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[Vince]

File Name: (V88)Custom Forum Blocks
Author: vadim88
Category: Components
Description:

With this mod you can add custom blocks to your forum that will be displayed on the right side of the forum.
You can create as many custom blocks as you like. Features included:

• Ordering - You can easily reorder the blocks to the way you would like them to display in the forum.
  
• Blocks View - You can set on which pages the blocks will be shown (you can set on individual block basis meaning you can set that block #1 will be dispalyed only on board index while block #2 on board index and forum index) Currently you can choose between 3 pages to display (it's not a modification limitation but just that on pages like the UCP and posting area it will make the page really narrow so i limited in only to Board Index, Forum Index, Topic Index)
  
• Group Permissions - You can set per individual block who can and who can't view that block, You can add blocks that only certain groups will see while other won't. That way you can show your guests a custom block and registered members won't see it. while staff will see some other blocks you have set them.
  
• Disable block - Ability to quickly and easily disable a block to not show at all to any one.
  
• Pre defined blocks - by just adding a new block and entering some sort of key such as 'latesttopics' in the block title will trigger the modification to show the latest topics blocks from your forums. Or entering a key such as 'sitenav' will trigger it to show the site navigation block that you can control from the ACP and add/edit links to the block.
  

Pre Defined Blocks
In this modification there are 6 different pre defined custom blocks and they are:

• Latest Topics - Simply will fetch the latest topics from forums the member has viewing permissions -
  
• Latest Posts - Simply will fetch the latest posts from forum the member has viewing permissions -
  
• Latest Tutorials - Simply will fetch the latest approved tutorials added to the tutorials system (Must have Michael MacCune Tutorials system v2 get it now from Invisionmodding.com) -
  
• Latest Downloads - Simply will fetch the latest downloads from the downloads system (Must have IP.Downloads to use this block) -
  
• Site Navigation - Simply will show the site navigation links, Those links can be edited and added from the ACP -> Tools and settings -> (V88)Custom Blocks -> Navigation Links -
  
• Latest Members - Simply will show the latest members registered to the board in the block
  

 acp_addblock.png   23.15K   28 downloads
 acp_manageblocks.png   11.25K   13 downloads
 acp_managesettings.png   13.36K   12 downloads
 board_forum.png   16.92K   21 downloads
 board_index.png   22.03K   15 downloads
 board_topic.png   32.53K   18 downloads

Purchase (V88)Custom Forum Blocks
Cost: $10 (USD)

Before purchasing this Modification, be sure to review the Terms and Conditions.

[emoney]

Wow, how did I miss this?  Does it only parse html or can php work in a custom block too?

[Vince]

only html for now (uses IPB rich editor)

[paris]

is this a replacement block in the global header?

eg <%replace-me%> thing?

[Vince]

No, You dont need to do anything to add blocks. Just add the block in the ACP set which groups can see it, And in what pages it will show then it just will appear on the pages who have set to the groups you have chosen, There is no key for each block you add that you need to add to a template.

[paris]

so can it appear within a post?? like a menu?

personally i dont like it in the index, i might like a site menu for each topic (but not in replies)

and if u add a poll block it would be ace LOL

Edited by paris, 12 July 2008 - 09:12 AM.

[Vince]

Like i said and it's written above, You can add anything to the block from the ACP html included you can create anything with HTML (menus, lists and such) then you choose the block to show only in topics , That block will be shown on all topics not just one single topic.

Hope that makes it clear.

[paris]

LOL well, i dont like the blockiness look of a forum but i like informations in a block

LOOK i would like the last 5 posts and the polls WITHIN a post on the right hand side NOT on the right hand side of the forums

can it be done with this mod??

ie. within the template TOPIC VIEW >> RENDERROW

PS> of course i would like to display only in the TOPICS and not replies

Edited by paris, 12 July 2008 - 02:15 PM.

[Vince]

Look at the last image above, this is how it will be displayed inside a topic, And it does not have polls included in it, Just latest topics and posts.

[chillyware]

Thanks cool tool,

Testing it on me test board now,

[Vince]

Cheers.

[chillyware]

It not showing on the

help, blog, IPdownload, gallery, callendar, membert .. .. .. .. ..

Show Where? is on the Board Index, Forum Index?, Topic Index?

Anny help on this one, thanks

[Vince]

Yes currently you can choose to show it only on Board Index (Where all forums listed), Forum Index (Where topics are listed), Topic View (When viewing a topic).

At the time i didn't think that adding it globally will be a good idea, Since like i said it will make the page very narrow on pages like the UCP and the Calendar. That's why i didn't add it.

[chillyware]

is it possible to add it to those pages trout the ACP , that will be great option to this verry good ad on

[DawPi]

Vadim88 - payment send..

[Vince]

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is it possible to add it to those pages trout the ACP , that will be great option to this verry good ad on

I will see what i can do about, Tough this is highly discouraged .

Thanks david, Mod Sent.

[sourabh]

hi mate, nice mod...would love to have this on my site...but before that...how many file and template edits?

[Vince]

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Files Affected:

sources/classes/class_display.php
+ 1 Skin Edit

[sourabh]

I have sent the payment. Also as a feature suggestion...why dont you include the login block too in the side block?

[Vince]

It's simple HTML that you can just add in the IPB editor (I think, Might worth trying). I will check that payment and post PM if needed.