Adding own META info to custom dynamic pages

Hii..

The below code works perfect BUT please tell me how do I parse the template conditional and $vboptions[bbtitle] in there. Currently they display as it is.

Hook: global_start

PHP Code:

if(THIS_SCRIPT == 'myscript')
{
$vbulletin->options['keywords'] = 'keyword1, keyword2, keyword3';

$vbulletin->options['description'] = 'My custom page description for $vboptions[bbtitle]<if condition="$pagenumber>1"> - <phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase></if>';
} 


Thank you

You should be able to just put $vboptions[keywords] in the template that comes with that mod. Does it not work that way?

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

You should be able to just put $vboptions[keywords] in the template that comes with that mod. Does it not work that way?

I didn' get you.

$vboptions[keywords] is already included in all templates as we use $headinclude.

The above code replaces this var with custom meta.

Try this snippet :

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->options['description'] = 'My custom page description for ' .
    $vbulletin->options['bbtitle'] .
    (($pagenumber > 1) ? (' - Page ' . $pagenumber) : '') ; 


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Delete it. And Please fix the quick reply.

The pagenumber thing doesn't work.

Isn't there a way to parse the template conditional/vars from the plugin?

thanks

You can try to add this line of code at the top of the plugin :

PHP Code:

$pagenumber = intval($_GET['page']) ; 


Note: I don't think using GPC vars like this would pose a security risk,
as all INTVAL would return is an integer value, nothing else.

that worked perfect, thanks

So, first step done. Moving to second step, how do I make my script variables available in the plugin? So that I can use dynamic meta info from the database.

I do not want to run the query to grab description as the query has already run through the script, is there a way to make the variables available in the plugin now?

Thanks

Depends on when your script is being executed.
If you have used a generic vBulletin powered page format, like :

PHP Code:

<?php

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'my_script');
$globaltemplates = array( 'myscript' );

require_once('./global.php');

// Your custom script code here

// Building the navbits

// Printing the output

?>

then I guess your script variables won't be available in that plugin. As the script is run 'after' the Global.php file has been included and the global start / complete hooks executed. Try this :

Move your custom script to an external php file,
and include() or require() it at the TOP of the plugin.

...

Yes I am using a generic vb powered page like you described and my script variables are not available in the plugin.

Move your custom script to an external php file,
and include() or require() it at the TOP of the plugin.

Can you give an example of it please. And can't there be some alternative for this, doing this just for META info looks really odd.

And doing so, won't the external php be available globally throughout the site making it an extra load for every page.

Thanks

Plugin :

PHP Code:


if( THIS_SCRIPT == 'myscript' )
{
    require('includes/your_script.php');

    $pagenumber = intval($_GET['page']) ;

    $vbulletin->options['keywords'] = $var1 . 'keyword1, keyword2' . $var2 ;

    $vbulletin->options['description'] = 'My custom page description for ' .
        $vbulletin->options['bbtitle'] .
        (($pagenumber > 1) ? (' - Page ' . $pagenumber) : '') ;
        
} 


your_script.php :

PHP Code:

<?php

if( defined('THIS_SCRIPT') )
{
    
    $query = $vbulletin->db->query_read("Your query");
    
    while (( $row = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($query) ))
    {
        
        $var1 = $row['field1'];
        $var2 = $row['field2'];
        // etc...    
    }
    
    $vbulletin->db->free_result($query);

}

?>

Haven't tested it.
But I guess it should work as the variables would now be available and in scope.