Creating vB modifications for beginners

[Lynne]

That would be part of what you would have to add to the mod. You'd probably set a variable which would then turn 'on' the code in the template to make the pop-up. Or something like that.

[powerful_rogue]

Lynne, This will probably sound like a really stupid question, but im sure it will help me on the right track!

Why would I need to create a template? I thought templates were only used for showing something - SHOWTHREAD, FORUMHOME etc

If you put some code in the SHOWTHREAD, it only works when you visit the SHOWTHREAD page, likewise for other templates. I would have thought the code would need to go in the header/footer or template which show on every page?

Im probably wrong in my logic, but this is a great time to get these mistaken thoughts sorted!

[HMBeaty]

You can also read up on all of these. It helped me out alot

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by powerful_rogue

Im on the w3schools.com website, any ideas where I should start? Im guessing the following but i maybe wrong!

HTML
XML
Javascript
PHP
SQL

You don't really need XML knowledge unless you're dealing with vBulletin's AJAX, but yes, that's the stuff you'd want to learn.

[powerful_rogue]

Thank you everyone.

Lynne, I think we must have had our wires crossed as I now know what you mean! originally I was talking more along the lines of an alert box, however now you mentioned templates Im presuming your talking about an actual pop up window!

Ive just started to have a little play and come across a problem. Ive put the following code into the headinclude template

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post['postcount'] = '5'">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
window.open("win1.html","Window1",
"menubar=no,width=430,height=360,toolbar=no");
</script></if> 


However it seems to disregard the =5. Ive got a post count on my test forum of 2000+ and it still shows the pop up.

Ive also tried <5 (less then 5) and yet it still shows, but if I change it to >5 (greater then) it dosent show

Im going to get some sleep as just come off a night shift, then a trip down to the library to get some books out! Ive tried once before to learn, but gave up because I started to get confused, but Im more determined then anything now! I think im going to struggle when it comes to adding fields in the admincp to control the mod, but one step at a time!

[EnIgMa1234]

Originally Posted by powerful_rogue

Thank you everyone.

Lynne, I think we must have had our wires crossed as I now know what you mean! originally I was talking more along the lines of an alert box, however now you mentioned templates Im presuming your talking about an actual pop up window!

Ive just started to have a little play and come across a problem. Ive put the following code into the headinclude template

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post['postcount'] = '5'">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
window.open("win1.html","Window1",
"menubar=no,width=430,height=360,toolbar=no");
</script></if> 


However it seems to disregard the =5. Ive got a post count on my test forum of 2000+ and it still shows the pop up.

Ive also tried <5 (less then 5) and yet it still shows, but if I change it to >5 (greater then) it dosent show

Im going to get some sleep as just come off a night shift, then a trip down to the library to get some books out! Ive tried once before to learn, but gave up because I started to get confused, but Im more determined then anything now! I think im going to struggle when it comes to adding fields in the admincp to control the mod, but one step at a time!

Change the = to ==.

= is for setting a value to something,
== is for comparison

[Lynne]

Yep, what he said. ^^

[powerful_rogue]

Brilliant stuff! Thank you!

Any idea why the below dosent work even though my postcount is greater then 5?

<if condition="$post['postcount'] > '5'">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
window.open("win1.html","Window1",
"menubar=no,width=430,height=360,toolbar=no");
</script></if>

however it shows up when I chage it to less then?

<if condition="$post['postcount'] < '5'">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
window.open("win1.html","Window1",
"menubar=no,width=430,height=360,toolbar=no");
</script></if>

[EnIgMa1234]

Originally Posted by powerful_rogue

Brilliant stuff! Thank you!

Any idea why the below dosent work even though my postcount is greater then 5?



however it shows up when I chage it to less then?

You'll need to use $post[posts]

If you want the current users info and not what ever user posted use this:

$bbuserinfo[posts]

[Dismounted]

You can't do that - "posts" is (most of the time) an already formatted value (i.e. "1,000" instead of "1000"), and therefore, number comparisons will fail.