New Member code

[Hot Topic Butterfly]

On my forum

shadowclaw.proboards24.com

we have a detailed self-created information box at the top of our homepage. One of my fellow co-admin's in currently having to change the " A warm welcome to our newest member (insert latest member's name here)" part of this box every day, and I was wondering if someone could supply us with whatever piece of coding does this down in the information box at the bottom of the home page.

Then we could have the top part change automatically to show the newest member and save her from masses of retyping and editing when we end up with 5 new members coming along in a short space of time.

Any takers?

[Ross]

Stick this in your Main Header. It will give the same table you have now but it will update the newest member:

<script type="text/javascript">
var td=document.getElementsByTagName("td");
for(e=0;e<td.length;e++)
if(td[e].innerHTML.match(/Total Members/) && td[e].width=="40%"){
if(td[e].innerHTML.match("<br>")){var b="br";}else{var b="BR";}
var inew=td[e].innerHTML.split(/Newest Member: /)[1];}

// Box title
var title='<b><u><i>RPG Updates\/Roleplay Central<\/i><\/u><\/b>';

// Contents of the Left Box
var left=' New RPGs in SignUp<hr size="1" class"hr">World of the Dead<hr size="1" class"hr">See the new Epic, The Lost Slayer. Check the Board for more information<hr size="1" class"hr"> <b>Congrats to DR, our Member of the Month!<hr size="1" class"hr"><\/b>A warm welcome to our newest member, <font>'+inew+'<hr size="1" class"hr">';

// Contents of the Right Box
var right='<hr size="1" class"hr">Slayerette Survivor I: Paging all remaining characters for the last few weeks of SS1<hr size="1" class"hr">To Page someone, pm an admin <hr size="1" class"hr"><b>Please see the Members Lounge: Top 15 posters for our new Top 15<\/b><hr size="1" class"hr">';

// Contents of the middle box
var center="<hr>Welcome to Roleplay Central-your center for all things roleplay<hr> Take a look around and you'll see we have all sorts of roleplays-Angel and Buffy, to Charmed and Resident Evil RPGs<b> Please have a look in SignUp for a roleplay you might enjoy<\/b><hr>You will have to register before you can post here at RPC. If you do not intend to post regularly, please do not register.<hr><b>If you do join up please note that you must have at least 1 post on RPC before the end of a month if you don't want to be caught in the member wipe, and then at least one post every two months so that we don't assume your account is inactive. NO EXCEPTIONS. Thank you.<\/b><hr>Thankyou for visiting Roleplay Central. Hope you enjoy your stay<hr>";

// No need to edit below
if(!document.location.href.match(/action=/)){
document.write('<table align="center" border="0" width="92%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bordercolor"><tr><td><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td class="titlebg" align="center" colspan="3"><font color="000000" size="2">'+title+'<\/font></\td><\/tr><tr><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+left+'<\/td><td width="60%" class="windowbg2" valign="top">'+center+'<\/td><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+right+'<\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>');}
</script>

[Seryna]

Thankyou Elindir! As the co-admin, I aprreciate this. I have, however-a question-it now says: A warm welcome to our newest member, undefined
The newest member is named gray. Will it take a moment or so for the code to figure in the memebr names and so on?

[Ross]

Can you make it so guests can see the main page please?

[Seryna]

Of course. Doing so now. Thankyou.

[Ross]

Try replacing this line (near the top)

var inew=td[e].innerHTML.split(/Newest Member: /)[1].split('<'+b+'>')[0];}


With this one:

var inew=td[e].innerHTML.split(/Newest Member: /)[1];}



And then replace this part (In the bit labelled as the left box):

newest member, '+inew+'<hr

with

newest member, <font>'+inew+'<hr

[Seryna]

I replaced it, and now the welcome newest member undefeined is font size 3. Is there a place I'm supposed to define the code?

[Todge]

Elindir, your code will not find the newest member's name because the Info Center isn't there when your code is executed.

You need a code in the footer to grab the info and give it to the code in the header.

[Ross]

todge said:

Elindir, your code will not find the newest member's name because the Info Center isn't there when your code is executed.

You need a code in the footer to grab the info and give it to the code in the header.

I didn't think of that

Main Header:
<div id='welcometable'></div>



Main Footer:
<script type="text/javascript">
var td=document.getElementsByTagName("td");
for(e=0;e<td.length;e++)
if(td[e].innerHTML.match(/Total Members/) && td[e].width=="40%"){
if(td[e].innerHTML.match("<br>")){var b="br";}else{var b="BR";}
var inew=td[e].innerHTML.split(/Newest Member: /)[1].split('<'+b+'>')[0];}

// Box title
var title='<b><u><i>RPG Updates\/Roleplay Central<\/i><\/u><\/b>';

// Contents of the Left Box
var left=' New RPGs in SignUp<hr size="1" class"hr">World of the Dead<hr size="1" class"hr">See the new Epic, The Lost Slayer. Check the Board for more information<hr size="1" class"hr"> <b>Congrats to DR, our Member of the Month!<hr size="1" class"hr"><\/b>A warm welcome to our newest member, '+inew+'<hr size="1" class"hr">';

// Contents of the Right Box
var right='<hr size="1" class"hr">Slayerette Survivor I: Paging all remaining characters for the last few weeks of SS1<hr size="1" class"hr">To Page someone, pm an admin <hr size="1" class"hr"><b>Please see the Members Lounge: Top 15 posters for our new Top 15<\/b><hr size="1" class"hr">';

// Contents of the middle box
var center="<hr>Welcome to Roleplay Central-your center for all things roleplay<hr> Take a look around and you'll see we have all sorts of roleplays-Angel and Buffy, to Charmed and Resident Evil RPGs<b> Please have a look in SignUp for a roleplay you might enjoy<\/b><hr>You will have to register before you can post here at RPC. If you do not intend to post regularly, please do not register.<hr><b>If you do join up please note that you must have at least 1 post on RPC before the end of a month if you don't want to be caught in the member wipe, and then at least one post every two months so that we don't assume your account is inactive. NO EXCEPTIONS. Thank you.<\/b><hr>Thankyou for visiting Roleplay Central. Hope you enjoy your stay<hr>";

// No need to edit below
if(!document.location.href.match(/action=/)){
var itable='<table align="center" border="0" width="92%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bordercolor"><tr><td><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td class="titlebg" align="center" colspan="3"><font color="000000" size="2">'+title+'<\/font></\td><\/tr><tr><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+left+'<\/td><td width="60%" class="windowbg2" valign="top">'+center+'<\/td><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+right+'<\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>';
document.getElementById('welcometable').innerHTML=itable;
}
</script>

[Seryna]

Uhhh...I've done something stupid and now our headers don't show.

Top of our Header area:
<script type="text/javascript">


// Box title
var title='<b><u><i>RPG Updates\/Roleplay Central<\/i><\/u><\/b>';
<div id='welcometable'></div>
// Contents of the Left Box
var left=' New RPGs in SignUp<hr size="1" class"hr">World of the Dead<hr size="1" class"hr">See the new Epic, The Lost Slayer. Check the Board for more information<hr size="1" class"hr"> <b>Congrats to DR, our Member of the Month!<hr size="1" class"hr"><\/b>A warm welcome to our newest member, <hr size="1" class"hr">


// Contents of the Right Box
var right='<hr size="1" class"hr">Slayerette Survivor I: Paging all remaining characters for the last few weeks of SS1<hr size="1" class"hr">To Page someone, pm an admin <hr size="1" class"hr"><b>Please see the Members Lounge: Top 15 posters for our new Top 15<\/b><hr size="1" class"hr">';

// Contents of the middle box
var center="<hr>Welcome to Roleplay Central-your center for all things roleplay<hr> Take a look around and you'll see we have all sorts of roleplays-Angel and Buffy, to Charmed and Resident Evil RPGs<b> Please have a look in SignUp for a roleplay you might enjoy<\/b><hr>You will have to register before you can post here at RPC. If you do not intend to post regularly, please do not register.<hr><b>If you do join up please note that you must have at least 1 post on RPC before the end of a month if you don't want to be caught in the member wipe, and then at least one post every two months so that we don't assume your account is inactive. NO EXCEPTIONS. Thank you.<\/b><hr>Thankyou for visiting Roleplay Central. Hope you enjoy your stay<hr>";

// No need to edit below
if(!document.location.href.match(/action=/)){
document.write('<table align="center" border="0" width="92%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bordercolor"><tr><td><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td class="titlebg" align="center" colspan="3"><font color="000000" size="2">'+title+'<\/font></\td><\/tr><tr><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+left+'<\/td><td width="60%" class="windowbg2" valign="top">'+center+'<\/td><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+right+'<\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>');}
</script>

Footer:
<script type="text/javascript">
var td=document.getElementsByTagName("td");
for(e=0;e<td.length;e++)
if(td[e].innerHTML.match(/Total Members/) && td[e].width=="40%"){
if(td[e].innerHTML.match("<br>")){var b="br";}else{var b="BR";}
var inew=td[e].innerHTML.split(/Newest Member: /)[1].split('<'+b+'>')[0];}

// Box title
var title='<b><u><i>RPG Updates\/Roleplay Central<\/i><\/u><\/b>';

// Contents of the Left Box
var left=' New RPGs in SignUp<hr size="1" class"hr">World of the Dead<hr size="1" class"hr">See the new Epic, The Lost Slayer. Check the Board for more information<hr size="1" class"hr"> <b>Congrats to DR, our Member of the Month!<hr size="1" class"hr"><\/b>A warm welcome to our newest member, '+inew+'<hr size="1" class"hr">';

// Contents of the Right Box
var right='<hr size="1" class"hr">Slayerette Survivor I: Paging all remaining characters for the last few weeks of SS1<hr size="1" class"hr">To Page someone, pm an admin <hr size="1" class"hr"><b>Please see the Members Lounge: Top 15 posters for our new Top 15<\/b><hr size="1" class"hr">';

// Contents of the middle box
var center="<hr>Welcome to Roleplay Central-your center for all things roleplay<hr> Take a look around and you'll see we have all sorts of roleplays-Angel and Buffy, to Charmed and Resident Evil RPGs<b> Please have a look in SignUp for a roleplay you might enjoy<\/b><hr>You will have to register before you can post here at RPC. If you do not intend to post regularly, please do not register.<hr><b>If you do join up please note that you must have at least 1 post on RPC before the end of a month if you don't want to be caught in the member wipe, and then at least one post every two months so that we don't assume your account is inactive. NO EXCEPTIONS. Thank you.<\/b><hr>Thankyou for visiting Roleplay Central. Hope you enjoy your stay<hr>";

// No need to edit below
if(!document.location.href.match(/action=/)){
var itable='<table align="center" border="0" width="92%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bordercolor"><tr><td><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td class="titlebg" align="center" colspan="3"><font color="000000" size="2">'+title+'<\/font></\td><\/tr><tr><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+left+'<\/td><td width="60%" class="windowbg2" valign="top">'+center+'<\/td><td width="20%" valign="top" class="windowbg">'+right+'<\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table>';
document.getElementById('welcometable').innerHTML=itable;
}
</script>

Theres more below that but tehres the pertinent data. If someone could tell me where I screwed up, that'd be great.

[Ross]

Replace all that stuff you just posted in your Header with:

<div id='welcometable'></div>

[Seryna]

Worked perfectly!

Thankyou so much for your time and effort Elindir! Thanks for the tip Todge!
*hugs*
Its perfect now. Thankyou.

[Ross]

You're welcome. I'm glad you got it working