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. Figured if I didn't hardcode it, someone wouldn't be able to 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):
Code:
<if condition="$post['field5']">
...
</if>
The "Dropdown - Manual" template allows you to manually create the dropdown. Some examples of how to do this are already provided within the template. This template is the default.
To edit it, go to AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> [STYLE NAME]
Edit Style: Dropdown Information - Manual
The "Dropdown - Automated" template / plugin combo will automatically create the dropdown for ALL custom fields (it will skip the first 4 default ones).
To use the automated dropdown, DISABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Manual" and ENABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Automated". Simple!
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.
3.1.0 - Updated for 3.8.x, no code changes made.
NOTE: Support will only be given to those who have hit install.
Question: How do i change the location of the "dropdown field" in the postbit? Say I want it to show in the bottom of the postbit, instead of above the avatar?
Code:
$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_left]
Change that in all of the templates / plugins to the hook you want to use.
Can I get some help with this mod please, I have had this installed for years now and need to make some changes. I am using the manual template and things are working ok however I want to add an additional option and cant seem to find where the profile fields are being pulled from. As a users I see the questions in usercp but when I go to admincp to find these profile fields I dont see them? Where is this mod getting the profile fields from?
Sounds like you're also using the extra profile fields page mod I made. Go back to the instructions for it, re-do the manual edits and the fields will show up.
Sounds like you're also using the extra profile fields page mod I made. Go back to the instructions for it, re-do the manual edits and the fields will show up.
The fields actually show up in the usercp under edit extra fields however I cant find where to add or remove these fields? Where is this mod getting the profile fields from as they are not in the normal vb profile fields section so where is it calling them from?
The fields actually show up in the usercp under edit extra fields however I cant find where to add or remove these fields? Where is this mod getting the profile fields from as they are not in the normal vb profile fields section so where is it calling them from?
They are normal profile fields, but because you've most likely updated the forum without re-editing the files (as per the EPFP mod instructions), they're hidden.
They are normal profile fields, but because you've most likely updated the forum without re-editing the files (as per the EPFP mod instructions), they're hidden.
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04-06-2011, 04:40 AM
