Listing Detail "Author" link.

Hi Tom and Paolo,

I was looking for the same thing and found this shortcode to use in a text widget in the side column:

function bpfr_message_shortcode() {
$author = get_the_author();
$message = ‘Login to send a message to this author !’;

if( is_user_logged_in() ) {
return ‘Contact the author‘;
} else {
return $message;
}
}
add_shortcode( ‘ksam’, ‘bpfr_message_shortcode’ );

Add this to bp-custom.php or your child-theme functions.php.
Use the shortcode [ksam] at the place you want and you’ll see a Contact the author link.

That seemed to work. HOWEVER, the ‘Contact the author’ link is outside the side column and I can’t figure out how to automatically have the place (or event) title or URL in the message Subject. Hope this helps and maybe you can help me with the HOWEVER part?

Thanks,
oliver

@tom

I have added some filters in GD to modify send enquiry link. It will be availble from next version.

Please post your wp admin details. So I can apply the changes.

You need to use a custom function like this in code snippets

function bp_custom_get_send_private_message_link($to_id,$subject=false,$message=false) {

	//if user is not logged, do not prepare the link
	if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
	return false;

	$compose_url=bp_loggedin_user_domain() . bp_get_messages_slug() . '/compose/?';
	if($to_id)
	$compose_url.=('r=' . bp_core_get_username( $to_id ));
	if($subject)
	$compose_url.=('&subject='.$subject);
	if($message)
	$compose_url.=('&content='.$message);

	return wp_nonce_url( $compose_url ) ;
}
add_filter('b_send_inquiry_url', 'b_send_inquiry_url');
function b_send_inquiry_url() {
    global $post;
	$url = bp_custom_get_send_private_message_link($post->post_author);
	return $url;
}

Thanks

what is the error you see?

Looks like I missed

$

symbol in the code.

Change the text

post->post_author

to

$post->post_author

That will fix your syntax errors.

But you still need the changes I added in my Geodirectory plugin in order to work.

Thanks

OK, I added the code snippet in my child theme’s functions.php without error, Grrreat!

I have made the changes in geodirectory-functions/custom_fields_output_functions.php that you sent my via e-mail.

But nothing seems to have changed… Could it be that the function is only for Geodirectory plugin and not for the Geodirectory EVENTS add-on that I am using?

Thanks,
oliver

Thanks Giri, however still not working. Let me tell you what I’ve done:

1) I have added and activated the code snippet through “code-snippet” plugin for wordpress. (I don’t know how else to activate it).
2) I don’t see “Send Enquiry” anywhere on any of the Events pages.
3) I get nothing but errors when I change to another theme… I have tried the Main theme (of which I’m using the child theme now) but no “Send Enquiry” to be found.