[VB3 RC3] Search by usergroup in memberlist

In memberlist in the advanced search you can search by name, web page,
posts... but you can't list all the members in a certain usergroup.

The leader of the usergroup has the option to view all the members
in the usergroup. This is an extension so any user can do a search
for a usergroup and check which members they have.

Why this? It is common to belong to a usergroup but not everybody has
the custom title of the group, you have no way of knowing who else
belongs to the usergroup besides asking the leader.

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[Bill Thebert]

Originally Posted by gmarik

Not bad. Would be nice to have a search by varfield as well, for example, Location (the city, I mean).

I would like to see yet another variation on this theme.

I would like to see the "Advanced Search" form (for searching the FORUMS, not just the memberlist) include one or two of the custom user profile fields.

Practical example:

Four of my forums are used for classified advertising.

Two custom fields in the user profile are CITY and STATE (separated, rather than the combined "Location" field).

I would like to include these two fields next to the USER NAME field in the Advanced Search form, such that my users could search, for example, as follows:

"Display all threads/posts in one or all (4) of the Classified ad forums, posted by users from Colorado, for the word 'widget'."

Or find a transmission in Dallas, or an axle from someone named Joe in Kentucky, etc. (My site is automotive-related, obviously.)

The Advanced Search form is alredy doing a cross-table query, right? Selecting posts from one table, based on info from a separate user table?

I would happily hire someone for such a hack.

Regards,

Bill

[Kentaurus]

Originally Posted by Bill Thebert

I would like to see yet another variation on this theme.

I would like to see the "Advanced Search" form (for searching the FORUMS, not just the memberlist) include one or two of the custom user profile fields.

Practical example:

Four of my forums are used for classified advertising.

Two custom fields in the user profile are CITY and STATE (separated, rather than the combined "Location" field).

I would like to include these two fields next to the USER NAME field in the Advanced Search form, such that my users could search, for example, as follows:

"Display all threads/posts in one or all (4) of the Classified ad forums, posted by users from Colorado, for the word 'widget'."

Or find a transmission in Dallas, or an axle from someone named Joe in Kentucky, etc. (My site is automotive-related, obviously.)

The Advanced Search form is alredy doing a cross-table query, right? Selecting posts from one table, based on info from a separate user table?

I would happily hire someone for such a hack.

Regards,

Bill

that's a mod for the search function, not for the memberlist. You are better of putting it on the modification request forum, and as I read your post it is something rather complicated. It is a good idea, though.

[Aurous]

This works in 3.0.1

Installed

[Wasser]

Originally Posted by Kentaurus

Yes, if you install this hack the usergroups are exposed (as long as they are public) so you can just link to memberlist.php?do=getall&usergroupid=xxx where xxx is the id of the usergroup. That link wouldn't work without the hack because it would require you to be the usergroup leader.

i've noticed an odd an annoying quirk.

if i go thru the search it'll display "Members of User Group: XXXXX" at the top of the results.

however, if i do a direct link it simply says "Members of User Group:". the user group name is missing.

does anyone have an idea how to keep the user group name appearing with a direct link?

[Aurous]

^ yes, got the same problem here :ermm:

[DeMiNe0]

i did all the file edits, and even reedited it, but when i search a usergroup i get the following:

The usergroup you are searching for was not found

even if i directly link to the usergroup ID i get the same. running vb 3.0.3

[T3MEDIA]

is there a way to show me how to do this with a drop down? I dont expect people to spell the usergroup name.
Thanks.

[DeMiNe0]

can anyone help me with my problem, or just send me there modifyed memberlist file?

[DeMiNe0]

hello?

[cashpath]

How would I edit this to make the group not have to be joinable?