template conditionals

[Mr_Butter]

Hi,

With 3.8.x is it possible to do some sort if if {} conditional in a template for a custom profile field?

[Wayne Luke]

<if condition="userinfo['fieldX'] == 'XYZ'">do something</if>

Though it will vary depending on page and what you want to do.

[Lynne]

There is a $ before the variable name, ie:

<if condition="$userinfo['fieldX'] == 'XYZ'">do something</if>

If you are doing it in a postbit template, you may want to use the $post variable:

<if condition="$post['fieldX'] == 'XYZ'">do something</if>

[Mr_Butter]

I'm trying to use it in the header template.

When I copy and paste what you gave me I get an error while trying to save the template. If I add a "$" infront of userinfo it doesn't give the error...however the conditional does not seem to work.

My profile field is a single selection dropdown and I am using "1" for the first option, "2" for the second etc. (this is the value shown for each option in the Options page html source).


edit: Lynne cleared up the syntax error for me while I was typing - however the fact that it doesn't work is still an issue. Should I try a different type of option?

And yes, I did edit fieldX to field[num]

[Lynne]

Post up exactly what you did so we can see what the problem is.

And, are you targeting the field of the user *viewing* the page? If so, then you need to use $bbuserinfo['fieldx'].

[Mr_Butter]

$bbuserinfo fixed it, thanks!