End-User Options - Real Name In Profile And Postbit

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What Does This Hack Do?[hr]hr[/hr]
This is an update to my 3.7.x version of this hack.

A very simple hack to display your real name in your profile and postbit (or postbit legacy), just like here at vBulletin.org.

If no real name is entered, then it will not display in the postbit (or postbit legacy).


This hack was created because of a request by Hannan here.


Limitation with this hack[hr]hr[/hr]
People keep asking for usergroup permissions for this hack.

While this would easy to implement, what people fail to realise is that User Profile Fields are not controlled by usergroup permissions at all, and even if usergroup permissions were added to this hack, the User Profile Fields would still be viewable by members even if they do not have permissions to use them.

User Profile Fields are either viewable by all or viewable by none, this is how they were implemented in vBulletin by design, there is no in between with User Profile Fields.

So, I will not be adding usergroup permissions to this hack.


vBulletin Version Compatibility[hr]hr[/hr]
This hack can be used with vBulletin versions 3.6.0 - 3.8.8.

For the v4.0.x version of this hack - check here.


Hack Support/Feature Requests[hr]hr[/hr]
IMPORTANT: This hack is no longer supported.


Install Instructions[hr]hr[/hr]
The Real Name In Profile And Postbit Installation Instructions 3.8.xxx.pdf instructions file is included in attached .zip (includes visual instructions).
NOTE: If upgrading then just do Step 2 and Step 3 again.


Uninstall Instructions[hr]hr[/hr]

1. In the AdminCP, go to User Profile Fields -> User Profile Field Manager.
   • Delete the Real Name profile field.
2. Uninstall the product using the AdminCP Product Manager.

Version History[hr]hr[/hr]
v3.8.001 - Thursday 8th January 2009
-- Initial Release


Thanks[hr]hr[/hr]
Thanks go out to Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his install code.


Show Your Appreciation [hr]hr[/hr]
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[Sevo]

I require my members to use their real name. This would be great mod. Is there anyway I can make it required they fill in their real names so this will work 100% of the time

thank you

[dpetersman]

Originally Posted by Sevo

I require my members to use their real name. This would be great mod. Is there anyway I can make it required they fill in their real names so this will work 100% of the time

thank you

You can make it required that they enter data into the profile field(s) at registration & profile updating by editing that particular profile filed in the admincp (admincp/user profile fields/user profile field manager), but that no guarantee they're entering their actual information.

[hotwheels]

If you use c&d garage on your site, you will have to change the name of your $template_hook.....C&D uses the same hook for your members garage to show in their template......great mod though.

[DataHero]

Hello there,
Seems I have done this after uploading the .xml.

	<td width="100%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">

				<div class="smallfont">
					<if condition="$post['joindate']"><div>$vbphrase[join_date]: $post[joindate]</div></if>
					<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>
					<if condition="$post['age']"><div>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</div></if>
					<div>
						$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]
					</div>
                                        if ($post['field8'])
{
                                        $template_hook['postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts'] .= '<div>' . $vbphrase['real_name'] . ': ' . $post['field7'] '$post['field8'] . '</div>';
}  					<if condition="$show['infraction']"><div>$vbphrase[infractions]: $post[warnings]/$post[infractions] ($post[ipoints])</div></if>
			                <if condition="$show['reputation']"><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: $post[reppower] </if><div>$post[reputationdisplay]</div></if>
					$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right]
					<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]</div>

			</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		<!-- / user info -->
	</td>
</tr>

But if I press okay, I get the following error;

vBulletin Message
The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in [Mywebsite](3939) : eval()'d code on line 66

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by DataHero

Hello there,
Seems I have done this after uploading the .xml.

	<td width="100%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">

				<div class="smallfont">
					<if condition="$post['joindate']"><div>$vbphrase[join_date]: $post[joindate]</div></if>
					<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>
					<if condition="$post['age']"><div>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</div></if>
					<div>
						$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]
					</div>
                                        if ($post['field8'])
{
                                        $template_hook['postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts'] .= '<div>' . $vbphrase['real_name'] . ': ' . $post['field7'] '$post['field8'] . '</div>';
}  					<if condition="$show['infraction']"><div>$vbphrase[infractions]: $post[warnings]/$post[infractions] ($post[ipoints])</div></if>
			                <if condition="$show['reputation']"><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: $post[reppower] </if><div>$post[reputationdisplay]</div></if>
					$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right]
					<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]</div>

			</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		<!-- / user info -->
	</td>
</tr>

But if I press okay, I get the following error;

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

As stated in the first post I do not support custom template edits.

What I suggest is that you revert the template, as a quick look at the code pasted above reveals that you are trying to mix plugin code with template code.

[rescuehelpers]

hiya, thanks for this plugin very much needed on my forum, is it possible to duplicate it all? as i would like another field permenently on i tried doing copy and paste of the code but i get the fiel number not the name of the field or it repeats real name with the profile field of the one i want?

apart from that very easy to install thankyou.

[saji09]

Mod is good, but there is a problem, i have installed the mod and its working for the post bits n legacy...

But what i want is to show every where through out site Real name instead of username, which is not happening for me now how can i do it ???

Pleaseeeeeeee help

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by saji09

Mod is good, but there is a problem, i have installed the mod and its working for the post bits n legacy...

For starters, please click Mark as Installed.

Originally Posted by saji09

But what i want is to show every where through out site Real name instead of username, which is not happening for me now how can i do it ???

Pleaseeeeeeee help

username is referred to extensively throughout the code and MySQL queries and would require a lot of the vBulletin source files to be altered (including queries). It would probably take 100's (if not 1000's) of hours to alter the code and completely test to ensure there are no bugs in the code. You would have to make a paid request from a coder to do, and you would expect to spend a hell of a lot of money to have this done (probably a lot more than you paid for your vBulletin license). It would probably be a lot easier writing a forum yourself from scratch, that has this included right from the ground up.

[jimsflies]

Instead of displaying "Real Name" I would like it to just say "First Name" how would I go about doing this?

Never mind, figured it out.

[Spaz21]

is there a way to make it appear under the user's title on the forum instead of under where their age/post count appears?