I know there is a block that displays private messages from phpBB, but I don't want to display it in a block, but rather in the middle of my theme.
Because of that I'm looking for a way to make a variable print that link...

What I want to achieve is to have a link displaying private messages from phpBB like "Private messages (@count)" by a variable (like "$get_phpbbforum_pm" or so)...
I've been browsing the module's files and I've found the related functions, but I just don't understand them... anyone have an idea on how to write this function?
I would highly appreciate it if anyone could tell me how this module works related to my question so I can finish my bonus module (including some nice custom blocks and code snippets) for this wonderful phpBB bridge! :D

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NeoID’s picture

NeoID commented

Nobody who knows how I may re-write phpbbforum_pm(); to phpbbforum_custom_pm(); and make it output the same, but without the icon in front (Line 288 in phpbb_api_theme.php) and change the "$user->lang['NEW_PMS']" (Line 739 in PhpbbVBridgeApp.php) to $user->lang['CUSTOM_NEW_PMS'] without hacking the module?

That way I want to place a print phpbbforum_custom_pm(); in my theme outputting a little bit different version as the one included with this module...
I would highly appreciate any help... :)

kentr’s picture

kentr commented

Can you do it with a view?

NeoID’s picture

NeoID commented

As discussed on IRC, I don't think so, as all the code already is there and I only need some info on how to use/override it correctly...

kentr’s picture

kentr commented

Yeah, I posted that comment before the IRC discuss...

Off the top of my head, here's a thought:

  • Put your custom function in your theme's template.php file.
  • Look in the module's modulename.module and modulename.inc for the module "page" theme override mechanism.
  • If the override is a template, then I think you'll just need a preprocessor function to alter the variable which contains the main content, which will then get passed to the template.
  • If the override is a function, then create an override function in your theme's template.php that calls your custom function as needed to alter the default page output.

See the theming guide for more info...

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fizk commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)