NP_SimpleShoutBox.php

A simple shoutbox!

This Plugin is not developed any more!

• automatic Smiley-Conversion
• Fortune-like behaviour when fields are left blank (including a set of STAR WARS famous-words)
• uses NP_GlobalBlacklist to prevent spam
• admin-area to delete and edit the entries
• full design-control via a template
• allow / disallow - html
• valid xhtml 1.0 strict

1. download the source and untar it into your nucleus-plugin-directory
2. go to the “nucleus-administration-page” and install it
3. go to the “edit options” - section and set your options
4. insert <%SimpleShoutBox%> in your sidebar.inc
5. edit your css-style

1. uninstall the old shoutbox ( all data will be lost - i think that doesnt matter - its only a shoutbox )
2. download the source and untar it in your nucleus-plugin-directory
3. go to the “nucleus-administration-page” and install it

• css-classname ⇒ the cssclass of the div where the shoutbox is placed
• max. entries to show ⇒ number of last entries to show
• template ⇒ here you can edit how the entry of your shoutbox will look like
• time / date -formats ⇒ setting the date and time ( uses date() )
• default url ⇒ the url to set when someone leaves the field blank
• default names / text ⇒ each line represents a name and some words seperated by ”⇒” , each time when someone leaves either the name- or textfield blank one of that names or words will be inserted. If you insert nothing, both the name and the according text will be inserted. I just wrote some presets of STAR WARS famous-words ( maybe there will be a function to import fortune-cockies sometime )

Just an example how the css may look like.

.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox  {
    text-align : center;
    margin-right : 10px;
    font-size : 10px;
    line-height : 140%;
    float : left;
    clear : left;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox form {
    margin-bottom : 2px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .formfield {
    border : 1px solid #666;
    background : #333;
    margin : 1px;
    padding : 1px;
    color : #666;
    font-size : 10px;
    font-family : Verdana;
    width : 170px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox textarea {
    border : 1px solid #666;
    color : #666;
    padding : 1px;
    font-family : Verdana;
    font-size : 10px;
    margin : 1px;
    width : 170px;
    height : 50px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .addshoutform .formbutton {
    border : 1px solid #666;
    background : #333;
    color : #666;
    margin : 1px;
    width : 174px;
    font-size : 9px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .viewshoutform .formbutton {
    border : 1px solid #666;
    background : #333;
    color : #666;
    margin : 1px;
    width : 84px;
    font-size : 9px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .entry {
    text-align : left;
    border : 1px solid #666;
    margin-bottom : 2px;
    overflow : hidden;
    font-size : 9px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .entry img.smile {
    vertical-align : middle;
    margin-bottom : 1px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .entry a {
    background : none repeat;
    font-weight : bold;
    text-indent : 0;
    margin : 0;
    padding : 0;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .entry .info {
    text-align : left;
    border-bottom : 1px solid #666;
    margin : 0;
    padding : 2px;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .entry .info .infotext {
    font-weight : bold;
    color : #666;
}
 
.sidebar dd #simpleshoutbox .entry .text {
    text-align : justify;
    padding : 2px;
    margin : 0;
}

• [Version 1.1, released 2205-08-25]
  • removed stupid mysql-error when nothing is in the database
  • fixed “nothing displayed when whitespace was entered”

to upgrade - simply unistall the old and reinstall the new shoutbox (beware all shoutbox-data will be lost !!

• [Version 1.0, released 2005-06-23]