Referencing things

I am trying to make a part of my website list all of my groups that a user is in. I would just like all of the names listed under something called "My Groups". Is there such a way to access then group names and do this?

not sure if there is a default way for this - but if not, you could probably use a php block with an sql query.

How do I do that? I don't think i'm able to just run a query from the page block 

Yes, very easy.  I have a block on the account page that lists all the groups that a member belongs to.  It would need to be on the account or profile page so that it can access the member's ID.  If you wanted a block on the home page that would list each group a member belongs to, then that requires a bit of extra coding; you would need to get the members list, then go and look up the groups that the member belongs to.  You would then create the pagination for the block.  I have two blocks on the account page, one is My Groups, and the other is "Groups I Belong To"

What is it exactly that you wish?

Yes, you can.  A php page block contains code, including sql queries.

  Thx. Would you mind posting ur code for the "Groups I Belong To" block? That is exactly what i'm looking for.

Sure.

@GG - the same script you are using for the account page should work on the home page if you use the memberID cookie - this way it would always pull in the list of the member who is currently logged in. If I am not mistaken.

Do you know how to add a php block to a page?  There are a couple of free modules in the Market that can handle it from the back end, one from the page builder.  The other way is to edit the database.

 I think it just works off of the ID that is already known through the account page.

@GG - you could create a variable - the cookie for the member is stored when the user logs in. So something like:

$my_id = $_COOKIE['memberID'];

you could then use the $my_id variable in your sql query. And essentially put it on any page that you wanted to.

Actually, I just copied this since it already existed and placed a php block on the account page with that code.  I created a new language key,_bx_groups_block_groups_joined and entered Groups I Belong To.

bx_import('BxDolService'); return BxDolService::call('groups', 'profile_block_joined', array($this->oProfileGen->_iProfileID));

So now on the account page you have a block with the title, "Groups I Belong To" that will list all the groups that you belong to.  My members wanted the list on their account page to aid in seeing which groups they have joined.  I did not do anything new except copy the code from one place to another.

thhis would allow you to place itr on any page:

$my_id = $_COOKIE['memberID'];


bx_import('BxDolService'); return BxDolService::call('groups', 'profile_block_joined', array($my_id));

Any pages except the profile. Because this method will return groups for the logged in user and not the user whos profile is being viewed.

 How would I make it for the user that i'm viewing?