I don't know what is the best method to use the input. I think it depends on how the layout you want and how you want to modify your usercp_profile template.
Please remember that by default, for the inputs, this plugin doesn't touch a required field, except for the Regular Expression setting (I don't want to remove it, because I really need the regular expression for some of my textbox). So, if you want to modify your usercp_profile template, try to think where the required field should be displayed (for example if you want to use tabs in the template) first.
Some references in this thread:
If we want displaying the input manually in usercp_profile template:
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthre...http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=1271&pid=1118
Creating textarea or textbox input manually (using
{VALUE} element):
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthre...http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=1271&pid=1091
Displaying a default textarea and/or textbox (using
{INPUT} element):
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthre...http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=1271&pid=1140
Basically, for textarea and textbox, if we want to use textarea or text input tags, we can use
{VALUE} for the value of the input. With this way, we can modify the input (for example, we can use our textbox as color picker or date picker - validate it using the Regular Expression setting).
For the checboxes and/or radio buttons, here is a simple example for modifying it:
- Title: Favourite Games
- Short Description: What is your favourite games?
- Selectable Options?
- Custom Input:
- Formatting Map List:
- Display Format:
In usercp_profile page:
In profile page (if we don't hide it):
Unfortunately, I can't help much with it because I think it's a subjective taste.
As I said in the first post, I'm not a coder, so I can't make it as a complex system. I really hope later we'll have a complex system like XThreads for custom profile fields.
I'm sorry if I misunderstand what you mean, Lee.