My First MOD - (Diary)
 

I am creating a mod that uses memberaction_dropdown and I have everything done expect for the fact I cannot get vb to call the users profile in the -

This is an example of the direction I was trying to go in the memberaction_dropdown template but the "src" is not calling the profile pic

<img src="{vb:raw prepared.profilepicurl}" alt="" />

This is my last bit I need to finish and I will have a complete mod (First official mod from scratch!)

Will add whoever helps to "Supporter" area in modifications

So you want the users avatar to appear in the dropdown?

Hey Ozzy, the member's profile image (or avatar I guess, I have tried both with no success)

Just a silly question, why do you need it to show there, I am just tying to wrap my head around it, that's why I ask.

Once I get this code right I am going to use my custom memberaction_dropdown_article template to use for vbcms_content_article_page and preview page.

I turned a vbulletin into a support ticket system, which everything is private except for articles and blogs.

So in articles, where it says "By *Name here" Publish Date - I dont want guests to go to the authors profile page, but I want them to see a little "blip" of who they are....

Hope that helps :)

Take a look in the includes/block php files, and you can see how vB gets the avatars in the forum sideblocks. When I did vBDonate for DBTech, that is how I went about getting the avatars to show up. :)

Good, call and I had not checked out the block php files yet, Im there now and just realized that articles dont call any avatars/profile - I know that Blog.php does, maybe check there?

The articles don't but the widgets do. blog.php may help as well.

Im just at a dead end, found {vb:raw bbuserinfo.avatarurl}

Still no go.... :(

You cant just use a variable, you need to fetch it from the DB, like they do in the block files, then you can call it. Only way to use a variable without calling it, is if it is already available.

And this is where I begin to pull out my hair.

If the /block/ cmsarticle.php is not calling for avatars or profile pics then do I have to add custom php code to the php file?

Yes that would be what you need.

Anyone else have any ideas?

Would it be this code I need to add to cmsarticles.php?

" . ($this->registry->options['avatarenabled'] ? ",avatar.avatarpath, NOT ISNULL(customavatar.userid) AS hascustomavatar, customavatar.dateline AS avatardateline,customavatar.width AS avwidth,customavatar.height AS avheight" : "") . "

--------------- Added [DATE]1388257076[/DATE] at [TIME]1388257076[/TIME] ---------------

Might have found it

Edit* But it didnt work...

--------------- Added [DATE]1388258371[/DATE] at [TIME]1388258371[/TIME] ---------------

Ok good news, I got it to call the default avatar, but its not pulling the custom profile pic.

Making progress.