Mod Name / Version: Donate 1.0

Description: A quick and easy mod to set up a donate page on your site.

Working Under: UBB.Threads 6.5

Mod Status: Beta

Any pre-requisites: None

Author(s): dparvin

Date: 02/20/05

Credits: Me, I wanted it!

Files Altered: ubbt_footer.tmpl

New Files: donate.php, donate.tmpl

Database Altered: None

Info/Instructions: This is my first mod, so go easy on me if you find anything wrong

Working version here

Disclaimer: Please backup every file that you intend to modify.
If the modification modifies the database, it's a good idea to backup your database before doing so.

Note: If you modify your UBB.Threads code, you may be giving up your right for "official" support from Infopop.If you need official support, you'll need to restore unmodified files.

It wasn't working.

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /var/www/html/ubbthreads/donate.php on line 35

It worked with the second try.

I was playing with something else.

Its working now

Nice...

I'll keep an eye on this thread to see how this one wraps up.

Thanks for sharing.

nice one, thanks for sharing

Thanks people, my first mod and it works

I have slightly changed the version on my site since.

Keep up the good work Does that mean that the version here needs updating?

[]Ian_W said:
Keep up the good work Does that mean that the version here needs updating? [/]

No, it just means mine shows the potential of the mod

Nice one dan!
First mod! thats more than me, i don't think i've contributed anything useful ever, lol!!!

[]monkeyra said:
Nice one dan!
First mod! thats more than me, i don't think i've contributed anything useful ever, lol!!! [/]

Thanks Nick, you have helped me out on more that one occasion though

dparvin, thanks for getting this one together for us.

I'm trying to figure out how to fix this. If a member clicks on the "Donate" link and then clicks on the button that will take him to PayPal.... Well, what if the member decides after all not to donate? He/she closes the browser and then finds him/herself without the forums page still open.

I'd like to keep the forums page still open after the member clicks on the link that will take him/her into PayPal.

See if any of you guys can help me on this one. Here's what my code looks like for PayPal link:


<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"method="post">
<div align="center">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="[email protected]">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="F-Body Hideout Website/Forums">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.f-bodyhideout.com">
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://www.f-bodyhideout.com">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0">
<input name="submit" type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but21.gif" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" border="0">
</div>
</form>

I have over looked this. I think I need to update.

I am now showing this on my ubbt_registerednav.tmpl. This is because no one noticed it on the footer. Since its been on the menu I have had some donations

First thing I can think to fix this would be to add "_blank" before the link code.

This is part of my ubbt_registerednav.tmpl




You could add "_blank" to the donate link so that whole page would open in a new window. Then if the user did close the window, they would have another one open with the forums still showing



I have not tested this, but I do not see any reason for this not to work

dparvin, worked out just the way I wanted with:

<a target = "_blank" href="{$config['phpurl']}/donate.php?Cat=$Cat">{$ubbt_lang['DONATE']}</a>


Thanks for putting this one together for all of us.

No problem, glad you like it.

Thanks for the idea about opening in a new window, I had not thought about that. I will add this to the next version

Great Mod, now can you make a mod that makes these tight wads donate?

[]minimock said:
Great Mod, now can you make a mod that makes these tight wads donate? [/]

lol

I would love to know the secret for that, if I knew I am not sure I would share it though