Organising user postbit info using hook

[MrToasty]

Hi All!

Don't shoot me down as I've not really ever looked closely at how to use the plugin/hook system as yet.

I noticed since 3.6.8 that there's a new hook location in the user postbit below "posts" called "postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts". How could I go about creating a template called "postbit_extras" or something similar where I can place all the junk I've added to the user postbit over the years in one easy location, then having that template called into the postbit at the hook location?

This would then allow me to keep all my junk in the postbit without having to revert the template and manually add the code each forum upgrade.

I know how to do this without the hook, but It'd still require manual template edits every time the template is reverted.

I'm sure this a simple one, but I searched everywhere and no one seems to have utilised this hook in this way yet?

Cheers in advance!

[Lynne]

Go into the postbit (and/or postbit_legacy) template and add this where you want to add your stuff:

$template_hook[postbit_junk]

Then, create a template with all the 'junk' you want to add in that area. Make sure your html is correct for that area. Let's say the template is called "postbit_extras".

Now, create a plugin at "postbit_display_complete" and put in:

eval('$template_hook[postbit_junk] .= " ' . fetch_template('postbit_extras') . '";');

I think that should do it (except for the plugin you make that spits out the variables you may want to use in "postbit_junk").

[MrToasty]

Thanks ever so much Lynne!!!

I didn't follow it exactly as you put though. Rather than creating $template_hook[postbit_junk] I simply used the existing $template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts] and ran the following at "postbit_display_complete" as you said:-

eval('$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts] .= " ' . fetch_template('postbit_extras') . '";');

And it worked a charm! No more manual updates of the postbit templates for me!

[Lynne]

Yep, I do love this whole hook/plugin system. I only upgraded to 3.6.8 (from 3.0.12) in December and am still learning a lot about it. But, it sure is making my site a lot easier to work on.