Need Help with Custom Block

[gigantor]

Hi All,

I'm not trying to become an IPS developer... I just want to accomplish my goal and be done. I'd appreciate some help.

 

Background

I have a custom written app which I want my community members to access from IPS without having to login.

For this purpose, my custom app reads variables passed via the URL (it uses $_GET). i.e.

https://mycommunity.com/applogin.php?User=username&ID=userID

 

Goal

Our community has the IPS Pages app.

I want to create a simple custom block that has an image in it. When a user clicks the image, some very simple PhP code should execute, produce the necessary URL and send the user to that URL.

Problem

When I create a custom block in IPS, I get the editor and no way to include the PhP code.

How can I accomplish this?

Thanks

 

Edited October 9, 2021 by gigantor

[Jim M]

You will want to go to the ACP -> Pages -> Blocks -> Create Block -> select custom -> select Manual PHP as the content editor:

[gigantor]

Is there an example of a custom block using PhP?

Can I include html with this type of block or just PhP?

Thanks

Edited October 10, 2021 by gigantor

[gigantor]

I posted an image to the forum and got the exact url of it by viewing it.

Below is the my PhP code which I'm testing.

echo '<img src=\"https://mycommunity.com/uploads/monthly_2021_10/BFF-SSR-Login.png.ab0687b360535516ff3c60ab33b92eae.png\">';
echo '  SSR Database Test';

When I add the custom block to a test page, the image is missing. Why?

[gigantor]

Never mind, I was escaping the quotes.

[Marc]

Glad you have what you need there. Feel free to ask any further questions, but please bear in mind we cannot assist with the customisation itself