PM 'You have X New Message(s)' relocation

I'm wanting to relocate just the text and variable from the forumhome_pmloggedin template (You have $newpm[messages] new message(s) since your last visit) to the header.

I'm relatively new at this, so I just copied

PHP Code:

<b>$bbuserinfo[username]</b> - You have $newpm[messages] new message(s) since your last visit. 

And pasted it into the header template. Everything showed up of course, except the variable $newpm.

What else do I need to call out in from the forumhome_pmloggedin template to make the # of new messages show up?

Thanks,

Jeff

[Tony G]

Hacking is probably required as that variable is only coded to work in that one template.

[imageconstrux]

Would it be possible to have the header call out a new template, and then make that new template just like forumhome_pmloggedin, without any of the formatting?

Would that work?

[Dean C]

No this is a hacking issue.

Try this but it's not tested.

In global.php find:

PHP Code:

  eval("\$headnewpm = \"".gettemplate('head_newpm')."\";");
} 

Below it add:

PHP Code:

  $allpm=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS messages,
                                SUM(IF(dateline>$bbuserinfo[lastvisit] AND folderid=0,1,0)) AS newpm,
                                SUM(IF(messageread=0 AND folderid=0,1,0)) AS unreadpm
                                FROM privatemessage WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid] $ignoreusers");

  $newpm['messages']=intval($allpm['newpm']);
  $unreadpm['messages']=intval($allpm['unreadpm']); 

BEWARE! THIS WILL ADD 1 QUERY TO EVERY PAGE ON YOUR SITE!

- miSt

[AussieSat]

This what i use (no seperate template):

Place this in your phpinclude template..

PHP Code:

$headpms=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS messages FROM privatemessage WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid] AND messageread=0 AND folderid=0 $ignoreusers");
$headpmsmessage= "You have $headpms[messages] new message(s)"; 

Place $headpmsmessage in your header (or anywhere else) to show the text "You have X new messages" (X being the new message count).
It does add a query to every page.

Just to hijack this thread for a related question..
I use images that change if there are new PMs (using a variant of the above code) - I want to have $headpmsmessage as the alt text for the images but I cant seem to get it to parse the variable. I know it can be done (a variable as alt text) as the header image uses $bbtitle for it's alt text.
Any ideas? Thanks.

[anders]

Im having the same problem but with the following.

<tr id="cat">
<td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="6"><a href="private.php?s=$session[sessionhash]" title="Click Here to Open Your Private Messages $inboxname"><normalfont color="{categoryfontcolor}"><b>Private Messages</normalfont></b></a></td>

</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50" bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}" align="center" valign="top">
<img src="{imagesfolder}/$lightbulb.gif" alt=""></td>

<td width="453" bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}" align="left" valign="top">
<smallfont>$welcometext <b>$newposts</b></smallfont>

$headpmsmessage= "You have $headpms[messages] new message(s)";

<smallfont>Members: $numbermembers , Threads: $totalthreads , Posts: $totalposts<br>
Welcome to our newest member, <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$newuserid">$newusername</a>
</smallfont>
</td>

<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}" colspan="5"><smallfont>
Your current private message status.<br>
<a href="private.php?s="><b>$newpm[messages]</b> : New messages.</a><br>
<a href="private.php?s="><b>$unreadpm[messages]</b> : Unread messages<br></a>
</smallfont></td>
</tr>

the pm part works but nr of posts, ?atest member, Threads etc dont.

and this is located inside "forumhome_pmloggedin"

[Dean C]

You can't use the number of threads and posts etc in the forumhome_pmloggedin template. You can only use them in your forumhome template

Regards

- miSt

[anders]

impossible to make it work ? becouse i want that info to be seen ONLY by the registered ppl thats logged in besides the pm info,

[Dean C]

It's not impossible to make it work. It just requires hacking and this is not the correct forum for hacking . I'm sure if you make a request in the requests forum for this someone wil help you out

- miSt