[Release] Forumhome Announcement Box

Description: Will add a box to the forumhome template where you can add/edit news via that template.

Warning: You will need some quite basic html skills to get the full force out of this hack once installed.

Attacked below, screenshot in next post.

[Tony G]

Screenshot: (Small)

[1x1]

really great post.

[Tony G]

Thanks, it's simple stuff. And if any errors please report because I rushed that code a bit. Sorry. ^^;

[Brad]

You can make it so you can edit it to the cp. this is how i would install it if i where ganna use it.

Under Replacements in the admin cp click modify. the click [add custom replacement]

name the new replacement {news} and in the input put <b>Date Goes Here</b> - Place news for this date here

then change this:

<!-- announcements -->
<table cellpadding="{tableouterborderwidth}" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="{tablebordercolor}" {tableouterextra} width="{contenttablewidth}" align="center"><tr><td>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="{tableinnerborderwidth}" border="0" {tableinnerextra} width="100%">
<tr id="cat">
<td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}"><normalfont color="{categoryfontcolor}"><b>Announcements</b></normalfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><smallfont>
<b>Date Goes Here</b> - Place news for this date here</smallfont></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
<! -- announcements -->

<br />

to this:

<!-- announcements -->
<table cellpadding="{tableouterborderwidth}" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="{tablebordercolor}" {tableouterextra} width="{contenttablewidth}" align="center"><tr><td>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="{tableinnerborderwidth}" border="0" {tableinnerextra} width="100%">
<tr id="cat">
<td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}"><normalfont color="{categoryfontcolor}"><b>Announcements</b></normalfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><smallfont>{news}</smallfont></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>
<! -- announcements -->

<br />

This way you dont have to worry about messing up the template when you edit.

[N9ne]

Thanks AL, I never actually thought about doing that kinda thing, it helps for other things too

[Brad]

I use Replacements whenever possible and ive been doing so for a year now. ive always wondered why more people do not, it makes customizing text tons easyer then searching in the templates.

[Xbox]

cool mod, Tony
*installs*

I made the News ticker (Which you can get at vB.Org) and it is very similar to this. You cane dit in admin CP. But I like this tony and Anime, nice.

[assassingod]

Great mod Tony! I like this alot - if I didnt already have Dynamic Annoucments hack installed, I woulda used this!

Brilliant work though