Displaying Birthdays Globally

Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:46 pm

Hey.
For the life of me, I can't find the option to show your birthday on the index. I can find the boxes for editing the birthday in the UCP, but not an option to have it displayed globally.

Anyone know where I can find it?

Thanks. <3

Pit$Bull · Post by **Pit$Bull** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:50 pm

ACP->board features

Allow birthdays:
Allow birthdays to be entered and age being displayed in profiles. Please note the birthday list within the board index is controlled by a separate load setting.

ACP->load settings

Enable birthday listing:
If disabled the birthday listing is no longer displayed. To let this setting take effect the birthday feature needs to be enabled too.

Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:55 pm

I already looked around for those, they're both active. Some users are able to have the Congratulations message at the bottom, but some aren't. I can't manage to find the actual per user option to allow the board to congratulate people.

Pit$Bull · Post by **Pit$Bull** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:02 pm

If the user doesn't complete the birth date in the UCP profile it won't display.

Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:26 pm

Each date field is filled out, and still no message...

Pit$Bull · Post by **Pit$Bull** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:29 pm

Where are you expecting to see a message other than at the bottom of the board?
If it works for some it should work for all.

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Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:38 pm

I want it on the profile screen, along with at the bottom of the board. The problem is that it won't appear at the bottom of the board, despite having all the prerequisite fields filled. It's a bit confusing.

Also, I'm pretty sure my board is unmodified in any way, aside from having an out-dated style. Since I'm not the Board Founder, I won't know everything the generator could tell you, but I'll do it if you still want me too.

Pit$Bull · Post by **Pit$Bull** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:44 pm

Superwaffle wrote:The problem is that it won't appear at the bottom of the board

I can't see how it's possible for some to show and some not.

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Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:58 pm

Support Request Template
What version of phpBB are you using? phpBB 3.0.8
What is your board's URL? http://m0rkeulv.net/forums/index.php
Who do you host your board with? I don't know.
How did you install your board? Someone else installed my board for me
Is your board a fresh install or a conversion? Update from a previous version of phpBB3
Do you have any MODs installed? No
Is registration required to reproduce this issue? Yes
What version of phpBB3 did you update from? phpBB 3.0.7
What styles do you currently have installed? Conundrum
What language(s) is your board currently using? British English
Which database type/version are you using? I Don't Know
What is your level of experience? Experienced with PHP and phpBB
What username can be used to view this issue? Dummy Account
What password can be used to view this issue? Dummy1
When did your problem begin? I'm not sure.
Please describe your problem. There was somebody's birthday yesterday on my board, and there was a message congratulating them at the bottom of the board; yet today is also someone's birthday, but the board won't show it. I've updated the birthday to the Dummy Account (the account information is above) to have it's birthday set to today, but it's still not shown at the bottom of the screen.
Both the "Allow Birthdays" and "Allow Birthday Listings" are set to Yes in the ACP.
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Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:06 pm

.... I just figured it out.

The user in question mixed the Month, and the Day boxes up, and when I set the birthday of the Dummy account, I blindly copied his settings without looking into it.

Sorry for wasting your time.

Pit$Bull · Post by **Pit$Bull** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:10 pm

It was a timezone thingy. It's showing now.

Set your times according to this:

The normal settings for phpBB are as follows:

ACP (admin control panel) Time should be set at UTC as this is what guests and users not logged in will see.
UCP (user control panel) Time should be set to each individual users preference.

Use this to check your Server Time

Your style is extremely out of date and is for board version 3.0.5
Style and board versions must match.

Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:23 pm

Thanks for your help.

Pit$Bull wrote: Your style is extremely out of date and is for board version 3.0.5
Style and board versions must match.

Does it matter if it's out-dated? I would have fixed it a long time ago, but I'm only in the default Admin class, and don't have access to the Styles menu. Not to mention the last time I looked, the style wasn't updated by the author.

Pit$Bull · Post by **Pit$Bull** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:29 pm

Lots of security, bug fixes, and new features. Since version 3.0.6 the style and board versions must match.
Even the Q&A CAPTCHA is not usable, you will be under a bot attack sooner or later if not updated and better CAPTCHA used.

Superwaffle · Post by **Superwaffle** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:25 pm

Would it be possible to update my current Style without a new one by the author? Or would we just need to find a completely different one?

Pit$Bull · Post by **Pit$Bull** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:37 pm

Updating could be quite a chore http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 4&t=880735

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