How to make a basic addon?

[George]

Ok I have read over some of the tutorials for making an addon. I have not been able to find one for making a basic addon that uses hooks. I want to hook into the footer links. So far I created the addon and stared to make the options in the adminCP. Just to make options there are so many settings. I am now lost, and I come from a knowledge of vBulletin coding with moderate knowledge of PHP. I havent did to much with classes and listeners and all this fancy xenForo coding.

What I want to do with this option is have a simple on and offheck box.
Is Format Parameters correct?
What do I put for Data Type?
Default value would be I guess "no"?
Array Sub-Options should be left blank?
Validation Callback would be what exactly?

After that what would be my next step to hook a specific template. I am lost when it comes to developing xenforo.

Should I even use a template or just make a options box in the settings for the few links I will add?

Any guidance would be very helpful and much appreciated.

 

[Kier]

Take a look at The Happy Place add-on for an example of how to use a template hook to extend an existing template with another

 

[Jaxel]

triple post much?

 

[George]

Thanks Kier

Thanks Kier

Thanks Kier

 

[Kier]

Posting over 3G fail. Someone at my ISP needs to be murdered to death.

 

[Mikey]

...murdered to death.

As opposed to murdered to life?

 

[Kier]

As opposed to murdered to life?

Most certainly.

 

[GofD]

Posting over 3G fail. Someone at my ISP needs to be murdered to death.

They put the 3 in 3G!

 

[George]

They put the 3 in 3G!

Kiers post will also answer that one too.

Most certainly.

 

[Kier]

They put the 3 in 3G!

Actually, they put the 7 in 3G, I deleted 4 before I gave up

 

[George]

Actually, they put the 7 in 3G, I deleted 4 before I gave up

All the more reason to have a auto merge feature built in. You removed 4 and gave up. Then I went and made 3 more for you. Then your other 2 had to be removed. My how this thread had so many removed post with no insults or arguing. LMAO

 

[GofD]

Actually, they put the 7 in 3G, I deleted 4 before I gave up

LMAO. "Forum Developer Fails at Posting: Story at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11..."

 

[George]

Ok back on topic. I have the basic addon working. Now how do I get it to listen to the options(like on and off settings)?

Edit:
I figured out how to do it on the template level. How do you do it on the Listner level?
I have options that I need to pull for which template I want to use to place the links.

Edit 2:
Ok never mind I am getting it now.

 

[Kier]

To get an option:

$option = XenForo_Application::get('options')->myOption;

or

$options = XenForo_Application::get('options');
$option = $options->myOption;