News / Announcements Modification !!

[kartik786]

Impressed by the great support Brain offers, I dared to ask this question , hoping it would be answered ...

I dont want to fetch the news / announcements from a forum. Instead I just want to type the news so that it would be displayed in the portal without putting it on the forum. I also wish to integrate a side image when i make put the news on the portal

Any possibility of that happening ??

If not that.. then how do i put a image which should appear on the left side of the post on the portal after i fetch it from the forum.

I know its complex... but if you can answer this, i'd be honoured.

[kartik786]

If you are confused as to what i am refering to .. .. ...

Notice, at .. http://www.vbadvanced.com/products.php

the news / announcement is not fetched from a forum...

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Only additional thing i require is the option to put image on its left ..

Thanx in advance guyz

[da prez]

you would make a custom block, insert whatever you want and place it in the center column of the vBa page.

[kartik786]

Ooo0o0o0o0oKKKKKK .... and where do i find the tutorial to add a custom block :| ??

[da prez]

go to style manager, click add a template.

call the new template adv_portal_custom1

put the following code in it :

<tr>
<td class="$getbgrow">
your content here
</td>
</tr>

then go to the vbacmps in admincp and add a new module, then template.

call it what ya want and where it asks for template put : custom1

check appropriate boxes.

done deal.

[The Modfather]

Originally Posted by da prez

go to style manager, click add a template.

call the new template adv_portal_custom1

put the following code in it :

<tr>
<td class="$getbgrow">
your content here
</td>
</tr>

then go to the vbacmps in admincp and add a new module, then template.

call it what ya want and where it asks for template put : custom1

check appropriate boxes.

done deal.

I must be missing something here, but in my Style Manager, I dont' have the option to 'add a template'.

I'm testing vBull 3.5.3 and vBadvanced 2.1.0 if this makes any difference.

Thanks in adavance.

[Brian]

Admin CP => vBa CMPS => Add Module => Template Module

Just go there instead, and insert the code da prez gave you for the template.

[The Modfather]

Originally Posted by Brian

Admin CP => vBa CMPS => Add Module => Template Module

Just go there instead, and insert the code da prez gave you for the template.

Worked like a champ! Thanks a ton, my friend!

[max_view]

Originally Posted by Brian

Admin CP => vBa CMPS => Add Module => Template Module

Just go there instead, and insert the code da prez gave you for the template.

i also tried this, but i get the error message You must choose a template to include!

which template? if i understand the postings above right, i dont need any template? the big question, help me please...

[silendreamer]

Originally Posted by max_view

i also tried this, but i get the error message You must choose a template to include!

which template? if i understand the postings above right, i dont need any template? the big question, help me please...

i think that means u juz need to type in the name of the template in the box where is says vb_portal_.......... like say type custom1 for this eg. and then click on OK

[pasaoglu]

can this not taken further to edit the text easier than creating a new module every time??

[Sybaris]

An easier way would be to make a forum up lock and make it non postable and not in the drop down list.

So now you have a useless forum but you can use it for announcements and make the announcements news, Its what i do for important things that need to go at the top of the page.

[testpig]

This is a great and simple mod - thanks

One stupid question.....how do I add a line break? The text ends up bunched together.

Is it also possible to add an image?

Thanks again - appreciate the assistance.

[lowboost]

Great mod! I actually spent a few hours trying to find something like this!!

I would be great if someone can answer testpig's question, since I also have his need.

[jmfemedia]

Originally Posted by testpig

This is a great and simple mod - thanks

One stupid question.....how do I add a line break? The text ends up bunched together.

Is it also possible to add an image?

Thanks again - appreciate the assistance.

you just add it as you would if you were making a html page.

for example a line break is:

<br>

and to add an image it is:

<img src="your image location" border="0">

[Josechu]

Whats the difference between this, and adding a page (HTML) in the vbadvanced menu? is not the same result?

[NFCN Editor]

Thanks for the code guys. Works great and helped me to do a simple module that I needed. This place ROCKS! Thanks again.

Mark

[jfazio]

How do you edit the content of this custom1? I've got it installed, but haven't a clue as to where to make actual announcement. Thanks.

Originally Posted by da prez

go to style manager, click add a template.

call the new template adv_portal_custom1

put the following code in it :

<tr>
<td class="$getbgrow">
your content here
</td>
</tr>

then go to the vbacmps in admincp and add a new module, then template.

call it what ya want and where it asks for template put : custom1

check appropriate boxes.

done deal.

[jfazio]

never mind. found it. thank you for this module help!!