Birthday Image next to username

[intotheocean]

I remember there being a code for this with V4 but don't know if it still exists where a birthday cake image appears next to the birthday boy/girl user's name the entire day. If this is still a valid code does anyone know what it is?

Thanks for your time

[Former Member]

This could be done with a simple {if} statement with a birthday variable but I don't think there's a "if user's birthday" variable out there. Tim Camara, can you confirm?

[Tim Camara]

There's not an if_birthday, but there is $[user.birthday].

[Former Member]

Hmmmm is there a "today's date" variable, Tim Camara? I'm looking through my Templates and not seeing one in the Loops and Variables area but I feel like there would be one.

[Tim Camara]

I don't think there is one, but it's a trivial problem to solve with JavaScript.

[intotheocean]

Sorry such a noob but how would I do this?

[sonnysu]

I´d like to know that as well.

[Former Member]

I'm afraid JavaScript is still unfamiliar to me so I wouldn't be able to do that for you. Wormopolis and/or Brian would probably have better luck on that part You could also post in the Request a Plugin board. =)

[Wormopolis]

is $[user.birthday] global?

[Brian]

Oct 14, 2013 19:06:27 GMT -8 Wormopolis said:

is $[user.birthday] global?

Tim Camara would have to make it work everywhere if it doesn't already.

I tried $[current_user.birthday] in the Forum Wrapper and it didn't seem to work.

[Brian]

$[birthdays_today_link] doesn't work outside of the Home template.

Also, that variable brings up a list with everyone's birthdays, not a single user, so I'm not sure why you'd want that in everyone's mini-profile.

[Baller95]

Too bad there's no current date variable.

Could have made it like so if there was -

{if $[user.birthday] == $[current_user.date]}
<img src="link to birthday cake image">
{/if}