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Mutt	05-18-2010 12:50 PM

i was advised against trying to do it this way anymore.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=2028323

using template hooks was recommended if possible. if not, manual template edit

Lynne

05-18-2010 02:05 PM

It is still possible in vB4 using the same method. But, you need to realize that if a user changes their template and they change the line that is your $find variable, then this won't work. For that reason, it isn't always advised to use this method.

Dragonsys

10-11-2010 06:57 PM

I am trying to do this to hide/remove a section from the template, but it does not work for me...

My code for the plugin is this:

Code:

$find = '<div class=\"block\" id=\"foldercontrols\">';

$replace = '/* ';

$vbulletin->templatecache['pm_messagelist'] = str_replace($find, $replace . $find, $vbulletin->templatecache['pm_messagelist']);



$find2 = '<div id=\"pmlist_info\" class=\"floatcontainer\">';

$replace2 = '*/ ';

$vbulletin->templatecache['pm_messagelist'] = str_replace($find2, $replace2 . $find2, $vbulletin->templatecache['pm_messagelist']);

and I am using hook: private_complete
I have also tried private_start

but there is no change to what is displayed
This should hide the PM Folder Controls, but they are still displayed without change.

BirdOPrey5

10-11-2010 08:59 PM

I didn't think you could edit a template on the fly like that- I think you have to make an alternative template and use code to display that instead- at least that is how I always did it, which was once...:D

Dragonsys

10-11-2010 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5 (Post 2109226)

that would be fine, how do I inject the new template into the existing one though, if a hook does not exist where I am trying to make the changes?

BirdOPrey5

10-11-2010 10:09 PM

I don't know. :(

kh99	11-28-2010 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragonsys (Post 2109179)

...but there is no change to what is displayed
This should hide the PM Folder Controls, but they are still displayed without change.

This was a long time ago now, but anyway - I think it may have been because you were inserting /* and */ instead of

Dragonsys

12-29-2010 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kh99 (Post 2126902)

This was a long time ago now, but anyway - I think it may have been because you were inserting /* and */ instead of

I wouldn't think so, as this plugin is changing the PHP code (unless I am understanding it wrong), but I will try that.

kh99	12-29-2010 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragonsys (Post 2140715)

I wouldn't think so, as this plugin is changing the PHP code (unless I am understanding it wrong), but I will try that.

I see what you mean, but in that case it seems like your replacements would end up part of a string constant instead of outside of any string (where they'd need to be to work as comment delimiters). But I could be wrong. It might help to somehow look at the exact string in the template cache.

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