[Release] Permanent + Custom User Titles For Staff (or any other user you wish)

Author: Kitzzy

Description: On my board, I allow members to change their usertitles at will. However, I wanted staff to have a set usertitle in bold right under their name so everyone can tell who they are. This means that if they changed their user title via their profile, it will wipe out that title. We used to just change their usertitles for them manually via the admin CP so we could keep their bolded user title then add a break tag with their custom one but this got old. I know there is a hack for this but here is a quick and dirty way to do it without hacking but you will need to edit the permanent title for each user you wish to give it to but once its done, you do not have to worry about it after that.

Screenshot: (Use your imagination)
When done, your postbit will look like this:
Username
Permanent Title
Custom Title

For those whom you do not specify anything in that field, it will look like this:
Username
Custom Title

Demo: You can see this in action at any of the boards found on my sig.

[Jeremy Kurucz]

I am getting the same problem, Kitz - and I am following the instructions correctly I am using vBulletin Version 2.3.2

[RandyP3]

[Edge on TP ]

Kitzzy, I'm using 2.2.9 and its giving me the same problem as well. Maybe you could include screenshots on where you put your line break?

[kitzzy]

Hmm ... ok ... will do that tonight as I am at work right now. I will post screenshots of each step.

[imported_Vigile]

Originally Posted by kitzzy

Hmm ... ok ... will do that tonight as I am at work right now. I will post screenshots of each step.

Hey kitzzy, I'm interested in these screenshots as well.

I would like to have this work as you have shown us, so I dont have to put the permanent title UNDER the user edited one.

Thanks

[imported_Vigile]

aha!

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...profile+fields

those using 2.3.1 or higher are SOL.

FWIW, using a user.php from an old copy of 2.30 makes this mod work.

[cdrive]

works a treat ! cheers!

[imported_Michael]

Ok, I did this hack or modification to templates. But see for me I had to put the pagebreak (<BR>) before the custom title instead of the field for the group.

[RandyP3]

I finally realise the problem You need to have a custom title that is changed already before using the mod. Yeah... and that'll make the <br> work. :nod:

[imported_Michael]

Nothing happens! See this is what is in my template:

<a name="post$post[postid]"></a>
$post[firstnewinsert]
<normalfont><b>$post[username]</b></normalfont><br>
<smallfont><b>$post[field9]</b></smallfont>
<smallfont>$post[usertitle]</smallfont><br>
<BR>
$post[avatar]<p>

and than in the Profile Editor in the AdminCP:

Permeanent User Title: Psychic Reader<br>

[imported_Michael]

Please help me!