Widget display to certain usergroups only
 

I have searched but I cannot seem to find the mod I am looking for.

At the moment, if a widget is created it is displayed to every usergroup. You cannot change this. I want to be able to restrict the widget to certain usergroups (in my case: [if guest] display widget [if not] do not display widget)

Surely this is a simple thing to do? Isn't there some code I can add somewhere?? Can anyone give me advice/the correct code on how to do this?

All help greatly appreciated! Thanks!

bump

Just use your own template (enter it in the configure screen) and put a condition around it so it only shows to guests (or whoever).

Thanks for your answer Lynne!

Can you help me out with the code however?

I'd like to do the following if possible:
- Let me just briefly explain what the widget is so you understand my intentions. It is a HTML widget that displays an image and text that prompts guests to register.
- I'd like to display it ONLY to the guest usergroup
- When logged in, the content should change to a prompt (again custom text/image in html form) that prompts regular users to upgrade to a paid subscription
- If the user is already in the paid subscription usergroup the widget shouldn't display.

Is that possible? I'm thinking something like:

"if usergroup (guest_usergroup_id) display <CODE>; if usergroup (all_usergoups_except_guest) display <CODE>; if usergroup (subscribed_usergroup_id) hide"

I don't know much about php/the inner workings of vBulletin so I hope that makes sense and something similar can be achieved.

If not possible, I suppose I'd just create 2 SEPERATE widgets:
- The register prompt widget: displays only to guests
- The upgrade account prompt: displays all groups apart from the subcribed group

Thanks for your help so far :)

I don't know which method would work best. I think you'd have to see which is easier for you to do. I'd probably go for the two separate widgets each with custom templates and a condition around that template:
Template 1:
and Template 2:
I would guess that would work but I've never tried something like that.

Hi, sorry for the n00bish question, but on a related note- if someone wanted to make a widget appear for all except a certain usergroup, what would be the correct code?

thanks

Just to say I found the info in this thread useful. Cheers.
It wouldn't let me "like" the posts (too old?), so thought it worth posting to say thanks properly.