Register link for guests, User CP link (or button) for members.

Oh my Kura, you're releasing small, simple hacks every day now, huh? What's this one about?
Rest assured, after this one I don't have anything to release for a while (only stuff that has no purpose outside my own board).
Well, this hack. What it does is 'merge' the Register and User CP buttons. If a viewer is a guest or just not logged in, the link will display a Register button (or text link, whatever you want). If the viewer IS logged in, and therefore a member, it will display the User CP button instead.

Click here for an example
(where `register` is will be `user cp` when you're logged in).

I mean, why have a Register button for members available, and a User CP button available for guests?

Exactly, that makes no sense, therefore, this hack.


Instructions

Step 1: Open your global.php and find this line:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start templates ####################### 


Add ABOVE that, the following code:
Make sure to remove the space between {imagesfolder and }!!

PHP Code:

// guest/member register/usercp hack
if($bbuserinfo['userid'] != 0) {
    $reg_ucp = "<a href=\"usercp.php?s=$session[sessionhash]\">".
        "<img src=\"{imagesfolder }/usercp.gif\" ".
        "alt=\"Here you can view your subscribed threads, work with private messages and edit your profile and preferences\" ".
        "border=\"0\"></a>";
}else{
    $reg_ucp = "<a href=\"register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=signup\">".
        "<img src=\"{imagesfolder }/register.gif\" ".
        "alt=\"Registration is free!\" border=\"0\"></a>";
} 


Step 2: save your global.php and go to Edit your Header template (Styles > modify > fonts/colors > Header). Now, put

$reg_ucp

somewhere in your Header, where you want the UserCP / Register button to appear. Make sure to remove the 'hardcoded' buttons that are already in there, of course.

Save, and you're done.

Note that if you aren't using the default vB templates and graphics (which is 99% likely? ) you'll have to adjust the code above to suit your needs. If you don't use images, just remove the image part there and replace it with text links.

Extra feature that you can use with this hack: add Guest-only banners or something alike. In other words, only guests will see the banner (which could say something like "Want to get rid of this annoying banner? Then sign up now!") and users who are logged in won't see anything.

To do so, use something like this:

PHP Code:

// guest/member register/usercp hack
if($bbuserinfo['userid'] != 0) {
    $reg_ucp = "blablabla usercp";
        $banner = "";
}else{
    $reg_ucp = "blablabla register";
        $banner = "<img src=\"{imagesfolder }/banner.gif\" />".
"<br />Want to get rid of this banner? Then sign up now!";
} 


Now place $banner in your header or footer wherever you want, and only guests will see it.

Enjoy!

[jardragon901]

nvm I'm stupid, this works like a charm in 2.2.8 :P.

[KuraFire]

Oh okay

[Littlebit]

Works great on 2.2.8
I have a question, I was about to add rollovers to the top_buttons...will I run into trouble adding this bit of html to the global.php for those imgs?

[KuraFire]

I don't think you should run into problems as long as you properly put it in the global.php
(ie. " and ' backslashed > \" and \' )

If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll try and take a look okay? :up:

[Glenn379]

Woah! Works like a charm, just a few simple modifications. Maybe you should close the image spaces on the original though? Great hack *presses install*

[Littlebit]

Kura- thanks! I'm going for it..wish me luck

[Littlebit]

Kura,
well I almost have it. I didn't get any parse errors so I'm guessing I got all the \ in the right spots. I placed the script for the rollovers in the header...I don't think the global part is reading it though. I think I need to add something else to the global to get it..I'm not sure. Will you have a look? Should I pm you?

I now have it working great with rollovers as well :classic:

[FleaBag]

Works with 2.2.8!

[KuraFire]

That's great

Can perhaps an admin update it? FireFly?

[UnForums2k]

how would i use this hack if i have text links???

im sure its really simple....thanx