vb.org Archive - Mini Mods - Gender in Postbit or Postbit Legacy

What is this?

This is a little Mod & Template edit that adds a 'Gender' for you Members to choose and displays their 'Gender and a nice little icon' in their Postbit.

Instructions in the "READ ME" file (pdf) , pictures and SCREENSHOTS are all included in the Attached file ' Gender in Postbit'.

Complete this in 4 Steps:-

STEP ONE; Create a New Profile Field:

AdminCP -> User Profile Fields -> Add New User Profile Field ->
And do the following:

Profile Field Type: Single-Selection Menu

Click Continue

Add New User Profile field: Single-Selection Menu

Title: Gender:
Description: Please Select your Gender
Profile Field Category: Uncatagorized
Options: Male , Female
Set Default: None
Display Order: (Chosen By You)
Field Required: Yes, at registration & profile updating (You don?t have to make it compulsory)
Field Editable By User: Yes
Private Field: No
Field Searchable On Members List: Yes
Show On Members List: Yes

Optional Output:

Allow User to input their own value for this option: No
Max length of allowed user input: 100
Field Length: 25
Regular Expression: Leave this EMPTY

Display Page:

Which page displays this option? Edit Profile

SAVE & Note the ?field? number as you need to replace the ?X? with it in the two positions (2) containing ?fieldX?

STEP 2; Add a Phrase:

AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase (Center button on the bottom):

Phrase Type: GLOBAL
Product: vBulletin
Varname: gender
Text: Gender

SAVE

STEP 3; Postbit or Postbit_Legacy Template (whichever one you use):

AdminCP -> Styles and Templates -> Style Manager -> (style that you use ? Mine is ?Default Style?) -> << >> -> Postbit
Templates -> Postbit (or Postbit _legacy, depending on which one YOU use)

FIND:

Code:

<vb:if condition="$post['joindate']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase join_date}</dt>: <dd>{vb:raw post.joindate}</dd></vb:if><br />

ADD BELOW:

Code:

<!-- Wy Gender in postbit Start -->

<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Gender:</dt> <dd><img src="http://WWW.YOUR FORUM

ADDRESS.COM/images/misc/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.gif" alt="" /></dd></vb:if>

<!-- Wy Gender in postbit End -->

vBulletin 4.1.0 (tested by beiamerica. Please note that I have not tested this myself.

Code:

<!-- Wy Gender in postbit Start -->

<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase gender}</dt> <dd><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.gif" alt="{vb:raw post.fieldX}" /></dd></vb:if>

<!-- Wy Gender in postbit End -->

Replace the TWO Green ?X?s with the field number in Step One (1).
Replace the Red Text with YOUR forum address.

STEP 4; Upload the Images:

Upload the ?Male.gif? and the ?Female.gif? to the ?images/misc? directory of your forum?s route.

THAT?S IT !

To view it in your profile: Edit your Profile and choose your ?Gender?.

Please Click the Install and Rate the Mod ? Many Thanks.

Edited on Wednesday 7th July 2010. Reason: Two more Screenshots added and made the "Single-Selection Menu" Bold.

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