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How to add a new field to the CMS

by Yellow Slider 22 Jan 2011

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- Apply the changes mentioned in this how-to at your own risk.
- You must have a basic understanding of php, html and vbulletin.
- This is a how-to for vb4.1, and may not work on previous versions.

Everywhere you see FIELDNAME, replace it with your field name (must not contain spaces).

1.
Create a new field in the cms_node table.

2.
If you run vB 4.1.9 or lower , open packages\vbcms\item\content.php and find:

PHP Code:


return $pub_view;

Add above it:

PHP Code:


$getFIELDNAME = vB::$vbulletin->db->query_first("SELECT FIELDNAME FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "cms_node WHERE nodeid = " . $this->nodeid);

$pub_view->FIELDNAME = $getFIELDNAME['FIELDNAME'];

If you run 4.1.10+, you can just create a new plugin with the above code, the hook is vbcms_content_publish_editor.

3.
Go to the template vbcms_edit_publisher.
At the bottom of the template, before these lines:

HTML Code:

</div>
<div style="clear:both"></div>

Add the following lines of code:

HTML Code:

	<div class="blockrow" >
		<label class="thirdleft">FIELD TITLE</label>
		<div class="twothirdsright"><input type="text" size="30" value="{vb:raw FIELDNAME}" name="FIELDNAME" tabindex="1" class="textbox fullwidth" /></div>
	</div>

4.
Go to your ACP --> Plugins & Products --> Add New Plugin.
Hook Location: vbcms_article_save_start.
PHP Code:

PHP Code:


vB::$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('r', array(

    'FIELDNAME' => TYPE_STR

));



vB::$vbulletin->db->query_write("UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "cms_node SET FIELDNAME = '" . vB::$vbulletin->db->escape_string(vB::$vbulletin->GPC['FIELDNAME']) . "' WHERE nodeid = " . $this->content->getNodeId());

The following steps have been written by Lynne, thank you

5. To get the field to spit out, you must add it to the vbcms_content_article_page somewhere (this is rough, you'll have to add your own class/styling).

HTML Code:

<div>Custom Field:{vb:raw FIELDNAME}</div>

6. Then, open vbcms/item/content/article.php and add your field to the end of the protected $content_properties array.

PHP Code:


'imageheight', 'previewvideo', 'FIELDNAME'

7. In that same file, add this line with the other similar lines:

PHP Code:


protected $FIELDNAME;

8. Again, in the same file, add this with the other similar functions:

PHP Code:


    public function getFIELDNAME()

    {

        $this->Load(self::INFO_CONTENT);

        return $this->FIELDNAME;

    }

9. Then add another plugin using hook_location "vbcms_article_populate_start":

PHP Code:


$view->FIELDNAME = $this->content->getFIELDNAME();

I think I got that all correct.

That's it, you're done.

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