Show "About Me" tab in profile by default

[MarkFL]

I found this thread searching for a way to set the "About Me" tab as the default tab when visiting user profiles, and so I created the plugin and it worked well on my dev site (vB 4.2.1 ), but when I implemented it on the live site (vB 4.2.2 PL2), it did not work. I found though that if I removed the conditional, and just used as the Plugin PHP code:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->GPC['tab'] = 'aboutme'; 


then it works. However, I do not want to just remove the conditional:

PHP Code:

if (!$vbulletin->GPC_exists['tab']) 


without knowing what its purpose is or what problems this could cause. Could anyone shed some light on why we want the above conditional?

[ozzy47]

Disable that plugin, and see if this mod works for you, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=302655

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Disable that plugin, and see if this mod works for you, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=302655

Hello Ozzy,

First, thank you for you quick and helpful response.

It works beautifully on my dev site, but not on my live site. I looked at your plugin code, and it uses the same conditional. I would rather use your product though if I can figure out why the conditional is causing a problem, so that we can change this in the future if we want via the AdminCP without having to hack a plugin.

[ozzy47]

Have you tried disabling all other mods? Does the same thing happen on a unmodified default style?

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Have you tried disabling all other mods? Does the same thing happen on a unmodified default style?

Disabling all other mods would require the consent of the site owner, however, I have been planning to set up a dev site identical to the live site and at that time I can do what I like with it.

At your suggestion, I did just now try an unmodified default style and had the same result.

So, once I set up the new dev site, I will disable all mods, and then enable them one by one until I find the conflict. I will let you know what I find.

[ozzy47]

Yeah let me know how it goes, and we can proceed from there.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by MarkFL

Disabling all other mods would require the consent of the site owner, however, I have been planning to set up a dev site identical to the live site and at that time I can do what I like with it.

At your suggestion, I did just now try an unmodified default style and had the same result.

So, once I set up the new dev site, I will disable all mods, and then enable them one by one until I find the conflict. I will let you know what I find.

First look for any mods that might use the same hook before disabling them all. You might get lucky.

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Yeah let me know how it goes, and we can proceed from there.

I found the culprit was DB Tech's Post Thanks/Like product. Changing the execution order of your plugin in either direction seemed to have no effect.

So, I hacked your plugin code, and replaced the condition:

PHP Code:

 !$vbulletin->GPC_exists['tab'] 


with:

PHP Code:

 ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] != $userinfo['userid']) || ($vbulletin->GPC['tab'] != 'thanks') 


This way if a user is visiting their own profile because of a thanks notification, the "Post Thanks/Like" tab is used, otherwise the "About Me" tab is used (or whatever tab I define in the AdminCP via your product). This gives me the desired result, but if any unforeseen problems arise because of the change I made, I will let you know.

[ozzy47]

Then it is a bug in their mod, but glad you got it sorted.

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Then it is a bug in their mod, but glad you got it sorted.

I can't thank your posts now, but I did want to let you know your help and your product(s) are greatly appreciated. :up: