Profile Enhancements - Additional Section within Profile and Dropdown within Posts

NOTE: After checking out the vBulletin 3.7 First Look thread, which contains significant changes to the Member Profile page, it is clear that this mod as-is will probably not work properly when it comes to displaying the Extra Profile Info on that page. As soon as an official 3.7 comes out, I'll start working on the changes.

The 3.5.x version of this hack can be found here.

This hack builds upon my Extra Profile Fields Page hack. This template mod lets you take the extra fields from that hack and places them within a dropdown that sits below the user's title within each post, as well as replaces the Group Memberships area with a listing of only these specs. The EPFP hack is basically the entry form for the data that's manipulated in this hack. Please check out the pics at the EPFP hack link to get the full idea.

In my case, it is used for PC specs (and as you will see the instructions are tailored towards this), however it can be easily used for parts or specifications of almost anything (car parts for example).

An example is shown here:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39826

Example of user profile with specs:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/member.php?userid=15


# of plugin hooks: 1
# of php page edits: 1 (just 1 line to add the custom hook line into member.php)
# of template edits: 3
# of phrase edits: 1

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Don't forget to hit INSTALL!

Support will only be given to people who have hit install.

Also, please post where you've installed this, as I'd like to see how people are using it. Or if guests can't see the effects, then please post a pic.

[tom209]

Hi

So I have done as on the steps. Here is a picture:



Do you have a solution?

THANKS

[Wired1]

What about this part?

vB AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> (Select Style) -> Postbit Templates -> postbit

FIND:
<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>

After it post:

<!-- post specs_menu -->
<if condition="$post['fieldX']">
<div id="specs_$post[postid]" class="vbmenu_control">
<a href="#specs">$post[username]'s PC Specs</a>
<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("specs_$post[postid]"); </script>
</div>
</if>
<!-- / post specs_menu -->

[Arachnophiles]

Hey Wired1, just wanted to say how pleased I am with your commitment to future development of this modification in line with the recent announcement of vB 3.7......Thank YOU!!

I'll be happy to help with any testing etc.

Cheers,
Adam.

[Wired1]

No problemo

[RedGTiVR6]

I'm pleased as well!

This mod has become an invaluable part of our forums.

Now I just have one problem...getting these fields to be searchable on the member search window.

I've seen a few references to it, but nothing concrete. Is this difficult to do or just too time consuming right now?

Again, thanks for the continued committment!

[Wired1]

Both. I never even wrote the original BETA code that sometimes would let you have these extra profiles be searchable. I think that was 3.0 or 3.5 when that code was around. It'd take me a while to get around to it, and then code it. If anyone wants to code it and make it an add-on, feel free I'd wait until 3.7 though.

[Dave-M]

Hi Wired1,

I finally managed to get this working with my custom skin, it was a rougue "IF".

I have a quick question.

I use the new style postbit, and the dropdown appears on the left, underneath the username of the person. Is it possible to put it on the right hand side, underneath "Join Date, Post Count, Thanks" etc?

Thanks bud!

Dave.

[Wired1]

Yes, you'd just have to figure out where to place that code.

[gundarN]

Just a quick post to say using your mod on 3.6.x was great and now that I have gone to 3.7 beta 2 I am looking forward to your next release.

Keep up the good work.

[shcchief]

Great mod,

I seem to be having a problem...I've got the mod working fine but only for myself it seems.

I got another member to fill everything in, and nothing appeared in the postbit for his posts...it was as if the mod wasn't installed (i.e. no extra dropdown bar, nothing).

Any ideas?