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.

[Wired1]

Hrm, looks like a whole hook is missing from the main hack. Odd thing is, while looking over the code this weekend, I downloaded everything from these threads and installed it fine per the uploaded instructions. Maybe I wasn't working off of the instructions I thought it was. I'll re-do it tomorrow.

As for what it does, it calls only the marked profile fields and displays them in that box. If you can't wait for the new code to be posted, check out the 3.0.x and 3.5.x threads, they have it in their code as well.

[Wired1]

Damned if I know why, but the plugin's back, all on its own...

Anyway, I've updated the instructions. vBulletin changed the memberinfo page a bit, and as such I've translated those changes over to this hack. Just some minor formatting.

[RedGTiVR6]

precisely what do we need to update to get the part of the memberinfo page to show up correctly?

Just re-upload the .xml?

The instructions are still for 3.6.0. Or at least that's what they say at the top of the .txt file when you open it.

[Wired1]

yep, re-upload the XML file. Fixed instruction file's title.

[RedGTiVR6]

when I upload the .xml as a plugin, it doesn't update the version in the plug-in list. Still lists it as 2.1.0 not 2.1.1.

Otherwise, it's fixed on our forum!

Thanks for the update!

[dbirosel]

Everything on MEMBERINFO is screwed up. What did I do wrong?

[xt0m]

Done everything by the book (twice) and the dropdown wont display - in usercp, the extra options is shown but when clicked all I get is "save changes" and "reset fields" - no fields to input stuff to

[hobbystoresearc]

Is there a way so in the admincp area a line can be added to seperate profile fields from the extra option profile fields? Right now they are bunched together but it would be great to see a category line that says 'Extra Options' then under that the Extra Option fields are shown.

[nnjj.net]

what if I need to use it for photography use instead of PC spesfications?

[home9000]

It it working in 3.6.5 ?