Mini Mods - Gender in Postbit or Postbit Legacy - vB 4.0.x Inc GOLD

What is this?

This is a little Mod & Template edit that adds a 'Gender' for you Members to choose and displays their 'Gender and a nice little icon' in their Postbit.

Instructions in the "READ ME" file (pdf) , pictures and SCREENSHOTS are all included in the Attached file ' Gender in Postbit'.

Complete this in 4 Steps:-


STEP ONE; Create a New Profile Field:

AdminCP -> User Profile Fields -> Add New User Profile Field ->
And do the following:

• Profile Field Type: Single-Selection Menu

Click Continue


Add New User Profile field: Single-Selection Menu

• Title: Gender:
• Description: Please Select your Gender
• Profile Field Category: Uncatagorized
• Options: Male , Female
• Set Default: None
• Display Order: (Chosen By You)
• Field Required: Yes, at registration & profile updating (You don?t have to make it compulsory)
• Field Editable By User: Yes
• Private Field: No
• Field Searchable On Members List: Yes
• Show On Members List: Yes

Optional Output:

• Allow User to input their own value for this option: No
• Max length of allowed user input: 100
• Field Length: 25
• Regular Expression: Leave this EMPTY

Display Page:

• Which page displays this option? Edit Profile

SAVE & Note the ?field? number as you need to replace the ?X? with it in the two positions (2) containing ?fieldX?



STEP 2; Add a Phrase:

AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase (Center button on the bottom):

• Phrase Type: GLOBAL
• Product: vBulletin
• Varname: gender
• Text: Gender

SAVE


STEP 3; Postbit or Postbit_Legacy Template (whichever one you use):


AdminCP -> Styles and Templates -> Style Manager -> (style that you use ? Mine is ?Default Style?) -> << >> -> Postbit
Templates -> Postbit (or Postbit _legacy, depending on which one YOU use)

FIND:

<vb:if condition="$post['joindate']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase join_date}</dt>: <dd>{vb:raw post.joindate}</dd></vb:if><br />

ADD BELOW:

<!-- Wy Gender in postbit Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Gender:</dt> <dd><img src="http://WWW.YOUR FORUM
ADDRESS.COM/images/misc/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.gif" alt="" /></dd></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Gender in postbit End -->

vBulletin 4.1.0 (tested by beiamerica. Please note that I have not tested this myself.

<!-- Wy Gender in postbit Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase gender}</dt> <dd><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.gif" alt="{vb:raw post.fieldX}" /></dd></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Gender in postbit End -->

• Replace the TWO Green ?X?s with the field number in Step One (1).
• Replace the Red Text with YOUR forum address.

STEP 4; Upload the Images:

• Upload the ?Male.gif? and the ?Female.gif? to the ?images/misc? directory of your forum?s route.

THAT?S IT !

To view it in your profile: Edit your Profile and choose your ?Gender?.

Please Click the Install and Rate the Mod ? Many Thanks.

Edited on Wednesday 7th July 2010. Reason: Two more Screenshots added and made the "Single-Selection Menu" Bold.

[Welshy2008]

* Reserved *

[iguano]

I no understand, into Gender In Postbit.zip i found a file .lnk

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by iguano

I no understand, into Gender In Postbit.zip i found a file .lnk

Sorry, Iguano. Don't know what happened there. But I have now redone and reuploaded another .zip folder.

[iguano]

Installed
perfect, thanks you

[Welshy2008]

You're Welcome.

[stuky4ever]

How can I update everyones Gender?

[Charlie98902]

Could set in in the setting to be mandatory. Then they have to.

[Taurus1]

Thanks for this. You might just want to mention in your instructions to also change the URL to your forums. Then also, why is the image below the text, as shown here??

Attachment 108273

[Merjawy]

Tagged

Thanks