Give an option to see certain modules or not.

[Abe]

This hack will allow you to give your users an option if they want to see a certain module.

Installation should be less then 5 minutes for one module.

* Add a new ‘User profile field’. It should be a ‘Multiple-Selection Checkbox’.
Title: *** Module
Description: Do you want to show the *** module?
Limit Selection: 1
Boxes Per Line: 1
Options: Yes. (Shouldn’t be check if you don’t want to see it.)
Display Order: Any thing
Field Required: No
Field Editable by User: Yes
Private Field: Yes
Field Searchable on Members List: No
Show on Members List: No

Which page displays this option? Options:Other

* Save it. Look and remember what the number of the field is.

* Go into the template of the module you are changing.

* Add this BEFORE any other code there: <if condition="$bbuserinfo[fieldXX] == True"> REPLACE THE ‘XX’ WITH THE FIELD NUMBER OF THE PROFILE FIELD YOU JUST MADE

* Add this AFTER all the code:</if>

* Save and enjoy!

[58sniper]

Cool idea, but shouldn't you build in some default settings for non-logged in users, such as guests? I haven't implemented your idea, but from looking at it, non of the modules would display to a guest/non-registered user. Probably not a good idea.

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[Abe]

Ok. Here are instructions how to make it viewed by all automatically and it will only not be viewed if the user puts a check mark in the profile. This way, all guests can see it and a regular user sees it by default.

* Add a new ‘User profile field’. It should be a ‘Multiple-Selection Checkbox’.
Title: *** Module
Description: Do you want to show the *** module?
Limit Selection: 1
Boxes Per Line: 1
Options: No. (Shouldn’t be check if you want to see it.)
Display Order: Any thing
Field Required: No
Field Editable by User: Yes
Private Field: Yes
Field Searchable on Members List: No
Show on Members List: No

Which page displays this option? Options:Other

* Save it. Look and remember what the number of the field is.

* Go into the template of the module you are changing.

* Add this BEFORE any other code there: <if condition="$bbuserinfo[fieldXX] == False"> REPLACE THE ‘XX’ WITH THE FIELD NUMBER OF THE PROFILE FIELD YOU JUST MADE

* Add this AFTER all the code:</if>

* Save and enjoy!

[tomshawk]

This is awesome;

I'll be installing this tonight

Combine this with the request, I just made for a module for subscribed boards, this is getting more and more like what I have been trying to do for a while.

Excellent stuff Abe, Thank you!!

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[Natch]

OMG - this is just what I was after - all we need now is a small CMPS addon to the UserCP and we have have User customised Homepages! :)

[KW802]

OMG - this is just what I was after - all we need now is a small CMPS addon to the UserCP and we have have User customised Homepages! :)Why would you need a new add-on? If each module on the CMPS had a corresponding user profile field then the user could just go to their UserCP --> Edit Profile --> Additional Options section and choose which module they'd want to see or not. Taking it a step further the phrase could be changed from "Additional Options" to "Portal Options". :D

Unless you're talking a full-blown interface that'd allow them to change the module placements, etcetra.


Edit: Kudos to Abe for this one; it opens the door up for interesting possibilities.

Edit #2: Thinking out loud.... what would be really cool then would be a hack to the "Add module" code to give a new option that when a new module is added that it would create a new user profile field with the defaults filled in.

[Natch]

Why would you need a new add-on?

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Unless you're talking a full-blown interface that'd allow them to change the module placements, etcetra.This was what I was hoping for...Edit #2: Thinking out loud.... what would be really cool then would be a hack to the "Add module" code to give a new option that when a new module is added that it would create a new user profile field with the defaults filled in.This is a great idea!

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Edit #2: Thinking out loud.... what would be really cool then would be a hack to the "Add module" code to give a new option that when a new module is added that it would create a new user profile field with the defaults filled in.

That would make this perfect!!

[trulylowcarb]

Excellent! Thanks for this user-friendly mod.