Show Thread Enhancements - Profile Fields in a Postbit Dropdown

If you use this mod please hit INSTALL!

This is an evolution of my Additional Section within Profile and Dropdown within Posts mod from 3.6.x.

If you have a pre-3.7.x version installed:
UNINSTALL the old product and reverse the edits. Don't forget to revert those templates

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With this mod you can allow profile fields to show up in a dropdown below a user's name and user's title under each post. There are two ways to use this product, and each has its own plugin (and template): Dropdown - Manual (enabled by default), and Dropdown - Automated (disabled by default).

NOTE: The dropdown's title shows up as [username]'s [dropdown_title]. Yes, the 's is hardcoded into the mod. If you'd like this not to be hard coded, simply mention it after hitting install, and if enough of the users want it, I'll change it. Figured if I didn't hardcode it, someone wouldn't figure out how to add it

To edit the title:

Go to AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Search in Phrases. Search for the phrase's title: [dropdown_title] (no brackets). Edit and save!

The dropdown is dependent on Profile Field 5 being filled. If the user does not have this profile field filled out, then the dropdown will not show. To edit or remove this restriction:

Go to the Dropdown Call Template. Find and edit, or remove these 2 lines of code (so that the dropdown will always show):

<if condition="$post['field5']">
...
</if>

The Plugin "Dropdown - Manual" is just like the 3.6.x version, all manual edits, but now they're in a template. No more files to manually edit Some examples of how to do this are already provided within the template.

Go to AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> [STYLE NAME]
Edit Style: Dropdown Information - Manual


To use the automated dropdown, DISABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Manual" and ENABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Automated". Simple!

"Dropdown - Automated" will automatically create the dropdown for ALL custom fields (it will skip the first 4 default ones).


To sum it up:
Plugin: Dropdown - Manual
PRO: You select which fields, what descriptions, and in what order you want the fields to show up.
CON: Lots of typing


Plugin: Dropdown - Automatic
PRO: Automatic!
CON: no real control, Profile fields 5 and up will show up in order. NOTE: if it is a HIDDEN profile field, apparently only the DATA is hidden, not the field name, so the field name will show up as well. To block a profile field from showing up in the Automatic Dropdown, check out this post.


Version History:
3.0.0 - Initial Release
3.0.1 - Added plugin to cache templates, courtesy of ssslippy.


If you use this mod please hit INSTALL!

[Wired1]

Search for the VARIABLE NAME, with NO BRACKETS.

[Ash Ketchum]

There's an ugly blue box surrounding the drop down menu. Can I take that out?

Demo:http://mushroompipeline.com/showpost...71&postcount=6

[Goomzee]

Originally Posted by Wired1

Search for the VARIABLE NAME, with NO BRACKETS.

i search it but not find anything

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum

There's an ugly blue box surrounding the drop down menu. Can I take that out?

Demo:http://mushroompipeline.com/showpost...71&postcount=6

Can't see that w/o a login. Take a pic and attach it. However, it uses the default dropdown code.

Originally Posted by Goomzee

i search it but not find anything

Are you selecting search VARIABLE NAME? If so, it will be there. If not, then un/reinstall the file.

Simply put, the variable is there.

[Goomzee]

i find then click edit and then save but it' still same plz ad screen shots

[Wired1]

There is already a screenshot attached to the main post.

[Goomzee]

i mean edit and save screen shot i trid and variable find litttel drop then i click edit and then save but still same issue

[Ash Ketchum]

Originally Posted by Wired1

Can't see that w/o a login. Take a pic and attach it. However, it uses the default dropdown code.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...untitled-2.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b.../untitled2.jpg

Is it possible to put icons next to the profile fields in the dropdown menu?

[Wired1]

The box is because of your theme. Not sure where, but I'd imagine you could edit the CSS for that, and make it apply for just the postbit dropdown.

As for icons next to each profile field, you could use the manual dropdown template and add in the appropriate HTML.

[Goomzee]

i need screen shots for admincp edit and save plz