Show Thread Enhancements - Profile Fields in a Postbit Dropdown

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With this mod you can allow profile fields to show up in a dropdown below a user's name and user's title under each post. There are two ways to use this product, and each has its own plugin (and template): Dropdown - Manual (enabled by default), and Dropdown - Automated (disabled by default).

NOTE: The dropdown's title shows up as [username]'s [dropdown_title]. Yes, the 's is hardcoded into the mod. Figured if I didn't hardcode it, someone wouldn't be able to figure out how to add it

To edit the title:

Go to AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Search in Phrases. Search for the phrase's title: [dropdown_title] (no brackets). Edit and save!

The dropdown is dependent on Profile Field 5 being filled. If the user does not have this profile field filled out, then the dropdown will not show. To edit or remove this restriction:

Go to the Dropdown Call Template. Find and edit, or remove these 2 lines of code (so that the dropdown will always show):

<if condition="$post['field5']">
...
</if>

The "Dropdown - Manual" template allows you to manually create the dropdown. Some examples of how to do this are already provided within the template. This template is the default.

To edit it, go to AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> [STYLE NAME]
Edit Style: Dropdown Information - Manual

The "Dropdown - Automated" template / plugin combo will automatically create the dropdown for ALL custom fields (it will skip the first 4 default ones).

To use the automated dropdown, DISABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Manual" and ENABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Automated". Simple!


To sum it up:
Plugin: Dropdown - Manual
PRO: You select which fields, what descriptions, and in what order you want the fields to show up.
CON: Lots of typing


Plugin: Dropdown - Automatic
PRO: Automatic!
CON: no real control, Profile fields 5 and up will show up in order. NOTE: if it is a HIDDEN profile field, apparently only the DATA is hidden, not the field name, so the field name will show up as well. To block a profile field from showing up in the Automatic Dropdown, check out this post.


Version History:
3.0.0 - Initial Release
3.0.1 - Added plugin to cache templates, courtesy of ssslippy.
3.1.0 - Updated for 3.8.x, no code changes made.

NOTE: Support will only be given to those who have hit install.

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[Cla75]

I try to insert screenshots ...

mod installed
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ALWAYS (with all threads) error with I.E. when you click to enter directly the last answer to the thread
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I press OK and links not found
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no problem with firefox no problem with safari (SAME LINK ... see error IE)
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help me please !
thanks

[Cla75]

Hello,
nobody knows how to solve this problem?

Thanks for your help

[Wired1]

No idea, sorry! Can't duplicate it. Another mod's interfering perhaps? Turn off all plugins, then turn this one on.

[Cla75]

The problem occurs only Internet Explorer using the shell.
With Safari and Firefox everything works fine.
I do not understand

[marrr]

Whats the status of moving this to vb4?
thanks

[Wired1]

Working, but ugly as hell. Probably going to just release it as a beta and see if someone with better CSS skills than I can clean it up.

[CvP]

Originally Posted by Wired1

Working, but ugly as hell. Probably going to just release it as a beta and see if someone with better CSS skills than I can clean it up.

I will try to help

[Wired1]

Okie dokie. Note: I'd prefer to only use CSS that's already existing. That way new styles will auto-skin it.

[CvP]

Originally Posted by Wired1

Okie dokie. Note: I'd prefer to only use CSS that's already existing. That way new styles will auto-skin it.

so it is fully working except styling?

[Dennis B]

This is the 'profile fields' version that I like the most so hopefully it will come out soon.
If I can be of any help, please let me know.