XOOPS FAQ - Hacks and modifying code - How can I make a block to show my PMs ?

make a php custom block with the following code;


global $xoopsUser;

if( $xoopsUser )

{

  $pm_handler =& xoops_gethandler('privmessage');

  $criteria = new CriteriaCompo(new Criteria('read_msg', 0));

  $criteria->add(new Criteria('to_userid', $xoopsUser->getVar('uid')));

  $pm = $pm_handler->getCount($criteria);

}



if( $pm )

{

  echo "<a href="/viewpmsg.php" title="Read your new Private Messages">Private Messages ($pm)</a>n";

}

else

{

  echo "No new Private Messagesn";

}

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Re: using inbox waring global

brash Published 07/07/2005 5:20 Friend of XOOPS Joined 04/10/2003 Comments 2206

Also, you will need to wrap the PHP with the ifuser statement, otherwise non logged in users will have problems with the page not being rendered.

Quote:

<{if $xoops_isuser}>
<{php}>
GLOBAL $xoopsUser;
$pm_handler =& xoops_gethandler('privmessage');
$uid = $xoopsUser->getVar('uid');
$criteria = new CriteriaCompo(new Criteria('read_msg', 0));
$criteria->add(new Criteria('to_userid', $uid));
$msgcount = $pm_handler->getCount($criteria);
$GLOBALS['xoopsTpl']->assign('msgcount', $msgcount);
<{/php}>
<{/if}>