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How is this site doing the Memorial Day thing at the top?


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I agree, it's striking and can't be missed.

One line of text and pick the color of text & background.

Oh and just for the hell of it,  the ability to make it blink in different colors for specific members groups or users just to bug the hell out of them.

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open global template

before: 

 

<div id='ipsLayout_header' class='ipsClearfix'>
 
add:
<div id="top_message">this is a test message.</div>
you then add this to custom css
#top_message{background:#f5ceaf;padding:10px;font-size:14px;color:#573418;text-align:center;}
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open global template

before: 

 

<div id='ipsLayout_header' class='ipsClearfix'>
 
add:
<div id="top_message">this is a test message.</div>
you then add this to custom css
#top_message{background:#f5ceaf;padding:10px;font-size:14px;color:#573418;text-align:center;}

​Will this add a section in the admin CP where you can turn it off and on? Or will this have to be edited each time? 

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​Will this add a section in the admin CP where you can turn it off and on? Or will this have to be edited each time? 

​edited each time, you could also use font awesome to add a pre icon to message

like..

<div id="top_message"><i class="fa fa-lightbulb-o"></i> this is a test message.</div>

this adding a lightbulb to front of message

you can find more font awesome icons to use at http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/icons/#new

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Install topmessage.xml as plugin and njoy:)

 

http://screencast.com/t/uW4ou0niQ

 

 

Howto for plugin coders:

 

  1. Create plugin
  2. Create a setting to save the text (plugin devcenter => settings tab). I'm using daniel_topmessage as name. Try to use something unique!
  3. Rename settings file from settings.example.php to settings.php and create your settings form
    //<?php
    
    $form->add( new \IPS\Helpers\Form\Editor( 'daniel_topmessage', \IPS\Settings::i()->daniel_topmessage, FALSE, array( 'app' => 'core', 'key' => 'Admin', 'autoSaveKey' => 'daniel_topmessage') ) );
    
    if ( $values = $form->values() )
    {
    	$form->saveAsSettings();
    	return TRUE;
    }
    
    return $form;
  4. Create theme hook for the globalTemplate and add your custom code to top of the body 
     
    {{if \IPS\Settings::i()->daniel_topmessage != ''}}
    <div id='top_message'>{{ $var = \IPS\Settings::i()->daniel_topmessage; }}{$var|raw}</div>
    {{endif}}
  5. create a css file in your plugin/dev/css directory
    my code:

    #top_message {
    	background: #f5ceaf;
    	padding: 10px;
    	font-size: 14px;
    	color: #573418;
    	text-align: center;
    }
    
    #top_message :first-child  {
    	margin-top: 0 !important;
    	margin-left: 0 !important;
    	margin-bottom: 0 !important;
    }

    The first-child part isn't really necessary, but it's just a quick unofficial plugin, so i didn't want to spend too much time with this...
    The problem is, that the editor is saving the text in an paragraph, that's why I'm using the :first-child selector to remove the margin.. :D

enjoy your cool plugin

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