Member profile conditional statement to show specific template.

[AFemaleProdigy]

I have created several different member profile templates (public profiles - frontend everyone can see, not backend usercp profiles). My goal is to create a conditional statement that says if the member is part of groupid=x (variable), then it will display the appropriate member profile template. So let's say I have usergroup called "dog lovers" and the viewer tries to load a member profile of that usergroup, then they will see a member profile template for "dog lovers" instead of (for example) the template for "cat lovers".

So let's say you are browsing my website and you want to take a look at "Janet's" member profile. She is a member of the "cat lovers" usergroup so her member profile will load a custom "cat lovers" member template. Then let's say you want to view "Mark's" profile and he is in the "dog lovers" usergroup, so his profile will look different because it will be loading the different "dog lovers" template.

I hope that makes sense. Anyone know what conditional code I would put in my member profile page to load the appropriate template?

[Lynne]

You will need to write a plugin that actually renders a different template depending on the usergroup. You should be able to see what is involved in rendering the page template on the bottom of the php page.

[AFemaleProdigy]

Hey Lynn,

I don't know how to write a plugin. That's why I am asking for assistance here.

Wouldn't it be easier to just do some sort of conditional statement?

Example:

IF is member of usergroupX, then include templateX,
else IF is member of usergroupY, then include templateY
else IF is member of usergroupZ, then include templateZ

And the template would load the appropriate PHP. I just don't know how I would write that. I know the concept, but not the code.

[Lynne]

Yes, what you said would be what you would want to do. However, including the template requires registering all the variables for use in the template also - all that render code that goes from the first statement stating the name of the template you are about to render, to the statement that actual does render the template.

If you need somebody to actually write the code for you (this is a forum where we help *you* write the code - you post what you've written and what the problem is, and we help fix it), then you should post in the Unpaid Requests or Paid Requests forum.