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zaid.ilink

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Registered: 2015-02-20

Posts: 11

Unable to pass additional variables to online visitors list

I have tried this link https://livehelperchat.com/how-to-pass- … -302a.html but unable to achive that.

Do I have to do any configuration at admin side ?

remdex

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From: Lithuania

Registered: 2012-09-23

Posts: 3,661

Website

Re: Unable to pass additional variables to online visitors list

No configuration,

Required, i tried myself this morning and all worked.

visconti

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Registered: 2015-02-25

Posts: 8

Re: Unable to pass additional variables to online visitors list

Hiya Remdex,

i'm trying it as well, and it's not working 100% here. The Visitor browse information tab is showing the additional information tab, but it has no content.

I'll get you some screens:

any idea what's wrong? I am making use of memcached

Last edited by visconti (2015-02-25 14:30:41)

visconti

Member

Registered: 2015-02-25

Posts: 8

Re: Unable to pass additional variables to online visitors list

Seems there's something wrong with the JSON_PRETTY_PRINT

if i change the echo'ing line in online_users_info.tpl.php from
<?php echo htmlspecialchars(json_encode(json_decode($online_user->online_attr),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));?>

to

<?php echo $online_user->online_attr;?>

i'm getting the following echo:

visconti

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Registered: 2015-02-25

Posts: 8

Re: Unable to pass additional variables to online visitors list

getting there... almost

i now have the following code in online_user_info.tpl.php

[== php ==]
<pre>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<?php 
foreach (json_decode($online_user->online_attr) as $custom_attribute) {
    echo "<li>".$custom_attribute."</li>";
}
?>
</ul>
</pre>

echoing the values perfectly! however.. now i'm missing the values like: email, phone and username

remdex

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From: Lithuania

Registered: 2012-09-23

Posts: 3,661

Website

Re: Unable to pass additional variables to online visitors list

Perhaps you have to old version which does not support JSON_PRETTY_PRINT
Because in my enviroment after

[== PHP ==]
<?php echo htmlspecialchars(json_encode(json_decode($online_user->online_attr),JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));?>

I get something like

So in any case, all works here.

visconti

Member

Registered: 2015-02-25

Posts: 8

Re: Unable to pass additional variables to online visitors list

strange, maybe a server setting or so, running the latest instance of LHC.

Cheers for the confirmation though ;-)