Easy Postbit Switcher

[M.Smith]

This plugin will make it possible for the user to switch between new and legacy postbits from showthread.php using the Display Modes menu.

This plugin requires the 'User Postbit Template Selection' plugin by WhSox21 to be installed. The plugin can be found here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91407).

The plugin requires 2 template edits (both in the SHOWTHREAD template), 1 edit of WhSox21's plugin and 1 edit of the field created whilst installing WhSox21's plugin.

Thanks goes out to WhSox21 for letting me base this plugin from his.

[Floris]

Nice job Martin :)

[Kirk Y]

Great idea! (Installs)

[marsauae.com]

very nice :)
Installs

[SouthernTn]

niccccccccccccceee

[Neutral Singh]

** self-edited ** Its working fine now!! Thanks

[trancetopia]

Works a treat. Thanks.

[bkaul]

Looks great.

One thing to note: the /me and [you] Plugins can break this one, causing the default postbit to display regardless of the user's choice.

[The Wise One]

very nice. installed. one thing to note though...


<!-- Postbit Selector -->
<tr>
<td class="thead">Postbit Selector<a name="goto_displaymodes"></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['field5'] == 'Vertical Postbit'">
<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="Switch to Horizontal (new) postbit" /> <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]postbit=Top&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords">Use Horizontal (new) Postbit</a></td>
<else />
<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="Switch to Vertical (legacy) postbit" /> <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]postbit=Left&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords">Use Vertical (Legacy) Postbit</a></td>
</if>
<!-- / Postbit Selector -->

your instructions seem to be missing a closing < /tr > tag just above / Postbit Selector in step one.

works good with 3.5.0

[Sooner95]

Thumbs up... thx1

[M.Smith]

very nice. installed. one thing to note though...


<!-- Postbit Selector -->
<tr>
<td class="thead">Postbit Selector<a name="goto_displaymodes"></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['field5'] == 'Vertical Postbit'">
<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="Switch to Horizontal (new) postbit" /> <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]postbit=Top&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords">Use Horizontal (new) Postbit</a></td>
<else />
<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="Switch to Vertical (legacy) postbit" /> <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]postbit=Left&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords">Use Vertical (Legacy) Postbit</a></td>
</if>
<!-- / Postbit Selector -->

your instructions seem to be missing a closing < /tr > tag just above / Postbit Selector in step one.

works good with 3.5.0

The find section doesn't have it in so it's never lost. ;)

[Mellow]

I installed it on 3.5 and it won't switch back and forth, only one option is available and it's always the switch to vertical. Once I switch, it still says switch to vertical, not horizontal.

I have the first plug in installed and that's working fine, I looked over the instructions and I don't believe I've missed anything.

Any ideas?

[Mellow]

I installed it on 3.5 and it won't switch back and forth, only one option is available and it's always the switch to vertical. Once I switch, it still says switch to vertical, not horizontal.

I have the first plug in installed and that's working fine, I looked over the instructions and I don't believe I've missed anything.

Any ideas?

Nevermind.... ugh... I didn't change the Field5 in the showthread template to reflect my new user profile field number so the 'else' was always hit/executed.

Thanks, kudos.

[Mellow]

Okay.. got everything setup, key was to make the event settings in the vboptions match the cmps upcoming events module settings.

On my cmps upcoming events module... recurring and all day events will show correctly with event name:dates however, ranged events only show the event name with no list of dates.

[csidlernet]

Thanks!
/me installs

[Xplorer4x4]

What about making this an option if I have threaded and hybrid modes disabled.

[Rover416]

nvm: its working now.

Thanks for the hack.

[ammarcom004]

thanks for this nice hack i install it

[Zelda-King]

Does this plugin account for needing to cache the alternative postbit template?

[bkaul]

If the User Postbit Template Selection (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91407&page=2&pp=15) plugin is installed to cache_templates, as suggested (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=754751&postcount=25) (so that broken soft-deleted post display, etc. are fixed), the postbit switcher works to change the setting, but the page needs to be reloaded before it actually takes effect. Is there a good way to reload the page after setting the option in this plugin?

[bkaul]

Looks great.

One thing to note: the /me and [you] Plugins can break this one, causing the default postbit to display regardless of the user's choice.

This issue is resolved by installing the User Postbit Template Selection plugin to a different hook.

[jeanne]

is there a step by step exactly what to do to do this? I need very specific instructions to follow.

[akanevsky]

Nice. I do not say this about a lot of hacks, but I honestly believe that this plugin together with what it's an add-on for, should be a default feature :)

[Cyricx]

Agreed this should be a default feature! :)

Great mod!

[Jon_Simmonds]

If the User Postbit Template Selection (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91407&page=2&pp=15) plugin is installed to cache_templates, as suggested (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=754751&postcount=25) (so that broken soft-deleted post display, etc. are fixed), the postbit switcher works to change the setting, but the page needs to be reloaded before it actually takes effect. Is there a good way to reload the page after setting the option in this plugin?
any solution to this?

[Brew]

Anyone want to take this on to upgrade it for vB 4.0.2pl1 ?

Please?

[Diablotic]

Yeah, we need similar mod for vB4

[New Joe]

Did anyone get this to work on vB 3.8.X ?

[Speysider]

vBulletin 3.5 hacks work just fine on all 3.5 - 3.8 versions without a problem.

[Allan]

Upgrade for vB4 ?