Calendar / Thread Integration Hack

Ok, this is my first VBulletin hack so please be calm on me As this is a beta BACKUP the files to be edited (as always)

I always wanted to link the calendar events to a thread aswell. So that if you make a public event, it also generates a thread from the same info. Now i always thought this was going to be hard, but actually it is really simple.

There are 5 steps to do in total in just 2 files. It concerns the calendar.php and the newthread.php

I tested this on vb 2.30 & works smoothly now at my site www.livesets.com

what does it do exactly:

• When people push the New Thread button in a particular forum (can be specified as you like) you will be redirected to the Add Public Event screen
• After filling in the required info it generates a public event just like it would do normally
• next to that it will generate a thread in the forum where you pushed the New Thread button with topic title [date] title ( f.e. "[2003-05-14] Awakenings, Amsterdam NL" ) adn the same content as the Public Event
• after that it updates all counters (forum,thread,user)
• redirects to the new thread

NOTICE: on several places you will have to manually insert the forumid you want to use for this, in the example attached here the forumid used was 2

Please give some feedback I'm really happy i got this to work Some members already requested something like this, this is to make them happy :classic:

Greets,
Session.

[gengar003]

Sounds nice... I might install it, I'll ask my memz. Great idea, really.

[Erwin]

Good idea.

[Dark_Wizard]

Yesterday at 08:00 PM Session said this in Post #1
NOTICE: on several places you will have to manually insert the forumid you want to use for this, in the example attached here the forumid used was 2

Let us know if you need help in placing this in the admincp so the forum is selectable from there rather than manually entering it into the files.

[Session]

Today at 12:32 PM Dark_Wizard said this in Post #4
Let us know if you need help in placing this in the admincp so the forum is selectable from there rather than manually entering it into the files.

Yeah, would be great Would make it a lot easier..

Another thing i still want to add is a "Reply" button on the View Event screen, in such a way that it links to New Reply in the related thread. I hope i can find some time to add this.

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ps. does anyone know how to change the default sort order for just 1 forum?

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[Dean C]

Thankyou for releasing this

- miSt

[kaotic]

Any idea when it will be taken out of beta?

[Session]

Ehm, when it's tested a bit more... I'm still having some trouble converting the date format from [2003-5-4] to [2003-05-04].. I thought it was easier :S

People who can assist?

[Cyricx]

This is an awesome hack, truly loving it

I don't know much about date, still fighting with trying to create an additional calendar field for location hehehe.

Only thing I can think of to improve it a bit more is maybe a link in the newly created event post to the thread?

Thanks so much for releasing this

[Session]

I've already made it with a Reply button included when you view the Event..

I've got some more stuff to add to the thing, before i release it I'll try to give you some response on that! Thanks for trying it, install went well???