[CMS] Widget by usergroup by using a conditional in template

[vskylabv]

Since no mod exist to make CMS font page widgets by usergroup, I want to add a conditional tag to activate/deactivate widgets entirely depending on their usergroup using a conditional tag by template editing.

Where can I add this? What code would I do? Which template?

[Lynne]

To find the template to modify, do this - vboptions > General Settings > Add Template Name in HTML Comments > set to Yes . Then go back to your page and view the source code and you will see the name of the template called around your part of the code. (Sometimes the template is the one mentioned at the very top of the page source.)

Once you have the template, add something like:

<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, x, y, z)">code to only show to usergroups x. y. and z</vb:if>

[vskylabv]

I've edited vbcms_widget_column and added

<vb:if condition="$widgets AND is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 10, 6)">
<vb:each from="widgets" value="widget"><li>{vb:raw widget}</li></vb:each>
<vb:else>
<li class="hidden"></li>
</vb:else>
</vb:if>

However it simply clears out the whole content page for anyone outside of those groups.

I've just learned editing vbcms_widget_sectionnavext_page will remove the contents of the widget area but what I'd like to do is remove the table as well so the content page can be flush and full.

[Lynne]

I've just learned editing vbcms_widget_sectionnavext_page will remove the contents of the widget area but what I'd like to do is remove the table as well so the content page can be flush and full.

That will not happen unless you modify the CSS for the page. There is probably a div there that is set to be xxx wide. Just because there is no content doesn't mean the div just disappears unless you do something to make it disappear (like modify the CSS).

[vskylabv]

Hm, but I'd only want the CSS to disappear if it's a guest.

[Lynne]

You can write CSS to only show, or not show, for guests. You'll need to put it in an actual html template (not one of the .css templates) though or in a plugin.

[vskylabv]

I think I need to be walked through a little bit more. I'm sorry. I can't get this to work.

I tried on vbcms_grid_2
<div id="doc3" class="yui-tvb-l2">
<div id="bd">
<div id="yui-main">
<div class="yui-b">
<div class="yui-u yui-panel">
<ul class="list_no_decoration widget_list" id="widgetlist_column1">$column[1]</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 400)">
<div class="yui-b yui-sidebar">
<ul class="list_no_decoration widget_list" id="widgetlist_column2">$column[2]</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div>

Gives me a blank page with simply the text $column[2]

[Lynne]

You cannot remove a column from the grid. I said you can write CSS to remove it it (basically set parts to display:none). You need to put the CSS in the main page, like in the headinclude part, and put conditions around it.

This forum is not really the place to be getting such specific help with modifying your code. If you need more specific help, you really need to post over on vbulletin.org, the modification site.

[malmazan]

You would add a conditional on the template for thos. The name of the template is under "configure" for every widget.

If you need different conditions for the same widget type, change the template name in "configure" (such as "vbcms_widget_recentthreads_page_registeredusers"), create a new template with that same name, copy the contents of the original template (in this case, "vbcms_widget_recentthreads_page") to the new one (in this case, "vbcms_widget_recentthreads_page_registeredusers") and add the conditionals to it