Adding users location to their posts/topics.

[XBleed]

I have searched and seen this question asked countless times.  Sometimes answered, sometimes not.
I figured I would post my solution here in the Tips and Tricks forum, since this is likely the first place to look for this addition.

Please note that I have not tried this on versions previous to 1.0.3


Open Themes/Your_Theme_Folder/Display.template.php and find:

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// Show their personal text?

ABOVE that, add:

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                  // Show members location.
                  if (!empty($message['member']['location']))
                  echo '
                                                ', $txt[227], ': ', $message['member']['location'], '<br />
                                                <br />';


Edit:  I updated the code so it does not show, "Location: " if the user has not entered a location in their profile.

[nokonium]

Sorry about the 'BUMP' hope you didn't spill anything.

I used to have this and somewhere along the line it has got lost.

I have the code to display the location, but what I want is to specify what is shown if they do not have their location in their profile i.e. Hopelessly lost 

Can someone point me in the right direction please?

[edit]It looks like this has replaced the code that specified the default

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if (!empty($message['member']['location']))
                  echo '
                                                ', $txt[227], ': ', $message['member']['location'], '<br />
                                                <br />';

[XBleed]

Here's how I would go about this:

Open Themes/Your_Theme_Folder/languages/index.english.php and find:

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$txt[227] = 'Location';

BELOW that add:

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$txt[hopelost] = 'Hoplessly lost';

Now open Themes/Your_Theme_Folder/Display.template.php and find:

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// Show their personal text?


ABOVE that, add:

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// Show members location.
if (!empty($message['member']['location']))
echo '
', $txt[227], ': ', $message['member']['location'], '<br />
<br />';
elseif (empty($message['member']['location']))
echo '
', $txt[227], ': ', $txt[hopelost], '<br />
<br />';


[nokonium]

You've got it 

I can edit 'Default personal text:' in Edit Features and Options, which currently is "I haven't noticed this yet' but would like to also have default location text.

You are probably getting the impression that I'm a bit of a PNL taker,




P.S.
PNL=Post Nutritive Liquid

[XBleed]

Ohhh, I see..  You would like to be able to set the "default location text" via the admin control panel?
Hmm, that's not a bad idea, let me look into it a bit.


EDIT: Sorry, I also modified my above post to show you how to do this in a simple way, just incase you missed it.

[nokonium]

Did you mean index.english.php?

[nokonium]

Ohhh, I see..  You would like to be able to set the "default location text" via the admin control panel?
Hmm, that's not a bad idea, let me look into it a bit.

That looks like an even better idea

[XBleed]

Did you mean index.english.php?

Yeah, sorry.  Just updated.

That looks like an even better idea

Yeah, I'm not sure how to go about it yet.  I'll let you know if I figure it out.

[nokonium]

Thanks

[stargazer_1017]

Cool tip! Thank you very much

I also wanted to know--where would you put the bold tags to make "Location: " in Bold. I'm not too familiar with coding php, and I don't know where I can put it.

-Shayna

[XBleed]

Thanks. 

If you want to make "Location:" bold, put <strong></strong> tags around $txt[227].  For example:

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// Show members location.
if (!empty($message['member']['location']))
echo '
<strong>', $txt[227], ':</strong> ', $message['member']['location'], '<br />
<br />';


[stargazer_1017]

Oh okay--thank you so much!

BTW, I noticed that for some reason, it generated an entry for guests in the error log.

8: Use of undefined constant hopelost - assumed 'hopelost'
/home2/crystall/public_html/wits/forum/Themes/Starry_Night/index.template.php (eval?)
144

Is there anyway to stop that?

-Shayna

[[Unknown]]

Put quotes around the word "hopelost".

-[Unknown]

[nokonium]

In english.template, index.template or both?

[[Unknown]]

Well, you'll probably see it like this:

[hopelost]

Change it to:

['hopelost']

-[Unknown]

[SaltedWeb]

How would one go about changing the word in register and on post to say :

the word City  as opposed to Location.
We deal as a County Group and need ppl putting a city.
Although ppl put the counties name when it says location.

So if we put city they would most likely do it correctly,
then I would ad the show location( city) in postings.

Thanks

Cozmo

[[Unknown]]

Replace:

', $txt[227], '

With:

City

-[Unknown]

[SaltedWeb]

Which file would this be in?

And is this with the quotes ?

Thanks

Paul

[[Unknown]]

With the quotes - in the same file as is mentioned in the first post.

-[Unknown]

[SaltedWeb]

Ok, just checking wanted to make sure .

Thanks Unknown.


Cozmo

[Roach]

I hate bumping old threads, but I'm trying to add this to my forum and I've tried to edit the file, but there is not a line that says "Show personal text"...

I tried inserting the code after the lines that would display "Hero Member" etc. but it didn't work.


Suggestions??

[[Unknown]]

Look for:

if (!empty($settings['show_blurb']) && $message['member']['blurb'] != '')

-[Unknown]

[-Scott]

How do I show the location info in the index template?


-Scott

[rojamaia]

thanks for this code.

i specially find the "hopelessly lost" funny 

[[Unknown]]

How do I show the location info in the index template?

I suppose you could use $GLOBALS['user_settings']['location'].

-[Unknown]

[rojamaia]

i found this error in my error log:

8: Use of undefined constant hopelost - assumed 'hopelost'
File: /discussion/Themes/default/index.template.php (eval?)
Line: 619

what could that "use of undefined constant" mean?  i tried looking for line 619, but index.template.php doesn't have that line

[Roach]

Look for:

if (!empty($settings['show_blurb']) && $message['member']['blurb'] != '')

-[Unknown]

That's not in my theme either.   I'm using the ChatBubbles theme.... which doesn't have either of the lines. When I try to add the code it barfs on me for some reason.

RoAcH

[ufuk.exe]

Hi,
This is great but how can we limit the number of characters users can put on thier profile for location?
I just tested someone can put a whole essay there, and it will show up in the posts.

[canuckguy]

this should be an option they fix in the next release....my forum no longer shows location in each post either

[Aran]

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// Show their personal text?

I really cant find this, been looking at it line per line but cant see it, anyone can say in what part of the BoardIndex.template.php I can find it?

Edit: Okay my mistake, BoardIndex.template.php was wrong, fixed now.

[maritimesbob]

I`m not what this mod does, but I was after a hack that added a users location underneath their avatar or post count when they post something. Does this do that?

[canuckguy]

Aye this does that, or maggies code

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=140080.msg933825#msg933825

[Gorm]

Is it posible to code so that location in threads dont show if your a guest?

/Johan

[ScewJoel]

can anyone help me?
there's no Display.template.php in my theme folder? Theme is: SullenMadness_RC2