image display determined by user group status

[dreamhost]

We have vb setup with "premium" forum areas where only members of a certain "group" in vb have access. That part is pretty much a standard feature in vbulletin.
What I was hoping to accomplish is to have an image in my header that shows up if a person is not a member of that group in vbulletin, suggesting that they signup for that section. Once they have signed up it would switch to another graphic saying thankyou with a link attached to it describing the new features available to them.

Has anyone done this type of mod before?
Any help or files would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by dreamhost

We have vb setup with "premium" forum areas where only members of a certain "group" in vb have access. That part is pretty much a standard feature in vbulletin.
What I was hoping to accomplish is to have an image in my header that shows up if a person is not a member of that group in vbulletin, suggesting that they signup for that section. Once they have signed up it would switch to another graphic saying thankyou with a link attached to it describing the new features available to them.

Has anyone done this type of mod before?
Any help or files would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance

<if condition="!is_member_of($bbuserinfo, X)"> Img code for anyone not paying </if>
Replace X with the usergroup that is doating / paying

[dreamhost]

Originally Posted by Zachery

<if condition="!is_member_of($bbuserinfo, X)"> Img code for anyone not paying </if>
Replace X with the usergroup that is doating / paying

when i try that i get the following message:
The following template conditional expression contains function calls:

<if condition="!is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)">

Function Name Usage in Expression
is_member_of is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)

With a few exceptions, function calls are not permitted in template conditional expressions. Please go back and re-write this expression.

The following functions are allowed in template conditional expressions:
in_array() is_array() is_numeric() isset() empty() defined() array() can_moderate() can_moderate_calendar() exec_switch_bg()


I was putting that in the header template.
ideas?

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by dreamhost

when i try that i get the following message:
The following template conditional expression contains function calls:

<if condition="!is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)">

Function Name Usage in Expression
is_member_of is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)

With a few exceptions, function calls are not permitted in template conditional expressions. Please go back and re-write this expression.

The following functions are allowed in template conditional expressions:
in_array() is_array() is_numeric() isset() empty() defined() array() can_moderate() can_moderate_calendar() exec_switch_bg()


I was putting that in the header template.
ideas?

try
<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)"><else /> img code here instead </if>

[dreamhost]

Originally Posted by Zachery

try
<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)"><else /> img code here instead </if>

same error:
The following template conditional expression contains function calls:

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)">

Function Name Usage in Expression
is_member_of is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)

With a few exceptions, function calls are not permitted in template conditional expressions. Please go back and re-write this expression.

The following functions are allowed in template conditional expressions:
in_array() is_array() is_numeric() isset() empty() defined() array() can_moderate() can_moderate_calendar() exec_switch_bg()


is there maybe a place in vb that i am supposed to define what functions are allowed to be called?
what is happening is when i input that code into my header, and click submit and reload, i get that error and it asks me to return to my header editor, with the new code allready taken out.

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by dreamhost

same error:
The following template conditional expression contains function calls:

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)">

Function Name Usage in Expression
is_member_of is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)

With a few exceptions, function calls are not permitted in template conditional expressions. Please go back and re-write this expression.

The following functions are allowed in template conditional expressions:
in_array() is_array() is_numeric() isset() empty() defined() array() can_moderate() can_moderate_calendar() exec_switch_bg()


is there maybe a place in vb that i am supposed to define what functions are allowed to be called?
what is happening is when i input that code into my header, and click submit and reload, i get that error and it asks me to return to my header editor, with the new code allready taken out.

is_member_of is a default function O.o

[dreamhost]

Originally Posted by Zachery

is_member_of is a default function O.o

any ideas why it kicks it out when i try to insert it into the header?

here is exactly what i am inserting into the header template editor:

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)"><else /><a href="url to file"><img src="url to my image"></a> </if>

when i put that into the header area, and click submit, that's when i get the error.. it keeps kicking it out and won't allow me to input that anywhere.

[magnus]

is_member_of() cannot be called via templates. Try this instead:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6"><a href="url to file"><img src="url to my image"></a></if>

[dreamhost]

Originally Posted by magnus

is_member_of() cannot be called via templates. Try this instead:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6"><a href="url to file"><img src="url to my image"></a></if>

Whooohoooo that got it to show up!
thank you

one thing i would like to change:
the way this works as is shows a picture if you are in the admin group.
What I want to do:
if the person is a regular member and not a member of group 10 (superuser) I want the graphic to show up. Once the person is a member of group #10, then they would get another graphic.
concept is it's a "banner" add that asks them to become a supporter, they get a banner to click that sends them to the page to become a supporter.
Once they join, they then get a new banner with the link to their new areas of access.
As a member can be a member of multiple groups at one time, such as group#2 (registered), and also be a superuser, i'm not sure how to write the code to have the group #10 membership over-ride the banner add, and only show the access banner.

any help is appreciated, and many thank you's to the help allready provided.