Adding Linked In to Member's Profile in VB4

[RobbieZ]

Ok, this works for full LinkedIN URL path.

1. Login to your admincp as admin
2. Scroll down in your left side menu until you find "User Profile Fields"
3. Click on "Add New User Profile Field"
4. For Profile Field Type choose "Single-Line Text Box"
5. Put the following into your new profile field.

Title: LinkedIn Account
Description: Place your LinkedIn Profile URL (Full URL) eg http://www.linkedin.com/pub/****
Max length of allowed user input: 100
Field Length 100
Field Required - no
Field Editable by User - yes
Private Field - no

6. Click "Save"

Keep in mind the field ID number.

Now you will need to edit your postbit or your postbit_legacy whichever one you are currently using on your forum.

1. Scroll to "Styles & Templates" click on "Style Manager"

FIND:

$post[skypeicon]

AFTER ADD:

<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']">
<a target ="blank" href="{vb:raw post.fieldX}"><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/902b0l.gif" alt="LinkedIN"></a>
</vb:if>

You must change The field ID number to match yours, they are in red. You can also change the image link to match where you can uploaded your image.