Profile Enhancements - Additional Section within Profile and Dropdown within Posts

NOTE: After checking out the vBulletin 3.7 First Look thread, which contains significant changes to the Member Profile page, it is clear that this mod as-is will probably not work properly when it comes to displaying the Extra Profile Info on that page. As soon as an official 3.7 comes out, I'll start working on the changes.

The 3.5.x version of this hack can be found here.

This hack builds upon my Extra Profile Fields Page hack. This template mod lets you take the extra fields from that hack and places them within a dropdown that sits below the user's title within each post, as well as replaces the Group Memberships area with a listing of only these specs. The EPFP hack is basically the entry form for the data that's manipulated in this hack. Please check out the pics at the EPFP hack link to get the full idea.

In my case, it is used for PC specs (and as you will see the instructions are tailored towards this), however it can be easily used for parts or specifications of almost anything (car parts for example).

An example is shown here:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39826

Example of user profile with specs:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/member.php?userid=15


# of plugin hooks: 1
# of php page edits: 1 (just 1 line to add the custom hook line into member.php)
# of template edits: 3
# of phrase edits: 1

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Don't forget to hit INSTALL!

Support will only be given to people who have hit install.

Also, please post where you've installed this, as I'd like to see how people are using it. Or if guests can't see the effects, then please post a pic.

[Wired1]

$$ is always appreciated

Looks like they put in a LOT more hook locations and whatnot. Looks like it'll be a product install now, no more edits necessary for the member's page / dropdown stuff!

As it stands, all profile fields show up under the "About Me" tab, regardless if you create a new tab via a plugin (that does NOT query for them itself), or using the built-in creator for categories. A very simple plugin can prevent profile fields from showing up, but it affects anything the default profile field SQL query spits out.

So, the current way I'm going is to have no edits, and keep the extra SQL call in, versus removing the extra SQL call, but leaving in a couple of edits. This way, if/when Jelsoft fixes it so that you can mark profile fields not to show up in About Me, a simple update will fix it versus more edits.


Also, since they've added this new category feature to profile fields, it will probably be possible to have multiple dropdowns (1 per category), without installing multiple versions of the plugin.

[Dave-M]

How are you doing with this Wired1?

Not pushing, just interested thats all

[Wired1]

Just about done, but still working through the code, putting more phrases in.

I did find a way to make the dropdown TOTALLY automated, no edits needed, but you can't change the order. Working on something for that ATM though. Have the old way in a template as an alternate / backup though.

[Dave-M]

Thanks for the update

[TalkPhotography]

As per your update email, I would prefer the 3.7 version to be one product.

Containing :
Extra Profile Fields (UserCP)
Tab within user profile
Dropdown in postbit

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by TalkPhotography

As per your update email, I would prefer the 3.7 version to be one product.

Containing :
Extra Profile Fields (UserCP)
Tab within user profile
Dropdown in postbit

EPFP will ALWAYS be a separate mod, mainly because more people install it than the other mod (by double apparently), so apparently they have other uses for it and don't need the other stuff.

[neologan]

looking forward to the 3.7 version of this if it gets rid of template modifications to post bit

[Wired1]

Yep, no edits necessary.

[KHALIK]

I am waiting for the 3.7.0 as well.

really need this mod on my forum.

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by KHALIK

I am waiting for the 3.7.0 as well.

really need this mod on my forum.

You never hit the install button on this version, but you downloaded it, tsk tsk.