This guide will show you how to add additional fields to your threads. This feature has been requested many many times and can be very powerfull.
Imagine that you want to add additional fields to your threads, such that every time a user create a new thread has the opportunity to fill these fields. This requires HTML and PHP experience, so be prepared!
Add additional fields
The very first step is to the the HTML code of the additional fields into newthread template. This can be done by adding HTML code directly into the HTML code right after the Title field:
Or you can add a variable ({vb:raw additionalfields}) and render newthread template to add these fields automatically from a plugin (if you don't know how, go for adding the HTML code or do some homework )
Catch additional fields values
Now that you have add some fields to newthread template, you need to catch them before adding them to the database. This can simply be done by hooking newthread_post_start and catching the field value:
Where additionalField is HTML name attribute of the additional field we added above.
Add additional fields values to post/database
Now we have catched the field value ($value) and are ready to save it to the database or to the post.
Personally I prefer to add it to the post, because it will be searchable by default and can be done very easily (easier than adding it to an extra database table)
Once you cashed the field variable as described above, you can add it to the post by:
Glad I found this article. Too bad I have yet to figure out what I'm trying to do. Hopefully someone here can help.
I'm trying to add a field in the template "calendar_edit" for people to add an image url to calendar events. I got the field visible when creating an event by using the following:
Code:
<div class="blockrow">
<label for="imgfield" class="full">Enter IMG URL:</label>
<input type="text" class="primary full textbox" id="imgfield" name="imgurl" value="{vb:raw img_url}" tabindex="1"/>
<p class="singledescription">This field is important. It will place this image on our Forum Home page's "Upcoming Events" side block.</p>
</div>
What I'm struggling with is the next step. So you are saying I have to create a plugin for the data to be saved in order to use it later? Because as it is, it is not saving the data I place in that field.
Eventually, I want to place this image in a sideblock for upcoming events but it's not saving the field entered data.
--------------- Added [DATE]1290186736[/DATE] at [TIME]1290186736[/TIME] ---------------
Here is the product I have edited.
PHP Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <product productid="imgurl" active="1"> <title>Calendar Image URL</title> <description>Adds an image URL field to calendar events.</description> <version>0.0.1</version>
$query = sprintf("SELECT * FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."event WHERE visible = 1 AND (dateline_from > '%d' || ( dateline_from > '%d' AND dateline_to > '%d' )) ORDER BY dateline_from ASC LIMIT %d",TIMENOW,TIMENOW,TIMENOW,$show_count);
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