Add URL to profile to Welcome Message in navbar

Add URL to profile to Welcome Message in navbar

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Introduction:

One of the few things which annoy me about vB is having to look for a link for my profile (either a post or in the WOL), unlike in IPB. So, I wrote this little template edit to make my life, your life and your members life a bit easier .

The edits:

Open up the Navbar template (Admincp -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Select the "Edit Templates" options in the dropdown next to the skin you wish to edit -> Click "[? ?]" next to "Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates" -> Click [Edit] next to "navbar")

Find:

PHP Code:

<div class="smallfont">
            <strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />
            <phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
            <if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>
        </div> 

Replace it with:

PHP Code:

<div class="smallfont">
<strong>
<phrase 1="<a href='member.php?u=$userid'>$bbuserinfo[username]</a>"> $vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />
<phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>
</div> 

Press save!

This will change the:

Welcome, Deaths.
You last visited: Today at 10:55 AM
Private Messages: Unread 0, Total 74.

Text into:
Welcome, Deaths.
You last visited: Today at 10:55 AM
Private Messages: Unread 0, Total 74.


PLEASE NOTE:
This may not work on custom styles. If you have a custom style and wish to apply this hack but can't, post the navbar template (and possibly a link to your site) and I'll see if I can help.

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[Snake]

This is nice. Thanks!

[Deaths]

No problem .

Imo vB should add this or something similar to the default version, as it doesn't increase site load or any of that, it simply shows an extra link.

[MindTrix]

If you click the drop down link for Quick Links, it has a My Profile link in there

[Deaths]

Originally Posted by MindTrix

If you click the drop down link for Quick Links, it has a My Profile link in there

True. However:
1. Some sites removed the quick links dropdown
2. It's still an extra click

[Borgs8472]

I prefer my hack which goes in the usercp :/

[MindTrix]

Originally Posted by Deaths

True. However:
1. Some sites removed the quick links dropdown
2. It's still an extra click

LOL Nice justification

Originally Posted by Borgs8472

I prefer my hack which goes in the usercp :/

Thats nice to know

[Deaths]

Originally Posted by MindTrix

LOL Nice justification

I'm not sure whether or not you're being sarcastic here.

Maybe this'll do as a justification than:
This hack is what I described it. A very small addition which saves you and your users a click or two. Ofcourse you can use quicklinks, ofcourse you can scroll to the homepage and click your profile. Heck, you can even send a PM to yourself to get to your profile. Which is fastest though? I'm pretty sure we both know

[Deaths]

Originally Posted by Borgs8472

I prefer my hack which goes in the usercp :/

Your hack is something completely different. My hack adds a link to the navbar, yours adds a link to a user's threads in the UserCP. Please, read the description of the hack before posting useless spqm.

[MindTrix]

Originally Posted by Deaths

I'm not sure whether or not you're being sarcastic here.

Maybe this'll do as a justification than:
This hack is what I described it. A very small addition which saves you and your users a click or two. Ofcourse you can use quicklinks, ofcourse you can scroll to the homepage and click your profile. Heck, you can even send a PM to yourself to get to your profile. Which is fastest though? I'm pretty sure we both know

No, no sarcasim intended. I meant it as a honest opinion, i thought it was good reply from you, sorry if you took any offence