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Internal Forums Closed Message/Reason · **Released**: 03-09-2009

Forums Closed Internal Reason by Rafael Lopez
03/09/2009 (m/d/y)

This is a very simple plugin [with 1 template edit..

] which adds an internal reason for closing the forums.

Most forums have a very general reason for closing forums which is displayed to the normal users "down for a few hours! Check back then!" etc.

This plugin will let you add more information to the "Alert: The forums are currently turned off!" phrase for a more detailed reason.

Of course, this will only be displayed to administrators.

::: Installation :::

Extract product-internal_closing.xml
Upload product-internal_closing.xml by going to ADMIN CP --> PLUGINS AND PRODUCTS --> MANAGE PRODUCTS --> ADD/IMPORT PRODUCT

Oh how I wish we were done. Unfortunately we must make a template edit (I know, I hate them too).

Code:

The template is called board_inactive_warning.

Replace
$vbphrase[alert_board_off]

with

$vbphrase[alert_board_off] ($icr)

The entire template should end up looking like this:

<div align="center" style="color: red; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; padding:2px">$vbphrase[alert_board_off] ($icr)</div>

And you're done!

You can edit the internal message on the same page that you close the forums and set a public reason/message.

Screenshots:

(I don't like vB's attachments because they always get resized too much for my liking)

Code:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8824/vbmodicr1.jpg
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2703/vbmodicr2.jpg

Enjoy!

Don't forget to click install...

Jasem · #2 03-11-2009, 10:03 PM

Good work, thank you

installed

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