By fighella on

I am looking for a simple solution to call Blocks related to Current Nodes by Author...

Any ideas that work?

Thanks as always.

JD

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Miszel commented

On your block configuration page find 'Page specific visibility settings'. Choose 'Show if the following PHP code returns TRUE (PHP-mode, experts only)' and paste this code:

<?php 
$nid = arg(1);
$node = node_load(array('nid' => $nid));
return $node->name=='author'; 
?>

Of course, change 'author' to the author that you want.
Many useful solutions you can find in the handbook: http://drupal.org/node/60317

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fighella commented

Thanks so much. That worked a treat!

Now all I gotta do is figure out how to get the locations OUT of the user profiles... ?

;)

thanks

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nancydru
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commented 
  global $user;
  $me = user_load(array('uid' => $user->uid));
 // Now you can reference anything about the currently logged in user, including the profile fields.
 //  e.g. $me->profile_city

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fighella commented

But can I prevent Drupal from display this in the user account settings:

Location
Enter as much of your address as you are comfortable with. Your address will only be viewable by those who have the appropriate permissions. The site will be able to automatically link you to driving directions and other features if it already knows your address.
Street:

Additional:

City:

State/Province:

Postal code:
...

I dont like to use this... So I've made seperate nodes instead... But I dont want to double up... & I dont want to lose the module.. because I like locations in some of the other nodetypes...

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fighella commented

Hi Nancyw,

You have helped me before. So I thought I would ask...

I am looking to change the linkout from image cache, from the node.. to basically the user who has made that nodes profile...

Here is the bit I have found that controls the href... my problem is: how do i get the Authors User Variable into it? :)

function theme_imagecache_formatter($field, $item, $formatter) {
if (preg_match('/_linked$/', $formatter)) {
$formatter = preg_replace('/_linked$/', '', $formatter);
$image = theme('imagecache', $formatter, $item['filepath'], $item['alt'], $item['title']);
$output = l($image, 'node/'. $item['nid'], array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
}
else {
$output = theme('imagecache', $formatter, $item['filepath'], $item['alt'], $item['title']);
}
return $output;

Somewhere in the output I want to make it not node/ --- but user/ (whoever)

=) Thanks for your time.

JD

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nancydru
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Primary language English
Location Boston
commented

Here's purely a guess based on what I see here. Change:

$output = l($image, 'node/'. $item['nid'], array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);

to:

$output = l($image, 'user/'. $item['uid'], array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);

Also, add your 2 cents worth at: http://drupal.org/node/190457

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