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niiopps

10-16-2007 01:44 PM

change the name displayed on posts

erm, is it possible to change the username on forum posts to a user defined name under their profile？

thankyou.

Opserty

10-16-2007 02:02 PM

I don't know if custom fields are fetched with posts but you can try editing the postbit template:

(First make a custom userfield and all that stuff make a note of the Field Id)
Look for:

Code:

<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">

        <if condition="$show['profile']">

        <a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>

        <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>

        <else />

        $post[musername]

        </if>

</div>

Change it to:

Code:

<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">

        <if condition="$show['profile']">

                <a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[fieldX]</a>

                <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>

        <else />

                $post[fieldX]

        </if>

</div>

Make sure you replace the X with the ID number of the field.

niiopps

10-16-2007 02:48 PM

erm, how come the changes doesn't show up?

Opserty

10-16-2007 03:03 PM

You need to make the custom field first, have you done that? Then make your users fill in the custom field so that it shows up.

Also make sure you are editing the template for the style you are using on your board.

niiopps

10-17-2007 08:24 AM

yup, i am sure that i am editing the correct style, and i am testing using my account... but it doesn't work

Opserty

10-17-2007 09:38 AM

Did you create a custom field?
Whats the ID of the field?
Did you change the "fieldX" appopriately?
Have you filled in the Custom Field in the user profile for your test account?

niiopps

10-18-2007 06:16 AM

the id of the field is 15... so i put $post[field15]...the problem is... the username still is being displayed...

--------------- Added [DATE]1192696093[/DATE] at [TIME]1192696093[/TIME] ---------------

is it possible to change on a wide scale this username to display name?

Opserty

10-18-2007 07:30 AM

You may be better off undo those changes and just searching for a mod which allows users to change their usernames. The usernames are used everywhere so it would be hard to change every single one of them.

niiopps

10-18-2007 09:29 AM

i see... or is it possible to include their display name on some places... ie member profile page and the thread...

oh yah, i found out that the postbit template will do nothing much, its the postbit_legacy taht will reflect the changes.

Opserty

10-18-2007 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niiopps (Post 1362967)

i see... or is it possible to include their display name on some places... ie member profile page and the thread...

I think there is an option to set this when you create/edit the custom field.

Quote:

oh yah, i found out that the postbit template will do nothing much, its the postbit_legacy taht will reflect the changes.

Thats because you are using the old postbit style, where info is aligned to the left. You didn't mention it so I never realised :p

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