How to create a MOD that adds btn ala social bookmarking

[wonfineday]

I'd like to create a simple MOD, that any phpBB admin can take and re-use on his board.

The MOD needs to do something very simple: essentially add a button (similar to the social bookmark buttons) next to each user post. The button will be linking to http://go.roohit.com

Here's a screenshot mockup of what I'd like to accomplish http://roohit.com/images/forumsPen2.gif

I can't imagine a MOD like this could take more than a few minutes to put together... any help or pointers on where to start, sample code, whatever will all be MUCH APPRECIATED.

Thank You.

[Thoul]

You'll have to edit viewtopic_body.html for it. I would suggest looking up an existing modification that applies a new profile field or something else in the same area. You might be able to use that as a guide to the kind of edits you would need to make.
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[Patrick]

Anyone have any thoughts on a hack that would do this, that could be used as a base? I don't think the default custom profile fields area will do exactly this, but... could be wrong?

Thanks,

Patrick
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[wonfineday]

This has got to be trivial... I'm just such a phpBB noobie
All that I want to do is add an image with a link.

One of you smart guys/gals must be reading this??

[Patrick]

Sorry, I misunderstood this and wasn't thinking straight. It's not to do with custom profile fields. Similar to with phpBB 2, you just need to include the post link variable in the link. In phpBB 3, I think this might be:

[wonfineday]

Patrick thanks for your response, I will try what you suggested HOWEVER this doesn't work for newbie Forum Admins.

What we need is a 1-click install. Y'know the kind that any Forum Admin can click and it will go do it's thing (whihc is really just adding this code in the viewtopic.html). It needs to be as simple as that.

My application is a highlighter so Forum user's can easily highlights parts of the web-page without having to leave the page they are on, no signup, no installation. just plain old brain-dead

Makes sense?

Click this link to highlight this posting: http://go.roohit.com


<a id="roohitBtn" href="http://go.rooh.it" title="Highlight It"><img src="http://roohit.com/images/btns/hlThisPage.png" alt="Highlight It" style="border:none;"></img></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://roohit.com/site/btn.js"></script>

[Patrick]

Hello wonfineday,

Unfortunately, that's not how hacks are written. Even for a hack installer like AutoMod, the instructions themselves will still need to be documented. In this case, they'd be really simple (one change), but they would still need to be documented. Sorry.

Thanks,

Patrick
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[wonfineday]

Right - documenting is good, but it should AutoInstall.

Am I missing something here?

[lumpy burgertushie]

yes, you are .

hacks/MODs for phpbb are not just simply one click installs.

someone will have to write up all the code changes etc. into a specific format to be able to be installed with the AUTOMOD installer that is still in beta for phpbb3.

Then, each board owner would have to first install AUTOMOD, then use it to install whatever other MODs they want to use.

phpbb is very easy to use and very easy to customize, but it does assume a certain level of
knowledge about how to do basic website type things.

robert
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