 PM

Did all was supposed to do, rebuilt and all...go into UserCP, set it and it doesn't keep on. Go back to look and it is blank again...

Wunderlust · #77 09-29-2008, 12:09 PM

Anyone get it working? if a user fills in the fields it does not seem to save it to the database and when they update it again it is blank!

Any ideas as to a fix for this?

Wunderlust · #78 10-02-2008, 03:21 AM

Bump - Anyone get this fixed?

CyprusTM · #79 10-02-2008, 03:57 AM

i installed and all, chose a event to count down to, but it does not display it in my sig.

Nadeemjp · #80 10-02-2008, 04:53 AM

this is cute

thanx.
installed

ArnyVee · #81 10-03-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyprusTM

i installed and all, chose a event to count down to, but it does not display it in my sig.

I had the same problem until I put a period in the signature field. The countdown needs something to 'prompt' it to working. So, a simple period (in the same color as your background to mask it, of course

) would let it work.

I hope that helps.

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