Profile Enhancements - Additional Section within Profile and Dropdown within Posts

NOTE: After checking out the vBulletin 3.7 First Look thread, which contains significant changes to the Member Profile page, it is clear that this mod as-is will probably not work properly when it comes to displaying the Extra Profile Info on that page. As soon as an official 3.7 comes out, I'll start working on the changes.

The 3.5.x version of this hack can be found here.

This hack builds upon my Extra Profile Fields Page hack. This template mod lets you take the extra fields from that hack and places them within a dropdown that sits below the user's title within each post, as well as replaces the Group Memberships area with a listing of only these specs. The EPFP hack is basically the entry form for the data that's manipulated in this hack. Please check out the pics at the EPFP hack link to get the full idea.

In my case, it is used for PC specs (and as you will see the instructions are tailored towards this), however it can be easily used for parts or specifications of almost anything (car parts for example).

An example is shown here:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39826

Example of user profile with specs:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/member.php?userid=15


# of plugin hooks: 1
# of php page edits: 1 (just 1 line to add the custom hook line into member.php)
# of template edits: 3
# of phrase edits: 1

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Don't forget to hit INSTALL!

Support will only be given to people who have hit install.

Also, please post where you've installed this, as I'd like to see how people are using it. Or if guests can't see the effects, then please post a pic.

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by cbiweb

Where exactly is 'vBulletin: Member's Profile -> member_extras'? I have no idea where I'm supposed to see that.

Originally Posted by shcchief

I couldn't either, I didn't worry about it though (well I don't think I did...I remember thinking wtf??) perhaps this could be the source of my problem in my post above?

Don't worry about it, just for developers, kind of a joke.

fmntprsv, did you install the parent plugin, Extra Profile Fields Page?


shcchief, what version of vB do you have? Says 2.1.1 in your profile here. Do you have a link to your forum?

[Dinatius]

Got the base for this installed correctly, after a bit of poking. First time on vB admin side and just getting started.

I can get the quadrant to show up right with modified title, but I can't get the field to populate. Like I said, I got the parent plugin installed and working, with filled-out fields to work with. Suggestions on where to start looking for noob mistakes in my install?

Got this as well:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in ...member.php(623) : eval()'d code on line 1

I'm not worried about getting the dropdown - it's not something I need for my site - just the info quadrant.

[Wired1]

Got a link to your forum? Also, what version of vB do you have?

[Dinatius]

<a href="http://the-watch.net/forums/" target="_blank">the-watch.net/forums</a>
Running vB 3.6.8PL2

Not all users have it filled in, but the one that matches my forum name here is completed within the usercp - custom page.

Edit: Found the answer to searchable fields - anyone looking, check out the thread for Wired's base mod.

[fmntprsv]

Well, i was done all and this is the result:



As you see, now it appears EXTRA OPTIONS (see the red rectangle) but not appear the fields. ?What can i do?

Thanks a lot about your interest!

[Wired1]

Dinatius and fmntprsv, this should help you both:

Go to AdminCP. On the menu bar to the left, go to User Profile Fields -> User Profile Field Manager.

Edit a field that you would like in their profile. Go to the last option, and change the Option to the last option like below (Mine's customized):

Attachment 74561

Any field that is marked as such should show up in the lower quadrant (if you are using this plugin) as well as show up in the extra profile page (using the parent plugin).

[Dinatius]

I got that far, PMing you login info so I can stop fumbling words trying to explain.

[fmntprsv]

It´s impossible, i don´t know because it can´t work....

I persevere

[Wired1]

fmntprsv, did you imoprt the plugin?

Dinatius, no idea, something's just missing. undo the steps and re-do them.

[Dinatius]

Couldn't figure it out, but I wanted to work on searchable along with the display - if there's interest I may look into putting it up as an add-on module for vba.