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]

Originally Posted by ForgotenDynasty

I want to put this on the bottom of my post bit legacy and then have it go up when someone clicks it. How can i do this?

You would need to know which pre-existing vB hook you want and then edit the plugin to point to that hook. As for scrolling up, I'd guess you'd need to write custom javascript code for that. This mod is calling vB's dropdown function.

[ForgotenDynasty]

how can i get something to execute based on witch radio button they check or like what they select.

IE
two radio buttons
1) Red
2)Blue

now if they mark the red radio button then it executes one thing
and if it checks the blue one it executes something else

like:
if (field1=red) {
execute this
}

elseif (field1=blue){
execute this
}

else{
execute this
}


However how could i do that in a way that the templates would understand

[Wired1]

Sorry, but that's got nothing to do with my mod. I'd suggest you post your own thread.

[J3rico]

Hi, thank's for this fantastic mod, installed !!
I have a problem with the positioning of the menu, i would like to put it as in the image attached but i don't know what must be changed.
Can you help me, please? Thank's so much !!!

[shahryar_neo]

how can i change the style of viewing ?

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by J3rico

Hi, thank's for this fantastic mod, installed !!
I have a problem with the positioning of the menu, i would like to put it as in the image attached but i don't know what must be changed.
Can you help me, please? Thank's so much !!!

You'd have to change the hook location in the Dropdown Automated / Manual plugin to one of the postbit hooks listed here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea..._userinfo_left

Originally Posted by shahryar_neo

how can i change the style of viewing ?

Huh? Also, you are not listed as having this mod installed.

[Milchi]

Is it possible to have more then 1 Dropdown? I would like to have 2 :-) (or even ... more )

[shahryar_neo]

Originally Posted by Wired1

You'd have to change the hook location in the Dropdown Automated / Manual plugin to one of the postbit hooks listed here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea..._userinfo_left



Huh? Also, you are not listed as having this mod installed.

oh sorry i've forgotten to check as installed and now it's OK!

[MjrNuT]

Hey Wired1,

This is a great mod as well as your mods related to the Profile Page and Tab. I have both of those installed and working on my v3.7.2.

For this one you have, I guess I'm not really understanding your instructions. Since I have the Page and Tab mods working, which means I have created the extra fields already, does this mean for the Manual part of this hack, to create the corresponding fields in the postbit template? Or can the Automatic one be used such that it ties directly to what I have already setup?

I was having a hard time figuring out how to DISABLE the Manual and ENABLE the Automatic. Kindly hold my hand, please?

FYI, my starting extra field is field6.

Edit: I found how to DISABLE/ENABLE...sheesh!!

I'm satisfied atm.

Thanks again for your creativity!

[Wired1]

Manual is for changing the order of the fields, or tweaking the look, etc. Automatic does it in the field # order.