XF 1.2 Standard Value for Custom Fields

[Lukas W.]

Is it possible to give a custom user field a standard value, which is automatically assigned to the field if left empty or gets assigned back to it if the field is emptied by the user?

 

[Mike]

In general, that's no an option.

 

[Lukas W.]

Is there a way to determine wether a profile field is filled in or not? As you can call it inside the templates with the {$visitor.customFields.fieldId}-command, you would "simply" need to detect if it is filled or not. I want to create an option to fill a custom field with an url pointing to an image-url, which is then assigned as background for the forum, but by now it does not display any background for the forum, if the field is not filled.

 

[Paul B]

This should work for the check: <xen:if is="{$user.customFields.field_id}">

 

[Lukas W.]

I've done it with $visitor.customFields.11 (ID is correct), visitor to get the current user logged in (or not).

This is the code snippet:

<style type="text/css">
    html, .level_1, .secondaryContent h3, .sectionHeaders, .application_container h1, .location_headline  {
        <xen:if is="{$visitor.customFields.11}">
                background: url({$visitor.customFields.11}) repeat fixed center !important;
            }
            .nodeIcon {   
                background: url(/styles/uniform/xenforo/xenfocus/f_icon.png), url({$visitor.customFields.11}) fixed !important;
            }
        </xen:if>
        <xen:else>
                background: url(/styles/kitsunebi/xenforo/kitsunebi_IMG/background.png) repeat fixed center !important;
            }
            .nodeIcon {   
                background: url(/styles/uniform/xenforo/xenfocus/f_icon.png), url(/styles/kitsunebi/xenforo/kitsunebi_IMG/background.png) fixed !important;
            }
        </xen:else>
</style>

However, I get a blank background with neither of those pictures.

 

[Paul B]

Consider using background: url('@imagePath/path/to/image.png')

 

[Lukas W.]

Did, but didn't change any, as neither of the options is used in the finished page. The part just doesn't exist inside the final page. I've just discovered, that since I included the if-else, the template modification (done via Template Modification System) does not work any more as there is a compiler error. It says, it may is caused by another template modifying the same place, but as there is no other modification and it works, as soon as I remove the branch, something must be wrong there...

 

[Lukas W.]

Managed to solve the problem myself. The correct code has to look like this:

    <style type="text/css">
        <xen:if is="{$visitor.customFields.11}">
        html, .level_1, .secondaryContent h3, .sectionHeaders, .application_container h1, .location_headline  {
                background: url({$visitor.customFields.11}) repeat fixed center !important;
            }
            .nodeIcon {  
                background: url(@imagePath/xenforo/kitsunebi_IMG/f_icon.png), url({$visitor.customFields.11}) fixed !important;
            }
      
        <xen:else />
        html, .level_1, .secondaryContent h3, .sectionHeaders, .application_container h1, .location_headline  {
                background: url(@imagePath/xenforo/kitsunebi_IMG/background.png) repeat fixed center !important;
            }
            .nodeIcon {  
                background: url(@imagePath/xenforo/kitsunebi_IMG/f_icon.png), url(@imagePath/xenforo/kitsunebi_IMG/background.png) fixed !important;
            }
        </xen:if>
      
</style>

Maybe the documentation needs a bit of an update regarding the correct use of elseif and else. I thought it needed to be used like in normal code, e.g.:

<xen:if [...]>
</xen:if>
<xen:elseif [...]>
</xen:elseif>
<xen:else>
</xen:else>

but it actually has to be used like this:

<xen:if [...]>
XYZ //called if first condition is true
<xen:elseif [...] />
XYZ //called when first isn't but second is
<xen:else />
XYZ //called if neither first nor second is correct
</xen:if>

 

[Paul B]

That is mentioned here: http://xenforo.com/community/resources/conditional-statements.1604/

 

[Lukas W.]

Thanks, I have just found that wonderful resource of you at my search for inspiration on what to create next Maybe you should link to that ressource in the FAQ?

 

[Paul B]

It is

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/frequently-asked-questions.5183/#post-182355

 

[Lukas W.]

*coughs* I, of course, knew that and just wanted to test your knowledge

 

[Lukas W.]

When I call @html.background, I'll get the full background css-property returned, e.g.:

background: #fff url(xyz.png);

is there a way to get that without the "background:" for example or only the url? I want to stack another image over the background-image here.