[release] Dynamic Style Set Dropdown

Author: filburt1
Description: Chen's style set dropdown hack, extended description below.
Demo: None yet
Screenshot: http://www.vbulletintemplates.com/mo...=&postid=14502

Be sure to apply this mod to every template set you have! Otherwise the dropdown will disappear when you change style sets.

This is Chen's style dropdown without hacking. Unlike the style set dropdown mod released here, it doesn't require updating the code each time a style set is added/deleted. The tradeoff is that it adds one query to forumhome.

Unlike Chen's hack, this will not show how many people are using each style set (would mean more queries). But, just like his, this does not update your user CP style set, it only cookies you with a new style set.

[Vladdy]

I have been and it keeps going in the wrong places...

[Matrixgl]

Nice one....installed perfectly

[imported_Jamie]

How can i set it so that if Default is in the style drop down list, that shows at the top?

[stark427]

Originally Posted by Jamie

How can i set it so that if Default is in the style drop down list, that shows at the top?

Check a previous post of mine for this.

[kitzzy]

Can someone tell me how I can make this work on ALL pages instead of just forumhome? I tried placing it in header template instead of forumhome and removing the part in phpinclude where it specifies it should only be index.php but if I do that I get some weird side effects. Can anyone offer me some direction as to how the code needs to be modified to work on every page instead of just index?

[Brad]

Originally Posted by kitzzy

Can someone tell me how I can make this work on ALL pages instead of just forumhome? I tried placing it in header template instead of forumhome and removing the part in phpinclude where it specifies it should only be index.php but if I do that I get some weird side effects. Can anyone offer me some direction as to how the code needs to be modified to work on every page instead of just index?

Use this block in the phpinclude instead and add the call to any global template, this will run the query on every page load however, that can add alot of strain on your server if your board is large. Never-the-less heres you code:

PHP Code:

Code removed 


[kitzzy]

I am getting the same problem with this code, I didnt look it at closely but it did you just remove the intial If statement? That is what I had initially done but for some weird reason when I do this, every time someone posts a reply it adds "The Lobsters" as the subject of the reply and nothing you do can get rid of it. FYI - This is the name of one of the schemes so something is causing it to get transferred to that and I cannot figure out why :-\

[Brad]

Let me have a look at something right quick, looks like something in this code is sending database to the subject feild.

[Brad]

Lemme know if this works for you:

PHP Code:

// Filburt1's style drop down - modified for all pages by brad.loo
    $result = mysql_query("SELECT styleid,title FROM style WHERE userselect=1 ORDER BY title"); 
    if (!$result) 
    { 
        $styledropdown = 'Couldn\'t get a list of styles'; 
    } 
    else 
    { 
        $s = mysql_fetch_row($result); 
        $selected = ''; 
        while ($s != false) 
        { 
            $styleid = $s[0]; 
            $styletitle = htmlspecialchars($s[1]); 
            if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] != 0) 
            { 
                $selected = ($styleid == $bbuserinfo['styleid']) ? " selected" : ""; 
            } 

            $styledropdown .= "<option value=\"$styleid\"$selected>$styletitle</option>"; 
            $s = mysql_fetch_row($result); 
        } 
        $shash = $session[sessionhash]; 
        if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0) 
        { 
            $styledropdown = "<option value=\"" . $bbuserinfo['styleid'] . 
                "\" selected>Select a style:</option>"; 
        } 
        $styledropdown = " 
            <select name=\"newstyleid\" onChange=\"window.location='index.php?s=$shash&styleid=' + this.value\"> 
            $styledropdown 
            </select>"; 
    } 
// End style drop down- modified 


[kitzzy]

yay ... it finally worked! Thanks so much