Profile Enhancements - Extra Profile Fields Page

Don't forget to hit INSTALL!

You can find the 3.6.x version of this hack here.

This product will add a new page to the User CP for easy editing of specially marked profile fields, that for one reason or another you would like to split off from the main list. NOTE: Any fields marked for this page will not be seen in the user's profile. A mod I'll release later on will create a tab for them, fully editable like the "About Me" tab.

After the product is FULLY installed, when a you want to move a profile field to the new page for easy editing:

1. Go to the AdminCP and edit the field as normal.
2. At the bottom in the Display Page area, you will see "Which page displays this option?" The last option should say Options: $vbphrase[extra_options].
3. Save!

Personally, I use this page for PC specs, but it can also be used for other specs as well (e.g. cars). With an ADDITIONAL product (e.g. NOT this one), I place these specs in a dropdown list under the user title in each user's post, as well as in their profile as an extra tab.

Here's some examples of how I use this mod (with the Add-On mod, Extra Profile Fields Tab, and a separate mod, Profile Fields in a Postbit Dropdown):
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39826
Note: the pics in that thread are from 3.6.x, but you'll get the idea.


# of plugins: 3
# of php page edits: 1 (admincp/profilefield.php)
# of new templates: 1 (page)
# of template edits: 1 (USERCP_SHELL)
# of new phrases: 3 Click here for details. Also look at the attached pictures to see where they show up.


If you have a 3.6.x version of this on your forum and are running 3.7.0, please uninstall it via running backwards through the old instructions, and then follow the Install instructions.

To Install:
1) Save the attached product-wired1_epfp.xml file.
2) Navigate to AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product]
3) Browse to wherever you saved the file.
4) Allow Overwrite -> Yes.
5) Import!
6) Follow the instructions for the manual edits (1 template edit, 1 PHP page edit)

The install process should only take 5 minutes at most.

Don't forget to hit INSTALL!

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

[Wired1]

Thanks!

[shlomot]

Dear Wired1, I thank you for this great mod from the bottom of my heart, but it still needs some modifications for which I'm willing to pay (even though I'd still like them to be packed in this mod).

You can see what your page on my site looks like here (use test/test to log in). In short, it is one big mess (and this is only the start) that can be organized in no time with your talented hands.

Required changes:

1. Field display order by "category order" / "field order"

2. Allow wrapping of field title, so it will be consistent with templates for outer and inner widths.

3. Allow to place a border around all fields that belong to the same category.

4. Allow category title to be output as that region's title.

5. Allow category description output below the category title.

6. Allow disabling border around each field.

7. Allow field description to be output below field title.

8. Mark category title as a bookmark so we can refer members to the specific region on the page via the URL.

9. This is a nice-to-have feature: place a "save" button beneath each category region.

10. Another nice to have: allow us to define a path to an include or cron file that is executed after data has been commited to the database, with a parameter of userid or username.

Please let me know a.s.a.p. how do you feel about making these modifications.

Thanks a lot.

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by shlomot

10. Another nice to have: allow us to define a path to an include or cron file that is executed after data has been commited to the database, with a parameter of userid or username.

What does this have to do with profile fields?

[shlomot]

It has nothing to do with the profile fields. That's why I put it in the nice-2-have category

I was just hopping that if you could packaged it into the product, I won't have to make ANY customizations to it every time there's a new version upgrade, and just rely solely on your MOD.

Sorry if I mixed apples with oranges

Originally Posted by Wired1

What does this have to do with profile fields?

[Dinatius]

Installed (upgrade from 3.6.x). Nice work, Wired
I actually have 2 pages running...

[UK-Biker]

Wired .. Please help


Updated to VB 3.7.2, now I have lost all my extra fields.

They are showing on the site, but from admincp/User Profile Fields/User Profile Fields Manager I can only see category 1 which is everything in the normal profile area.
Cat 2 is my garage (which is what I'm using extra fields for) and nothing is showing.

It's the only place affected. The table in db are there, it's there on the site with all correct details, just admin cp missing.


Any ideas ?

[Jase2]

Did you re-do the template edit?

admincp/profilefield.php

[UK-Biker]

Originally Posted by Jase2

Did you re-do the template edit?

admincp/profilefield.php

Was just coming back to post I'd sussed that out.

Also had to redo the USERCP_SHELL edit.


Thanks for reply Jase. All sorted

[Jase2]

I'm having a strange problem.

I go to:

ACP --> User Profile Fields --> User Profile Field Manager

...but the user profile fields for my system specs aren't there. I added one not so long ago, so I have no idea why they aren't showing. Even better, they still show on the extra_options page and everything is working fine. Any ideas?

[Wired1]

You're missing one of the manual edits I believe. Or a plugin is disabled.