Embedding dynamic content in News (sy-box)

[arminus]

I have a request to add some dynamic content (quote of the day, created by a custom php function) to the news / sy-box slider. As far as I can tell, it's only possible to add BBC or HTML there (I guess php being added here might be a security issue...)

Anyway, if not via news/sy-boy, is there any other way or mod to add this in approximately that position/layout without hacking into SMF sources?

[Doug Heffernan]

is there any other way or mod to add this in approximately that position/layout without hacking into SMF sources?

I have not seen such a mod myself. I 've moved this to the Mod Request section. Hopefully someone will code it for you.

[@rjen]

Well, there is a way: install a portal mod and use a php block in the upper section of the board index ...

[arminus]

Well, there is a way: install a portal mod and use a php block in the upper section of the board index ...

e.g. TinyPortal? judging from your sig ;-)

[@rjen]

... that's my Portal of choice, but there are more options...

[arminus]

Well, thanks for the hint. Works like a charm

[Doug Heffernan]

Glad to see that Tiny Portal worked out for you. Marking this as solved.

[dodos26]

I think you can use mod to create bbc. Or create mod for bbc It's not complicated as we now have hooks.

Example code from SimplePortal - Blok php.
Instead of content, add the code from content bbc

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$content = trim(un_htmlspecialchars($content));
if (substr($content, 0, 5) == '<?php')
$content = substr($content, 5);
if (substr($content, -2) == '?>')
$content = substr($content, 0, -2);

eval($content);

Also remember that eval will return an error because of the apostrophe found in the database Fix it

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Found:
$content = trim(un_htmlspecialchars($content));
Replace:
$content = trim(htmlspecialchars_decode($content, ENT_QUOTES));