[How To?] PHP in forum description

[ShadowOne]

I'm wondering if this is possible. I have installed the "PHP and Template Conditionals" plugin for my theme, but it doesn't obviously affect forum description.

Is there any other plugin I can use?

[Serpius]

I'm wondering if this is possible. I have installed the "PHP and Template Conditionals" plugin for my theme, but it doesn't obviously affect forum description.

Is there any other plugin I can use?

There's no need for a plugin. 

If you want to do something similar to what I have done on my website as shown in the screenshot, just follow the tabs.



To add a new document, which essentially creates a new page for your website... Do this.



Then... obtain the URL of that document and link that into your main forum page for all to click on.

[.m.]

can you tell us why you want to use php for the forum descriptions ..

[ShadowOne]

I'm wondering if this is possible. I have installed the "PHP and Template Conditionals" plugin for my theme, but it doesn't obviously affect forum description.

Is there any other plugin I can use?

There's no need for a plugin. 

If you want to do something similar to what I have done on my website as shown in the screenshot, just follow the tabs.

-snip-

Then... obtain the URL of that document and link that into your main forum page for all to click on.

That's not what I need, sorry

can you tell us why you want to use php for the forum descriptions ..

My need is placing some links inside description that have to be viewable (or not viewable) depending on user group. They have to be specifically inside description due to how I'm building my site.

[Michael2014]

I'm wondering if this is possible. I have installed the "PHP and Template Conditionals" plugin for my theme, but it doesn't obviously affect forum description.

Is there any other plugin I can use?

There's no need for a plugin. 

If you want to do something similar to what I have done on my website as shown in the screenshot, just follow the tabs.

-snip-

Then... obtain the URL of that document and link that into your main forum page for all to click on.

That's not what I need, sorry

can you tell us why you want to use php for the forum descriptions ..

My need is placing some links inside description that have to be viewable (or not viewable) depending on user group. They have to be specifically inside description due to how I'm building my site.

You need a template conditional to do that.

See this thread here
https://community.mybb.com/thread-48224-...49330.html

<if $GLOBALS['mybb']->user['usergroup'] == 4 then>
stuff to show
</if>

[ShadowOne]

You need a template conditional to do that.

See this thread here
https://community.mybb.com/thread-48224-...49330.html

<if $GLOBALS['mybb']->user['usergroup'] == 4 then>
stuff to show
</if>

That's fine, but the point is having that conditional executed inside forum description

[Michael2014]

You need a template conditional to do that.

See this thread here
https://community.mybb.com/thread-48224-...49330.html

<if $GLOBALS['mybb']->user['usergroup'] == 4 then>
stuff to show
</if>

That's fine, but the point is having that conditional executed inside forum description

Use the same conditional, because any user group that is not designated to view will be excluded.

[ShadowOne]

You need a template conditional to do that.

See this thread here
https://community.mybb.com/thread-48224-...49330.html

<if $GLOBALS['mybb']->user['usergroup'] == 4 then>
stuff to show
</if>

That's fine, but the point is having that conditional executed inside forum description

Use the same conditional, because any user group that is not designated to view will be excluded.

If you try adding that code inside a description you will see that it is displayed fully, including the "ifs". That's the problem.

[Michael2014]

You need a template conditional to do that.

See this thread here
https://community.mybb.com/thread-48224-...49330.html

<if $GLOBALS['mybb']->user['usergroup'] == 4 then>
stuff to show
</if>

That's fine, but the point is having that conditional executed inside forum description

Use the same conditional, because any user group that is not designated to view will be excluded.

If you try adding that code inside a description you will see that it is displayed fully, including the "ifs". That's the problem.

He is using template conditionals plugin so that should not be an issue

[.m.]

^ template conditionals or php in templates execute in templates.
does NOT work in forum description field. a different method is needed for it.