Show Thread Enhancements - Profile Fields in a Postbit Dropdown

If you use this mod please hit INSTALL!

NOTE: This mod will be considered in BETA until the following items are cleaned up / added:
1. The CSS for the dropdown. Not horrible, but not pretty.
2. The Automated plugin is not working.
3. Alignment issues with the dropdown itself.


If you ask when the afforementioned items will be fixed - you will be ignored, as I don't have a fix currently. If I did... I'd have fixed it before now! If you have a fix, please PM me and I'll integrate it into the mod and give you proper credit in the version history.


With this mod you can allow profile fields to show up in a dropdown below a user's name and user's title under each post. NOTE: The dropdown's title shows up as [username]'s [dropdown_title]. Yes, the 's is hardcoded into the mod. Figured if I didn't hardcode it, someone wouldn't be able to figure out how to add it

To edit the title:

Go to AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Search in Phrases. Search for the phrase's title: [dropdown_title] (no brackets). Edit and save! Note: The default is "Profile Fields".


The dropdown is dependent on Profile Field 5 being filled. If the user does not have this profile field filled out, then the dropdown will not show. To edit or remove this restriction:

Go to the "Dropdown Information - Manual" Template. Find and edit: (so that the dropdown will always show):

Remove the FIRST:

<vb:if condition="$post['field5']">

and the LAST

</vb:if>

The "Dropdown Information - Manual" template allows you to manually create the dropdown. Some examples of how to do this are already provided within the template. This template is the default. The "Dropdown Information - Automated" templateand plugin are included as well, but the automated plugin is turned off by default as it isn't working just yet


To edit it, go to AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> [STYLE NAME]
Edit Style: Dropdown Information - Manual.


New to this version from the previous versions is the epfp.css template.

NOTE: Support will only be given to those who have hit install.

If you use this mod please hit INSTALL!

[Wired1]

LuisManson: Possible CSS issue. Not sure how to fix.

CvP: That's ASCII. My mod never had any tweaks or add ons concerning ASCII. Never seen that before. Sounds like something isn't parsing the names right. Unfortunately, the javascript being called are vB calls, so that's out of my hands. Try disabling the following plugin, see what happens:

Add epfp.css reference to showthread

MIGHT be the language call in that plugin, but it just grabs it from the vB settings.

As for check boxes not showing up, that's WAY out of my hands. It's due to how vB stores those profile fields (e.g. not like the other fields). It's been like that for years.

[Diehardshorty]

Yea needs alot of work but im glad your working on it. There isn't a mod like this for vb4 yet.

[dtorreci]

Hi

I having some issues displaying dates (is displaying UNIX timestamp format) or IM Icons (which are not displayed) any ideas?

The code I have insert at Dropdown manual is:

<vb:if condition="$post['joindate']">
	<li class="left">{vb:rawphrase join_date}</li> 
	<li class="right"><span class"date">{vb:raw post.joindate}</span></li>
</vb:if>
<li class="left">IM</li>					
<li class="right"> 
		<div class="imlinks2">
	             {vb:raw post.icqicon} {vb:raw post.aimicon} {vb:raw post.msnicon} {vb:raw post.yahooicon} {vb:raw post.skypeicon}
		</div>
</li>

[LVGgebruiker]

Originally Posted by CvP

profile fields that contain multiple predefined items (check boxes) only show numbers.

I also have this problem, is there any fix for this?

[Wired1]

dtorreci: no idea.

LVGgebruiker: Limitation of vBulletin's implementation of profile fields.

[LVGgebruiker]

Originally Posted by Wired1

LVGgebruiker: Limitation of vBulletin's implementation of profile fields.

Ok thank you, will look for other solution then.

[Dave-M]

Does anyone know if this works OK on 4.1.1? Seems very quiet in here compared to the last version threads, are people using something else instead?

[Dave-M]

Seems to be broken in 4.1.1.

The dropdown works and is displaying what was previously in the custom fields, and the extra options link is there, but the page is blank with no fields in it.

Edit: Fixed. Just needed to be reinstalled, both this and the profile fields mod.

Cheers

[Dave-M]

Found an odd issue. If I create a new user field, it only displays in the user profile and not in the extra options page.

Shouldn't there be something in the dropdown on display on page page, to tell it where to show the new fields?

[kisanjong]

great mod - but can you tell me if this works with Multiple-Selection Checkbox fields?

Thanks