Pop Up buddy list/Mood Hack/Picture Upload/User Profile

[ToraTora!]

The above mentioned hacks, are already completed, implemented, and tested, so basically why i post this, is to get a general idea of interest towards these hacks, so we have a general idea of what to set up when we release them.

all of the hacks, have been run through 2.0, and 2.03, however, since vb has strongly urged all users to upgrade to 2.03, the hacks will only be supported for 2.03.

There are a few people involved with these hacks other than myself, so i would like to mention these guys so that no credit is left undue.

The buddy list pop up hack was a little tinkering project i started with awhile back when it was requested, and I had most of it complete during testing, when it was noticed the pop up itself was a bit annoying. Snyx enabled a real nice java script, which not only centers the buddy list on open up, but also is enacted when the pop up buddy list link is clicked.
I can say there are very few parts to this script, and is a nice easy one to add. (screen shot 1)

The mood hack I started a week ago, and beat my head against the wall constantly to try and come up with something that was not only easy, but functional. Added to the mess was how and where to display the results. With a little tinkering, it was solved, and currently, the results show up in the post bit section, and also the userprofile hack.
I think it came out great, however, there are still a few things that i would like to add in time. (screen shot 2)

Next is the user profile hack. I have a screen shot of it, and I optimized it the best i could get it, but it is still a pretty big pic. Those on a slow modem may want to skip it...(supposedly 3.4 seconds to download the pic after optimizing..so ...its up to you..)
Most of what has been added to it, is in the screen shot.
Take a look at it when you have time, because most of the hacks , will include a default template such as the one in the picture. We are working on several different styles, so if this one doesnt fit your fancy, there will be others.
Credit for some of the goods found in this hack, goes to BradC for his picture uploader, which displays the pic in the user profile, and my el cheapo java resize thumbnailer...lol...
It works, so what the hell....
After a few failed attempts by myself at implementing a counter to work on the profile pages, fmoise99 came along, and whipped up a nice little hack, that allows one to see how many times a users profile page has been viewed.
I would like to thank one person in particular for being patient with my questions, and basic annoyance. Without his help, there would not of been lastonline, useronline/offline, display bb code in the getinfo area. My highest compliments go out to Mike.
(screen shot 3)

And finally, the big one. BradC's picture upload script. I cannot speak for Brad, however, i can say this is probably going to go down as one of the highest downloaded hacks here.
Fine detail and work has been put into this hack, with a ungodly amount of time. Brad has not overlooked anything, as the file includes one of the most comprehensive installation guides, documentation, notes on testing, self included photo upload html help guide, self included html quick script rip set, and a few other things that will make adding this hack newbie easy and friendly.
we have tested this hack at least through 6 different versions, with each new one recieving the highest attention to the little things.
For a look at its peliminary run, check out (screen shot 4)

Well, that should just about do it. The thread is a basic interest thread, so that we can either bundle these up in one package, or seperate based on the amount of interest for specific areas. Also suggestions, or some added input wouldnt hurt either.:)

Added to this thread, is screen shot one.




**********UPDATE********

if you do not wish to drudge through the miles of updates, here is the current mood hack pics which can be seen by clicking on one of the below links.

Added was a date/time stamp, comments area, and a added java pop up for the mood comments inside the postbit area.

1)Mood Form

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=165366

2)Mood in Post Bit Area
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=165367

3)Mood Comments area, after clicking on the Mood button found in the postbit area
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=165368

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Screen shot 2

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Screen Shot 3 (this is a big one....)

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Screen Shot 4

[smithy256]

plz release these hacks they look kool.

[BradC]

on a couple of notes... the reason for the announcement... is so that you are aware that these are done.. and BY US!.

So if you have an interest in some of these please reply.. or shoot us an email.

As for my vb Photo Upload script.. I have not released it yet, due in fact there is a couple of things I am working on.

Since this has been announced.. lol.. I might as well get a little bit of feedback on my last steps before release.

First off.. it is not template driven, it is just one file with it all inside.

1. Should I make it where, whatever the image is that is uploaded is renamed to like "username.jpg" instead of whatever the current file name would be. I say this for the fact that you do not want pictures uploaded by different people with the same name and value, cause one of them will be overwritten. This could be a no brainer... I guess

Without seeing it.. there is not many more suggestions or feature requests that can be added.. and I don't want to keep adding features, cause I kind of just one this to be released once.

I will give support to it, but if the question is included in one of the help files... I might reply saying refer to the help.

As for the other hacks... we are in the process of making a lot of things, I am almost done with my major project, so that I can work on others. One of them that I am going to wrap up on here in a few weeks is my multiple profile page hack. It is all custom.. and template driven. But this may not be released, cause of all of the extra stuff that I am going to add to make my site unique. But I will help others if they want this done too.

[ToraTora!]

Screen shot 5

(this screen shot shows the mood info with the rest of the userinfo, contained inside the showthread area)

[maverick1236]

These hacks look AWESOME-nice work guys!:):)
I would be VERY INTERESTED!!!!
;)

[Freddie Bingham]

If you are storing the image on the server you should name it based on the userid, not the username.

[BradC]

correct oh mundo.. while I was driving home from work.. I thought about have it put the userid infront of it.. like

was : pikachuandme.jpg

and rename it to maybe : 1_pikachuandme.jpg

I have a personal script right now for 3 or more images, so using either the userid or name will work for me.. just add the userid and an underscore infront or behind it..

now.. just gotta add the code, and test it.. Tora... we will have fun doing this.. oh and you can get my lastest changes lol.. forgot to email it to ya.

thanks for the reply Freddie much appreciated

------ also.

The image is not really stored as a blob in the database if anyone was wondering..

What it does is it uploads the image to a selected folder, and the picture name is put in the database, for easy calling from anywhere at anytime kind of thing :)

[Freddie Bingham]

Why not just name it only userid.gif , why even bother with filenames and such as that is where you start to get into security issues.

[ToraTora!]

so basically, instead of having something along this path..

pikachusucks.jpg

it would be...

$userid.jpg

The folder that the images are uploaded into is chmoded, so would that cause any conflicts in pulling the code from the folder, or is it suggested that instead of having the folder, one could make a new table in the user db, and than just have it stored there?

[BradC]

well that will work for the most part.. just have the userid, jpg..

but I will have to have it where there is more than one picture for my site.. hehe :)

that and I am not really and totally for sure how to code this..

cause right now I have it as $picture_name... so I would have to have it I guess something like ...

rename("$picturename", "$bbuserinfo[userid] + _ + $picturename")

that might work... dunno.. any suggestions from the C background.. or php background :)

[ToraTora!]

i think you have it figured out, post the results to fred and see what he thinks. It looked like it should do the trick. :)

[BradC]

lol to simple... :)

question freddie.. why don't ya like the username as a value..

like here is my dilema..

user :

$id + _ + picture_name

or

$id + _ + photo

or

$id + _ + username


no those are not how it looks in the script.. just should I use the pictures name, or should I just add a text name like photo.. or should I go ahead and add their username? I know I can do this on my own.. but what was would be proficient :)

[BradC]

I think I am going to name it like this

userid+_+photo

that way it will look like this :

1_photo

or in my case

1_photo1
1_photo2
1_photo3

etc..

[Bane]

I know at least one of these I've been waiting for for a while Brad ;) Glad its coming up!

[ethank]

I like the buddy list and user profile hacks a lot. The user profile one I was thinking about doing...anyhow, my vote goes in for those two. I wish I had time to sit down and do really good documentation for the Mark Read hack...maybe this next week...

[webhost]

GReat Looking hacks Guys. You have done a bangup job.

Joey

[ToraTora!]

Thanks guys, its appreciated. :)

[BradC]

Bane, I am just a little slow... or I have to much to do and so little time to do it.. :)

I got it all done, now I just have to add the changes to my zipped up copy. Then will send it to ToraTora to play with, and if all goes well I could be releasing it.. sometime next week :)

Just turned 21 today.. so.. this weekend is full of ummm stuff.. besides the computer :)

[ToraTora!]

Just a update on the above hacks.

The mood hack has been sent over to Brad C, to do a fresh install of it on his server, to see if there are any complications or anything i may of missed. If all goes well, it could be possibly be released by the end of next week.
Secondly, with the mood hack, there will be a offline status choice for people, who want to leave a somewhat "note" (symbol) to other users on why they are not online. (sort of a yahoo messenger, aol messenger type deal)

Also, there is a member rate hack that is almost completed, that will go with the user profile hack...(not sure on this as of yet...)

Also in the works, is a user bookmark system where users can add bookmarks to thier profile, recommend, or save them for personal use, a admin notepad for possibly the mods as well (which is just about complete...) and a user comments section, that may or may not go with the rate a player hack. (if people want to have just a annoymous rate, or both, this will cover those bases)

anyways, the buddy list will get a workover to make sure everything is covered, and the user profile will be brought down in size, with just a few minor changes to the over-all layout.

The upload, as brad has stated, will be sent off to me, so we can do a fresh install and run it one more time with the new changes recommended by Freddie.

If all goes well, expect the first crop either by Friday, or in two weeks. we want to make sure everything is properly documented, tested and user approved before we dish it out to anybody. :)

Again, thanks for the interest.

[ToraTora!]

Just one thought to all of this...i was curious on whether or not there would be interest for a admin panel member warning system.
The reason i bring this up, is that sometimes members really do not know where they sit with the admin, or mods when it concerns some of thier posts, and the thin ice that they scate on.
Of course, they are warned by the admin or mods in posts, but sometimes (supposedly) they never see these warnings.
There are two drawbacks to it that i can see of. One, is the obvious patronizing fact of having a warning system for all to view, and secondly, there is the problems of when is enough enough...lol..(warnings to give)
Of course there could be the possibility of having the results hidden to all except for the mods and admin, but that defeats the whole purpose of it really. This would not be a automatic delete system either. It would just be the markings, and than it would be up to the admin to decide when the amount = the termination of the account.


It would not consist of a whole lot really other than the admin could warn a memeber from the admin panel with sort of a "x" or "check" setup, that would represent admin, or even possibly mod warnings.
Kind of a three strikes and your out type of deal for the admin or mods to give to members.

I just thought i would bring it up, because there are a ton of ideas we have been throwing around, and it sounded good at the time...lol.. :)

[ethank]

The multipage user profile system, is that kind of like bolt.com? Or what kind of featureset are you working on? I'm getting set to add stuff to the control panel and public profile display.

EThan

[BradC]

Ethank,

I personally have never been to bolt.com but after going there, I don't think so... they have a lot of stuff going on over there, I am just making pages full of information on the user to make it more of a personal site, where everyone can get to know each other... so they know who they are posting and interacting with.

[ethank]

Originally posted by BradC
Ethank,

I personally have never been to bolt.com but after going there, I don't think so... they have a lot of stuff going on over there, I am just making pages full of information on the user to make it more of a personal site, where everyone can get to know each other... so they know who they are posting and interacting with.

So kind of like, for my purposes a tab for REM Top 10 lists, a tab for messages they have posted, a tab for say, bookmarks, etc?

EThan

[ToraTora!]

the user area would be a basic pit stop for everything that we add extra.
I like tucking the things in the usercp area, due to the security of protecting it from non members. We also have them set that if a person does lets say...bookmark the addy, it will still call for the permissions..so its a double safe valve.

All of the above mentioned ideas, minus the admin notes, or warning would be found inside the usercp area, so it is highly possible of creating a tab system for just that sort of thing, however, Brad has done a multi-page user area that really looks nice, so there are all sorts of options to this i guess. :)
We will see how everything tests out, and go from there.

[ethank]

Originally posted by ToraTora!
the user area would be a basic pit stop for everything that we add extra.
I like tucking the things in the usercp area, due to the security of protecting it from non members. We also have them set that if a person does lets say...bookmark the addy, it will still call for the permissions..so its a double safe valve.

All of the above mentioned ideas, minus the admin notes, or warning would be found inside the usercp area, so it is highly possible of creating a tab system for just that sort of thing, however, Brad has done a multi-page user area that really looks nice, so there are all sorts of options to this i guess. :)
We will see how everything tests out, and go from there.

Is that multi-page user area online anywhere to see? Or screen shots?

I was thinking of improving the display of the users profile when you click their username. Right now it doesn't tell you much.

EThan

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by ethank


Is that multi-page user area online anywhere to see? Or screen shots?

I was thinking of improving the display of the users profile when you click their username. Right now it doesn't tell you much.

EThan

I had previously two different styles for it, that were in a two page length, that were tabled out. One was a "staircase" design, and the other was a layout style.
That was scrapped in favor of the one i have now displayed in here as a screen shot demo in the beginning of this thread (screen shot 4 i think..not sure...), but i am going to go back to the multi-page layout.
Rite now, the only multipage display that exits, is Brads, and it is unclear whether he plans on including that or not, or linking a somewhat demo of what we will be offering of that style..

Rest assured, there will be other styles with these hacks throughout the span of the hack, and most of them will be a multipage, or tab setup that info can be dropped in or out with little or no problems.

[ethank]

Originally posted by ToraTora!


I had previously two different styles for it, that were in a two page length, that were tabled out. One was a "staircase" design, and the other was a layout style.
That was scrapped in favor of the one i have now displayed in here as a screen shot demo in the beginning of this thread (screen shot 4 i think..not sure...), but i am going to go back to the multi-page layout.
Rite now, the only multipage display that exits, is Brads, and it is unclear whether he plans on including that or not, or linking a somewhat demo of what we will be offering of that style..

Rest assured, there will be other styles with these hacks throughout the span of the hack, and most of them will be a multipage, or tab setup that info can be dropped in or out with little or no problems.

Anything public for demo yet?

Ethan

[BradC]

there is no demo's online for the public... yet.. there can be screenshots.. but that is it for now.

[ethank]

Originally posted by BradC
there is no demo's online for the public... yet.. there can be screenshots.. but that is it for now.

Screenshots would rule if you've got them.

EThan

[BradC]

I will try to make some screen shots soon... I am working on another design for my site..

and as of right now, it is uncertain if I even release this... I can add the basic instructions of how to.. but to just copy what I have and post it here with instructions... would be a lot.. that and I want to keep my sites unique.. to a point.

[ethank]

Originally posted by BradC
I will try to make some screen shots soon... I am working on another design for my site..

and as of right now, it is uncertain if I even release this... I can add the basic instructions of how to.. but to just copy what I have and post it here with instructions... would be a lot.. that and I want to keep my sites unique.. to a point.

I can probably figure a large chunk of it out :)

I'm just trying to get some ideas for improving my profile and CP area.

Ethan

[ToraTora!]

by the lack luster amount of interest so far, we may just go with another route for people to aquire the hacks...there really hasnt been a whole lot of concern to the release of the hacks except for a few members, and we can accomplish that by having them either dowload it from Brads site, or via email.
Rather than clutter up the forums here with sizeable templates, i think this would be the better route.

[maverick1236]

IM still interested!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[webhost]

I am also still interested, no action until people see the end result. You guys post it they will come!

[BradC]

The reason that ToraTora! made this post was to get some feedback of interest of some of the things that we have completed or are working on. There is 6 unique replies to this post of interest. We were kind of hoping for more feedback and ideas or features to add... if we are going to release the things that we create it would be nice to make them beneficial for anyone that installs it.

[ToraTora!]

That was the main focus of this thread as Brad stated.
We will prioritize those who replied, and sort of leave it at that.


With overgrows latest addtion to the Karma hack area, we wont need to worry about the member rate hack, which is good. We can focus a little more attention to the ones that we are using, and than go forward with some of the other little ideas that are still floating around such as the bookmarks page, and the admin note page...however, the admin note page is one that i feel, we may not release period. Mostly because of the security issues of now having a private notepad, that maybe some persistant hack user could stumble across. (IE hack the admin panel login area...)

We will have to see what comes out of the testing and some of the other ideas before we work on the notes idea. :)

[BradC]

I have decided to keep my upload script off the board for now... there is a couple of people that have had an interest in this for awhile and we have shared emails throughout my development of it, I will contact them so they can get it when and if they want it. I will also probably go back through all the posts that deals with this request and pm all of the people that wanted this in the past, other than that.. it will probably go on a request basis. I know of a couple people that will want a tailored one to fit their needs, like 3 or more photo upload.. which I have. But I just wanted to post this so you don't think we became lazy or anything.. I am trying to concentrate on a few other things first.. then might come back and share with everyone.. and have the time to support also. :)

[ToraTora!]

In three weeks, I will release the mood hacks, and the buddy list hacks, with a few odds and ends and choices of the user profile pages.

There will be more down the line, however, for now, that is the only time frame i can actually feel safe about commenting on. we have run the mood hack now through two fresh installs on two different 2.3 boards without any troubles this far. Brad will offer his opinons when he has the mood hack freshly installed on his server.

I have been given the dubious honor of going through the upload script again, and once that is completed, Brad will decide to whom will recieve that hack. Time frame v.s. complaints against bug ridden hacks is what we are shooting for, and that is why this thread was posted to begin with. Get some feedback, get a few ideas or suggestions, and than go from there.
Since there was not that great of interest, again, we will take those only who replied, and supply from that angle.
One of my biggest complaints was offering hacks to non members, or non vb owners, and having the posted interested members in the hacks as reference, is why the hacks will be exclusive to only those who replied.

Again, three weeks is the goal, or time frame that i am shooting for. The fourth board we are testing the mood hack on will be the ultimate test really...A version of WA's 3.0(not WA's actual site) vb portal setup, that so far looks like there will be no conflicts with the code.

[ToraTora!]

smithy256
Banned

Registered: Jun 2001
Location:
Posts: 68

(kind of a example of why we are releasing to only those who post)

[JohnV]

Greetings All:

Ok, this thread is just plain stupid. They make some hacks, post a threads saying "we're going to be releasing them", and then, because all 7,000 members didn't post here and start doing the wave or something, we get "well, we're not going to post them all, there's no interest".

I'm going to go ahead and make the picture upload hack. I'll probably have it done by the end of the week, if not sooner. Don't bother replying saying "yes, yes, I want it, please, please, please". I want it for my board, and when I finish it, I see no reason why I shouldn't just post it here for others to make use of it if they can.

It's a good thing the entire open-source movement doesn't think the way these guys do.... :mad:

[BradC]

And you are? Did you by chance read all of the posts?

We were wanting to get a feel of what the users wanted.. we tell them what we have and.. maybe get some suggestions on what they want to see.

The upload script was simple... and I don't mind posting it... I mean I created it for myself and because others wanted it to.. or I would have not made up the instructions and everything for installing it.

It is just nice to get some feedback from the people that would want it... I only want to have to post this once.. so getting some feedback on things people would like to see in it or things it will do would be greatly appreciated.

Btw.. I had no say so in posting this thread. I am just commenting because I am helping in makings these hacks.

[BradC]

btw open-source movement? Addons/hacks for a $160 script.. hmm..

Also on that note... I am wondering myself how many good hacks from the php greats.. go unreleased... so where is the movement.. or did I miss the boat? To me is should somewhat be appreciated when anyone releases a hack or wants to get some people's feedback before they release. I mean anyone can make up some stuff totally based on thier own likes and dislikes and just release it and say.. "No I will not add what you want, cause I made it just the way I like it, who cares what you like"

We on the other hand, feel that if we are going to release something, we WANT everyone to have it where they can use it and make it beneficial to them. For example, my upload script, it is for one photo.. but want if you want more... well that can be a feature request, or something that a lot of people would like to see... ok taking in those comments I will add that and release it as that.. instead of making an update.

Sorry if I am or sound like an +++++++... I am knew to programming but I am a verteran to customer support and ALL THE +++++ING that goes along with that.. so if I can eliminate a lot of that... well you have to understand that ... instead of being one sided and hard headed.. (I myself am that too!)

[webhost]

Anyway you guys could come up with something where we could upload
more than 1 attachment in a posting, maybe let the admin set the number of uploads and size?

By the way, I see no problem at all the way you guys have conducted this.

[BradC]

I don't think I mentioned it.. but I have set up Administration and Moderations for this script..

the script as of yet cannot generated more than one photo upload part.. but all you have to do is copy the code (select part of it) and paste it then rename some of the variables so they don't over lap.

and Again... sorry if people think the way we conducted this is stupid/lame/retarded/moronic/dumb... but comments like webhost make up for the lack of respect that others might have.. thanks webhost.

when I get more time (I am at work) I will explain the process of the script and what it does.

[BradC]

Originally posted by ToraTora!
I have been given the dubious honor of going through the upload script again, and once that is completed, Brad will decide to whom will recieve that hack. Time frame v.s. complaints against bug ridden hacks is what we are shooting for, and that is why this thread was posted to begin with.

I am waiting on a response from ToraTora! on how the last install went, and when I hear something back and am sure it is working properly... I will unleash it here. Sad to say that support will be a little slim for the next couple of weeks.. but if you email me or private message me I will surely get back to you with a response.

It will be posted as is, 1 upload form... for now.

Here is some explanation on how it works. For the most part it is stand alone, there is some slight modifications into the member.php file. Mostly for the profle.

I have made it where I have made up a demo template of the getinfo template so that you can use.. or you can just insert the two variables that I outlined in the instructions. There is a installation script that will update the database, then there is an html page (requested over text by Tora) for the modifications and templates.

There is a lot of main variables that can be customized to change the color and feel of the upload script to fit everyone's needs. There is some folder changes that need to be made through the script, I went ahead and commented on everything so that you have a basic grasp of what every single function or if statement is doing so if you do customization it can be easier.

It will take the picture that is selected by the user, it will rename it to whatever your custom naming scheme is, then it will upload the file to a selected folder on the server, and will put the name of the file into the database. I did not want to go the blob route so I thought adding the image to the server would be better. (personal opinion). You can also add a description during upload of the file, or you can change the description at a later time without harming the picture, the user can also delete the picture if they do not want to have one on file with the site.

I have added functions for errors, and I tried to cover every base on that part, to large of file size, height, weight... wrong file type, etc.. right now I have made it for just allowing jpg file format, but you can add gif or whatever, if this is really need then please tell me before I release it so I can add in the commented code for adding that.

See some of these ideas were created by me on what I would like to see in a script, after that I thought about what the uses and usefull ness could be and added in more stuff along those lines. See that is why I want feedback on how I should approach the final beta version so I can release it and make people happy with out a lot more time on my side doing feature changes or additions... I am sure everyone understands.

[snyx]

Originally posted by JohnV
Greetings All:

Ok, this thread is just plain stupid. They make some hacks, post a threads saying "we're going to be releasing them", and then, because all 7,000 members didn't post here and start doing the wave or something, we get "well, we're not going to post them all, there's no interest".

I'm going to go ahead and make the picture upload hack. I'll probably have it done by the end of the week, if not sooner. Don't bother replying saying "yes, yes, I want it, please, please, please". I want it for my board, and when I finish it, I see no reason why I shouldn't just post it here for others to make use of it if they can.

It's a good thing the entire open-source movement doesn't think the way these guys do.... :mad:

look you little goof, we are nice enough to tell you we have hacks in development for users like you, and then if we feel for any reason we don't want to release them, then thats out choice. Don't complain because you 30 member board isnt going to get a picture upload script! Plus go ahead and make your own, because you have no right to bitch at us until you have somthing to back up bit mouth. Were trying to help users here, least you could do is show some respect.

[ToraTora!]

we are not hanging hacks over peoples heads here. We just like the simple idea, of giving people what they want rite away, instead of dicking around piece by piece.
The simple fact of the matter is, if we were going based on a popularity contest, we could just go by the number of times each of the screen shots have been looked at now couldnt we?
There is more than enough interest there, BUT, if people do not post any interest to the hacks, than we either keep them as is, and send them to the people that expressed interest, or if people dont reply to the thread, than it looks like.."well...it sounded good..but the hacks look like ****"...this is not a welfare thread.
We just wanted opinions, and suggestions, and somewhat of a amount of replies to determine if the hacks were satisfactory just the way they were, or if they needed something more.

Basically, we either did one hell of a job, and nobody is saying anything but the person who feels we are playing "hang em high"
Or...we did such a **** assed job, that nobody felt compelled to comment on what we worked and tested for weeks on.

By the way...this open source you guys keep talking about is fricken hillarious. 600.00 for a picture gallery?...yeh...lets spread the love shall we? Oh, not to mention a poll script which had a varying cost of....500-1200.00....hmmm..a poll script running for 1200.00....tell you what...if that is open source, than we all got a hell of a deal from vbulletin when they added the polls into the software. They could raise the price of this software to 400.00, and we all could feel better about the fact, we didnt have to pay 500-1,2000 for a "open source" poll script..

[fxpersonline]

i love all your ides for the hacks i cant wait untill u release them and i do respect you for what your doing your great man.

[Gutspiller]

I went through all the posts in this thread and I can't seem to find any info on this "picture upload script" Can somebody please tell me what it does and why I might need it?

I have an entire forum dedicated to (Bootay) picture upload and this could be what I have been looking for, but I can see any info on what it actually is/does.

Thanks.

[snyx]

it allows users to upload pictures of theselfs for there profile

[Gutspiller]

Originally posted by snyx
it allows users to upload pictures of theselfs for there profile

oh. :( Not what I was looking for. Well while I'm here, anybody know of a hack that allows you to attach multiple files to one post? I would really love this hack. Just figured I would ask, I will probably ask in the main forum in a while. :\

[floleb7]

how can we have the hacks ?

[snyx]

you wait

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by webhost
Anyway you guys could come up with something where we could upload
more than 1 attachment in a posting, maybe let the admin set the number of uploads and size?

By the way, I see no problem at all the way you guys have conducted this.

with brads script, (and this is only up to brad, because we have discussed this) since it is his hack, the idea of a five stage uploader had been brought up. The hack i created on a side project worked with Brads, and thus, allowed users to upload 5 pics at a time, and only five. when the user wanted to add a new pic, all he/she had to do, is check from a db query the pic that he wanted to edit, and than update. Once the five pics were uploaded, there would be nothing more than updating from that point on. No deleting, nothing. Plain, simple, if} and {elsed} from one end to the other, and secure with Freddies suggestions of renaming the files.

But, one has to remember something, and a point why vb did not add it in to begin with..is that with pics, they can be server hogs, and if you have 5 pics...things can be a bit server demanding propping up 5 pics for every user...especially for the big sites...i mean...lets say the site has 3,000 members on it...that is 15,000 pics in a stored folder that basically grind your site to a halt everytime a person takes a look at a profile page, or uploads some more...lol..
So...naturally we scrapped the idea, but there are variables as Brad stated, that can be changed, and fitted to your sites needs.
Copy a code here, change a variable there, and whoola...multi uploader. :)

[BradC]

Originally posted by Gutspiller


oh. :( Not what I was looking for. Well while I'm here, anybody know of a hack that allows you to attach multiple files to one post? I would really love this hack. Just figured I would ask, I will probably ask in the main forum in a while. :\

Hi finally back after my second job ended today..

as for what you are wanting.. are you just wanting a script where users can upload photos.. hasn't there already been a hack for that.. where people can post their pictures and they are put into a gallery...

My script can be used in a lot of different ways and has numerous ideas if you want to try it out.

For the basics, like I stated above.. it puts the file (picture) into a folder on the server, and then puts the name of the file in the database in a certain feild. ok.. well this does not have to exactly be used in just the profile.. all you have to do.. anywhere you want is called that field name like lets say $userinfo[picture_name] for one of the pictures... well using that and the img html code, you can pull the picture up anywhere at anytime.. I had the idea of having a random picture show up on my index page, and maybe more from there..

Just whatever you want to do that is not totally intended for the main part of the release will be a lot of code adjustments

Not putting down snyx or you JohnV, I appreciate your comments, although they were not good.. hehe, after I made my first posts.. I started thinking about all of the complaining that I have done in different situations.. and on different occasions.. and seen how it has helped.. well sometimes.

I mean some of the wording used was kind of childish in a way.. I mean if you want to bring in some physcology, it kind of puts everyone that the words were directed to.. kind of become offending or put up a wall.. of defense.. so tis why.. you get some replies like mine, snyx, or tora's :)

[BradC]

Tora, knows this.. at times he don't believe me but he knows it.. I am VERY NEW to programming.. I took 2 college classes last semester and the semester before that with C and C++.. so I thought it can't be that damn hard :)

So... I am learning to code better and make things function better... plus I will have a couple of books arriving soon (in a couple of days hopefully) that will really help me learn the proper way of coding :)

whoohoo books.. ! I hate to read, but... ya know might as well get as much done before I get out of college.

[ToraTora!]

The basic premise of someone pissing on a thread of opinion or interest has never impressed me a great deal. If people choose to act like children, they will get spanked like children.

If one decides to come in with some suggestions to idea, or implementations to the existing product, I am eager to listen. Vb was not built in one day, nor was VBPortal.
Many ideas to vb has been through thier great ability to listen to the customer. Even though our hacks are small in comparison to many of the great hacks distributed here, we feel it necessary to listen to those suggestions, and document, test, and insert those ideas the best we can. That can mean everything to the graphics, the overall visual standpoints, the actuall functions, or the actual script itself.

This was not a popularity contest, nor a thread to disearn those who were truely interested. I just find it odd, that out of close to 200 views on certain areas of the hacks, we only have a few people that truely showed enough interest to post thier thoughts.

Now, in the business world, you are taught to kiss everyones ass even if they think your product is less than substandard. Try and try as you might to please that customer with everything but the actual product is the nature of the business world. Everything from customer service, to wine and dine extravogant expense to try and get this person to buy what your selling, even though the product in a nutshell sucks.

With us, it is the opposite. Give a quality product that has been tested, documented, tested, more functionality added, than tested again, to give the user the desired results they want and expect, with no kissing ass to go with it.

p.s. Brad is lying his ass off....lol....the guy knows his shi*, no doubt about it.

[Gutspiller]

BradC, I don't know. I really just want the function of users to be able to upload multiple pictures at a time without having to create an entirely new post. I did a search for the photo album and that isn't really what I am looking for. Maybe it will just be easier for me to explain what I am using it for then you can maybe help mebetter. :)

My entire site is dedicated to forumz (http://www.TheForumz.com) and out of all the forumz, I created one that is Bootay (pictures of women showing their best*no nudity though*) :D The visitors of the forumz can come to that forum and can post new pictures of babes wearing close to nothing. They use the attachment feature to upload, but when they want to upload more than one picture, they have to keep creating posts. So there it is. My idea, is if they could add an attachment to a list (almost like an attachment on an email) and add more files to the list before they hit Submit reply.

That's what I'm looking for. Can/do you know of a hack that will do this? If you have any other ideas on how I could still accomplish this, Im open to suggestions.

Thanks in advance. :) BTW come and visit us at http://www.TheForumz.com (all you have to do is register and then you can see the bootay forum. :D Since I know that's what you want. :)

[snyx]

speaking for myself and not for brad, you might as well move your post to the request section, cuz from now on Im only contributing to hacks I WANT! None of the custom 2-3 users junk, if you want a hack, and can't back up 20+ people using it, you might as well write it yourself!

snyx
(again speaking for myself here, not brad or tora)

[BradC]

Gutspiller,

ok.. in my understanding.. you are allowing members to post pictures of their bootay's or others... which is a great idea... my friend wanted me to add babe of the day or week to one of my sites lmao..

but anyways.. how about having a simple photo script.. that is not completly attached to your forums.. maybe located on your index page.. that has a link to it, or post a link wherever to the photo gallery... I am sure it would be possible for allowing members to upload numerous amounts of photos to be shown in there... I mean unless you want it to be shown in the posts.. which that would be modifying the vb code to allow more than one attachment to posts.. I think.. but that would be some coding..

see it all depends on what you exactly you want.. as to what can be done.. I mean the way I have it, you can access the upload script through your user control panel.. which can be the same.. they go there and upload a photo.. upload another.. etc etc.. maybe making an a page that is an array and will show off all of the pictures you have uploaded... and then the main part will be located in a script, that will make thumbnails of the pictures, and then will show the full size image once clicked on.. dunno.

as for Tora.. I know 10% of php.. 15% html and the rest amounts to a lot of dumb founded luck.

[Gutspiller]

I have more than 20 people on my forum. Does that count? :D

Well that just sucks. I guess I will just have to live with it. :( At least my forum will have tonz of posts. :D

[BradC]

Originally posted by snyx
speaking for myself and not for brad, you might as well move your post to the request section, cuz from now on Im only contributing to hacks I WANT! None of the custom 2-3 users junk, if you want a hack, and can't back up 20+ people using it, you might as well write it yourself!

snyx
(again speaking for myself here, not brad or tora)

Snyx.. that is your god given right to do what you wish and.. everything :)

We both know we understand each other on different things like this.. hehe

I personally would LOVE to fill each and every request that is made.. or will be made.. but I don't have the time, nor do I have any talent in doing this... maybe after I get a book *cough* and learn what exactly some of these functions do.. I can help out more.. but at times... like I have stated *cough* you know where snyx.. it gets frustrating.. and you just want to do what you want to do and no more.. it would be different it this was a full time job.. kind of thing..

[Gutspiller]

You should really take care of that cough before it gets worst. :D

[BradC]

I know.. I just turned 21.. so I am drinking.. damned if it makes me cough.. hehe :)

and ya you will have a lot of posts.. which is good.. YOU HAVE ACTIVITY! :)

[ToraTora!]

well, part of the hack that was added to brads set up, was of course a thumbnail gallery, that displayed the full pic when clicked. Each user could have thier own little gallery if you wanted it as so...wouldnt take a whole lot i guess...but, that is up to brad, and his alcoholic tendancies...:D

[BradC]

hey ToraTora!ToraTora! ... d am y ou n eed t oo s horten y our n ick b ud.. :)

we have ran through this photo gallery before.. remember tora.. back in the day lol.. what 2 or 3 weeks ago? It is possible.. but that would be an addition like stated or a whole different script.. with a different approach :)

[ToraTora!]

yeh...good times they were...lol...it will work now that the pesky problem has been eliminated...and if it dont, well damn it...cant say we didnt try...nah..it should work...:)

[ToraTora!]

i like the size of my nick...so does the girlyfreind....:D

[snyx]

Brad don't drink, you will become a 21 year old me :p

[BradC]

yah don't want to become a 21 year old you.. lol

Tora I seen a book the other day called "ToraToraTora!" that was wierd.. lol

[ToraTora!]

I am everywhere...lol...

toratora is a old b-52 warplane, a song, a defunct band, and a few other things. :)

[BradC]

The mood hack will be near completion when I run through the install for the last time tonight.. if it all goes well with no major or minor problems.. then it will for the most part be ready for completion.. and then the documentation will be completed... :)

[weezle]

kool i cant wait for it thanks for all your time and effort on making these hacks.

[ToraTora!]

we have a graphics package courtesy of snyx that will go with some of the extra areas such as the online message status..
(users while choosing a mood, can leave a message showing sort of like a yahoo, or aol set up...letting people know what they are up to...nothing to wild or spectacular, but none the less..informative if anything..lol..)

some extra smilies and such, so given the time frame, she should look pretty sweet all polished up. :)

[ToraTora!]

as far as the upload goes, i will run through it tonight and tomorrow, with a fresh install to see if everything is rite on track.
From there on, it should be ready to roll...:)

[BradC]

Tora, just email me what you find.. or if you have any problems... I will add a few things that was mentioned as requests.. thanks to a few individuals..

like date and time.. the option to upload gif also.. and re-write the error message function..

[BradC]

I re-wrote the error message function to include what the file types that can be uploaded are.. which you set by puttin them in a variable.. I also wrote comments on how to do this.

Just have to uncomment the gif part so that it will work.

Umm since I am at work.. I am not really for sure how to do the date and time without a lot of trial an error.. there is a like a mktime function or something for php.. that I think might work.. but not for sure.

[ToraTora!]

hmm...is that going to be a time stamp? i think a person could get by with a simple little script for that...i would have to dig it up again, but i was going to use it awhile back for something else....
I think a person could use the sql time stamp as well couldnt you?

[BradC]

yah create another table in the database... and have it timestamp it, then just call the timestamp but read my post on the dev board.

[maverick1236]

I know I havent given much feedback-this is such an extensive package, I cant think of much to add!!
of course, I will after i install it:p j/k!!

Ive installed many hacks, but im pretty excited about this one...

thanks for all your hard work guys--it is much appreciated and anticipated!!

[BradC]

putting the whole package together and getting it ready will take a little time... cause we have to make sure it will work for others.. not just us.. :)

[fmoise99]

Damn, where have I been through all of this! I think think the modd hack would have fitted perfectly in this thread. :D

[BradC]

ehh?? modd... damn where I have been.. what does that stand for :p

[webhost]

Looks like alot of activity in the thread today. Looks like the guys have busy today. Sounds like it is coming together.

Any idea on how long it will take to implement these hacks?

TimeStamp that was a good idea but probably lots of work.

[fmoise99]

Originally posted by BradC
ehh?? modd... damn where I have been.. what does that stand for :p

LOL, fatttt fingered! :)

[BradC]

Originally posted by webhost
Looks like alot of activity in the thread today. Looks like the guys have busy today. Sounds like it is coming together.

Any idea on how long it will take to implement these hacks?

TimeStamp that was a good idea but probably lots of work.

I don't think it will take all that long... just thinking about how I want to implement this..

can you give me some info.. on what would be beneficial.. or where would you want to see this..

like under the photo.. say something like "last photo updated at : time"

or in the profile...

[BradC]

Originally posted by fmoise99


LOL, fatttt fingered! :)

you need to start typing more... get those fingers in shape.. :)

mine are in better shape than my brain.. especially my pinky... which has worn off the backspace name on the key :)

[ToraTora!]

well, after four plus hours of writing documentation, the mood hack install guide is complete (no, its not automatic install..lol..)
There was alot more to that sucker than I gave it credit for...

Anways, Brad and I sent each other our hacks again, and later tonight, or tommorow will be judgement day for both of them based on what we feel needs to be changed, added, or hopefully not stripped out...lol..

Also tommorow, i will get working on the buddy list documentations so once this thing is ready to go, we can kill at least two or three of them off in one shot...Than of course the user profile comes next....:)

[webhost]

like under the photo.. say something like "last photo updated at : time"

Brad I would put it under the photo off to one side at the bottom

[ToraTora!]

Here is the new screen shot of the added "message" or status of user...

[webhost]

Nice piece of work!

[ToraTora!]

thanks. We appreciate that. I have it documented, tested, and hopefully ready for the release bin by the end of this week, or next week....it all depends on the killians drinkin fool named Brad C and his wistfull ways of complimenting my work with a insult...lol....

[BradC]

Tora.. take a look at the script of mine and see what the best way to add the time and date.. in your opinion.. and I will check it in mine.. and we will get that done lol..

as for your script.. going to look it over tommorow.. why not tonight.. no I am not drinking.. there is some storms here that have already knocked out the power twice.. lol Indiana.. go figure. :)

and I am not a drinking fool yet.. lol only been less than 3 days..

hey we will see after Friday.. some girls from work (actually 5 of em') are taking me out to get me drunk off my ass.... lets see who outlast who.. I think my money is on me... considering they are small... and don't seem the type to hold their own :)

I will not insult your work Tora.. I respect the fact that you have done it.. or atleast trying.. lol.. we be learnin' and that is that.

[snyx]

Yupp! BUSY DAY! I wrote my first php form, upload script, and a few other things! Im learnding!

[BradC]

Originally posted by snyx
Yupp! BUSY DAY! I wrote my first php form, upload script, and a few other things! Im learnding!

ok.. ok time for you to get busy.. on some graphics for me...

[ToraTora!]

now wait a minute there brad, i have to squeeze some graphics out of snyx first...lol....this mood hack needs a few more i do believe....

[BradC]

hehe.. ok ok.. ya get that done.. I can make graphics.. but I don't know how to save them... and my monitor is already starting to look like crap!

I need washable markers next time.. not permanent.

[snyx]

arg boys, im so busy, EXPECALLY since my server's mysql has gone to hell, ARG!

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by BradC
Tora.. take a look at the script of mine and see what the best way to add the time and date.. in your opinion.. and I will check it in mine.. and we will get that done lol..

as for your script.. going to look it over tommorow.. why not tonight.. no I am not drinking.. there is some storms here that have already knocked out the power twice.. lol Indiana.. go figure. :)

and I am not a drinking fool yet.. lol only been less than 3 days..

hey we will see after Friday.. some girls from work (actually 5 of em') are taking me out to get me drunk off my ass.... lets see who outlast who.. I think my money is on me... considering they are small... and don't seem the type to hold their own :)

I will not insult your work Tora.. I respect the fact that you have done it.. or atleast trying.. lol.. we be learnin' and that is that.


i sent you the quickest and easy route on that one. works like a charm. :)
I may have to add that one to the mood hack....hmmm.....

[BradC]

got it and am going to look it over and play with it here in a bit.. gotta find some old movies in my vault for a friend for school tommorow.... if they seriously have not seen these movies yet... they need to get a damn membership at blockbuster and get out of the house!

[ToraTora!]

Now added to mood hack, time stamp, and auto check marks.
(see attached image)

Also, there will be a date stamp added, once we figure that trick out...lol...

anyways, there will be a few more changes made, and i will be using Brads install guide, and simple html replace kit that he used on the upload script, which should make installing this thing a breeze. The documentation is quite lengthy, and very descriptive i might add, so this will be a hack for all users, new or old.

[ToraTora!]

Forgot this as well...lol...new screen shot of the post bit area.


the reason :job: doesnt show up as a graphic yet...is because we are waiting for *cough* snyx.....:)

[webhost]

good looking stuff guys,

[maverick1236]

looks GREAT!!!

[BradC]

Tora ya need to fix that cough of yours.. hehe :)

Gotta luv this NT class.... I am browsing the web again

[ToraTora!]

hehehe, another update...who said going to work is unfruitful?..lol...i thought of this all day at work, and I get home, and it finally dawns on me, there is a simple way of doing this, without a hundred pages of code, and ifs elses...etc...
so, with this newest update, please check out the post bit attachment, and see whats new at the bottom. :)

[webhost]

Great job man, you have the date and the time.

Nice Job!!!!!

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by BradC
Tora ya need to fix that cough of yours.. hehe :)

Gotta luv this NT class.... I am browsing the web again

isnt it odd, that every time i bring up the name *cough* snyx, i get this hairball conjestion in my *cough* snyx....*cough* snyx...
damn it...i need to take a snyx...*cough* and wipe my *cough* snyx....lol....

oh man....sorry about the graphical statements, but *cough* snyx needs to get that damned crash and burned server fixed soon...*cough*...

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by webhost
Great job man, you have the date and the time.

Nice Job!!!!!

damn man, i can tell there is nothing slow about your email server..lol...nice to see your support web, you and mav had made this a blast to finish up, and get running. :)

[ToraTora!]

Nothing to major, just shortened up the hr area, relocated the footer message where it should be, and did some retooling on the choices (which cannot be seen in this screen shot..but they are there..)
Also added was a different layout for the date stamp, which now displays the month and date as a text area instead of the numberical values.

The documentation on this hack has been changing constantly, and the updates provided here at vb, will be added in the update section of the documentation. There still is a few things i might add, however, if there is something you guys would like to see added to it, let me know. :)

[ToraTora!]

Ok, here it is...i goofed up above. :)

[ToraTora!]

There are at least two things i forgot to add as a display shot, one would be the usercontrol panel area with Brads Upload link, and My mood link in there. As you can see from screen shot one, Brad also has a automatic HTML help link there as well, which is included with his hack. (i might add, spectacular editing done by none other than myself...lol..)

Anyways, screen shot one, shows of course the usercp area.
I just snapped a shot of the links, so it may look bland, but you get a idea of where this all sits at.

Screen shot two, is the redirect in action on the mood hack.

Screen three, is the new post bit, with the added modifications to the time (no biggie, but i thought it would be nice to show some of the options this allows)

screen shot one

[ToraTora!]

screen two

[ToraTora!]

screen three

[ozone2000]

where can i get this cool hack?

[Kendra]

This hack looks awesome guys :D

We have been looking at a few hacks for our sites and from what we have seen so far nothing has really jumped out at us and screamed you must get this. Until now that is :)

[snyx]

Originally posted by ozone2000
where can i get this cool hack?
Originally posted by snyx
you wait

[maverick1236]

by looking at the screenshots...are you going to incorporate the "flags" hack into this as well?-looks nice!!

and dont forget to add these moods!!: Overworked,PMS

(if you can-lol) i think they would be popular on my board!!

[ToraTora!]

Flags hack? Hmm....is that the one, that shows you your country flag in the post bit area?
It would be no problem to add something like that to the mood hack, but, you would now have to have the flags for the pics in the smiliey section of course...thats up to you mav...i can add the flags as a module. :)

And the mood ideas, thanks for the suggestions. i should of remembered something as simple as pms...lol...i think that would be a popular choice..and overworked...yes...my own personal favorite... which both, based on your suggestions, will also be thrown into the mood choices as well.
Thanks again, and
Keep em coming. :)

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by Kendra
This hack looks awesome guys :D

We have been looking at a few hacks for our sites and from what we have seen so far nothing has really jumped out at us and screamed you must get this. Until now that is :)

thanks for the kind words. :)

We wanted to make sure that installation of the hack went smoothly, and easily, and we accomplished that by using the documentation, and install set-up that Brad C uses for his upload script. It should insure that the mood hack will be a hopefully 3-4 minute ordeal to set up, without any problems. The only time consuming part of this hack, would be of course uploading smilieys to your board, and naming them to match the code, or if you wish to, changing the code to match the smilies you have already. Its a simple easy to use hack, with more features on the way hopefully.

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by ozone2000
where can i get this cool hack?

I am still shooting for the three week time frame on this one...
In the last three days, i have already made roughly 9 changes to it just for tweaking purposes. Than added was a time and date stamp, and a few other things...so...if in three weeks i find that everything looks good enough to ship out, it should appear here.
It could be sooner as well...i use three weeks as the max time i have alotted myself on it.

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by Maverick1236
by looking at the screenshots...are you going to incorporate the "flags" hack into this as well?-looks nice!!

and dont forget to add these moods!!: Overworked,PMS

(if you can-lol) i think they would be popular on my board!!


i just now caught why you would think i included the flag hack into the mood hack..lol...the flag i have in my name area, is actually a avatar, but....it could be added farther down, like the rest of the info, as long as you had the flags at the size of a smiliey (wont distort the post bit) and also loaded into the smilies area...its possible...

[BradC]

I got the date part of the timestamp added.. should I add anymore than just the date..

To me.. I think adding the time is overkill in a way.. but I can.. I guess add it :)

and btw.. the userhelp file that Tora was speaking up.. will help the users understand how to use it.. and everything.. it can be changed by whoever at any time to fit your site.. does not matter I just wanted to add some help to it for the users. :)

Also.. there is no screen shots as of yet for the admin panel, and the moderator panel's... still got a couple of bugs to work out, but I will provide some screenshots here soon..

just got a lot to do this weekend.. so maybe Sunday night I will post a couple :)

[ToraTora!]

i think the timestamp kind of gives people another route to see when a person was on last actually, that, and the fact you can see who maybe abusing the set up, or possibly doing a little more than just adding pics every two minutes...lol..

[MrLister]

i just have a few questions. well i don't mean to be dis-respectful but there already is a pop-up buddy list except the only difference is that this one has close window. and also the user profile seems a bit wierd. i say so because it seems to be a page full of queries that sums up all the users info into one page. the user info page has also everything that a user profile has except search and pic which doesn't seem too hard to add. i'm not being discriminating. the mood hack seems really awsome and same with the picture upload thing but the other two i just don't understand.

[ToraTora!]

well, i can honestly say, i never seen, or remember seeing a pop up buddy list anywhere in here for 2.03, and that is the honest truth. I check out the hack section quite a bit, and I am not saying that it does not exist, im just curious as to why people would be asking for it, and requesting it, if it had already been done. I could of saved a pissload of trouble making it up, if i would have known it was already done. I might also add, that i did not "steal" anything from you if that is what you are passively implying.

Also, the user profiles that i am familar with, do not have avatars in them, nor do they have the "last online" included, (not last post either...last online...big difference) Brads upload hack, my resize script for the pic in there, fomoise99's member page count hack, favorite web sites, search for member, online status, mood hack, nor the layout that it entails. True, the rest is of course, a simple layout of html, with extra user profiles added to the profile area, but, if it would deem it more of a "pro approved" hack, we could hard code that information in with no trouble. I did it this way, because it is a nice, simple approach. This page, acts as a template, so users of the hack, can do any damned thing they feel with it.
Another point I would like to bring up, is
there are people who think having 20 lines of code, for something as simple as a time stamp, is proving genious in the php rhelm. I have seen dozens of examples from people who always have to make something harder than it needs to be, just to prove how smart they are, when a simple ONE line code for a time stamp could suffice. The reason i say this is, just the other day, for my mood hack, i figured i had to make a functions script, pull data from here and there..blah blah blah, because i seen some examples that rivaled that.....than, i come home from work one day, sit down, plop in a simple time call, and data base entry, and whoola...done. works like a charm, and i didnt need to hog anybodys db up with sloppy assed coding.

Now, that brings up this point.....
If i were to lets say...make text areas for the user profile, and than hard code them in, call on the information that the user provided, and than after all of that, call on it in the user profile, would that be effecient?
No. Vb already has a user profile area, to make things up, and add the fields where necessary, so why fuc* around all day, creating something that is already done for?
Basically, all i did, was create a template. We have four or five more, that will be "modules" for people to slap in at any time they feel like it. Down the line, we may give the user to "pick" which style they would like to use...that is kind of the whole point to the simple user area....you havent seen jack yet...what we are showing, is just the crumbs off a much bigger piece of cake.

Also, if queries are going to be a issue, which i have seen some people jump on WA Jones case lately about, is that this user profile, only uses what is already there. The others are such a small query with the amount of information that they hold, it is not even a issue. I could see the complaints if we were pulling the whole front index page, the posts, and the online offline area into it, but we are not...just simple three calls, that pull basically what is already there out, which basically amounts to jack shi* as far as performance, or security is involved.

I guess the bottom line is, none of my hacks take a phd in PHP to install, or make. Its that simple. The queries are a common sense approach to pull data from the data base, i see no other way of doing it.
When my business partner and I first bought the vb licence to use and cherish for public use, i would look at these hacks, and just sit back in awe at the intelligence some of these guys had..i still do actually.....i would take some of these hacks, and actually think that i could install them...i would be reading some of this stuff, thinking to myself....just what the hell is it that you want me to do again? is all of this shi* worth it? half the time, the hacks ended up being scrapped due to difficulty. Later, i started reading more on php, learning it (still am) and asking dumb questions. (lots of them actually)

I can do quite a bit with php these days, and i am not bragging that i can do what some of these other guys can at all...my point is, that there are a few other ways to doing the hacks i did, but then i remember back to the days of just knowing how to change a couple of things in the templates, and being proud as all hell i could do that.
That is all these hacks are to. Minimal setup, maximum results, with little knowledge of what the hell makes it go round and round to begin with, and since vb already has a easy approach to some of it, why not use it.

[ToraTora!]

ok, i clicked on you buddy list hack, and i can assure you, that ours are not even close to matching. totally different java code.

[ToraTora!]

it didnt look like from your text file, you could pm any of the people on the list, or delte the names off that list either...when our (snyx's java script..he didnt like mine) pop up buddy list pops up, you can do all that you could, as if you were in the user control area using the buddy list there...
The close window, and the refresh link is something else i noticed yours might not of had....with the also added bonus of it working on 2.03.

if i remember rite...we have two java codes, one php file, and the link...not sure..but its not a rip off of yours.

two completely different pop up hacks.

[MrLister]

oh hehe i'm not trying to say you took a hack or anything and i don't mind at all even if you did take it. i was just wondering the point of making another one. and the one that i made was a long time ago when i barely knew php at all so i don't mind at all. i'm working on a lot bigger project. but great job guys. your stuff looks great!

[BradC]

mrlister, where have you been!.. seems you have been posting less hehe :)

ummm I myself have no clue if there is a buddy list popup or not.. so I will leave that be..

as for all the queries... to me it does not seem that much.. don't worry I have in the works for multiple page profile.. so those queries can be minimized and spanned over like 5 or 6 pages.. so it will not take as much at once..

[Bald Bouncer]

This looks great, can't wait for a release.
Nice work and cool dedication :D

[BradC]

ok so I can get this hack done and released... I have just one last thing to do tonight if and when I get the time and if all goes well in my last installation of it, I will release it. Any requests apon changes to it.. will not happen right away once it is released. But

we have in the works a few more things after it is done.. which is a vb template version, a multiple upload version.. which we have a 3, 6, and 10 done. Also we are working on creating a photo gallery on the side as an addon to this.. so everyone can have a mini-photo gallery.

[*Kool Girl*]

Hiya guys/gals,

I just installed vBulletin. It'd be great if we can add this picture upload feature in the program so users can display picture(s) in their profiles.

I've seen a website that added this feature in its vBulletin (so it's a live example!) It looks great!

I hope the hack will be available soon!

cheers,

[ozone2000]

Darn, i cant wait untill this hack gets out, it must be the biggest hack yet... arg i cant wait, but i have to!

[BradC]

Originally posted by *Kool Girl*
Hiya guys/gals,

I just installed vBulletin. It'd be great if we can add this picture upload feature in the program so users can display picture(s) in their profiles.

I've seen a website that added this feature in its vBulletin (so it's a live example!) It looks great!

I hope the hack will be available soon!

cheers,

You seen one of my beta sites? Or.. someone else that has done this?

Btw... I soon as I get back.. just got done with my second job for the day.. going to sit down and try to finish this up and hopefully release my upload script tonight or tommorow.

[*Kool Girl*]

Hi Brad,

I think that site is at http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/

cheers! :-)

[webhost]

<a href="http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=18" target="_blank">http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/memb...info&userid=18</a>

Looking at this it reminded me of something, any way you guys can add a spot below icq/aol/yahoo/ for hotmail?

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by webhost
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=18

Looking at this it reminded me of something, any way you guys can add a spot below icq/aol/yahoo/ for hotmail?


Hotmail would fall under a email adress setup. if you are talking about msn messenger, there is a hack that allows you to log into msn from your forums below your "users online" area, and that is about as far as anyone has gone with msn. MSN is kind of particular to certain aspects of thier site/software, so i tend to leave any hacks that may include msn, out.

[webhost]

ok, I have went a little bit further with it. I have added a field in the profile for msn hotmail and when the user logs in their hotmail handle if they have included it in their profile automaically goes in their login field. All they have to do is put in their password.

[ToraTora!]

excellent...we may have to try and work something possibly in the userprofile area for that later web...Currently, we are working on a mini gallery module that goes with the rest of the multi-page userprofile. There are a few more things that we have been tinkering with to that will make the user profile stand out as a way to get to know a member, rather than a quick glance as before. Also, many of the options that were once just user profile addons, will now be hardcoded so a person can have a seperate personal extended area, to the standard registration area.(keeps all of that information tucked away)

[BradC]

Originally posted by *Kool Girl*
Hi Brad,

I think that site is at http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/

cheers! :-)

I don't see anything.. do I have to register to see it in my profile.. hehe... :)

Ohh well.. almost done with it.. got some more testing and documentation to finish up on.. and I think it is done! :)

[*Kool Girl*]

Can users upload the pic(s) during registration? Or they can only upload them when they modify their profiles? Sorry if this has been discussed b4.

[ToraTora!]

we have made this a strictly registered only hack. They have to register, to actually access the upload section, due in part we hid it in the profile area. Of course, if you wish to have it accessable other places, that is up to you, but we strongly suggest that you have the link in the profile area, to insure that people that access that particular link, are of course registered members of your forum.

I will bring up the hack for the userarea, that shows the links to the mood, and upload area...i have it here somewhere...lol.

[BradC]

Originally posted by *Kool Girl*
Can users upload the pic(s) during registration? Or they can only upload them when they modify their profiles? Sorry if this has been discussed b4.

Just to let you know.. I can probably make it this way... or add some small bit of code into the script to make this happen for ya..

but for the most part... when I was setting it up it was strickly for my site and the way I set it up was with that idea in mind... but after playing with it, and seeing a demand from a few people.. like toratora, snyx, and a couple of others I decided to release a version of it, so I did not want to re-write or change it cause it already worked so I left it the way it was...

See uploading when you register is really not a big deal there can be a link after it says "You have successfully registered, do you want to add a picture and other preferences?"..

or whatever. Just with the way I set it up, it shows you what picture and description you uploaded right after you upload it, which I would not do with the registration... does that make sense?

[ToraTora!]

I personally would rather see them have the option to upload, after lets say....100 posts or something like that rather than rite after registration.
That is just me being overly paranoid though.
Reason being, is when they first register, and are prompted with a upload a pic type deal, they are naturally not going to read the rules, or know what the rules are, because they just registered.
Even though the uploader has the rules printed on it, there are people who just register at boards to make life miserable for everyone else, and the uploader could be the perfect tool to do so.
If anything were to be added to it, that would be the one thing i would suggest. :)

[BradC]

Well as you know Tora.. for my site.. that is one of the intentions... ya know :)

but.. here is what we can do... well I have this set in mine... just not active.. is from either the admin and mod panel... banning the user from the use of the upload script.

As for the 100 posts.. I guess we can set it up where the administrator can set the amount if he wants an amount.... ok more delaying.. while I play with it lol.

[ToraTora!]

you have to admit, its a pretty damned good idea :)

[BradC]

yah it is a good idea.... for the most part :p

I have decided not to include the upload part in the registration... cause it will just make it a longer time for users to register.. and everything.

But we can make it an addon if we want too.

[ToraTora!]

i see grasshopper flows compliments, like cement pouring in 30 below wind chill.........:D

(you never will admit that i might have a good idea, without throwing something in there, to NOT discredit your genious...) lol....

damned kids...:D

by the way....where is our resident alcoholic at anyways?....i havent seen snyx in awhile....i mean..he keeps this up, and you are going to be the king of liver disease. :D

[*Kool Girl*]

Originally posted by BradC


Just to let you know.. I can probably make it this way... or add some small bit of code into the script to make this happen for ya..

but for the most part... when I was setting it up it was strickly for my site and the way I set it up was with that idea in mind... but after playing with it, and seeing a demand from a few people.. like toratora, snyx, and a couple of others I decided to release a version of it, so I did not want to re-write or change it cause it already worked so I left it the way it was...

See uploading when you register is really not a big deal there can be a link after it says "You have successfully registered, do you want to add a picture and other preferences?"..

or whatever. Just with the way I set it up, it shows you what picture and description you uploaded right after you upload it, which I would not do with the registration... does that make sense?


Oh either way works for me! :-)

Thanks for everything!!!!!!

[BradC]

Originally posted by ToraTora!
i see grasshopper flows compliments, like cement pouring in 30 below wind chill.........:D

(you never will admit that i might have a good idea, without throwing something in there, to NOT discredit your genious...) lol....

damned kids...:D

by the way....where is our resident alcoholic at anyways?....i havent seen snyx in awhile....i mean..he keeps this up, and you are going to be the king of liver disease. :D

I am merely a peasant in your kingdom... I am just a small blade of grass on your golf course... I am almost sure I am a major part of that pain in the back of your neck... I am.. me :)

Yah.. my compliments... go down in history has a short coming don't they.. lol

The only reason that is, is cause I don't want to do anymore coding on this.. for now.. lol.. go ahead grasshopper :)

and I see snyx... puking in a bucket outside liverworst.. :D

good thing I am not a alcoholic... just a social drinker.... and DAMNED if I am social :)

[BradC]

Ok.. I got some screen shots of the admin and mod control panels...

Since my images are to big to attach...

here is a link to my photo gallery with them in it..

any questions on them ask away..

I do understand that in the mod part.. they moderators have the right to change the name or email address... I am going to leave it that way. and you can choose to change that, or not even add the mod part.

http://www.addictedusers.com/gallery/index.php?&gallery=1&direct=ScreenShots&img=

[*Kool Girl*]

wow it looks great!!!!!!!! May I ask if the hack comes with a readme.txt? :-)

[BradC]

Here is the contents of the upload script folder

/root/

filechanges.html = changes that need to be made to vb.
upload.php = the actual script for uploading
uploadhelp.html = user help file for FAQ on uploading.
vbuploadinstall.php = installation file for the database changes

/images/
../upload_files/

profile.jpg = icon for linking to the user control panel
question.jpg = icon for linking to the user help file.

/docs/

disclamer.txt = a file giving some guidelines and like terms and conditions.
F.A.Q.txt = a little help on common asked questions for installation and information
Readme.txt = yes there is a readme, where I give credits to certain people give you an outline of the files, and some other info.
updates.txt = my change list of the upload script.

[BradC]

Ok.. to let you know the images for the control panels have changed hehe... sorry

As I was browsing them to make sure they work, I found that I might be the only person that trust their mods enought o give them the ability to change the username and user email, so I took that out of the mod panel. I also had to update it a little more for the fact that, I had it where yes it would remove the information in the database, but the image would still be located on the server.. duh what was I thinking? I think I have girls on my mind to damn much... oh well.. I fix that and I had at one time in the admin panel, where you can remove the user from my hack, well I changed that to delete the picture instead, why have double coding?

So.. I have sent it over to ToraTora! to take a look at when he gets a chance, after that... I am fairly certain it is ready to release, without any problems.. other than there will be a lot of small editing that everyone who downloads and installs it has to do... cause of the folder schemes and everything :)

[ozone2000]

couldn't you just make a option where you can choose if the mod's will be able to change usernames and emails,... where the options for the mod usergroup is... make a option there and people can choose if they want their mods to be able to do that stuff!

[BradC]

I just took that out of the mod section... for my hack, anybody can give the moderators the right to do so.. but I did not see how my addon would really need to do so. So the moderators have the right to edit the photo name, and description and delete the photo.. that is it.

[ToraTora!]

Judging by the thread rate, we are not gaining any fans...none the less, these are origional hacks, and looking at the last few threads and posts in here, probably as welcome as a headcold.
(karma..etc..)

Anyways, to make the mood hack a bit more functional, and add some user flare, i added a few things to it.
(attachment 1)
The first pic, will be of course the mood hack form itself.
Im pretty sure, that those who do want this hack, and have been following its progress, noticed i added a comment section.
Now, with this comment section, is the needed security of blocking html tags, and html period. Also, it will not include any bbcode, or smiley code. TEXT ONLY!. Do not ask me to change it around, because it is for the better, that it remain text only.
If you start letting people post html in that area, you are asking for trouble. Since it works primarily off a pop up set up, i will not include the bbcode either. I have noticed when users get familiar with the text size and other aspects of bb, they abuse the hell oout of it, and tend to throw your board, tables, and posting areas completely out of whack, thus, why i will not include it in this.

(attachment 2)

Attachment 2 includes a screen shot of the post bit area. You will notice at the bottom, there is a button named "mood". click on that, and you will now see (attachment 3).

All and all, i think it is a nice way, of keeping the users familiar with each other, and a sort of communications device, to keep your forums, and posts clean of topics such as "i am online, and will be until blah, give me a shout..pm me...etc..."

Ok, on with the pics. :)

[ToraTora!]

attachment 2

[ToraTora!]

attachment 3

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by ozone2000
couldn't you just make a option where you can choose if the mod's will be able to change usernames and emails,... where the options for the mod usergroup is... make a option there and people can choose if they want their mods to be able to do that stuff!

he does have that option. you can choose to add the mod functions script to your board, or not add it to your board. Its that simple.

I do not see the need to have the option, for the user to include the mod script in this hack, to the upload section, and than make a option somewhere else, to decide whether or not mods get to use the option or not...

Basically, if you want your mods to have the power to delete the pics, and all of that stuff, add the mod script he has included with the hack.

If you do not want mods to have this power, than do not add the script.

Personally, i wouldnt give mods that power. Everyone has a difference in tastes and opinons, and there are some things that since you are held responsible as a administrator to control (IE. bad content...vulgar displays..etc.) you should take it into your own hands, otherwise it is quite possible, if one mod finds a pic to be offensive, when 99.9% of your members do not, than it is quite possible that your choice in mods was questionable.

[MrLister]

are you gonna charge money for this hack? if not i'd love to include it in my upcoming site. Would save me lots of time remaking it.

[BradC]

which part mrlister.. or all of them?

Upload Script, Mood Hack, Pop up Buddy List? User Profile... ?

Just curious..

my script will be free. the Upload Script that is... even though I have spent a lot of time on it... hell I spent a lot of time on the f.a.q and other files to go along with it.. so I might as well :)

[ToraTora!]

continue this disucssion in the new thread that theflow fixed up for us if you could please. Could a mod lock this one up?

[MrLister]

just the mood and upload hack plz.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BradC
which part mrlister.. or all of them?

Upload Script, Mood Hack, Pop up Buddy List? User Profile... ?

Just curious..

my script will be free. the Upload Script that is... even though I have spent a lot of time on it... hell I spent a lot of time on the f.a.q and other files to go along with it.. so I might as well :)

[ToraTora!]

they are all free for now with high stipulations and warnings about modifying the hacks or offshoots of the hacks without our permission.

[MrLister]

well obviously.. just wondering you said they are all free for now. so you'll be charging for vbulletin hacks in future.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ToraTora!
they are all free for now with high stipulations and warnings about modifying the hacks or offshoots of the hacks without our permission.

[ToraTora!]

anything is possible. these were not throw together hacks that took a couple of minutes. even though in theory they are relatively simple, there is alot of work to them, which also means that if we are giving this stuff away, we do not want to see them in any way shape or form, redone, and than thrown back up here as a repackaged hack undersomebody elses name.
For any reference to that, check out most of tubedogs hacks, and you will get a idea of what he goes through every time he releases something. (people swiping bits and pieces off him, than releasing something under thier name)

Some people do not realize, or understand that a idea is a idea, and execution of that idea takes a great deal of time, and i wanted to point it out one more time, because somewhere you had said, that if you had to buy these hacks, you would just go make your own.

well, until now, i have not seen a upload hack, or a mood hack of any kind here, so that also means that they are origional hacks, which if there are any offshoots or sudden releases of these hacks before we actually get them up here ourselves, that is basically ripping us off, so yes, i tend to get a little weery about people who comment that "if they have to buy them, they will make their own"

As far as the pay hacks go, who knows..maybe sometime down the road we may charge..i do not know that for sure, so i left that answer a basic open door, in case it did come to be, we needed to charge for a hack, previous statements would not be contradictory to any comments about providing nothing but free hacks. We have never implied either until a question was asked about the pay status of the mood hack, and uploader, by yourself, in this very thread.

[webhost]

Down Big Fella.

[ToraTora!]

just making valid points is all :)

im not trying to sound like a ass, or trying to be one..even though its probably coming out that way. :)

[Dave#]

Originally posted by ToraTora!
just making valid points is all :)

im not trying to sound like a ass, or trying to be one..even though its probably coming out that way. :)

well now you mention it :)

[MrLister]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ToraTora!

well, until now, i have not seen a upload hack, or a mood hack of any kind here, so that also means that they are origional hacks, which if there are any offshoots or sudden releases of these hacks before we actually get them up here ourselves, that is basically ripping us off, so yes, i tend to get a little weery about people who comment that "if they have to buy them, they will make their own"

[BradC]

I will most likely release my upload script this Friday. If not sooner..

I am going through the installation.txt file that I slapped together the other day to make sure it makes sense, so that others will understand it and have a safe installation. :)

As for selling up the hacks.. to me.. that will be more of a customized request hack. Where someone might want something done and will pay for it.. in my eyes. I don't mind giving away hacks.... a lot of others do.. even though there is a few things that I need some help with that I would like to see someone help me with... kind of like I help you out, you help me out.. :)

anywhoo... mrlister.. webhost.. everybody.. I will release the upload hack sometime between tonight when I get off work, till Friday.

I want to re-run through a few things.. but for the most part it is done.

[ToraTora!]

I must be going blind, because the only reason i made the mood hack, is because synx requested it...now..im not going to get in a argument over it, because the mood hack is going to be released for free, and since i have provided screen shots (close to 30 now) it would be ripping me off.
Source code or not.

Cant you just wait? i mean, i have a week, and its going to be released. Add ons, as Brad stated, are custom requests, which if they are really involved, we will charge very little for them (5-$20.00) if that...most of our stuff will go for free...
You are making a issue out of nothing here man...
This mood hack, has close to two months of testing, and three differnt versions of documentation, install scripts and add ons...so i would take it extremely personal if you decided to go run and make one of your own, especially after i have it already done.

We dont slap shi* together, that is why i havent released it yet. The simple fact of the matter is, it is done, it needs documentation, and than it will be released. I will not be pressured by anyone, to prematurley release anything that i am not comfortable about.

As stated, this hack has been installed on now four different servers, two different versions of vb, and of course, has went through major changes since i first introduced it.
I could of released it, when it was just some smiley faces, but i didnt, because after all, there were things that i wanted to add to it, and it would not of been fair to the people that downloaded it, to now add on even more stuff, two days later...that was my point. In this thread, i stated that i would give myself a deadline, and that would be that. Well, this friday, or saturday depending on my scedule at work, will determine when its released, but it will be this week, so sit tight man, and just calm down.

The plain fact of the matter is, i know people want it, and they will get it. BUT, it will be done rite the first time, and will not be a hack with thirty pages of "this dont work, or this dont work"

Sorry to say, but pride of my work, determines the outcome of the hack.
It is a pretty involved little hack, with alot of changes made to it, so at least do me a favor, and just wait ok?

[MrLister]

i'm not making a issue i just think it's wrong to charge ppl for hacks. hacks are add-ons like maps to a game. you wouldn't charge money for a map to a game when somebody else will make it for free.

[snyx]

hacks take work, work and be free or pay.

[webhost]

Long story made short.

Free hacks everyone will take, Hacks that cost money! People will decide if they want to pay for. What the hell is wrong wirh that?

Nothing I see

[BradC]

Let me explain what I am thinking on this.. guys/gals :)

when I say... there will be a cost for a hack... it will be one that I make custom for someone... I don't mean or intend making hacks like the upload hack, or any other thing that pops up in my head and try to resell them. If I choose to create hacks or release hacks they will be free. It is when I am asked to make something for someone that takes a lot of time and energy to do it right.

So I don't expect anything from scripts like the upload script or anything. But like was said, if we would choose to sell them, then that is our right... anyone can make a hack and release it... or they can buy one from someone... like the Karma hack.. I myself am getting frustrated with trying to make a personal copy for myself, but I don't want to pay for it.. so I am left with a dilema... keep trying till I get it! :)

[ToraTora!]

Originally posted by webhost
Long story made short.

Free hacks everyone will take, Hacks that cost money! People will decide if they want to pay for. What the hell is wrong wirh that?

Nothing I see


the last time i checked, everybody had a mind of thier own, and i thought that was the basic idea of capitalism, and the very foundation this country strives on economically or otherwise, however, maybe in the two months it took to get the mood hack to where it is now.... to give away for free, communism may have taken over.

[BradC]

ok ok.. be gentle... this is my first time.. :)

I released it.. the upload script

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27475

[TheComputerGuy]

Did anything ever get finished with this hack?

[BradC]

Somethings are destined never to be finished :)

I mean yes I have my version of it done, which is being re-coded this weekend. To minimize templates, code, and all that..

but I will probably never release it for the pure fact that it is going to be based on and around my site.. so the information may be different from what any and everyone else might want.. and I am not really in the mood to make everything optional..

[mondaynightmike]

So is this hack now available as i have seen it on other sites??

[thenetbox]

So... what happened to this hack? it looked very promising..

[thenetbox]

oops.. here it is i think https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27984&highlight=mood+hack