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01-03-2010, 10:04 PM
What is this?
This is a little Mod & Template edit that adds a 'Gender' for you Members to choose and displays their 'Gender and a nice little icon' in their Postbit.
Instructions in the "READ ME" file (pdf) , pictures and SCREENSHOTS are all included in the Attached file ' Gender in Postbit'.
Complete this in 4 Steps:-
STEP ONE; Create a New Profile Field:
AdminCP -> User Profile Fields -> Add New User Profile Field ->
And do the following:
Profile Field Type: Single-Selection Menu
Click Continue
Add New User Profile field: Single-Selection Menu
Title: Gender:
Description: Please Select your Gender
Profile Field Category: Uncatagorized
Options: Male , Female
Set Default: None
Display Order: (Chosen By You)
Field Required: Yes, at registration & profile updating (You don’t have to make it compulsory)
Field Editable By User: Yes
Private Field: No
Field Searchable On Members List: Yes
Show On Members List: Yes
Optional Output:
Allow User to input their own value for this option: No
Max length of allowed user input: 100
Field Length: 25
Regular Expression: Leave this EMPTY
Display Page:
Which page displays this option? Edit Profile
SAVE & Note the ‘field’ number as you need to replace the ‘X’ with it in the two positions (2) containing ‘fieldX’
STEP 2; Add a Phrase:
AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase (Center button on the bottom):
Phrase Type: GLOBAL
Product: vBulletin
Varname: gender
Text: Gender
SAVE
STEP 3; Postbit or Postbit_Legacy Template (whichever one you use):
AdminCP -> Styles and Templates -> Style Manager -> (style that you use – Mine is ‘Default Style’) -> << >> -> Postbit
Templates -> Postbit (or Postbit _legacy, depending on which one YOU use)
FIND:
<vb:if condition="$post['joindate']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase join_date}</dt>: <dd>{vb:raw post.joindate}</dd></vb:if><br />
ADD BELOW:
<!-- Wy Gender in postbit Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Gender:</dt> <dd><img src="http://WWW.YOUR FORUM
ADDRESS.COM/images/misc/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.gif" alt="" /></dd></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Gender in postbit End -->
Replace the TWO Green ‘X’s with the field number in Step One (1).
Replace the Red Text with YOUR forum address.
STEP 4; Upload the Images:
Upload the ‘Male.gif’ and the ‘Female.gif’ to the ‘images/misc’ directory of your forum’s route.
THAT’S IT !
To view it in your profile: Edit your Profile and choose your “Gender”.
Screen Shot:
http://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/67041267455814.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/44511267455824.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/49461267455833.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/65671267455842.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/97191267455849.gif
This is a little Mod & Template edit that adds a 'Gender' for you Members to choose and displays their 'Gender and a nice little icon' in their Postbit.
Instructions in the "READ ME" file (pdf) , pictures and SCREENSHOTS are all included in the Attached file ' Gender in Postbit'.
Complete this in 4 Steps:-
STEP ONE; Create a New Profile Field:
AdminCP -> User Profile Fields -> Add New User Profile Field ->
And do the following:
Profile Field Type: Single-Selection Menu
Click Continue
Add New User Profile field: Single-Selection Menu
Title: Gender:
Description: Please Select your Gender
Profile Field Category: Uncatagorized
Options: Male , Female
Set Default: None
Display Order: (Chosen By You)
Field Required: Yes, at registration & profile updating (You don’t have to make it compulsory)
Field Editable By User: Yes
Private Field: No
Field Searchable On Members List: Yes
Show On Members List: Yes
Optional Output:
Allow User to input their own value for this option: No
Max length of allowed user input: 100
Field Length: 25
Regular Expression: Leave this EMPTY
Display Page:
Which page displays this option? Edit Profile
SAVE & Note the ‘field’ number as you need to replace the ‘X’ with it in the two positions (2) containing ‘fieldX’
STEP 2; Add a Phrase:
AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase (Center button on the bottom):
Phrase Type: GLOBAL
Product: vBulletin
Varname: gender
Text: Gender
SAVE
STEP 3; Postbit or Postbit_Legacy Template (whichever one you use):
AdminCP -> Styles and Templates -> Style Manager -> (style that you use – Mine is ‘Default Style’) -> << >> -> Postbit
Templates -> Postbit (or Postbit _legacy, depending on which one YOU use)
FIND:
<vb:if condition="$post['joindate']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase join_date}</dt>: <dd>{vb:raw post.joindate}</dd></vb:if><br />
ADD BELOW:
<!-- Wy Gender in postbit Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Gender:</dt> <dd><img src="http://WWW.YOUR FORUM
ADDRESS.COM/images/misc/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.gif" alt="" /></dd></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Gender in postbit End -->
Replace the TWO Green ‘X’s with the field number in Step One (1).
Replace the Red Text with YOUR forum address.
STEP 4; Upload the Images:
Upload the ‘Male.gif’ and the ‘Female.gif’ to the ‘images/misc’ directory of your forum’s route.
THAT’S IT !
To view it in your profile: Edit your Profile and choose your “Gender”.
Screen Shot:
http://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/67041267455814.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/44511267455824.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/49461267455833.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/65671267455842.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/1024x768/2010/03/01/10/97191267455849.gif