Countdown Plugin [library support]

[Wormopolis]

support thread for countdown plugin

www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/172

[warrentca]

How do I add the countdown to a certain forum please.
For example in the body of a thread for instance.

Please explain to me in plan english, as I am not computer literate yet.

[Wormopolis]

on the settings tab of the plugin you will find:

format: [countdown:TITLE OF COUNTDOWN=DATE & TIME]Text to reveal when event is reached[/countdown]
example: [countdown:Math Final Exam=June 12 2010 1:00 PM]Hope you studied![/countdown]


plus a couple of other examples. you just have to type into the post, a tag like above and it will convert it.

[Bacon]

Why does it ask me "Event Reached Message" I fill it in but when I use the HTML code on forums, the messages comes up as "IT IS NOW"
Is the Event Reached Message only for the "Post" part of the code?

[Wormopolis]

possibly how you entered the date. show me what you are putting.

[volkswagenaholic]

OK I am confused as to how I add this to my forum....

[Wormopolis]

in the plugin on the instructions and settings tabs, there are examples of how you add in a countdown

[volkswagenaholic]

I added this to my global header and nothing shows up

<countdown class="countdown" title="Fall Bug Run" timestamp="Sept 29 9:00 AM" message="7th Annual Fall Bug Run">

[Wormopolis]

Im not seeing that or the plugin in your forum.. what URL should I be looking at?

[volkswagenaholic]

thegoodvolks.proboards.com/

[Wormopolis]

I see whats happening. if you look in a board it shows at the bottom. I think the pagination function is messing something up...

[Wormopolis]

also, the end of that tag needs to be closed in one of 2 ways:

<countdown class="countdown" title="Fall Bug Run" timestamp="Sept 29 9:00 AM" message="7th Annual Fall Bug Run"/>

or

<countdown class="countdown" title="Fall Bug Run" timestamp="Sept 29 9:00 AM" message="7th Annual Fall Bug Run"></countdown>

Im PMing you a corrected version

[volkswagenaholic]

Jun 5, 2013 20:25:05 GMT -8 Wormopolis said:

also, the end of that tag needs to be closed in one of 2 ways:

<countdown class="countdown" title="Fall Bug Run" timestamp="Sept 29 9:00 AM" message="7th Annual Fall Bug Run"/>

or

<countdown class="countdown" title="Fall Bug Run" timestamp="Sept 29 9:00 AM" message="7th Annual Fall Bug Run"></countdown>

Im PMing you a corrected version

Thanks! How do I center it in the header? Also is it possible to make the box look a little flashier? Or at least center the title in the box?

[Wormopolis]

that box is completely controlled by CSS. on the instructions tab, it lists all the classes used to alter its appearance. you can make it look however you want by inserting different CSS into your h/f or css section to make it look totally different.

an easy way to center it on the screen however, is surround the countdown tag with <center></center> tags

[volkswagenaholic]

Thanks for the centering tip. I guess I don't understand how to change it via CSS. I'm kinda new to all this.