April Fools Joke

[SVTCobraLTD]

Would this coding still work in vb 3.8.x?

just add something like $newavatar = mt_rand(1, 10); in postbit_display_start hook, (if you have 10 random avatars to display)

and the in the postbit, change the avatar to <img src="avatarlocation/image_$newavatar.gif">

I want to have avatars randomly change.

[JacquiiDesigns]

This would be kinda kewl. Subscribing...

[Paul M]

Would this coding still work in vb 3.8.x?
Should do.

[valdet]

That's what I did last year.

In a hugely replublican/conservative forum, I replaced user avatars, with democrat/liberal politicians and celebrities, with some funny messages as user ranks.

It proved to be a great prank.

[Lynne]

No need to do any template edits. Just do it all in a plugin:
$newavatar = rand(1,20);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "avatarlocation/image_$newavatar.gif";
You may want to set the width/height also ( $this->post['avwidth'] = 'width="100"'; etc... )

[kylek]

Would this work with 4.1.2?

[Ellendway]

No need to do any template edits. Just do it all in a plugin:
$newavatar = rand(1,20);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "avatarlocation/image_$newavatar.gif";
You may want to set the width/height also ( $this->post['avwidth'] = 'width="100"'; etc... )

Hey,

it's a plugin, right? What Hook Location I must select?

//edit: Nevermind, is something like this for vb 4???

[Lynne]

Just use postbit_display_complete.

It's just php, so it works with 3.x and 4.x

[Ellendway]

Thanks <3

[SVTCobraLTD]

How do you make a plugin?

[steven s]

How do you make a plugin?
Plugins & Products -> Add New Plugin
Product = vBulletin
Hook Location = postbit_display_complete
Title = Random Avatar
Execution Order = 5
Plugin PHP Code = $newavatar = rand(1,20);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "avatarlocation/image_$newavatar.gif";
Save

avatarlocation is replaced with the path of your avatars.
I uploaded a bunch of avatars to a directory called funavatars.
Each avatar needs to begin with a number.
In this example, 1-20. image_x (x is the random number)

[kylek]

StevenS beat me to the reply.

[steven s]

StevenS beat me to the reply.
I was typing very fast.

I actually did a variation on this.
$directory = rand(1,4);
$newavatar = rand(1,50);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "images/funavatars/$directory/$newavatar.jpg";
I have 4 directories of avatars of 50 avatars each.
funavatars
..1
..2
..3
..4

Now I only wish I could add a conditional so it starts at midnight and ends at 11:59PM the user's time.

[SVTCobraLTD]

Awesome.

Did you have to resize all the images or will it do it auto?

[steven s]

Awesome.

Did you have to resize all the images or will it do it auto?I downloaded avatars that were all 100x100px. It won't resize the avatars.

[SVTCobraLTD]

Im missing something, no avatar is showing when i activate plugin.

images are in forums/customavatars/rice/

images are named 1_image_newavatar.jpg

plugin code is:
$newavatar = rand(1,32);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "customavatars/rice/image_$newavatar.jpg";

But nothing. What am I over looking?

[kylek]

Im missing something, no avatar is showing when i activate plugin.

images are in forums/customavatars/rice/

images are named 1_image_newavatar.jpg

plugin code is:
$newavatar = rand(1,32);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "customavatars/rice/image_$newavatar.jpg"; But nothing. What am I over looking?

Could be your image name, shouldn't they be image_1newavatar.jpg, image_2newavatar.jpg, etc?

[SVTCobraLTD]

Could be your image name, shouldn't they be image_1newavatar.jpg, image_2newavatar.jpg, etc?

That did not seem to make a difference

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Issue was it needs to read:
$newavatar = rand(1,32);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "/forums/customavatars/rice/image_$newavatar.jpg";

Image has to be "image_#.jpg"

[RickyG]

thanks!!!

[TheComputerGuy]

Some people don't have avatars, so it's not quite as funny as I'd hope.

But a serious bunch of guys with care bear avatars is funny stuff!

[Lynne]

Some people don't have avatars, so it's not quite as funny as I'd hope.

But a serious bunch of guys with care bear avatars is funny stuff!
Just set $show['avatars'] to true in the plugin. :)

I've got random avatars and signatures on my site. The users are finding it pretty funny.

[vijayninel]

Lynnes plugin worked perfectly :P http://www.erodov.com/forums/whats-up-changed-avatars/41140.html

thanks Lynne. ;)

[Chimpie]

Okay, so how does this need to be written to pull random avatars from avatars already in the database?

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I'd also would love a way to flip usernames upside down.

[steven s]

My members didn't say anything until I mentioned it.
Now they like it.
I may not remove it.

It may actually bring people back to see who their avatar is going to be next. :)