Nintendo Wii Friend Code in Profile & Postbit

A quick guide on adding a Nintendo Wii Friend Code profile field and postbit icon. Example here or see attached screenshot.

Step 1: Add Profile Field

Go to your Admin CP and add a new profile field for the Wii Code. This option can be found under User Profile Fields >> Add New User Profile Field. I suggest you use Single-Line Text Box with a maximum length of 19 (that allows for 16 digits and three spaces). Name the field something like "Nintendo Wii Friend Code."

Save, and check the Profile Field Manager. Make a note of the field name. For me, it is 'field5', but your results will differ depending on what your other profile fields are.

Step 2: Create & Upload an Appropriate Image for the Postbit

Create an image that is appropriate for Nintendo Wii and will fit nicely next to the other communication icons. Since I already made an appropriate icon for Nintendo Wii news posts, I have re-used that icon on my site for Wii Friend Codes. Create an icon that works well on your site, and upload it to your images folder. Make a note of the image URL, you will need that for the next step.

Step 3: Add Postbit Icon

Now pull up the AdminCP and go to Styles & Templates >> Style Manager. Choose Edit Template for the template your site is using (repeat this step for each unique root-level tempate your site uses). Open the Postbit Templates section and choose either Postbit or Postbit_Legacy depending on which type of postbit your site uses (vertical or horizontal).

Edit the template to include an image after your communication icons are listed.

The code template to display the image is below:

<if condition="$post[YOUR_WII_FIELD_NAME_HERE]"><img src="YOUR_WII_IMAGE_PATH_HERE" alt="Wii Friend Code: $post[YOUR_WII_FIELD_NAME_HERE]"></if>

For instance, here is my communication icon line before and after edits:

Before:

<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]
</div>

After:

<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]
<if condition="$post[field5]"><img src="http://forums.editingarchive.com/images/newsposticons2/wii.jpg" alt="Wii Friend Code: $post[field5]"></if>
</div>

Step 4: Test it Out & Notify Your Users

Go to your User CP, and update your profile with your Wii Code (or make one up if you don't have a Wii :P). That number should show up on your profile and as an icon in your postbit. If everything works, annouce it to your community and encourage them to add their Wii numbers.

[sp0okz]

How can we get it like wii pals if they wont mind sharing it, thanks for the edit anyways ...

[sp0okz]

I cant get this mod to work i done it right 2 but nothing is showing extra for me

[Xray12345]

It simple to get it like wiipals, send me a pm if you want to know how..

[poromenos]

Originally Posted by Xray12345

Do you have any idea how to do this?

Hello, I really need someone to code this plugin! its for users to post there friendcodes for profiles.

Heres how it should look in the user cp:


Heres how it should look when you click on the game to add your friendcode to it:


Heres how it should look in the profile:


Heres how it should look with your mouse hovered over it in profile:


There should be an Area in the Admin Control Panel where you can add games and images for the games, also it should only display the image in the profile if the user added that friendcode via user cp. Im sure im not the only person needing this, so please can someone do it?

if you find how to do that please inform us!

[gorentals]

I'm looking for this exact same thing. Please let me know.

[Chris11987]

Does anyone know how to add that whole Friend Code section like in the screen above?

[gorentals]

Anyone know how to do the above like in the screenshot? I'm willing to pay.

[Feanor_87]

^ That

Anybody figure it out?