Add-On Releases - Guild Mate

This should work on most vBulletin versions, but tested on 3.8.x.

This is an add-on to the vBguild mod. I am not the author of that mod and this add-on is just something I did for my own forums and I thought I'd share it for those using vBGuild as well.

I will continue to support this mod as a separate offering from vBGuild. If you need vBGuild support, please see that mod/author for support for it.

This is considered BETA as well. I'm running it on my forums and it works fine though. Also understand I'm pretty new to writing these mods and I know there are things that can be done to improve performance, etc. If you have suggestions, please make them, kindly.

Also, this is fully phrased so you shouldn't have any trouble using the mod for different languages.

History:

8-25-09 Version .2 released.

* Added in Option to allow all usergroups to use the functionality (Thanks Deyth).
* Updated some config phrases to reflect allowing all usergroups to use the mod.
* Added in global variables to plugin as it appears some template themes don't carry these over already. (Thanks Deyth)
* Updated install instructions as I forgot a template edit prior. This will correct the dropdown with the character data not appearing.

Upcoming:

* Config option to select whether or not you want to display the header again in the popup or not.

* Whatever you guys come up with

Installation:

There is one template edit, the rest is imported through the product.

Edit your Postbit or Postbit Legacy templates

FIND:

            
            <if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>

Add BELOW it:

            <if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, $gm_user_groups_allowed)">
                <div id="GuildMate_$post[postid]">
                        <a class="smallfont" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[gm_postbit_text]</a>
                        <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("GuildMate_$post[postid]", true); </script>
                </div>
            </if>

Scroll to the bottom of your postbit template and:

Add:

<!-- START: Guild Mate $post[postid] popup menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="GuildMate_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
    <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
    <tr>
        <td class="thead" colspan="3" align="center">$vbphrase[gm_modtitle]: $vbphrase[gm_modheader] $post[username]$vbphrase[gm_modheader2]</td>
    </tr>

    $gm_char_data
    </table>
</div>
<!-- END: Guild Mate $post[postid] popup menu -->

Import the product

Once that is done, edit the vBulletin Options -> Guild Mate and set the user groups allowed to see the postbit changes.

Below are some screenshots from my website to help explain what this does.

[chiver]

Originally Posted by Deyth

If Trek says he won't update it, I will.

that is nice to hear deyth. and thank you for your work on vbguild as well. the members really find it helpful.

[Trek]

Assuming that Deth upgrades his to VB4 (which sounds like it from his last post), then I'll upgrade it as well as I plan on using it still on my forums when I upgrade. I'll have it all cleaned up then too. =)

[Deyth]

Definitely going to upgrade to vb4 but not right away. Let it be out for a little bit so they can do at least one maintenance release. I think rushing to vb4 is definitely a bad idea for people setup nicely on vb3.

[redtailboa]

Where are we with this?

I want to try this out but want to make sure I use the right xml file and do the right edits

[Trek]

I actually have a new version for vB4 that corrects all of the issues and makes things a bit nicer, however as there is no vbGuild officially released for vB4... there's not much point in releasing it.