Default Avatar + Signature

[Draygonia]

I seem to be gliding by posters that post something but do not have an avatar or sig. Their post seems meaningless and unimportant.

Perhaps there should be a mod that gives a default avatar and signature to new users who sign up but do not define one.

[Gray Matter]

This could easily be done with only template changes.

[Draygonia]

What template changes would that be?

[Gray Matter]

In template "postbit" or "postbit_legacy,"

Find:

<if condition="$show['avatar']"><td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td></if>

and replace it with:

<td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="<if condition="$show['avatar']">$post[avatarurl]<else />images/avatars/default.gif</if>" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td>

and in template "MEMBERINFO,"

Find:

<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<td><img src="$userinfo[avatarurl]" $userinfo[avatarsize] alt="<phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" style="border:1px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top:none" /></td>
<else />
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</if>

and replace it with:

<td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="<if condition="$show['avatar']">$post[avatarurl]<else />images/avatars/default.gif</if>" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td>

Be sure to replace the red text with the location of the default avatar file.


Edited:

For a default signature, do the following.

In template "postbit" or "postbit_legacy,"

Find:

<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
__________________<br />
$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>

and replace it with:

<!-- sig -->
<div>
__________________<br />
<if condition="$post['signature']">$post[signature]<else />Default Signature Here</if>
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>


In template "MEMBERINFO,"

Find:

<if condition="$show['signature']">
<!-- signature row -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[signature]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" title="$vbphrase[signature]">$userinfo[signature]</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / signature row -->
<br />
</if>

and replace it with:

<!-- signature row -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[signature]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" title="$vbphrase[signature]"><if condition="$show['signature']">$userinfo[signature]<else />Default Signature Here</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / signature row -->
<br />

Remember to replace the red text with the default signature that you want to appear.

[Draygonia]

Thanks! Once I create a default sig and avatar I will do it! Thanks a lot! Saving your post :D

[shaunh]

In template "postbit" or "postbit_legacy,"

Find:

<if condition="$show['avatar']"><td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td></if>

and replace it with:

<td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="<if condition="$show['avatar']">$post[avatarurl]<else />images/avatars/default.gif</if>" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td>

This tore my pages apart something awful.

I had success with this instead:

<div class="smallfont">&nbsp;<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="<if condition="$show['avatar']">$post[avatarurl]<else />images/avatars/default.gif</if>" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></div>

[blind-eddie]

Very nice, I have been asking this very question for a long time...With the template edits above, is there a way to to have many default avatars & sigs...Then a member without avatars & sigs can pick from the few default ones to use or upload their own?