[Forum] How can users determine their user ID?

[pirate4x4lance]

I want to have a contest for the most referrals, but with 4.x I am not certain how readers are supposed to determine their user IDs since the referrer doesn't work off of user names (this sure would make things simpler!) and everything has friendly URLs now. Please advise!

[BirdOPrey5]

Even with basic or advanced friendly URLs there is still a number in the URL to their member profile page. That number is their userid.

However when someone is registering they can enter a username of the referrer.

[pirate4x4lance]

Even with basic or advanced friendly URLs there is still a number in the URL to their member profile page. That number is their userid.

However when someone is registering they can enter a username of the referrer.

No there isn't. Where is the userid of this user? http://www.myfavoritereality.tv/forum/members/alec.html

edit - I do have VBseo so maybe that's why there is no id number.

[Wayne Luke]

No there isn't. Where is the userid of this user? http://www.myfavoritereality.tv/forum/members/alec.html

edit - I do have VBseo so maybe that's why there is no id number.

Yep.. vBSEO is hiding it.

Should be shown in the contact area as well.

        <dl class="blockrow stats">
            <dt>{vb:rawphrase this_page}</dt>
            <dd> <a href="{vb:raw prepared.profileurl}">{vb:raw prepared.profileurl}</a></dd>
        </dl>

Look at my page and click on the About Me and scroll down to contact. You should see:

This page: https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/memb...868-Wayne-Luke

That would contain the UserID

[BirdOPrey5]

You could add their userid to the postbit area I suppose by editing your postbit template and adding the code: Userid: {vb:raw post.userid}. You would need to put it in some appropriate HTML to make it look right- that type of change would be best discussed at vbulletin.org.

[pirate4x4lance]

You could add their userid to the postbit area I suppose by editing your postbit template and adding the code: Userid: {vb:raw post.userid}. You would need to put it in some appropriate HTML to make it look right- that type of change would be best discussed at vbulletin.org.

Good idea. I added <div class="post_field"><dt>Member</dt> <dd> {vb:raw post.userid}</dd></div> for a nice clean usernumber in the postbit. Thanks for the idea.