Required location

[TheNameless]

Version of script:1.7
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Hello,

I've seen the thread about the required email which is super idea, and i would like to do the same with the location, i wanna "force" person to enter a location ( i dont mind if its a fake one like "sin city" or "in my bed" ).

I guess that i must modify gbook.php, settings.php, and language.inc.php.... any idea ?

[Henrie]

Hello TheNameless,

You guessed right in what you have to edit.
Here what you ahve to do

Required 'from' field for GBook version 1.7

Edit file settings.php
Add

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/* The 'from' field is required? 1 = YES, 0 = NO */ 
$settings['req_from']=1;

Put it before /* DO NOT EDIT BELOW */


Edit file gbook.php
Search for (lines 774-777)

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    if (empty($name))
    {
        $error_buffer .= $lang['e03'].'<br class="clear" />';
    }

and directly below add

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    if (empty($from))
    {
        $error_buffer .= $lang['hl_e02'].'<br class="clear" />';
    }

Edit file language.inc.php
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$lang['t51']='Where are you from?';

to

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$lang['t51']='<b>Where are you from?</b>';

and add

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$lang['hl_e02']='Please enter where are you from.';

Put it before ?>

Greetings,
Henrie

[TheNameless]

Perfect ! thank you !

[cAdams]

both of you forgot to mention

<span class="gbook_location"><?php echo $lang['t51']; ?></span><br class="clear" />


needs to be added to comments.php around line 11 under the name line

nb: 'location' used in my gbook only

[Henrie]

<span class="gbook_location"><?php echo $lang['t51']; ?></span><br class="clear" />

I think you have removed it yourself, in comments.php file is normally the code:

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	if ($from)
	{
		echo '<span class="gbook_submitted_by">'.$lang['t18'].' '.$from.'</span><br class="clear" />';
	}

So please look in the original comments.php file not in a modified file.

[cAdams]

sorry Henrie, you're right

when i was adjusting the code, at first it didn't work which is why i made the post but then i may well have confused my server with all the changes i've made

i've since taken out my own comment.php suggestion and it obviously still works however with both codes included i'm sure it worked too but i'm not recommending it!!!

one more question thou'











just kdding because as you said yourself, you ARE expecting them