Basic variables like username

[Morgain]

How do I make a username appear in the text on an XF html Page?
or in the Page Title?

Also is there a list anywhere of basic variables like that?
I used to use one on another forum software which was very useful. I think that was $user

 

[Jake Bunce]

This is the username of the current logged in user:

{$visitor.username}

This old guide may help:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/1-0-0-b1-finding-variables-available-to-templates.6071/

 

[Morgain]

Jake you're a darling as always.
I got that to work in the Page body.

Any chance of making the user's name appear in the Page Title -
(the large title which shows on the Page with a line of small description text underneath it)

so it could be called XXXX's Toybox - or whatever.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Most of the "view" templates have a xen:h1 tag at the top. That is where the title is defined. You can add the username variable to that tag. For example:

<xen:h1>{$visitor.username}'s Toybox</xen:h1>

 

[Morgain]

Jake that's very satisfying.
What if it's a visitor not logged in?
How would I make it say "My" instead of the username?

Also I put

{$visitor.username}'s Toybox

in as the Title in the admincp edit form but what appears in the node list is the code, not my name.

 

[Jake Bunce]

It only works in templates, not in node titles. An addon is required to make this work in node titles.

 

[Morgain]

OK thanks Jake.l Much appreciated. I'm learning steadily thanks to you and Brogan and others.