Custom Banned Reason Template

[yotsume]

Custom Banned Reason Template

How can I pull the banned reason message that we type into the vbAdminCP when we ban a member?

I am trying to create a custom page that has the info but the calls for that phrase show blank when I make my own template for it.

<!-- BANNED REASON -->
<tr>
   <td class="$altbgclass">
      <table border="0" cellpadding="10"><tr>
         <tr><td><phrase argument_list>$vbphrase[nopermission_banned]</phrase></td></tr>
      </table>
   </td>
</tr>
<!-- BANNED REASON -->

How can I code this?

I want to be able to use the info in my attached image in my own template.

[kh99]

Where is your template used? I'm asking because you can't necessarily just use a phrase in your template and have the reason filled in. You would need to have code (like in a plugin) read the reason from the database first. The exception might be if your template happens to be used in a place where it's already been read (like if you're just trying to replace the standard error message template).

But maybe you already know all that - in that case, check out the function print_no_permission() in includes/functions.php.

[yotsume]

I plan to use it in a vbadvanced cmps block. I want to pull the banned reason to show inside a vba block. Other VB phrases seem easy to pull but this one is proving to be difficult.

[kh99]

Oh...In that case you did understand all that and I didn't understand the question. Sorry.

[yotsume]

Oh im with you I just am lost as to how to get the message to show in a vba block. I am gonna need some help with this one.

[kh99]

...but I think I might know what the problem is: that phrase is in a phrase group that isn't loaded. The error message functions call function fetch_phrase() in includes/functions_misc.php to load it when needed.

[yotsume]

You I found that out and do not how to proceed. I am guessing I am going to have to code my own plug-in??? to pull the data from the database in a similar manner that is done in the functions.php

I was hoping there was another easier way...

[kh99]

Well, you didn't ask but I thought I'd do it anyway:

PHP Code:

global $vbulletin;

$ugid = $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'];
if (!($vbulletin->usergroupcache["$ugid"]['genericoptions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_genericoptions['isnotbannedgroup']))
{
    require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_misc.php'); 
    $banreason= $vbulletin->db->query_first_slave("
        SELECT reason, liftdate
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "userban
        WHERE userid = " . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']
    );

    // Check for a date or a perm ban
    if ($banreason['liftdate'])
    {
        $unbandate = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'] . ', ' . $vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $banreason['liftdate']);
    }
    else
    {
        $unbandate = $vbphrase['never'];
    }
    if (!$banreason['reason'])
    {
        $banreason['reason'] = fetch_phrase('no_reason_specified', 'error');
    }
    $vbulletin->userinfo['banned_reason_text'] = sprintf(fetch_phrase('nopermission_banned', 'error'), $banreason['reason'], $unbandate );
} 


then you can use $bbuserinfo[banned_reason_text] in a template.

I tried this using the global_start hook, I don't know if it's the best hook to use but none of the vba_ hooks I tried worked.

[yotsume]

Thanks for the help... what am I to do with your code exactly to be able to create a vba block?

[kh99]

It depends on what kind of vBa module you're working with. It looks like you wanted to use it in a template, so you could create a new plugin with hook location "global_start" and use the above code (remember to select "Yes" to make it active), then put $bbuserinfo[banned_reason_text] in the template where you want the text to appear (it will be blank if the user isn't banned).

If you were making a php-type module you could use the above code directly in the module instead of creating a plugin.