UserInfoAddons -- what is this?

Hangin' Around Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 25

Sorry, Time for a dumb question....

What is this module ?

what should it do?

How does it work?

I may be overlooking something, but I just can't see what it does or what it should do.

Thanks as always Smile

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

Not a dumb question at all! Back when I first released (or somewhere around that time) my User_Info block, I wanted to find a way to make add-ons simpler to add and remove. So, I initially named UserInfoAddons as that is what the block-User_Info.php uses. Eventually I intended to have a more generic module like Ravens_Addons or whatever. then there would be several sub folders like the UserInfoAddons. But due to time, effort, and life Laughing

, it never [yet] materialized. So, right now, block-User_Info.php is the only application that uses it.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:43 am

Thanks Raven for the reply Smile

Im still a little confused, I understand that block-User_Info.php "uses" this, BUT how ? when I look at that module I dont see any enties in it ?

Show there be something ?

Thanks again, for everything Smile

registered · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:57 am

Well, I know that it enables the "New Yesterday" and "New Today" links which show you who registered (you have to be logged in as admin) and then allows you to even click on those registration entries and delete the user.

Until the new captcha, I was getting new signups with ids that I knew were no "legit". This tool saved the day for me!

It may also be doing other things, but this is what I noticed and have used.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:09 am

montego,

Thanks mate for the explaination, at least now I know what it should be doing:)

All I have to do now is work out why it doesn't do this for me Sad

I did register a new user on my test site and still nothing othere the the headings appear in the module.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:47 pm

Make sure you have configured the settings in User_Info block to display correctly. Also make sure that you are logged in as an admin.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:50 am

Raven, here are my settings from "block-User_Info", I believe they are as default. Also, YES I was logged in as admin.

At this time I am still "playing/testing" the upgrade on a duplicate test site while I learn my way about and then I'll do the "real update" Smile

Code:

$showGuests              = FALSE; //Allow/notAllow displaying of guest ip's partial or otherwise.


$showGuestsAdmin         = TRUE; //Allow/notAllow displaying of guest ip's partial or otherwise to Admins.


$showServerDateTime      = TRUE; //Allow/notAllow displaying of Server Date/Time.


$showServerDateTimeAdmin = TRUE; //Allow/notAllow displaying of Server Date/Time to Admins.


$whoisServerString       = 'dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=';


$nameMaxLength           = 13; //Max length for username display.  Will truncate with ....


$patchLevelGE30          = TRUE; //Are you using Chatserv's patch level Greater Than or Equal To 3.0?


$showHidden              = FALSE; //Allow/notAllow displaying of Hidden counts. FALSE=Admin Only  TRUE=ALL