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[HOW TO] Add custom fields to new threads
jaybolt
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jaybolt jaybolt is offline 04-26-2006, 10:00 PM
Ok - this is my first submitted 'how to' and is the result of me wanting to add a couple of new fields to my new threads. A quick search on here showed me a couple of people asking the same but no conclusive answers (there were a couple of threads with 'typos') so here is my code as is. It works for me anyway!

1. To add the fields to the thread table in the database:

Go into admincp and down to the bottom. Select Execute SQL Query and then add your fields as follows:

Code:
ALTER TABLE table ADD (
         var VARCHAR(10) not null default ''
)
Where table is the name of your vb thread table (eg vb_thread) and var is the name of the field you are adding.

2. Add the fields to the newthread template in admincp / style manager

Find
Code:
<if condition="$show['misc_options']">
and above that add:

Code:
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
<div>
<input type="text" class="bginput" size="10" name="var" value="" id="var" tabindex="1" /> $vbphrase[var_name]</div>
Again, var is the name of the field and the same as in the previous SQL Query. You can smarten this up further using the fieldset tags and creating a custom vbphrase for the $vbphrase[your_phrase] part :

Code:
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[your_phrase]</legend>

above code in here

</fieldset>
3. Go to admincp / add new plug in and add the following three plugins (give them the same name so you recognise them later):

newpost_process

Code:
if ($type == 'thread')
{
    $dataman->setr('var', $post['var']);
}
newthread_post_start

Code:
$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array('var' => TYPE_STR));

$newpost['var'] =& $vbulletin->GPC['var'];
threadfpdata_start

Code:
$this->validfields['var'] = array(TYPE_STR, REQ_NO);
Once again, var is the name of the variable you have been using for your field name above.

I hope this helps - took me a while to get it sorted (and I did find help on here along the way) but this is the completed process.

[EDITED: corrected an inevitable type in the SQL query ]
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Old 10-09-2006, 10:04 AM
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can you give me a screen shot of your edit plugin screen
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How do you access it once it's in there?
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Old 04-01-2007, 12:16 PM
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Is it possible to do this, but then to only have it appear in a single forum, with subforums?
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i used the hack, but the data is not getting inserted into the db... has anyone used this successfully... help
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Old 05-21-2007, 05:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfe View Post
Is it possible to do this, but then to only have it appear in a single forum, with subforums?
Per style only. So, copy your style, put as default for that forum and only make the template edits there.

Thanks BTW.
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Old 06-21-2007, 06:01 AM
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Where can I see this in action?

Where can I see this in action?
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Old 08-09-2007, 09:10 AM
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Could this also be used to add custom fields to forums?

Thanks
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Old 08-19-2007, 10:51 PM
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that's a great article!
But if i want to edit my newthread? and then change the value of 'var', how do i do it?
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great article but its not inserting any data into the database using vb3.6.8 ? any ideas.
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