Question [All Versions] How to add stats to infopanels, like top shouters, top thanked...

[the_quilter]

I was wondering how one would go about adding more info to the infopanel. Like where it says the forum statistics, add shouts.

Forum Statistics: xxx Members, xxx Threads xxx Posts and xxx Shouts. I would also like to be able to add a line similar to User is our Top Poster with xxx posts but underneath have it say, User is our Top Shouter with xxx posts, or User is our Top Thanked member with xxx thanks.

and lastly, I use a mod that gives attachment statistics, how could I integrate those stats into the infopanel?

I have seen a site while browsing a long time back that had a very nice, highly modified infopanel and I'm trying to do the same.

 

[Fillip H.]

Adding new InfoPanels types aren't straightforward, but if you're not afraid to get your hands dirty then you can look in /dbtech/infopanels/install/200.php for how to add new block types and define what PHP files they use, then look at those PHP files to figure out how to add new blocks.
Once that's done, you can Repair Cache in InfoPanels and then add the new block via the block type selector.

As for those stats, I'm not sure if that can be done without file edits, cause the values might not exist... You could look into the /dbtech/infopanels/hooks/forumhome_complete.php hook to find out though

 

[the_quilter]

Is there an easy way to pull Total Shouts Posted or Last 24 hours from vBShout statistics page to show in InfoPanels on the left side?

 

[Fillip H.]

It would still require file edits to insert that info, but I s'pose you could try.

If you look in /dbtech/infopanels/hooks/forumhome_complete.php you see a bunch of $counters variables - if you copypaste the method they use but instead replace the queries with the query for those stats from vBShout, and add it to the "Merge Counters" area, then it could theoretically work