Adding Referral Count to User Stats

[esawdust]

Hi folks,

How would I go about adding "Referrals:" to the user stats at left (locatin, registered since, and posts, etc..)

I have installed the Refer Friends hack and want to add the # of referrals to this info. Also is there a variable ($referrals ??) that would present the users total referrals within the user stats on every post.

Thanks for any help.

Greg

[Erwin]

Not tested myself, but should work - try this:

In functions.php, find:


$post[off]=bbcodeparse($post[off],0,$allowsmilies);


UNDERNEATH, add:


// Get referrals
if ($usereferrer) {
$refcount = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT count(*) AS count
FROM user
WHERE referrerid = '$post[userid]'");
$referrals = $refcount[count];
}


Then, in your postbit, add this anywhere you like to show the referral count:


Referrals: #$referrals


Should work! However, this will add an extra query per post in a thread to the showthread page. There's no real way around this unfortunately, since the referral count needs a query to COUNT the variable from the database. :)

[esawdust]

Thanks for your reply Erwin!

I looked and looked for the snippet of code (an probably missed it :cross-eyed: ) to no avail.. (functions.php in VB 2.2.8)

Can you give me an idea where it may be? I did post the code on the 248-255 but it didn't work.

I have the postbit taken care of.

Here's my code:

$post[useremail]="";
$post[icqicon]="";
$post[aimicon]="";
$post[yahooicon]="";
$post[homepage]="";
$post[findposts]="";
$post[signature]="";
$onlinestatus="";
}
// Get referrals
if ($userreferrer) {
$refcount = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT count(*) AS count
FROM user
WHERE referrerid = '$post[userid]'");
$referrals = $refcount[count];
}

// do ip addresses
if ($post[ip]!="") {
if ($logip==2) {


Seeing as how the user profile pulls the referrals already (assuming it's activated in vB) is there a $string already set that could be placed in the postbit? Or is that all done through a query also?

Thanks a bunch!

Greg

[esawdust]

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[Erwin]

Put the code in functions.php exactly where I say to put it - that line of code was taken from functions.php 2.2.8 unhacked - and then remember to edit your postbit template. It should work.

The referral count needs to be specifically queried from the database for the postbit.

[esawdust]

Okay... I still cannot find that "exact" line of code. I even performed a find and replace in Dreamweaver after manually scrolling 2300 plus lines and it wasn't found. Then I pulled a fresh vb.zip for the functions.php file (figuring maybe a hack modified it) and still no match.

Either I'm nuts, blind, or that code is not in there :) There is no code that starts with $post[off] whatsoever in the functions.php version 2.2.8.

Please advise?!?

Thanks for your time,

Greg

[Erwin]

Sorry, vB.org parsed the code I used.

Try to find this in functions.php instead:


eval("\$post[profile] = \"".gettemplate("postbit_profile")."\";");


Add my code ABOVE this.

See if that works.

[esawdust]

Okay.. found the code :) but it didn't work :( The Referrals: # shows up in my postbit but it's not logging the $referrals number.




} else {
$post[pmlink] = "";
}
// Get referrals
if ($usereferrer) {
$refcount = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT count(*) AS count
FROM user
WHERE referrerid = '$post[userid]'");
$referrals = $refcount[count];
}
eval("\$post[profile] = \"".gettemplate("postbit_profile")."\";");
eval("\$post[search] = \"".gettemplate("postbit_search")."\";");
eval("\$post[buddy] = \"".gettemplate("postbit_buddy")."\";");




<smallfont>Registered: $post[joindate]<br>
Location: $post[field3]<br>
Posts: $post[posts]<br>
Total Referrals:#$referrals<br><br>
Certifications: <br>$badge $badge2 $badge3<br>
$onlinestatus</smallfont></td>
<td bgcolor="$post[backcolor]" width="100%"

[Erwin]

Try this code instead:


// Get referrals
$refcount = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT count(*) AS count FROM user WHERE referrerid = '$post[userid]'");


Put that where you tried the other code.

Then, in your postbit template, try this:


Referrals: #$refcount[count]

[esawdust]

Hi Erwin,

I made the changes... now when I click on a thread it gives me:


Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 228


Thanks again.

[Erwin]

Did you paste that in the right place? Your error message does not correlate with the query.

[NTLDR]

You need to make sure you have $DB_site listed with the globals at the top of the buildpostbit function.

[Erwin]

Do this:

In functions.php -

Find:


// ###################### Start buildpostbit #######################


Underneath, add:


global $DB_site


Like I said, this is usually not done because you don't want to add 1 query per post per thread. But you wanted it.

[esawdust]

Parse error: parse error, expecting `','' or `';'' in /public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 59

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: getuserinfo() in /public_html/forums/admin/sessions.php on line 365


Well :) ... I added the additonal piece of code as stated and it gave me the above errors. I also double checked the original code and all is in the locations you specified.

My intent for the count was to promote refers through a points/awards system. At 10 referal they can earn something, 25 points... and so on. I wanted to display it within the user stats to entice a competitive spirit :)

Maybe there's a better way of doing this?

Thanks again!

Greg

[NTLDR]

Make sure theres a ; on the end, ie:

global $DB_site;

[esawdust]

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 230


:) Back down to one error .....

Greg

[esawdust]

I tried this with the first bit of code Erwin posted as well.. didn't work. Although there are no errors and everything works fine... just no referrals #

Greg

[xXoOmegaoXx]

did you paste "Referrals : #$referals;"?

IF you did, you ARE supposed to take out the pound (#) symbol ;)

[Dean C]

That's irrelevant buddy ^ the # is just what will apeare in the postbit template so it will like this:


Referrals: #4


- miSt