A couple of weeks ago I posted a first look at the new shoutbox plugin for MyBB 1.4. This week, I’m providing a glimpse at another updated plugin for MyBB 1.4. This time, it’s Board Messages.
Notice the new name? It’s only a slight difference, one letter in fact, yet that one letter is an indication of one of the major new features to this plugin. For the many years this plugin has existed, it has allowed administrators to add a single message to the top of the board index, editable from the Board Message settings group in the admin cp. Those times are now over however, as you can now add as many board messages as you desire from a new page in the admin cp. Each message can be enabled or disabled at will (as indicated by the icon next to each message) and can also be placed either on the board index only, or globally across all forum pages.
If you look closely at the messages in the screenshot above, you may also notice the other new feature of the plugin. It’s now entirely possible to customise the look of each message according to which theme a user is using, by specifying a custom CSS class to use for each message. If no custom class is specified, the default class .board_message is assumed. You can manage the CSS for your message classes directly from the MyBB theme manager, so each class can be tailored to the style of each theme on the board.
The Board Message plugin has always been small and indeed that remains the case, so these are the only new features to highlight. I hope users enjoy them and find the plugin easier than ever to manage. If you have access to the MyBB 1.4 beta, watch out for a beta version of the plugin coming soon.
I like the fact that you can use a custom css class.
found a bug with this
when you deactive it
it doesn’t remove the template change in the header so when u activate it again it comes up twice
Very smooth feature, thanks
Hey Bro.. It’s really Really Great thing.
Optionally I just Piped in to Say .. will we be seeing a Ootion in it .. as to A Board message to be shown to Guests Or Not.
Like ” Register to Have Full Access” Now this Message must be for Guests Only.
Can we do this in it?
And At Last.. Bro This Looks COOL.
Board messages are shown to all groups in the new version, but perhaps in future?
Looks great.
When is the release ?
Thanks .
The current beta version (available from MyBB Mods) seems to be pretty stable so it probably wont be much longer until the final release.
Hi,
I am install your plugins when i click Board Messages link on admin menu i take this error “Access Denied
* You do not have permission to access this part of the administration control panel.”
I need help.
Thanks.
Wow this is cool!
Although I do have a huge feature request. Is there any way you can set it up so that there are variables involved in viewing the messages?
For example: You must be in either the X or Y group to view this message, or you must have X amount of posts.
This would be awesome!
Thanks,
Leon (Zash from MyBB Support Forums)
I was just wondering when this might have a release on the 1.4 I am really wanting to install it, any ideas on ETA?
Board Messages 2.0 is already available and is fully compatible with MyBB 1.4. You can download it from MyBB Mods.
http://mods.mybboard.net/view/board-messages