user profile drop down menu?
 

is there a way to add or change the options in the profile drop down menu? this is the drop down when you reading post in a thread and you wanna see a user's options

**user X**
[View Public Profile]
[Send a private message to user X]
[Send email to user X]
[Visit user X's homepage!]
[Find More Posts by user X]
[Add user X to Your Buddy List]


i would like to add
[Find all threads started by user X]


so is this possible? thanks...im using 3.6.8

http://carolinabroncos.com

I believe that you will need to edit template 'postbit' or 'postbit_legacy' according to your site config.

ok, i found it in the postbit_legacy...however, what would be the code for that option...to show "threads started by user"

thank you

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heres an example of what im looking at(i think this is where i should be looking for it)

<if condition="$show['emaillink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['homepage']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$post[homepage]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[visit_xs_homepage]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['search']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_more_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$post['userid'] AND $show['member']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>

Try this:

<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]&starteronly=1">

hmm, i was expecting something different...i dont want to make a change that will mess things up, especially if i cant find or fix them fast enough lol

BTT, anybody?


is this what it might look like??

<if condition="$show['search']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]&starteronly=1"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_threads_started_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>

Then you shouldn't do anything to your vBulletin, you shouldn't install mods nor file edits or template changes.

Relax. Just do the edit and see if it works for you. If not, then simply revert the template.

touche':)...aight...ill try

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ok, its working-but not...here goes


there is a blank spot right under the "find post by user X"
and right above "add to buddy list"


the blank spot takes you to all threads started by user...but the wording isnt there?

i used this code:
<if condition="$show['search']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]&starteronly=1"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_threads_started_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>


also...i found these codes in "postbit" and "postbit_legacy"...so i added that code to both of those areas

It's in both because their different templates for different postbit layouts. Your site will only use one of them, as per the settings in vBulletin Options. You only need to edit the one your using.

You have no text because there's no such phrase as $vbphrase[find_threads_started_by_x]. You can edit the code directly and just put what you want there, or you can add a new phrase in the Phrase Manager. Will probably need to look like this...

Varname: find_threads_started_by_x
Text: Find threads started by {1}

Everything else you can leave as default.

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I just noticed, there is phrase callled $vbphrase[find_threads_started_by_user]. But it just says User, not their name.

im sorry, i dont follow...i dont understand the "varname" and phrase...i put the code in the postbit and postbit_legacy....a lil more help please, thanks

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btt, thanks

$vbphrase[find_threads_started_by_x] is a phrase that doesn't exist in vBulletin. Since it doesn't exist, vBulletin doesn't know what convert it into, so it converts it into nothing. That's why you're getting no text in that space. You need to add the phrase to your Phrase Manager or just type what you want that to say instead of using the phrase. My instructions above were for if you chose to add a phrase to the Phase Manager. Which if you opened up, you would see what I'm talking about.

ok, im kinda understanding this some...where would i find the phrase manager? sound that would be the correct way to edit this right? if i just changed what i want that to say minus the phrase...would it recognize that user's name automatically?

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ok, just found the phrase manager...and i added a new phrase/varname and text like you listed...gonna check it out now

Yes, probably the best way to do it. It should recognize the user name if you add the entires I posted above. Go to Admin CP ? Languages & Phrases ? Phrase Manager ? Add New Phrase and add the two entires I showed you and it should work.

<font color="Orange">Digital Jedi</font> that worked beautifully...i understand I was asking it something it didnt understand...until i gave it what it needed to look for. Thank you very much.

does it matter i made the caode change in both postbit and postbit_legacy? everything seems to be working, so should i even bother messing with it now? Thanks again, happy new year!!!

It will only matter if you ever decide to start using the other postbit layout. Since the code is the same for both layouts, you can leave it or revert it at your choosing.