Show Thread Enhancements - Profile Fields in a Postbit Dropdown

If you use this mod please hit INSTALL!

This is an evolution of my Additional Section within Profile and Dropdown within Posts mod from 3.6.x.

If you have a pre-3.7.x version installed:
UNINSTALL the old product and reverse the edits. Don't forget to revert those templates

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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. There are two ways to use this product, and each has its own plugin (and template): Dropdown - Manual (enabled by default), and Dropdown - Automated (disabled by default).

NOTE: The dropdown's title shows up as [username]'s [dropdown_title]. Yes, the 's is hardcoded into the mod. If you'd like this not to be hard coded, simply mention it after hitting install, and if enough of the users want it, I'll change it. Figured if I didn't hardcode it, someone wouldn't 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!

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 Call Template. Find and edit, or remove these 2 lines of code (so that the dropdown will always show):

<if condition="$post['field5']">
...
</if>

The Plugin "Dropdown - Manual" is just like the 3.6.x version, all manual edits, but now they're in a template. No more files to manually edit Some examples of how to do this are already provided within the template.

Go to AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> [STYLE NAME]
Edit Style: Dropdown Information - Manual


To use the automated dropdown, DISABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Manual" and ENABLE Plugin "Dropdown - Automated". Simple!

"Dropdown - Automated" will automatically create the dropdown for ALL custom fields (it will skip the first 4 default ones).


To sum it up:
Plugin: Dropdown - Manual
PRO: You select which fields, what descriptions, and in what order you want the fields to show up.
CON: Lots of typing


Plugin: Dropdown - Automatic
PRO: Automatic!
CON: no real control, Profile fields 5 and up will show up in order. NOTE: if it is a HIDDEN profile field, apparently only the DATA is hidden, not the field name, so the field name will show up as well. To block a profile field from showing up in the Automatic Dropdown, check out this post.


Version History:
3.0.0 - Initial Release
3.0.1 - Added plugin to cache templates, courtesy of ssslippy.


If you use this mod please hit INSTALL!

[ssslippy]

Here is the version with cache put in. Without having your templates cached you were creating an extra 2 queries on the database. I also did the cache properlly so it only puts it into the cache when the template is shown.

Also note your mod shows up the users PM's and $post[username] does not work in private messages.

[Wired1]

That makes 2 people that have that issue, out of 40 installs so far. I can't duplicate that problem with 3 different forum setups (1 default testbed, 1 live setup, and someone else's live setup).

[EDIT]

Oookkk.... for whatever reason, the bug is now showing up on my testbed's PM system. Maybe 3.7.1 caused it? Doesn't make any sense. Anyway, I'm working on a fix.

Aannndd.... it's stopped showing up in PMs by itself... oookkk...

[Wired1]

Ok, I just set up a BRAND NEW test bed, and the dropdown does NOT show up in the PMs.

3.0.1 will be up tonight w/ the cache plugin provided by ssslippy, without the template cache for PMs, as I cannot duplicate this problem in a clean test bed. I'm gonna throw in another surprise as well

[RedGTiVR6]

man! I'm sorry it's happening to others now, but I'm very happy to know that it's NOT just me...lol

Thanks for all of your work Wired! This mod should be standard on vbulletin...or at least they should make it standard and pay you lots of money for the rights.

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6

man! I'm sorry it's happening to others now, but I'm very happy to know that it's NOT just me...lol

Thanks for all of your work Wired! This mod should be standard on vbulletin...or at least they should make it standard and pay you lots of money for the rights.

No problemo. Been busy ATM, so I appreciate ssslippy making a solution for the cached templates. Easier than I thought actually. v3.0.1 is now up, which also contains a possible fix for the PM issue.

[RedGTiVR6]

to answer your question...I wouldn't mind the drop down in the PM template....but it's not a necessity.

Thanks again!

[ssslippy]

What was the fix applied to the PM issue? Does this require a template change?

[Wired1]

Only some plugin code was changed. I take it you're wondering about the Manual template? No worries, I didn't change the version # on it, so it doesn't override the existing one. Didn't know that for sure actually until I installed it on my live site

[ImmortalForums]

Im not worried about it overwriting, what Im wondering is what code changes I need to make to my customized template to make it work.

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by ImmortalForums

Im not worried about it overwriting, what Im wondering is what code changes I need to make to my customized template to make it work.

If you check at the top, it does not list that this mod has manual template changes.

Well, if you want you can use the manual dropdown, but it's a template from me, not from Jelsoft, so it won't affect anything you already have set up.