[Help] (IPB) Custom Profile Field Links in Profile View

[Kakarot]

Using Dragonvoids profile as an example, hope its okay =)

 

 

How can you make any new custom profile field link out in profile view?  Help is appreciated

[Lock Down]

Ok I have what you mean .. This tutorial for twitter was written a long time ago but should still be valid.

 

 

Adding Twitter Custom Profile Field

This adds Twitter to the Contact Methods profile section.

Posted by Dazer on May 26 2009 02:47 PM

First log into your AdminCP and go to the "Members" tab. Then select "Custom Profile Fields" and click "Add Field".

Field Title: Twitter
Field Type: Text Input
Profile Group: Contact Methods

For the profile icon, I use 
However, you can use any image you like. Upload the desired image to /public/style_extra/sharelinks/ folder.
E.g. Profile Icon: /public/style_extra/sharelinks/twitter.png

Field Key: twitter
Field can be edited by the member? Yes

Remove the content from the Topic View Format area. 
If I have not mentioned the others, it's because they can be left as default .

Now click "Add Field".


Once this is done, go to the "Look & Feel" tab and click on your main skin. Now go to Profile > customFieldGroup__contact 

Look for:

<else />
                                    {$f->parsed}
                                </if>

And replace with:

<else />
                                    <if test="cf_twitter:|:$f->raw_data['pf_key'] == 'twitter'">
                                        <a class='url' href='http://www.twitter.com/{$f->parsed}'>{$f->parsed}</a>
                                <else />
                                    {$f->parsed}
                                    </if>
                                </if>

Now click Save.

[Lock Down]

Just type it in. The custom profile will automatically put it in the proper format.

[Kakarot]

Just type it in. The custom profile will automatically put it in the proper format.

 

 

Your saying for the members to enter the full url when entering it in?

 

just type for example, " http://www.twitch.tv/{content} "

Edited July 15, 2014 by Kakarot

[Lock Down]

You showed aim & skype. What are you talking about now?

 

It is better for you to try something then show us what you have done and explain the problems.

[Kakarot]

I understand, to clarify I am speaking specifically to newly created profile fields. I used skype as an example because by default it links you to the account when you enter the skype account.

 

For example, I created a profile field and titled it twitter, users can enter there twitter accounts but it doesnt link them through in profile view, you can easily do this for topic view but I would like it to link people when someone views there profile & not in topic view. Your help is appreciated.

 

 

You showed aim & skype. What are you talking about now?

 

It is better for you to try something then show us what you have done and explain the problems.

[Kakarot]

Thank You SO much. Greatly Appreciated +1 & Cheers!

[Kingy]

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