vB Event Forums - Modfication - Whats Going On?

est1984

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Hi, everyone first off I would like to take this oppourtunity to say that I appreciate this site and its members posting the mods. It's helped me design what I want to design before I intend to go live with a site.

I have installed the mod vB Event Forums (3.3)

The mod allows me to do these things...

When a new event is created in a calendar, an associated thread is created in the linked forum.

Links to events in the calendar are forwarded to the associated thread, or optionally a seperate New Event button can be added with a minor template edit.

New thread links in the event forum are redirected to a new event form.

A summary can be shown at the top of the event forum which shows the up and coming events over the next 'x' days.

The date and time shown in the thread and post title, is calculated on the current viewing users timezone. In other words, times always show in the users timezone, not forced to GMT.

Full moderation support.

Editing a thread or event, will update its associated event/thread.

By Farcaster

What I am trying to build is a vbulletin forum which members of my board can add events too. One of the main attractions to the forum would be the events section too. (Now I know that I can get members to add events to the forum just by using the mod above and adjusting the permissions)

What I want to do is create a page when somebody wants to add an event like a registration page where you fill in the required fields. For example, user a, user a wants to add an event to the forum, he has been giving the permissions for which usergroup he is in to add an event. He goes to the add new event on the calender. He is firstly introduced to the rules (which is what you get when you want to register to vbulletin forums anyway, so possibley the coding used for that page can be inserted into here. The screenshot below should give you a better idea.

reg1.jpg


I hope you are with me so far.

Once the user has read and agreed to abide by the rules he can progress to the next step.

The next step I wish the user to fill in a form similiar to the member registration forum, view the picture below to help you understand better.

reg2.jpg


But I want to replace the required information on the forum to these fields I have put in a quote below.

Hosted By (Custom Text) Limit the Characters if possible

Upload Flyer Upload Image (Upload picture filetypes only) Size not to Exceed Post Width

Event Name (Custom Text) The title here to be taken and inserted into the thread title
This option is set from the Event Forums Options in the admin, so this would be fairly easy to customise so long as the registration of event mod goes well, for example I have taken a screenie for you.

reg3.jpg


Artists (Custom Text) This option would also be part of the thread title but after title

Event Discription (Custom Text )

City (Drop down box, with lists of cities) This would also be part of the thread title.

Where (If at all possible or easy to do an option where users can select from a drop down box of added venues such as a full address of a club or something, but if the venue is not written there then could the possible option of add to the list after selecting other and a custom text box appears) If this is too much to do or time comsuming how about just a custom text field here too

When (Date option) If the event is longer than a day then possible option of 2 date options but 2 not required to complete the forum

Type of Music (Drop Down with the option to add) or just a custom text field (Classical, R'n'B, Old Skool, House, Other Please Specify)

Targeted Audience (Drop Down list) With options to include Family, Students, Everyone, Young Adults, Under 18's, Other Please Specify

Dress Code (Drop Down) (Smart Casual, No Sportswear, Caps, Hoods, Trainers Other Please Specify)

Additional Details Box (Custom Text)

Start / End Time
24 Hour Times (Drop Down) 'Till' 24 Hour Times (Drop Down)

Minimum Age
Drop Down (1-60)

Entry Price
Drop Down (1-250, Other Please Specify)

Age Identification
Drop Down (Passport, Driving License, NUS, Other Please Specify)

Contact

11 Digits Maximum - Custom Text Add Another
12 Digits Maximum - Custom Text Add Another
13 Digits Maximum - Custom Text Add Another
14 Digits Maximum - Custom Text Add Another
15 Digits Maximum - Custom Text Add Another

Facebook Link
Click Here (Weblink)

Send to Friend
Foward email

part b

Also another part of the mod I would like to add is a customised whats going on page. What I mean by here is to create a page which automatically updates with the latest events. Such as you visit a page, and on the page is advertised todays event, and then tomorrows event, then at the bottom a smaller summary of the events that are after the tommorrows events. For example I have photoshoped this picture so you may get a better understanding.

reg4.jpg


In the picture above it shows that a block has been split into two, the first part of the block appears to show the picture which would have been uploaded when a member registers an event.

The second part of the block would contain the information about the event.

The first two big blocks out of the five, are showing more details as the event is nearing its begin date. but as the others after that would be at a later date (the bottom 3 blocks) they show less information. But as the event approaches today or tommorrow, the event will show the same information as the top to big blocks and the event would move up there anyway. Basically you can look at it as a cycle process, the events just keep moving on up and displaying the information required.

I also rather the images to touch from outside of the frames so that the whole space would be filled.

Okay so now that you guys kinda get the idea of what I am trying to do, do you think I could be able to mod this? I have no time limit on it as I want to make it as clean and as good as possible. I know I won't be able to do this on my own so I pray to god that one of you guys can help me and point me in the right directions and tell me where to go to find stuff to help me. Maybe you can give me a template of things that I need to edit change. I may offer a little donation to those that help me create this as an incentive to help out.
 
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