Topic: Next Level (countdown)

[KahneFan]

Would it be possible to add to the User Info block...

Posts: ###
Next Level: ###
Total Messages: ##
New Messages: ##

with the "Next Level" acting as a countdown until the next user level? This might inspire users to posts more just to hit that next level.

[[SiNaN]]

SPortal2.php

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Code: [Select]

//If you install the Membercolor Link the colors will be autmaticly set.
Replace:

Code: [Select]

global $smcFunc;
$request = $smcFunc['db_query']('', '
SELECT min_posts
FROM {db_prefix}membergroups
WHERE min_posts > {int:current}
ORDER BY min_posts
LIMIT 1',
array(
'current' => $memberContext[$member_id]['posts'],
)
);
list ($next_post) = $smcFunc['db_fetch_row']($request);
$smcFunc['db_free_result']($request);

$next_post_left = $next_post - $memberContext[$member_id]['posts'];

//If you install the Membercolor Link the colors will be autmaticly set.
Then you can use $next_post_left where you want it to appear.

[KahneFan]

I apologize, I'm still learning the ins/outs of SP. In order to insert it into the User Info box as above, which file(s) would I add $next_post_left to?

[[SiNaN]]

No problems. You should use that in the same function. Like this:

SPortal2.php

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<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/dot.gif" alt="', $txt['sp-dot'], '" /> ', $txt['posts'], ': ',$memberContext[$member_id]['posts'],'<br />';
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<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/dot.gif" alt="', $txt['sp-dot'], '" /> ', $txt['posts'], ': ',$memberContext[$member_id]['posts'],'<br />';

echo '
<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/dot.gif" alt="', $txt['sp-dot'], '" /> Next Post Level: ', $next_post_left, '<br />';

[KahneFan]

Outstanding, thanks! 

[Smoky Blue]

Mr. Blue is slick with the coding 

lol nice and thanks.. might get around to trying it out 

[Killer]

Wow, this works perfectly

Why not just add this as an option for that block in the next update?

[Sentinel [AF]]

I had to remove the WHERE part to stop it giving me a db error.

Thing is that for members that aren't part of a post based group it shows the db default which is '-1'

Then again I've not tried it on the portal itself I'm trying the code for within posts in display.php but still same code applies pretty much.

Could you show me how I could do an if/else statement so if $post_next_level = -1 then it should use the members secondary group which by default should be post based group.

Thank you.

[KahneFan]

SiNaN, should this work with 2.2?

[Sentinel [AF]]

Try it ?

Should do no ?

The code worked on my display.template for smf2

Except it should be based on your id_post_group and not on your primary id_group which far as I can tell you need to tell the query that your id_group = id_post_group which is found in 'members' and not membergroups.

I think.

I'm not very clued up on mysql.
Giving me an headache.

[[SiNaN]]

For 2.2 (SMF 2.0 RC1):

SPortal2.php

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Code: [Select]

$member_info['karma']['total'] = $member_info['karma']['good'] - $member_info['karma']['bad'];
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Code: [Select]

$member_info['karma']['total'] = $member_info['karma']['good'] - $member_info['karma']['bad'];

global $smcFunc;
$request = $smcFunc['db_query']('', '
SELECT min_posts
FROM {db_prefix}membergroups
WHERE min_posts > {int:current}
ORDER BY min_posts
LIMIT 1',
array(
'current' => $member_info['posts'],
)
);
list ($next_post) = $smcFunc['db_fetch_row']($request);
$smcFunc['db_free_result']($request);
$next_post_left = $next_post - $member_info['posts'];
Find:

Code: [Select]

<li>', sp_embed_image('dot'), ' <strong>', $txt['posts'], ':</strong> ', $member_info['posts'], '</li>';
Replace:

Code: [Select]

<li>', sp_embed_image('dot'), ' <strong>', $txt['posts'], ':</strong> ', $member_info['posts'], '</li>
<li>', sp_embed_image('dot'), ' <strong>Next Post Left:</strong> ', $next_post_left, '</li>';
Moving this to the Custom Coding board as this will not be a default feature.

[mrtrc266]

That gave me a 500 error?

[[SiNaN]]

Take the change back. That error is quite normal when you have a database error in built-in block codes. Are you using SMF 2.0 RC1?

[mrtrc266]

I undid the change, yes I have RC1

[[SiNaN]]

Now I have SimplePortal 2.2 installed on a SMF 2.0 RC1 forum and the edit I gave above works perfectly. Would you attach your SPortal2.php file here so that I can check it?

[mrtrc266]

Here ya go...thanks for the help

[[SiNaN]]

Here you are. Tested on my forum too.

As a note, either your editor or your FTP Client replace the line brakes in your files for some reason. I see them double in my editor.

[mrtrc266]

Perfect! Thank you very much!

LOL Only thing is that is says..." Next Post Left: -1152" cuz I already reached the max posts. Easy enough though, just increase the next post level

Thanks again

[[SiNaN]]

Lol. Use this then.

[mrtrc266]

There we go! Thanks a lot!