[How-to] Add more tabs to the vB 3.7 profile pages

[ragtek]

with:

PHP Code:

        'hook_location' => 'profile_left_first' 


possible locations:

PHP Code:

    ''                    => $vbphrase['only_in_about_me_tab'],
    'profile_left_first'  => $vbphrase['main_column_first_tab'],
    'profile_left_last'   => $vbphrase['main_column_last_tab'],
    'profile_right_first' => $vbphrase['blocks_column_first'],
    'profile_right_mini'  => $vbphrase['blocks_column_after_mini_stats'],
    'profile_right_album' => $vbphrase['blocks_column_after_albums'],
    'profile_right_last'  => $vbphrase['blocks_column_last']
); 


[eNforce]

For the contents of the tab how can I pull a custom profile field?

$blocklist = array_merge($blocklist, array(
	'custom' => array(
		'class' => 'custom',
		'title' => 'Custom Tab (Work in Progress)',
		'hook_location' => 'profile_left_last'
	)
));

class vB_ProfileBlock_custom extends vB_ProfileBlock
{
	var $template_name = 'memberinfo_block_custom';

	function confirm_empty_wrap()
	{
		return false;
	}

	function confirm_display()
	{
		return ($this->block_data['custom'] != '');
	}

	function prepare_output($id = '', $options = array())
	{
		$this->block_data['custom'] = '<if condition="$userinfo[field8]"><strong>Stuff:</strong> $userinfo[field8]<br /></if> ';
	}
}

It just outputs as "$userinfo[field8]" instead of what was typed in via User CP.

[marcossalazar]

Thanks for the article!

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by eNforce

For the contents of the tab how can I pull a custom profile field?

Do something like this for your prepare_output function

    function prepare_output($id = '', $options = array())
    {
 
        $this->block_data['custom'] = $this->profile->userinfo['field8'] : "Stuff: $this->profile->userinfo['field8']" ? "Nothing to see here";
    }
}

[Neutral Singh]

How can we create similar tab like "About Me" contents of which are user editable on the page itself. This facility should have inbuilt into vbulletin as a default.

[Princeton]

just noticed this tut - outstanding!

[msimplay]

Was wondering how would i get this peice of code into a block

PHP Code:

// Champion games in profile
    $profilegq = $db->query_read("SELECT u.userid AS userid, g.gameid AS gameid, g.title AS title, g.miniimage AS image FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "arcade_games AS g LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user AS u ON u.userid = g.highscorerid WHERE u.userid = $userinfo[userid] ORDER BY g.title ASC");
    while ($profileg = $db->fetch_array($profilegq)){
    $pgrow .= "<a href=\"arcade.php?do=play&gameid=$profileg[gameid]\"><img src=\"./images/arcade/$profileg[image]\" alt=\"\" title=\"Play $profileg[title]!\" border=\"0\" /></a> &nbsp;&nbsp;";
}

$acount = $db->num_rows($profilegq); 


[Inferno Dragon]

Very nice tutorial indeed..thanks a lot but as MSimplay said above, I am also interested in adding some custom DB queries for displaying items from the DB is it possible?

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

Do something like this for your prepare_output function

    function prepare_output($id = '', $options = array())
    {
 
        $this->block_data['custom'] = $this->profile->userinfo['field8'] : "Stuff: $this->profile->userinfo['field8']" ? "Nothing to see here";
    }
}

This doesn't work for me - the tab disappears.

[Jase2]

A great tutorial! Thanks!

One question, to get this to show you have to click the small arrow at the end; is there any way to get it too show all tabs by default, without having to click the arrow? This only happens when the 'Infraction' tab is showing too...any way to get them all show?

Regards Jason