[Request] Random Quotation MOD

Tanapangarap · Post by **Tanapangarap** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:06 am

Random quotation is one of several MODs I'll be requesting and hoping to have taken up.

http://www.brad-johnson.com/forum/index.php

I link to my forum because I want you to take a look at how the MOD looks on my forum. Scroll down near the bottom of the index, and you will see the random quotation area below the "Who Is Online" or, as I renamed it, "Forum Statistics" section. I would like to be able to do that.

The particular random quotation MOD I'm using is "Random Quotes 2.0". Unfortunately, I couldn't find it searching this forum, but I do have the MOD saved on my hard drive, so here is the info:

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###########################################################################################
## Hack Title:   Random Quotes 
## Hack Version: 2.0 
## Author:       Yo^Bam <yobam@linux.nu> 
## Fixed by:     Acid <acid_junky@web.de
## Description:  Displays a random quote on your phpBB. 
## 
## Files To Edit:  index.php, index_body.tpl 
## Included Files: quotes.txt
###########################################################################################
## 
## quotes.txt goes in your phpBB root dir.
##
###########################################################################################
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD 
###########################################################################################

# 
#-----[ OPEN /index.php ]------------------------------ 
# 

# 
#-----[ FIND around line 262 ]----------------------------------- 
# 

	$template->assign_vars(array( 
	      'TOTAL_POSTS' => sprintf($l_total_post_s, $total_posts),

# 
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------- 
# 

	srand ((double) microtime() * 1000000); 
	$zitate = file("quotes.txt"); 
	$i = count($zitate)-1; 

	   $template->assign_vars(array( 
	      'QUOTE' => $zitate[rand(0,$i)], 
	      'TOTAL_POSTS' => sprintf($l_total_post_s, $total_posts),


# 
#-----[ OPEN /templates/xxx/index_body.tpl ]------------------------------ 
# 

# 
#-----[ ADD wherever you want ]----------------------------------- 
# 

	<span class="gen">{QUOTE}</span> 


# 
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]----------------------------------- 
# EoM

The above MOD came with a quotes.txt file that I placed on my forum's root directory, and it's that file the MOD reached for for the quotations it would display on random on the index.

Extra features such as. . .
-- the ability for users to submit their own quotations into a queue for validation by the admin;
-- the ability for users to comment on any quotation sort of like each random quotation having a guestbook page;
would be cool but aren't as important for me as just having a MOD that does the same thing and can be made to look and function the same way as the one I'm currently using.

EDIT: Also, the quotes.txt file uses html to format the quotes, and each quote is recognized by being on a new line. I was wondering if this could be applied to a phpBB3 MOD, or if I'd have to reformat my whole list.

geoffreak · Post by **geoffreak** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:50 am

just modify viewtopic and add a template variable then use it under the html replacement of your bbcode.
I should work, but no guarantees

Tanapangarap · Post by **Tanapangarap** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:12 am

Sorry, but I'm not completely grasping how to go about doing what you advised, as I am a novice with modification of the phpBB software. Did any of what you said have to do with how I'm going to get the modification to pull quotations from the quotes.txt file in the root directory?

geoffreak · Post by **geoffreak** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:14 am

Nevermind then.
Stick with the request

yaw_pakhtoon · Post by **yaw_pakhtoon** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:47 pm

thanks.. i've been looking everywhere for this mod..

i've been wodering, which version of shoutbox did you use..

thanks.

*Capmaster* · Post by ***Capmaster*** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:18 pm

I had the hack on my old ver. 2 forum and I'm also looking for a version for phpBB3.

One was being developed here, but it got shelved for awhile:

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... dom+quotes

I'll echo the OP and request that someone write this mod

*Capmaster* · Post by ***Capmaster*** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:52 pm

geoffreak wrote:just modify viewtopic and add a template variable then use it under the html replacement of your bbcode.
I should work, but no guarantees

I know how to do this. I'll give it a try.

If it works I'll post the edits here.

*Capmaster* · Post by ***Capmaster*** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:31 pm

That was easy

All I had to do was modify the syntax in the index.php edit.

Here's the mod install file:

###########################################################################################
## Hack Title: Random Quotes
## Hack Version: 2.0
## Author: Yo^Bam <yobam@linux.nu>
## Fixed by: Acid <acid_junky@web.de
## Adapted to phpBB3 by: Capmaster <admin@convopit.org>
## Description: Displays a random quote on your phpBB.
##
## Files To Edit: index.php, index_body.html
## Included Files: quotes.txt
###########################################################################################
##
## quotes.txt goes in your phpBB root dir.
##
###########################################################################################
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD
###########################################################################################

#
#-----[ OPEN /index.php ]------------------------------
#

#
#-----[ FIND ]-----------------------------------
#

$template->assign_vars(array(
'TOTAL_POSTS' => sprintf($user->lang[$l_total_post_s], $total_posts),

#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]-------------------------------------------
#
srand ((double) microtime() * 1000000);
$zitate = file("quotes.txt");
$i = count($zitate)-1;
$template->assign_vars(array(
'QUOTE' => $zitate[rand(0,$i)],
'TOTAL_POSTS' => sprintf($user->lang[$l_total_post_s], $total_posts),

#
#-----[ OPEN /styles/XXXXX/template/index_body.html ]------------------------------
#

#
#-----[ ADD wherever you want ]-----------------------------------
#

<span class="gen">{QUOTE}</span>

#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]-----------------------------------
# EoM

Here's the Quotes.txt file you place in your forum root. This came with the hack. You can add your own quotes to it. Just follow the same format - one quote per line

I've added some from members of my forum to mine:

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum. - Arthur C. Clarke
People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one. - Leo J. Burke
For four-fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pond scum. - J.W. Schopf
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. - Solomon Short
Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It's called 'rain'. - Michael McClary
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. - H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it. - Warren Buffett
Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster. - Quentin Crisp

Amatsu · Post by **Amatsu** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:29 pm

Hello.

I've tried your script Capmaster but it doesn't work, I think you may be missing a line perhaps, the one that points out where to find the quotes.txt.

I was looking forward to a mod like this, so cheers.

*Capmaster* · Post by ***Capmaster*** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:03 pm

Amatsu wrote:Hello.

I've tried your script Capmaster but it doesn't work, I think you may be missing a line perhaps, the one that points out where to find the quotes.txt.

I was looking forward to a mod like this, so cheers.

Oops

DUH!

I forgot three lines.

Edits made to post above. Thanks for catching that

Lightfeather · Post by **Lightfeather** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:02 am

Thanks very much for this. My forum is starting to feel a little bit more like "home" again.

Amatsu · Post by **Amatsu** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:15 pm

Hello again. I've manage to install it and apparently works fine, but I have an issue, the quotes only apprear when I'm at the index, when I enter into a section of the forum or a post it disappears! I have to go back to the index to see the quote again.

Are you having the same problem or is it just me? Thank you.

DragonMaster1 · Post by **DragonMaster1** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:54 pm

Amatsu wrote:Hello again. I've manage to install it and apparently works fine, but I have an issue, the quotes only apprear when I'm at the index, when I enter into a section of the forum or a post it disappears! I have to go back to the index to see the quote again.

Are you having the same problem or is it just me? Thank you.

GREAT MOD!!!

Mine does this also, but I was thinking that if they were on every page they might get old seeing them all the time

I think I prefer only on the index...at least for my board

Lightfeather · Post by **Lightfeather** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:21 am

That's because when you make edits to index they only show up on the index. If you want the quotes to show up everywhere you have to make edits to the overall_header but I'm not sure how to go about it.

Amatsu · Post by **Amatsu** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:05 pm

Actually I did it in the overall_header. The thing is if I manually write some text in there it shows up everywhere, but for some reason the quotes only appear when you are in the index of the forum.

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