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.

[Gio~Logist]

Why not just change the var to a .= instead of a = and then change the query to pull all categories and sections within a table where the categories are made. From there it's just a matter of editing what's inserted in the usercp shell and then recoding the query on your custom page. But your custom page can be based on a request so that your query doesn't have to be edited too much.

Giovanni Martinez

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by gio~logist

Why not just change the var to a .= instead of a = and then change the query to pull all categories and sections within a table where the categories are made. From there it's just a matter of editing what's inserted in the usercp shell and then recoding the query on your custom page. But your custom page can be based on a request so that your query doesn't have to be edited too much.

Are you thinking of a manual edit of a php file somewhere?


Jase2: Only 1 template, and yes, you can cache it.

[shlomot]

Dear Wired1, need this MOD and much more additional help.

Sent you a PM. Please let me know.

[Mike-D]

Originally Posted by Wired1

Because the manual edit is just no longer need

Aaah, that's the reason why

Originally Posted by Wired1

Works without it, right? RIGHT.

Yep it does. I'm really surprised how it works without any editing the functions_user.php file. Excellent job as always :up: Thank you so much for updating -Mike

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by Mike-D

Aaah, that's the reason why

Yep it does. I'm really surprised how it works without any editing the functions_user.php file. Excellent job as always :up: Thank you so much for updating -Mike

That's what hooks are for.

[Mike-D]

Originally Posted by Wired1

That's what hooks are for.

Sigh, the mystery Hooks. Some loves them and some hate them. Sometimes it's still a book of 7 seals for me

[Mike-D]

Originally Posted by Jase2

Can you cache all templates ?

You can do it yourself. It depends too which Templates should be cached.

Regarding my Snapshots here's the way I did...

PHP Code:

<plugin active="1"> 
 <title>Extra Profile Page Cache Templates</title> 
 <hookname>cache_templates</hookname> 
 <phpcode><![CDATA[$globaltemplates = array_merge($globaltemplates, array('page','userfield_radio', 'userfield_radio_option', 'userfield_select', 'userfield_select_option', userfield_wrapper));]]></phpcode> 
</plugin> 


Originally Posted by Wired1

Jase2: Only 1 template, and yes, you can cache it.

Strange because I had several of them

[RedGTiVR6]

This might already be answered elsewhere in the bagillion posts...

is it possible to make this into multiple tabs?

In otherwords, lets say I want to have a tab for PC specs, but also a tab for Audio specs, and another for car specs...

Is this possible or is this only able to handle one page to enter these specs and one tab to display?

[RedGTiVR6]

Also, I remember there being some talk about making these fields searchable through the members search list.

Has this been implemented yet or is it not possible/entirely too much work?

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6

is it possible to make this into multiple tabs?

Also, I remember there being some talk about making these fields searchable through the members search list.

Search turns out was a typo all along, easy to implement. The 3.6.x page has the code near the end of the thread. I'll add it here, or add it in somehow later. Multiple pages / tabs is also on the schedule, probably this weekend. Easy way: duplicate code. Correct way: recode some stuff