[Snippet] Random Description v.0.0.1 (en)

[4seven]

Random Description

Request by: eoinzy
Request Thread: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 25&start=0

Demo: http://4seven.bplaced.net/forum/phpbb/index.php (f5-action or forum-move req.)

With tis Snippet u can show a random forum-descriptions on each site load

U can edit forum-descriptions simply in a utf8 (without BOM) saved txt-file

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Instruction

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Random_Description_v_0_0_1.zip

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root/includes/rand_desc/rand_desc.txt

edit notes for rand_desc.txt:

- each description have one line
- don't make empty lines (line-breaks) on begin or end
- html is possible (see pre-edits in rand_desc.txt)
- always save rand_desc.txt after edit with utf8 (without BOM)
- take always notepad++ or a similar editor, who have the utf8 (without BOM) feature

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root/includes/rand_desc/*.* > includes/rand_desc/*.*

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includes/functions.php

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    // The following assigns all _common_ variables that may be used at any point in a template.
    $template->assign_vars(array( 

before add

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    include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/rand_desc/rand_desc.'.$phpEx); 

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    // The following assigns all _common_ variables that may be used at any point in a template.
    $template->assign_vars(array( 

after add

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        'SITE_RANDOM_DESCRIPTION'        => utf8_normalize_nfc($items[$item]), 

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styles/xxxxxx/template/overall_header.html

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{SITE_DESCRIPTION} 

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<!-- {SITE_DESCRIPTION} -->{SITE_RANDOM_DESCRIPTION} 

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