Professional Names

Professional Names

About this hack:
If your forum is aimed to look stylish or professional yet your staff or users insit to use their nicknames instead of their proper names then this hack is for you.

This is a simple hack which shows a users real name under their title in a professional style.

Features:
Show users/staff real names under posts.

Installation information on hack:
Files edited: 0
Templates edited: 2 (both postbit)
Files to upload: 0
Cronjobs to add: 0
Time to install: 2 minutes max

Instructions:
1) In admincp Add a New User Profile field
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Type: Single-Line Text Box
Title: Real Name
Description: Please enter your real name to be displayed on the forum or leave blank.
Max length: 30
Field Required: No
Field Editable by user: Yes
*If you want it staff only set Editable by user no so it can only be changed in AdminCP*
Private Field: No
Display Page: Edit Profile
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Now the Profile Field is made you need to remeber the field number, (i.e field5 = 5)

2) In template named: postbit
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Find:
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<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>

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Below Add:
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<if condition="$post[fieldX] != ''"><div class="smallfont"><i>$post[fieldX]</i></div></if>

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Be sure to change the two X to your field number!

Click Save

3) In template named: postbit_legacy
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Find:
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<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>

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Below Add:
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<if condition="$post[fieldX] != ''"><div class="smallfont"><i>$post[fieldX]</i></div></if>

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Be sure to change the two X to your field number!

Click Save

4) Press Install on vBulletin.org

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!

[TrueDeath]

Question: What if i already had my members sign up entering their first and last name in two different fields?
Answer: Add this instead:

<if condition="$post[fieldX] != ''"><div class="smallfont"><i>$post[fieldX]$post[fieldY]</i></div></if>

Change the X to the field with the first name, and Y to the field with the second name.

[Nutz]

Great hack, good work

Thanks,
Mat

[tehste]

It looks strange to have a 'professional' name underneath a screen name like TrueDeath.

[Tony G]

Thanks for sharing your mod, could you place your instructions in a .txt file and attach it please? Makes it easier for members to re-install your mod.

[BCC]

This Looks So Much The Same As:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93783

[dirtycrow]

what is i already had my members sign up entering their first and last name in two different fields?

[hiiped]

Originally Posted by BCC

This Looks So Much The Same As:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93783

nonsense

20 users can be "TITLED" DEVELOPER, or HACKER, or CHIEFS

but with this its a million to 1 shot if theres two Harry J Porter ( Professional Names ) is on the same forum

[TrueDeath]

Originally Posted by Tony G

Thanks for sharing your mod, could you place your instructions in a .txt file and attach it please? Makes it easier for members to re-install your mod.

Are you unable to see the ReadMe.txt? :ermm:

[TrueDeath]

Originally Posted by dirtycrow

what is i already had my members sign up entering their first and last name in two different fields?

Then add this instead:

<if condition="$post[fieldX] != ''"><div class="smallfont"><i>$post[fieldX]$post[fieldY]</i></div></if>

Change the X to the field with the first name, and Y to the field with the second name.