vBulletin LTS

Gender in Postbit or Postbit Legacy - vB 4.0.x Inc GOLD
Mod Version: 1.00, by Welshy2008

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:

ADD BELOW:


vBulletin 4.1.0 (tested by beiamerica

Spoiler (click to open)

Here is an updated version that works in 4.1.0

Code:

<vb:if condition="$post['field5']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase gender}</dt> <dd><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/{vb:raw post.field5}.gif" alt="{vb:raw post.field5}" /></dd></vb:if>

Close

. Please note that I have not tested this myself.

• 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”.

Please Click the Install and Rate the Mod – Many Thanks.

Edited on Wednesday 7th July 2010. Reason: Two more Screenshots added and made the "Single-Selection Menu" Bold.