Forumteaser (moderator-editable texts in forumdisplay)

Forumteaser 0.9 for vBulletin 3.5.x
20051103 by mip

Adds a moderator-editable "teaser text" to each forum, which could be used to display forum-specific rules, help texts, announcements, etc.

INSTALLATION:
Install product "forumteaser.xml".
Copy "forumteaser.php" to your moderator control panel directory (usually modcp/).

USAGE:
Use $foruminfo[forumteaser] somewhere in your FORUMDISPLAY templates (text appears in your forumdisplay) or e.g. in your header template (text would then appear in forumdisplay, showthread, newthread, newreply).
As admin, you can edit the teaser texts from within the admincp forum manager.
As a moderator with the permission to add announcements, you can edit the teaser texts inside the modcp.
You can use bbCode.
If unsure, visit the basic Forumteaser Flash tutorial.


SCREENSHOTS:

Forum Teaser text at gulli:board - it's used to show forum charta, rules, etc.


Editing Forum Teaser text from within the moderator control panel.
The permission to edit the Forum Teaser is coupled with the permission to add announcements.
bbCode can be used for formatting.


For admins there's an additional way of editing the Forum Teaser texts from within the admincp forum manager.

NOTES:
This product changes the forum table by adding two columns during installation and dropping these columns on deinstallation.
Default language is English.
See the

CHANGES:
* 0.9
- Installation query fixed and split into two separate queries.
- Fixed usage information.

UPGRADE:
* from 0.8 to 0.9
- Make sure that forumteaser and forumteaser_raw columns are present in you forums table. If so, install 0.9 over 0.8 (overwrite). If not, remove 0.8 first, then install 0.9.
Sorry for any inconveniences.

[FleaBag]

May I be the first to say... THANKS!!!

[Alien]

Very clever, I like this a lot. I'll give it a whirl!

[GamerJunk.net]

I installed it and now I'm having a problem with my database.......

What does it install and how do I get rid of the tables without being able to uninstall it from my admincp???

[GamerJunk.net]

Nevermind

[GamerJunk.net]

I can't get it to show up on any page....I'm using the code in the instructions

[Snake]

Thanks!

[The M.I.P.]

There's a new Forumteaser version 0.9. which fixes the installation procedure and clarifies the usage information. Additionally, a basic flash tutorial is available.

@RasMasta:
Sorry for any inconveniences with my premature 0.8 release.

[D|ver]

great
thank you so much for this addon

i have a offpotic question:
which integration have you used to integrate vb3.5 to typo3?
i would love to use the forumteaser also as a sideblock like on your board

PS: ich liebe das gulli board!!! ;D

[The M.I.P.]

Originally Posted by D|ver

i have a offpotic question:
which integration have you used to integrate vb3.5 to typo3?
i would love to use the forumteaser also as a sideblock like on your board

vbb35 and typo3 aren't in fact too deeply integrated - there are just some simple hand-woven "web services" for e.g. news and search integration, which pass data either serialized or by xml-rpc.