User profile settings - How to add a link to Profile.php

[thetechgenius]

Right now the links to the profile settings are like this:

http://example.com/profile.php?do=editprofile

I have added a custom Setting Page to Profile.php, using this code in profile.php:

$cmd = $_GET['cmd']; 
switch($cmd)
{ 
case "extrasettings":
@include('profile_extra.php');
break; 
}

However, to get to my custom setting page, the link is like this:

http://example.com/profile.php?cmd=extrasettings

My question is, how do I make the link show up as the other Profile Setting Links? How can I make the link show up like this: "?do=extrasettings" instead of "?cmd=extrasettings" . I would like to change the "cmd" to "do" like the other profile links.



Example:

http://example.com/profile.php?do=extrasettings

[Dave]

Use the profile_start hook and then just do something like:

PHP Code:

if($_REQUEST['do'] == "extrasettings")
{
   // Your code.
} 


Don't forget to attach it to a template though.

[thetechgenius]

Originally Posted by Dave

Use the profile_start hook and then just do something like:

PHP Code:

if($_REQUEST['do'] == "extrasettings")
{
   // Your code.
} 


Don't forget to attach it to a template though.

Thank you for helping me. But where would I add that code? Should I make a new plugin? Or should I just add the code to Profile.php?

[Lynne]

As Dave said, you would use a plugin and use the profile_start hook for the plugin.

[thetechgenius]

Originally Posted by Lynne

As Dave said, you would use a plugin and use the profile_start hook for the plugin.

I tried this code with the hook "profile_start" , and when I go to "mysite.com/profile.php?do=extrasettings" , it just comes up with a white/blank page. I have no idea what I am doing wrong.

Plugin Code:

if($_REQUEST['do'] == "extrasettings")
{
  @include('profile_extra.php');

}

I have even tried using the hook "profile_editoptions_start", but it was the same thing, blank white page.

EDIT: Im sorry, when I use the hook "profile_start", I get a "500 - Internal Server Error", when I use the hook "profile_editoptions_start", I get the blank/white page.


I can access the custom setting's page fine with "mysite.com/profile.php?cmd=extrasettings". I just cant get it to work like this: "mysite.com/profile.php?do=extrasettings"

[tbworld]

We need to see the "extrasettings" code in order to assist. If you are using a proper editor and have not created a BOM, then the problem rests in your included code, not the hook location. The hook as you probably already know selects the point of entry where your code will be eval'ed.

If for some (security reason -- only) you cannot post your code to receive global assistance you can use a private message.

What @Dave suggested is the correct method and there is nothing wrong with the hook locations.

[thetechgenius]

Originally Posted by tbworld

We need to see the "extrasettings" code in order to assist. If you are using a proper editor and have not created a BOM, then the problem rests in your included code, not the hook location. The hook as you probably already know selects the point of entry where your code will be eval'ed.

If for some (security reason -- only) you cannot post your code to receive global assistance you can use a private message.

What @Dave suggested is the correct method and there is nothing wrong with the hook locations.

Ok, I finally got it working correctly. I actually copy and pasted my custom setting page code into Profile.php.

There is one more problem though, after I edit my profile setting and go to "Save", it saves the changes, but it redirects to "profile.php?do=editoptions" and not back to the previous page "profile.php?do=extrasettings"


Should I copy and paste my entire profile.php code?

Edit: I fixed it. I found out that the function "updateoptions" was being used twice, so the code I added, was using the first "updateoptions" function and redirecting the extra settings page to the EditOptions page on Submit. I simply just had to use a different function, such as "do=updatesettings", and of course add the redirect code " exec_header_redirect('profile.php?do=extrasettings '); " . All seems to be working correctly now. Thank you all for helping me out, I really do appreciate it.

[tbworld]

Just paste your addon code and let us know where you pasted it the profile.php.

Either method is fine:
------------------------
1. Provide us with a unique search string where you placed your code.
2. If profile.php was previously unmodified, then provide us with the vbulletin version you are using and a line number where you placed the code.

If it is off a few lines, don't worry, we will figure it out.