Using vB code in Plugin?

[Marc.F]

Hi guys and gals,

I am wondering if you can use vBulletin code in a nav. Such as:
<if condition="$show[\'member\']">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>
</if>
<if condition="$show[\'registerbutton\']">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a></td>
</if>
$template_hook[navbar_buttons_left]
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a></td>
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[members_list]</a></td>
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>
<if condition="$show[\'popups\']">
<if condition="$show[\'searchbuttons\']">
<if condition="$show[\'member\']">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
<else />
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
</if>
<td id="navbar_search" class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <if condition="$show[\'quicksearch\']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></if></td>
</if>
<if condition="$show[\'member\']">
<td id="usercptools" class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools" accesskey="3">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></td>
</if>
<else />
<if condition="$show[\'searchbuttons\']">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a></td>
<if condition="$show[\'member\']">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
<else />
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
</if>
</if>
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td>
<if condition="$show[\'member\']">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="#" onClick="window.open(\'misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1\',\'buddylist\',\'statusbar=n o,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=y es,width=250,height=300\'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td>
</if>
</if>
$template_hook[navbar_buttons_right]
<if condition="$show[\'member\']">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onClick="return log_out(\'$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]\')">$vbphrase[log_out]</a></td>
</if>

If I try it, it only prints it. I think this is because its looking for actual PHP? Do I have to enclose this code within some tags for vBulletin to execute it?

Cheers,
Marc

[calorie]

What do you mean by "use vBulletin code in a nav?" If you mean a plugin, then no, that code you posted would need to be PHPized, i.e., this:

<if condition="$show[member]">
<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>
</if>

Becomes something like this:

if ($show['member'])
{
echo '<td class="vbseo_vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl_q'] . '">' . $vbphrase[user_cp] . '</a></td>';
}

Depending on what you are wanting to do, etcetera.

[Marc.F]

That's pretty crap - I was looking to clean up all the templates into plugins. However, that would take far, far too long.

Thanks anyway.

[Dilmah]

That wouldn't really be a cleanup... unless i'm misunderstanding.

[Marc.F]

It would, because it is organising them into an easy to find way... Saves cluttered templates. Also, at the same time, I would be removing nested tables.

[Dismounted]

Having that many plugins (especially big ones) will create a lot overhead and thus will increase the load on your server. So not really a cleanup per-se, and the edits are not going to be easier to find, trust me.