So when I have the Profile page of my User:

/user/UserName1

which file in\ow_system_plugins\base\ is handling the $_GET['UserName1'] ? 

My goal is to change the functionality so that we can get User Profil with the 'unique ID' not the username! 

Where can that be found? 

There's a line in init.php file:

$router->addRoute(new OW_Route('base_user_profile', 'user/:username', 'BASE_CTRL_ComponentPanel', 'profile'));
that means that BASE_CTRL_ComponentPanel::profile() will be called. And it's not $_GET['username'] you'll be looking for, but $params['username'] in action method.

But actually if you want profile links to contain ID instead of USERNAME everywhere modifying controller action won't be enough because of the way SEF urls are built. You'll have to replace every instance of

OW::getRouter()->urlForRoute('base_user_profile', array('username'=> ....

and

{url_for_route for="base_user_profile:[username=>$username]"}

in smarty templates, that is not a very good way to go.

It worked for me, what do you mean with SEF?

I changed the profile() function in the component_panel.php class:

instead of the first line, i wrote the second

// $userDto = $userService->findByUsername($paramList['username']);
$userDto = $userService->findById($paramList['username']);

I really only care about the Profiles. Those shouldnt be reachable with the username.

Thanks for your help!

There're a lot of places in core and custom plugins where the link to profile is generated like user/[USERNAME] (if you do not edit this, oxwall will just return 404 on requests with username). Search for occurrences of "base_user_profile", you'll find what I'm talking about.

$userUrl = OW::getRouter()->urlForRoute('base_user_profile', array('username'=>BOL_UserService::getInstance()->getUserName($wink->getUserId())));

But my change doesnt have any effects to this or other functions like this. I tested it, I couldnt see any errors. I hope it will stay like that.  ( For example I sent winks, or messages, or gifts... it works ) 

The mailbox plugin! I have there to change the function which is setting the "href" for the a-tag with the CSS ID #dialogProfileUrl ! I found that function in \ow_plugins\mailbox\static\js\contactmanager.js  :

this.model.profileUrlSetSubject.addObserver(function(){
self.profileUrlControl.attr('href', self.model.profileUrl);
)}

I tried to understand how that plugin works. Its really hard to understand whats happening in that javascript backbone code. Do you know where this profileUrl is coming from? how can I set there another Field in the DB instead of "username".

We'll make it! :D      

OW::getRouter()->urlForRoute('base_user_profile', array('username'=>BOL_UserService::getInstance()->getUserName($wink->getUserId())));

will have to be

OW::getRouter()->urlForRoute('base_user_profile', array('username'=>$wink->getUserId()));

if you want it to work with your modification above. So what you need is to find all of it and change to use user ID instead of USERNAME when passing to urlForRoute method. You changes in controller only makes the difference when you request the right URL, i.e. /user/USER_ID, but not if all the real links on site will contain /user/USERNAME. I think I made it clearer now.

No Nickolay, the Wink function works already how it is! I dont have to change that. It works. 

The only Problem is in the Views when we have a Link (<a href="user/username">Visit Profile</a>) to a Profile!  The click on "send Wink" doesnt redirect People to other Profiles, but the click on an Avatar in the Chat redirect the User to other Profiles. 

Like I asked, do you know where the self.model.profileUrl comes from in  in \ow_plugins\mailbox\static\js\contactmanager.js?

this.model.profileUrlSetSubject.addObserver(function(){
self.profileUrlControl.attr('href', self.model.profileUrl);
)}

I couldnt find the connection from Javascript to this model in php. 

For example:

> I have there to change the function which is setting the "href" for the a-tag with the CSS ID #dialogProfileUrl

I think you do understand that there are a lot of places in core and custom plugins where <a href="... links to user profile pages. And your example in mailbox is just one accasion among dozens - I've pointed you the right way: search for base_user_profile string in *.php,*.html files and fix it to user USER_ID instead of USERNAME (even if I helped you to fix self.model.profileUrl - it would not save you the trouble of facing problems in all other places later and asking the same question again and again)

P.S. Or maybe there's a slight chance you haven't explained your intension good enough. You want links to user profiles to look like user/999 everywhere on your website, yes?

@Mario

Thx, I got it. I was searching for the function, which gets the username from the database for the mailbox.

@Nickolay

I got it for the chat/mailbox plugin! 

changed in:

ow_plugins\mailbox\bol\conversation_service.php

from:

$profileUrl = BOL_UserService::getInstance()->getUserUrl($conversationOpponentId);

to:

$profileUrl = BOL_UserService::getInstance()->getUserID($conversationOpponentId);

And it works for now : )

Edit: you are right, there are to many other places where I have to change it... dont you think there is a way to change that? 

As of right now you're just being naive thinking "And it works for now : )", belive me. The thing that it works only means that it does not have a problem in particular place you've checked, but not in others.

P.S. Mario, actually it's not about profileUrl variable, you are also following the wrong way Marina pointed you.

> Edit: you are right, there are to many other places where I have to change it... dont you think there is a way to change that? 

It was quick) Unfortunataly it cannot be done just by copy/paste or find/replace - you'll need to go to every line where base_user_profile is present and edit it manually so that ID would be passed as 'username' to router. But it's not very difficult either.

Mario I use Intellij. 

I will try and when I find a way, I'll write a Tutorial, maybe there are other people who want this functionallity. 

I will learn it! I will understand it! : ) thanks for your support!

@Marina Just for consideration I've noticed your thread about online users you were trying to literally rip out from the index page - maybe it'll be good for you to start with making a tiny widget for that task and learn in process. Besides I like yuor intention to learn and share - it's what makes any support forum more alive, as much as the software itself.

P.S. @Mario About Netbeans, actually JetBrains makes one of the world best IDEs (I mean it) and the things you've mentioned are really basic for any IDE present, so no need for a change here.