vBulletin Variables List

**Brandon Sheley** · 12-19-2006, 01:54 PM

If you have more - List them!

$BBuserinfo Array, this can show anything thats stored in the user table

$bbuserinfo[username] Username
$bbuserinfo[userid] User ID number
$bbuserinfo[posts] Users postcount
$bbuserinfo[signature] Users signature
$bbuserinfo[email] User Email Address
$bbuserinfo[homepage] Users homepage in profile
$bbuserinfo[msn] Users MSN address from profile
$bbuserinfo[yahoo] "" Yahoo ""
$bbuserinfo[icq] "" ICQ ""
$bbuserinfo[usertitle] Users custom usertitle

$VBoptions Array, these are the options stored in the settings table, i.e things that you configured from Vbulletin AdminCP>>Vbulletin Options.

$vboptions[forumactive] Status of whether forum is turned on/off
$vboptions[bbclosedreason] Reason why forum turned off
$vboptions[bbtitle] Forum title
$vboptions[bburl] Forum URL
$vboptions[hometitle] Site homepage Title
$vboptions[homeurl] Site homepage URL
$vboptions[copyrighttext] Site copyright text
$vboptions[privacyurl] URL to forum privacy statement
$vboptions[webmasteremail] Webmaster email address
$vboptions[contactuslink] contact us URL
$vboptiions[enablehooks] Status of plugin/hook system
$vboptions[imagetype] Determine if using GD or Imagemagick
$vboptions[timeoffset] forum time offset
$vboptions[cookiepath] forum cookie path
$vboptions[legacypostbit] Determine if using legacy (side) postbit or new horizontal postbit
$vboptions[use_smtp] If SMTP mail is enabled
$vboptions[smtp_host] SMTP hostname
$vboptions[smtp_port] SMTP port number
$vboptions[allowregistrations] Determine if new users can register
$vboptions[welcomemail] Determine if welcome mail is sent on registration
$vboptions[avatarenabled] Check if avatars are enabled
$vboptions[reputationenable] Check if reputation system is enabled

$stylevar Array, this contains all the paths to forum images and other style variables that are editable in the Styles and templates >> Stylevars

$stylevar[titleimage] Path/filename for top banner
$stylevar[outertablewidth] The width of your forum
$stylevar[spacersize] Spacing betwen main body and content
$stylevar[cellspacing] Inner border width
$stylevar[cellpadding] Table cell padding
$stylevar[formwidth] Form width in pixels
$stylevar[imgdir_buton] Path for forum buttons
$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon] Path for status icons
$stylevar[imgdir_attach] Path for attachment icons

$css array, this is where all the CSS attributed can be located

$css variables[body][background] Body background colour
$css[body][color] Body text colour
$css[body][LINK_N][color] Body normal links
$css[body][LINK_V][color] Body visited links
$css[body][LINK_M][color] Body link hover colour
$css[.page][background] Page background colour
$css[.page][color] Page text colour
$css[.tborder][background] Table border background colour
$css[.tborder][color] Table border font colour
$css[.tcat][background] Category strip background/colour
$css[.tcat][color] Category strip font colour
$css[.thead][background] Table header background gradient/colour
$css[.thead][color] Table header background colour
$css[.tfoot][background] Table footer background colour/gradient
$css[.tfoot][color] Table footer text colour

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**foulplay** · 07-29-2007, 07:30 AM

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**radarhunter** · 08-03-2007, 03:51 AM

hey thanks man this can come in handy a big deal

**Neutral Singh** · 10-18-2007, 08:33 AM

Code:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
To link to this page, copy the following code to your website: 
<input name="detail_link" value="&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sikhphilosophy.net&quot;&gt;$ vboption[bbtitle]&lt;/a&gt;" class="alt2" readonly="true" size="50" type="text">
</td></tr></tbody></table>

I am looking to change the variable in red to show the actual url of page it is being displayed.

**Luigi** · 10-25-2007, 08:10 PM

Hi, Sorry I don't exactly follow. Can someone explain what this list variable list means and how it applies specifically to us and what we would us for the forum?

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-26-2007, 09:13 PM

It's sort of like in your header question. The variable with
<img src=""> The variable that didn't show when you pasted it here.
A variable just takes the place of something else.
so you wouldn't have to put <img src="http://site.com/image.gif"> you can use
<img src="$style[logo]">

This is my understanding at least.

**dgenx210** · 01-13-2008, 05:34 AM

this could come in handy dandy when I want to modify some of my installed hacks

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**Soliloquy** · 09-10-2008, 12:40 PM

Hey Brandon, is there a variable for the meta description? (Removing my hard-coded stuff in that LinkMe hack for Caddy.)

**veenuisthebest** · 09-10-2008, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

Hey Brandon, is there a variable for the meta description? (Removing my hard-coded stuff in that LinkMe hack for Caddy.)

hopefully this, found in headinclude template.

$vboptions[description]

**Caddyman** · 09-11-2008, 02:41 AM

yeah i think that will work, i remember doing a seo template edit one time and i think that was included

**Soliloquy** · 09-11-2008, 06:53 AM

Thanks veenu. While I was looking in the header template for it I also saw $vboptions[description_clean], what's the difference between the two?

**Caddyman** · 09-11-2008, 07:04 AM

i just did some testing on TalkDE and it looks like there are no differences, same output

**Soliloquy** · 09-11-2008, 08:45 AM

Is there one for the form width in columns? Trying to make that linkme mod match everyone's styles...

**Caddyman** · 09-11-2008, 08:48 AM

looks like its in the orginial list in the first post

$stylevar[outertablewidth] The width of your forum

right?

**Soliloquy** · 09-11-2008, 09:40 AM

No, that just changes the overall width of the page, not the textarea... oh well, I'll just make a new variable for it I guess.

**veenuisthebest** · 09-11-2008, 10:23 AM

hey soliloquy, see in StyleVars setting.

for form width I guess, it should be $stylevar[formwidth]
for message area width, it shoud be $stylevar[messagewidth]

**Caddyman** · 09-11-2008, 10:27 AM

you guys are speakin greek to me....

**Arrogant-One** · 12-15-2008, 05:10 PM

I have a question that somewhat relates to this thread topic (I think - maybe).

Here is my query:

When I view my own profile on my forum the page is:

ht tp://ww w.ozchess.com.au / members/arrogant-one.html

I put spaces in the above address so the URL tags don't steal the show. Unfortunately, as you can see, this page is specific to my account. What I want is the html so that the user can view their profile.

Basically I need to change this html code:

<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">Welcome, <a href="http://www.ozchess.com.au/profile.php?do=editprofile">$bbuserinfo[username]</a></phrase> 

But I don't know how to change this to make it go to a user's profile page. Can someone please tell me what I need to do?

Thanks,

Alex

**Cerberus** · 12-15-2008, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arrogant-One

I have a question that somewhat relates to this thread topic (I think - maybe).

Here is my query:

When I view my own profile on my forum the page is:

ht tp://ww w.ozchess.com.au / members/arrogant-one.html

I put spaces in the above address so the URL tags don't steal the show. Unfortunately, as you can see, this page is specific to my account. What I want is the html so that the user can view their profile.

Basically I need to change this html code:

<phrase 1="">Welcome, <a href="http://www.ozchess.com.au/profile.php?do=editprofile"></a></phrase> 

But I don't know how to change this to make it go to a user's profile page. Can someone please tell me what I need to do?

Thanks,

Alex

This is just a quick guess. And because you do have vbseo installed I am kind of winging it here. But this is something you may want to try

Code:

http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/member.php?u=408

That is how it regularly finds a member

So maybe

http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/member.php?u=$bbuserinfo[userid]

That is a guess and I have not tested it.

**Arrogant-One** · 12-15-2008, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blake2181

This is just a quick guess. And because you do have vbseo installed I am kind of winging it here. But this is something you may want to try

Code:

http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/member.php?u=408

That is how it regularly finds a member

So maybe

http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/member.php?u=

That is a guess and I have not tested it.

Thanks for trying Blake, very much appreciated. Unfortunately it didn't work. But I have a plan B

Best Regards,

Alex

**popowich** · 02-22-2009, 12:45 PM

Is there a variable for the person who made a post?

For example, if I want a link to the members albums in all of their posts in the postbit legacy template I'm trying something like:

<a href="http://www.myDomain.com/forums/members/$bbuserinfo[username]-albums.html">Member Albums</a>

Which isn't quite right. The links to the person who is reading the thread.

Is there a way to make it link to the posters album page?

-Raymond

**glennybee** · 02-23-2009, 08:11 AM

$bbuserinfo refers to the person that is logged in.

If you want to have a link to 'My Albums' then you would have something like this...

<a href="http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/f18/album.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">My Albums</a>

$post refers to the person who made the post, so if you want a link in each members postbit, use this code...

<a href="http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/f18/album.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">My Albums</a>

**cionfs** · 04-18-2009, 02:07 AM

Hi!

For Thread ID:

Code:

$thread[threadid]

**powerful_rogue** · 05-19-2009, 10:28 AM

Hi, im just starting out on the very long road in coding!

Is there a variable for a users rank?

**noppid** · 05-19-2009, 12:59 PM

In templates use the $bbuserinfo[x] array.

In hooks use the $vbulletin->userinfo[x] object.

Where [x] is the element you want.

Is that what ya need?

**powerful_rogue** · 05-19-2009, 01:28 PM

I think.

Im working on a mod that will create some text when a users rank increases.

Any tips on where I would start?

**glennybee** · 05-19-2009, 04:32 PM

This will show a users rank:

Code:

<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>

I don't know of any way to say, for example, if a users rank is 20 or more, do the following, don't think that exists.

**Caddyman** · 05-19-2009, 05:36 PM

ive been using these lots today