[Majed37]

Originally Posted by toolblast

Variables you want to be able to use in any template need to be defined globally on vbulletin...

Some urls that may help:
link 1, link 2, link 3

thank you. I will read these pages .

[The-Ensemble]

Thanks!
I thought nothing in here would be useful to me but those IF conditions really helped me out.
Cheers! ^_^

[toolblast]

Glad this thread has been helpful to people

[punchbowl]

best thread ever!

[wisebread]

Hi all,

What are the variables available in the $foruminfo[] array? I'm looking to linkify the forum description box, so the name of the forum links to the forum.

TIA!

[hrk]

thanks for sharing.
really help me a total newbie get started.
this should incl in the manuals.

i have one doubts .
normally we add standard css inline.

how do i direct the template to external css? and which file in edit in this?
can the standard import command be used ?

thanks

[toolblast]

Hi everyone!

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If interested, shoot me a private message.

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Update:In the meantime, be sure to check out vb.org's articles section, and the vBulletin Manual.

[petteyg359]

You have $vbulletin->userinfo['username']. Where is $bbuserinfo['field6'] via the function call?

[Supramania]

This is good stuff. I do have a question that isn't covered.

Say I have a multiple choice custom user profile field that is stored bitwise in the database.

Example:

Choice 1 = 1
Choice 2 = 2
Choice 3 = 4
Choice 4 = 8
Choice 5 = 16

So if a user selected choices 4 and 5, the stored value would be 24.

How could I evaluate this easily with an If/Then statement so that I could display the appropriate icons under the username in the postbit based upon each choice.

For example, the for the user above it would need to display two icons that correspond to choices 4 and 5.

If an user had selected ALL fields, the value would be 31, and it would need to display 5 icons.

I've done plenty of the <if condition="is_member_of($post, X)"> logic when it comes to usergroup membership, but this bitwise storage is confusing.

Can anyone show me a quick sample that would help clear this up for me?

Edit: I figured it out. Here's the answer for anyone looking for it:

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Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

[zmmmzz]

this thread helps so much
what about that ebook?

[aisais]

Excellent thread. Thanks

[katwomanofsteel]

Just read your variables article and it was very helpful! However, I still can't figure out how to pull into the postbit template, a poster's paid subscription information in 3.5.8.

Tried an if condition to check for $user['donator'] (hoping this would grab the check for paid subscriptions field in the user table) but that isn't working and I can't figure out where in the db the field is for the user's paid subscriptions...

Any ideas?

[ForgotenDynasty]

if i want to use these on a nonvb page all i need to do is include the global.php correct?

[silly rabbit]

Originally Posted by aisais

Excellent thread. Thanks

ditto! And Thanks!

Another Question (this thread seems appro): those pesky 'lil "phrase variables" embedded within vB phrases (ie: the ones that look like {1} and ofttimes come with plugins) what's the easiest way to add more or change 'em?

Forgive if stupid question,

Rabbit

[mokonzi]

Sorry to resurrect a seriosuly old article, but since I found this useful in 3.7 and 3.8, it might be nice to get some updated info in here...

So...

My question is what is the proper {vb:raw} expression to put a profile field into a template?