Module Request: mod_countdown module [SOLVED]

[ahasse]

There was a module created by M.Luedin, C.Hirsch, and H.Leinders called mod_countdown that was for Joomla 1.0.x and the previous version of JEvents. I was wondering if the JEvents team would be interested in adding this type of functionality into the new JEvents. The module can be found at: http://www.longstag.com/site/index.php? ... &Itemid=48. It's called Advanced Events Calendar Countdown 1.4.1.

Here is a pic of the module:

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In essence it said: xx days until {Event} and the Event was linked to the appropriate calendar event details.

Personally, I love that feature rather than the event module listing. One thing that would be great to add into an updated version of mod_countdown would be a link to the JEvents calendar.

*** Original request: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1862&start=0#p6037. Now that I'm a gold member, I thought I'd repost. ***

[Geraint]

this is easy enough to create - can you add it to the Wishlists (top menu) and vote for it

How do you decide which events are included in the module? Are they selected manually or specified in the same way as the latest events module or main calendar?

Geraint

[dpsghh]

…specified in the same way as the latest events module or main calendar?

If so, you would only need another placeholder for displaying days left…

[Geraint]

You're right

If you were happy with the latest events module then it would be very easy to add a ${countdown} field.

[dpsghh]

You're right. If you were happy with the latest events module then it would be very easy to add a ${countdown} field.

So, if you are adding this, what about adding a way to recognize if an event has an enddate/endtime too, like you did with all day events…

[ahasse]

I will dig up the old configuration and post the request to the wishlist section in the next few days.

Many thanks!

[Geraint]

I have a first cut of this working now - all I've done is add countdown as an option to the latest events.

e.g. ${countdown(Days to go %d)} or ${countdown(Time to go %d days %h hours and %m minutes)}

I'll upload it to the JEvents 1.5.5 preview bronze forum post on Monday. It should work with Jevents 1.5.4 too.

[elkokko]

The provided strings do not work for me in combination with jevents 5.5 and the latest events module. Is there more info on this topic?

[ahasse]

Beautiful. I am not yet running 1.5.5+ on my live site so I had to set up a test site with the newer Jevents.

Works great. I used this in the custom format string in the latest events module:

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${countdown(%d days until)} ${title}

[ahasse]

I do have a follow on request.

In mod_jevents_latest:

1. When the countdown to an event reaches 1 day would it be possible to have the title read "1 Day" as opposed to "1 Days"?

2. Would it be possible that when the countdown reaches the day of the event to make the title read "Today" as opposed to "0 Days"?

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