Profile Enhancements - Additional Section within Profile and Dropdown within Posts

NOTE: After checking out the vBulletin 3.7 First Look thread, which contains significant changes to the Member Profile page, it is clear that this mod as-is will probably not work properly when it comes to displaying the Extra Profile Info on that page. As soon as an official 3.7 comes out, I'll start working on the changes.

The 3.5.x version of this hack can be found here.

This hack builds upon my Extra Profile Fields Page hack. This template mod lets you take the extra fields from that hack and places them within a dropdown that sits below the user's title within each post, as well as replaces the Group Memberships area with a listing of only these specs. The EPFP hack is basically the entry form for the data that's manipulated in this hack. Please check out the pics at the EPFP hack link to get the full idea.

In my case, it is used for PC specs (and as you will see the instructions are tailored towards this), however it can be easily used for parts or specifications of almost anything (car parts for example).

An example is shown here:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39826

Example of user profile with specs:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/member.php?userid=15


# of plugin hooks: 1
# of php page edits: 1 (just 1 line to add the custom hook line into member.php)
# of template edits: 3
# of phrase edits: 1

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Don't forget to hit INSTALL!

Support will only be given to people who have hit install.

Also, please post where you've installed this, as I'd like to see how people are using it. Or if guests can't see the effects, then please post a pic.

[Staxed]

Originally Posted by Wired1

Not yet. I believe it's got something to do with how that field is stored, and from that I'd surmise that a DB query could fix it, although I'd rather not add any queries if at all possible. Perhaps a modification of a query though.

did you ever work on a fix to set the dropdown to fixed width and have long fields extend to a second line?

[RedGTiVR6]

Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6

Got it!
Great mod! now I'm off to find out how I can change the color of the background of the area you click to get the drop down box...anyone?

anyone?

[RedGTiVR6]

I guess this mod has died?

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by Cocko

i'd like to use this hack for selected usergroups

is that possible ? (acp or conditionals)

That's outside of the scope of this hack. This hack simply displays profile fields in a different way. Search for hacks that let you limit profile fields to selected usergroups.

Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6

Got it!
Great mod! now I'm off to find out how I can change the color of the background of the area you click to get the drop down box...anyone?

This hack just uses the default vBulletin dropdown function, so I'd start with that. NOTE: if you want all of them to change, then I'd edit that function. If you want only the dropdowns for this hack to have different colors, then you'd need to copy the function, rename it something else, and call it seperately. Either way, editing the dropdown background is outside the scope of this hack.

Originally Posted by Irisfire

did you ever work on a fix to set the dropdown to fixed width and have long fields extend to a second line?

Never worked. As mentioned above, it's just the vBulletin dropdown function, so I'd bring it up the "limitation", or "function enchancement request" with Jelsoft, but they may not care since they only officially support their code and not other people's code.

[Mr. Christopher]

I'm getting a blank space at the beginning of the Extra Options section and I'm not sure what's causing it. Any suggestions?

[Wired1]

heh, never noticed that before

It's due to something in the Extra Member Fields plugin, but what I'm not sure of yet. All that plugin is is some vBulletin code with one number changed.

[afmarko99]

Ok so I have this mod working on my forum and I will say that I like it a lot.

Thank you.

I have two questions.

How would I move it to the right side under: Join Date, Location, Etc.
Also I am trying to figure out how to remove the box placed around 'EaglezEye's Computer Specs'. I want it to just display the text.

Can anyone help me?

????

[Wired1]

The box is due to the vBulletin function for dropdowns. You'd either have to edit that function, which would change all dropdowns, or copy it, modify it, and then refer to that modified function.

As for moving it to the right, a couple of lines down from where the dropdown code is placed within the postbit, you'll find the vBulletin code for the Join Date, location, etc. Just move the dropdown code into that area.

[oldford]

Great mod. Thanks!

I installed without too much trouble, although Wired1, you might consider adding to the instructions that you need to upload the plugin file. People will eventually figure it out, but it would make the instructions more "step by step" and easier to follow.

And too bad about not being able to wrap long lines of text, but I understand that's an issue w/ VB.

[Wired1]

I believe the vBulletin manual tells you how to install a plugin.