Is This Possible?

[MI-6]

So in the "Regular Expression" option when you're creating a new custom profile field, is it possible to have it where it puts whatever the user answers with into a link?

So basically can this happen:

User input: Example
Results displayed: @Example

[Adriano]

I think you will need to edit templates and add your custom field manually with all the html link stuff.

[MI-6]

I think you will need to edit templates and add your custom field manually with all the html link stuff.

Any idea on where I could start with this?

[user25]

It would depend on where you wanted the link to go and if that link was represented with the custom ID

As example of your text @example which would link to a twitter account:

custom field input: twitter name


Wherever you want it to display in your template put the following:
<a href="http://twitter.com/{$post['fid"custom_id_number']}">@{$post['fid"custom_id_number']}</a>

(you can find the field number by going to the ACP---->Configuration---->Custom Fields, then hover over the field name.  The last number in the url is the field id number.)

[MI-6]

It would depend on where you wanted the link to go and if that link was represented with the custom ID

As example of your text @example which would link to a twitter account:

custom field input: twitter name


Wherever you want it to display in your template put the following:
<a href="http://twitter.com/{$post['fid"custom_id_number']}">@{$post['fid"custom_id_number']}</a>

(you can find the field number by going to the ACP---->Configuration---->Custom Fields, then hover over the field name.  The last number in the url is the field id number.)

I got this when I tried to put that in the template:

"The following errors were encountered:
A potential security issue was found in the template. Please review your changes or contact the MyBB Group for support."

[.m.]

^ {$post['fidX']} works in postbit templates where X is the custom profile field ID

[MI-6]

This is related to this, what is the default setting for the 'member_profile_customfields_field' template?

[.m.]

you mean original code of the template ?

MyBB 1.8.x

<tr>
<td class="{$bgcolor}"><strong>{$customfield['name']}:</strong></td>
<td class="{$bgcolor} scaleimages">{$customfieldval}</td>
</tr>

MyBB 1.6.x

<tr>
<td class="{$bgcolor}" width="40%"><strong>{$customfield['name']}:</strong></td>
<td class="{$bgcolor}" width="60%">{$customfieldval}</td>
</tr>