# Author: husain
# Date added: 10-10-08
# Version: 3.5.3
Description
Adds a competition module to your forums. You can create as many competitions and allow members to participate in them.
Features
Installation
Upgrade
Editing the navbar template
1. Open the navbar template
2. Find:
3. Add after:
4. Save template
Author Notes
This extension was developed specifically for my website but I am releasing the code since a few members here have have shown interest. I cannot state that it is totally free of bugs. I would appreciate your feedback in making this extension better.
Maybe in Future
At the moment, the question is only restricted to one per competition. I would like to have the ability to add more than one question per competition.
# Date added: 10-10-08
# Version: 3.5.3
Description
Adds a competition module to your forums. You can create as many competitions and allow members to participate in them.
Features
- * Ability to force participants to fill certain custom profile fields
- Send Private Message to members who participate in the competitions
- Ability to allow more than one entry from a participant
- Input field for answers can be either a textbox, a textarea, radio buttons or a drop-down menu
- If the input type is radio buttons or a drop-down menu, the system can filter out wrong answers and generate a list of winners by picking random participants
- Schedule competitions by setting the starting date (user contributed)
- Very customizable
Installation
- Upload all necessary files to their respective directories.
- Install the product XML file.
- Edit the navbar template to add a link to competitions.php page. (see below)
- Set necessary permissions for each usergroup to access and/or participate in competitions.
- Edit the "hkc_nopermission_loggedin" and "hkc_winner_congratulate_message" phrase to customize to your taste
Upgrade
- Upload all necessary files to their respective directories.
- Install the product XML file. Be sure to set "Allow Overwrite" to Yes.
Editing the navbar template
1. Open the navbar template
2. Find:
Code:
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>3. Add after:
Code:
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="competitions.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[hkc_competitions]</a></td>4. Save template
Author Notes
This extension was developed specifically for my website but I am releasing the code since a few members here have have shown interest. I cannot state that it is totally free of bugs. I would appreciate your feedback in making this extension better.
Maybe in Future
At the moment, the question is only restricted to one per competition. I would like to have the ability to add more than one question per competition.