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Simple global announcement · **Released**: 11-26-2005

Inspired by the Welcome headers hack I wanted to add a simple global announcement that I could turn on and off via the admin cp and change the announcement from acp.

The Dynamic Announcements hack is a bit more than I require so I wrote my own simple global announcement hack.

To install import the xml file as a product in the Plugin Manager.

Modify template FORUMHOME add

$simple_global_announcement

where You want the announcement to be placed. I have placed it after $navbar and before  like this

Code:

<body>
$header
$navbar
$simple_global_announcement

<!-- main -->

To enable the announcement goto vBulletin options and open settings for "Global annoucement". Here You can enable/disable the announcement and enter the text to display.

Change history.

1.1.0 Made the announcement box collapsable

Future.
I am hoping a new template hook will be added in FORUMHOME just after $navbar so future template edits won't be required to install this.

Daniel · #2 11-27-2005, 03:48 PM

EDIT: Having some problems, it's not showing up. I did the template modification and turned it online via the admincp and included a message. Any ideas?

Watson · #3 11-27-2005, 04:53 PM

Looks pretty cool, however will this interfere with my Geek Banner System?

MoMan · #4 11-27-2005, 05:14 PM

Awesome! Nice and simple, yet effective!

tommykjensen · #5 11-27-2005, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

Having some problems, it's not showing up. I did the template modification and turned it online via the admincp and included a message. Any ideas?

Hmm, strange. You loaded the xml file via plugin manager, edited the template FORUMHOME? Can You post a few lines from that template around where You made the change?

If You goto the settings are the global announcement then still enabled and the text still there?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watson

Looks pretty cool, however will this interfere with my Geek Banner System?

I don't know that banner system so I don't know if it will interfere.

puertoblack2003 · #6 11-27-2005, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

EDIT: Having some problems, it's not showing up. I did the template modification and turned it online via the admincp and included a message. Any ideas?

also check your template if you have more then one beside the default you have to make changes to each template in nav bar... :ermm:

-=Sniper=- · #7 11-27-2005, 05:56 PM

simple

will be installing.

BiReL41r · #8 11-27-2005, 09:08 PM

Great hack, but does it interfere if you have the Dynamic Announcement installed aswell?

tommykjensen · #9 11-28-2005, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BiReL41r

Great hack, but does it interfere if you have the Dynamic Announcement installed aswell?

I don't know, but I don't think so. I have not installed Dynamic Announcement installed.

Hexemer · #10 11-29-2005, 07:06 PM

How can i make it colabsable?