Show HTML only to logged in members?

[CBrown]

I'm completely new at PHP... I've been using a perl hack I wrote that reads the vb database in perl so I can write code that I know.

Time to learn... So let's start with the basics please...

How do I show HTML code only to logged in members?

Now I'm assuming I can not do this via the template area correct? So I'll have to add it to the correct spot?

Let's say I wanted to put "HELLO WORLD", and show it only to the members in the footer. How would I go about doing this?

Thanks for the help in advance, and I'm looking forward to learning this stuff.

[Dismounted]

In your footer template, add this:

<if condition="!$show['guest']">HELLO WORLD</if>

[CBrown]

Really? That easy? Wow.. I have been doing this the hard way.

Thanks!

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

In your footer template, add this:

<if condition="!$show['guest']">HELLO WORLD</if>

Dismounted, what is the difference between doing it that way, and doing it this way:

<if condition="$show['member']">HELLO WORLD</if>

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by CBrown

Really? That easy? Wow.. I have been doing this the hard way.

Thanks!

Yes, it's that easy.

Originally Posted by Lynne

Dismounted, what is the difference between doing it that way, and doing it this way:

<if condition="$show['member']">HELLO WORLD</if>

None. Lines 499-508 in global.php (3.7.3 PL1).

PHP Code:

if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] OR $loggedout)
{
    $show['guest'] = true;
    $show['member'] = false;
}
else
{
    $show['guest'] = false;
    $show['member'] = true;
}