Thread: Buy me a beer how to?

Hey Guys,

I'm looking to implement buy me a beer on one of my forums much like Colleen has done here, I cannot seem to find a vB plugin for it, so I'll just code it into the template.

What is the URL used to pass an email address to pay. I know how to code the conditional on vBulletin's end, I just don't know where to place the email in the paypal URL.

Is it?

Code:

https://www.paypal.com?email=xxx@domain.com

Thanks in advance for your help,

Dan

I 'think' she custom coded it in, as far as how to do it I have no idea.

sorry

Thanks Grim, I figured it was one of C's custom jobs. I've got a handle on how to actually code it in postbit. I just need to know how to pass an email address & subject on to PayPal in a URL.

Dan, I made a custom template titled "beer" and put the following code inside it.

<if condition="$post[field16]"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&amp;business=$post[field16]&amp;item_name=WebTalkForums&#37;20%2d%20Buy%20Me% 20A%20Beer%20(for%20$post[username])&amp;item_number=wtfbuymeabeer&amp;no_shipping=1& amp;return=http://www.webtalkforums.com&amp;cn=Message%20to%20Beer%2 0Recipient&amp;tax=0&amp;currency_code=USD&amp;bn= PP%2dDonationsBF&amp;charset=UTF%2d8" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/beerglass.gif" class="inlineimg" border="0" alt="Buy Me a Beer!" /></a>&nbsp;</if>

If you need help implementing it, let me know.

I then called $beer wherever I wanted it in the postbit template.

Additionally, I made two plugins, "buy me a beer cache template" and "buy me a beer in postbit"

Plugin Info:

Hook Location: cache_templates
Title: buy me a beer cache template
Plugin PHP Code:

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array_merge($globaltemplates, array('beer')); 


Hook Location: postbit_display_complete
Title: buy me a beer in postbit
Plugin PHP Code:

PHP Code:

eval('$beer = "' . fetch_template('beer') . '";'); 


You're the best C!! :love:

I was just gonna hard code it into postbit, but maybe I'll use a separate template with a an include on postbit like you appear to be doing.

I'm still waiting for the rest of the staff on my forum to approve Buy Me A Beer though. mg:

You're welcome, Dan!

I added more information above, not sure if you saw it before replying. What about the other forum, buy me a coffee!

I plan to grow roots there once it gets going.

Thanks C! I just seen the new info I wasn't expecting you to give me all information, wowsers knock me over, why don't ya. :P I'm gonna play around with it a bit at the coffee lounge to make sure I got implementation right!

The lounge will get busy, it's just a matter of me getting it up. :P

Originally Posted by Big Dan

getting it up. :P

Did Kim tell you that? mg:

Originally Posted by Colleen

Did Kim tell you that? mg:

Hey now WTF? :love::love:

Bad choice of words. :twisted:

Originally Posted by Big Dan

Hey now WTF? :love::love:

Bad choice of words. :twisted:

welcome to the club! all my words are bad choices when you've got the likes of C&G on the prowl

Yes. I am very good about having clean feet since they spend most of the time in my mouth with comments I make :P

Originally Posted by timsdd

welcome to the club! all my words are bad choices when you've got the likes of C&G on the prowl

Lol!

Originally Posted by Kaos

Yes. I am very good about having clean feet since they spend most of the time in my mouth with comments I make :P

What Tim said! :twisted:

I would suspect this needs a blurb in the privacy statement that using it exposes an email address?

Originally Posted by noppid

I would suspect this needs a blurb in the privacy statement that using it exposes an email address?

That's a good idea, but maybe in the FAQ, cause I don't see a privacy statement here, must not be built into vBulletin, do you know if other forums have one?

Originally Posted by Colleen

That's a good idea, but maybe in the FAQ, cause I don't see a privacy statement here, must not be built into vBulletin, do you know if other forums have one?

Actually, I think we have to add our own beyond COPAA in vBulletin.

I have added privacy statements on some of my sites that use certain affiliates. I added it to the vB FAQ on my forums.

Feel free to have a look and use what may help you. I'm not an attorney, but the wording apparently meets the TOS I needed to follow.

There's other copyright stuff there too. Use it if it helps.

I believe you can add a privacy statement link to your footer by defining a URL in vBulletin Options. I hardcoded my "Community Guidelines" (aka TOS) link into footer.

Once I get this implemented I definetly planned on posting a warning about their paypal email being public and if they don't feel comfortable with it, they shouldn't add one to their profile.

Edit:

For the DJ board this is going to be called "Buy Me A Song" a few mods had quams about "contributing to or endorsing bad habits". :eek:

thats just great

Originally Posted by Colleen

Dan, I made a custom template titled "beer" and put the following code inside it.



If you need help implementing it, let me know.

I then called $beer wherever I wanted it in the postbit template.

Additionally, I made two plugins, "buy me a beer cache template" and "buy me a beer in postbit"

Plugin Info:

Hook Location: cache_templates
Title: buy me a beer cache template
Plugin PHP Code:

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array_merge($globaltemplates, array('beer')); 


Hook Location: postbit_display_complete
Title: buy me a beer in postbit
Plugin PHP Code:

PHP Code:

eval('$beer = "' . fetch_template('beer') . '";'); 


Girl with great brains...

Nice job. Great to see good code out there. But I can't see the template code.

Just wanted to update this thread and let C know her instructions didn't go wasted :P I finally got around to putting it on my DJ forum.. I didn't bother with the plugins just hardcoded it into postbit.

I decided to implemented on the postbit drop down instead, check it out:



Thanks, Colleen your help saved me a lot of hair pulling out of my head.