Nexia's Personal Favicon per Member

[vbenhancer]

# What it does is simple... if your users have an avatar, it will show in the navigation bar of their browser instead of the default favicon. If you visit a member's profile who has an avatar, this one will show up!

... see the screenshot for an example, or browser nexialys.net for a live version.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=140230

# How to present this to your members... in your own words. but you can start a contest that the best avatar will win something, or make a poll for the best one, etc... it encourage interaction between members!

... and the avatar is good so the members know they are part of something!

update: will now show user's avatar on member profile, blog and album. if you know some places where it would worth to show, only personal pages i forgot, just tell!

update #2 (july 31): now you can see your favicon besides your Welcome message in the toplinks... like in facebook !!!

update #3 (aug. 1st) corrected bug on page display inside blog section when no user selected...

[vbenhancer]

in the next release *(like in the next minutes) the action will act on someone's blog as well... i just remembered the blog... ;)

edit: done!

[Mr_Running]

Cool :)

Two files for the Product in the folder?
It Looks like it's not blog ready.
It brings up archive page ?....edit.....when clicking on blog.

[vbenhancer]

files are because of my coding protocol... *(and because of vB 5.0)

i need a little test on additional pages, but basically it works on my installation... so i suppose i need further tests on other pages.

and what about the archive ?! my engine is not touching any code in these areas, just one variable that is deleted after usage, so if something is messed out on your site, nothing related to this script, sorry.

[faisaly.com]

You also didn't mention in your read me to upload the contents in the this upload folder to your forum root before installing the .xml plugin...

This can confuse some users...

[MARCO1]

Nice idea, Good work :)

[thecore762]

Great mod man!
Thank you :)

[vbenhancer]

You also didn't mention in your read me to upload the contents in the this upload folder to your forum root before installing the .xml plugin...

This can confuse some users...

DAMN ME... rofl... thanks!

[vbenhancer]

Read Me edited to fit the UPLOAD_THIS thing... :)

[faisaly.com]

This will help members that read the how to... great job!

[imported_dfmafia]

works on vB 4.2.0 PL 2
cool feature!

[vbenhancer]

works on vB 4.2.0 PL 2
cool feature!

as indicated in the header: vB Version: 4.x.x

.... i always code my stuff to be compatible with every possible versions, but thanks for the report... :)

[vbenhancer]

ok, updated to 1.0.2 with a new feature, i mimic the mini-avatar from facebook... see in the bottom of the screenshot! why waste a complete useful icon, hey!

[faisaly.com]

Love the toplinks avatar you added...

[New Joe]

Installed and works great.

[imported_dfmafia]

looks great, what about members that use facebook connect, 2 small icons will be displayed.

could we insert an "IF" comment to remove this one if facebook connect is active?

[merk_aus]

Wow this looks absolutely awesome - great work.

[vbenhancer]

looks great, what about members that use facebook connect, 2 small icons will be displayed.

could we insert an "IF" comment to remove this one if facebook connect is active?

OH... forgot that detail... will check this in the morning!

[Justinphx]

Works fine on 4.1.12p2. Very nice addition.

[sadiq6210]

Very cool feature and new
Thanks

[New Joe]

What if a user doesn't use an avatar?

[Gemma]

What if a user doesn't use an avatar?

Going by the image in the OP without/guests will see the default favicon

[vbenhancer]

What if a user doesn't use an avatar?

the first sentence of the product description is clear:

if your users have an avatar...

[vbenhancer]

hum, server lag today...

[BadgerDog]

Tested using vBulletin 4.1.3pl5 on MAC OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion with both Safari 6.0 and FireFox 14.0.1 ?

Avatar appears fine beside user's logged in name, but does not appear on browser link navigation bar line?.

Un-installed with thanks to developer for his efforts ? :)

Regards,
Doug

[vbenhancer]

Tested using vBulletin 4.1.3pl5 on MAC OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion with both Safari 6.0 and FireFox 14.0.1 ?

Avatar appears fine beside user's logged in name, but does not appear on browser link navigation bar line?.

Un-installed with thanks to developer for his efforts ? :)

Regards,
Doug


1- your vB version is unsupported, so i will not check it.
2- if the icon is shown in the toplinks, the icon is generated, so it is supposed to show in the navigation bar...
3- Mountain Lion is not yet very stable on cache and browsers, so i can't state the unobvious... will need other systems tested...

btw, a good way to see if the system works but fail on your browser is to look at the Source of the page... if the line containing the favicon is filled with the url for the image, it's bugged-browser related...
<link rel="Shortcut Icon" href="XXXX" type="image/x-icon" /> if the XXXX is not "favicon.ico", we work... *(you need to be in full conditions also...)

[imported_dfmafia]

this killed my blog style. since no member was found it jacked up the style on the main blog page. I can view individual blogs but not the blog.php

[New Joe]

Just to say about the posts above.
I have Mac Mountain Lion installed on my Mac Book Pro, and It all works just as it should do, tested on 3 different browsers.

This is on vBulletin 4.1.10

[Nirjonadda]

Where is Option for configure?

[vbenhancer]

Where is Option for configure?

you didn't read the ReadMe.txt file, didn't you ?!

there is no option...what do you want to configure yet?!

the next version, 1.0.5, will have one single setting which will be inside the regular pages of vB Options, which is to activate or not some features that i plan on adding...

[vbenhancer]

this killed my blog style. since no member was found it jacked up the style on the main blog page. I can view individual blogs but not the blog.php

hum, strange behavior... i'll debug this right away

[Mr_Running]

hum, strange behavior... i'll debug this right away

Blogs

Yes works on pages: My Blog and Blog Settings but not the other Blog pages.

Firebug
The character encoding of the HTML document was not declared. The document will render with garbled text in some browser configurations if the document contains characters from outside the US-ASCII range. The character encoding of the page must to be declared in the document or in the transfer protocol.
Source File: http://www.my&yoursite.com/blog.php?do=list
Line: 0

[vbenhancer]

Blogs

Yes works on pages: My Blog and Blog Settings but not the other Blog pages.

Firebug

Thanks for the complete report... BUG CORRECTED!

... i was stupid not checking how it behave, but i simply forgot a "is there an userid overthere!" statement! now done!

[Mr_Running]

:up: Installed, rate 5 and Nominated :)

Suggestion and Request

First: Add settings for the top link or maybe

Change this
<img style="width: 18px;border: 0;vertical-align: top; top: -3px;position:

To this
<img style="width: 24px;border: 0;vertical-align: top; top: -.5px;position:
Increase size and have it float

Second: Have the top link avatar go to the users setting to edit/change avatar and when hovering over the avatar have the username displayed.

Edit:
If the top link avatar is not square it looks odd. Square would be better with out distorting the image to much.

Third: square up image.

Fourth: Maybe a small bug...

Visiting someone's profile albums and the album is opened it presently show the viewers avatar.
It would be better if it was the album owners avatar.

[imported_dfmafia]

all good now. thanks!!

[vbenhancer]

:up: Installed, rate 5 and Nominated :)

Suggestion and Request

First: Add settings for the top link or maybe

Change this
<img style="width: 18px;border: 0;vertical-align: top; top: -3px;position:

To this
<img style="width: 24px;border: 0;vertical-align: top; top: -.5px;position:
Increase size and have it float

Second: Have the top link avatar go to the users setting to edit/change avatar and when hovering over the avatar have the username displayed.

Edit:
If the top link avatar is not square it looks odd. Square would be better with out distorting the image to much.

Third: square up image.

all taken into consideration...

but: #3, it's up to the admin to set up proper size for avatars... each usergroup have specific settings for this, and you can force them to be square as well..

link to the "change avatar" is on the map for the 1.0.5 version...

... the html insert will become a template for 1.0.5 so you can edit it to your will ... :)

[Mr_Running]

Oh, I just added a fourth :)

[Mr_Running]

Is there a vB setting to force a square. How would I do this. :)

[vbenhancer]

Is there a vB setting to force a square. How would I do this. :)

rofl... i forgot, it's a Wordpress feature... rofl...

i may come with a vBulletin version of that feature one day though!

[1320Nation]

Installed on my vb 4.2.0 patch level2 board and there is some issues. I have a custom style.

A) After installing the mod, my avatar shows up in the upper right of page next to my screen name, and that is it for my custom style.
B) When displaying the board in the default style, my avatar shows up in the upper right of page next to my screen name, and my avatar shows up in the favicon image on the tab of my browser.
C) But at NO point does my avatar display in the browsers address area.

Is there any possible fixes for this? I have disabled this product hoping there is a cure for what seems to be a nice mod.

[vbenhancer]

for the avatar in the navigation bar problem, it's all "browser related".... if the code explained above is showing in the source of your page, it's your browser which have problems coping it, not my code... in some situations, with the exact same computer configurations, some people do not see it properly - or without refreshing the browser...

for the design thing, (a, b) i suppose you have a really customized theme, in which case i can not do a lot right now... customized themes does not go well with visual hacks... we can not fit for everybody!

[1320Nation]

for the avatar in the navigation bar problem, it's all "browser related".... if the code explained above is showing in the source of your page, it's your browser which have problems coping it, not my code... in some situations, with the exact same computer configurations, some people do not see it properly - or without refreshing the browser...

for the design thing, (a, b) i suppose you have a really customized theme, in which case i can not do a lot right now... customized themes does not go well with visual hacks... we can not fit for everybody!

I have checked this using 3 different browsers and neither display the mod as advertised. It's possible that it is not installed correctly. Is there any check I can do to see if it is installed right or not? Remember I explained that the avatar does not display in the address bar with anything it's been checked with.

[vbenhancer]

give me your url, i'll check

[faisaly.com]

Problem, With this mod enabled... you cannot see members Current Activity in profiles...

Sorry forgot to mention does not show icon in the address bar either...

[vbenhancer]

hum,... strange, it works on my own version... will have to recheck!

btw, .bmp files is soo 1990...

[Mr_Running]

Weird...I thought...I had posted this !

If viewing someone's album the avatar does not display in their individual profile photos but the shows the viewers avatar.

It would be better to display the picture owners avatar.

[Mr_Running]

Installed on my vb 4.0.2 patch level2 board and there is some issues. I have a custom style.

A) After installing the mod, my avatar shows up in the upper right of page next to my screen name, and that is it for my custom style.
B) When displaying the board in the default style, my avatar shows up in the upper right of page next to my screen name, and my avatar shows up in the favicon image on the tab of my browser.
C) But at NO point does my avatar display in the browsers address area.

Is there any possible fixes for this? I have disabled this product hoping there is a cure for what seems to be a nice mod.

Do you have 4.0.2 or 4.2.0?

Is this in your common templates...maybe your header to display your default favicon?

<link rel="Shortcut Icon" href="http://yoursite.com/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

If it's 4.2.0 most likely can remove it and set favicon within the stylevars and if it's 4.0.2 leave it :)

Edit:
Earlier versions of vBulletin it was necessary to place the shortcut icon code in the common templates (header) to have the favicon show up in IE browser. This is no longer the case as it can now be set in the stylevars. There might be two codes for favicon.

Silly me...I had the extra code in my header and when I removed it the Nexia's Personal Favicon per Member... Displays :)

[faisaly.com]

4.2.0 but need better instructions...

[1320Nation]

give me your url, i'll check

http://www.1320nation.com

Btw, I had posted the wrong vb version earlier which I have since edited with the correct version. My vb version is 4.2.0 patch level2 (and not 4.0.2).

Also this is really cool and I hope we can figure out what my issue is. Thanks for you time when looking into this!

[faisaly.com]

I use vb4.2.0 and have same problem as psychobike, but I am starting to think its a browser issue, because when I view any vb4.2.0 forum no favicons are showing in address bar I am using Mozilla firefox 14.01 the newest version...

[imported_dfmafia]

instructions are great. does what it says. instead of your favicon.iso being displayed, your avatar is displayed or if you are looking at a members profile, blog, album their avatar will be displayed instead of the sites favicon

[vbenhancer]

http://www.1320nation.com

Btw, I had posted the wrong vb version earlier which I have since edited with the correct version. My vb version is 4.2.0 patch level2 (and not 4.0.2).

Also this is really cool and I hope we can figure out what my issue is. Thanks for you time when looking into this!

FOUND YOUR PROBLEM...

it is not related to MY product, but your theme which is coded like .... yeah...

i check your source code, and i find this:

</head> <body> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.1320nation.com/forums/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> <link rel="icon" href="http://www.1320nation.com/forums/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">

problem is that the favicon code is supposed to be located in the header, just below the DOCTYPE... your theme is completely messed up, and your code is not loading. my code is transforming the favicon code when generating the header... but clearly your code is having the favicon in the wrong place, so it's not loading properly... can't help there, sorry!

[scottct1]

I love it, but a tiny few of my members don't.

Is there any ways you can code it so those that do not like it can turn it off?

Why is it that the minority who hate things are always the most vocal?

[vbenhancer]

Why is it that the minority who hate things are always the most vocal?

that's the kind of things i can not handle on my side... rofl until you give me the administration of your site, you're the one to write the rules. are these people the one who paid for the license, hosting and design of your site? are these the ones who manage the site and make it a living pleasure?... usually not... little icons are just little icons... if they are not happy and threat to leave, just for an icon, i suppose it does not worth to keep them on the site as they are just a menace!

anyway, i think that way... my features are enhancements chosen by the admins... the site is made by the admins... if you register on Coca-Cola's forum and you whinne that you do not like the white/red colors of the forum, who the hell will comply with your tastes ?!.. they will say "go the f*ck off, go play at rainbow.com"...

[1320Nation]

FOUND YOUR PROBLEM...

it is not related to MY product, but your theme which is coded like .... yeah...

i check your source code, and i find this:

</head> <body> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.1320nation.com/forums/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> <link rel="icon" href="http://www.1320nation.com/forums/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">

problem is that the favicon code is supposed to be located in the header, just below the DOCTYPE... your theme is completely messed up, and your code is not loading. my code is transforming the favicon code when generating the header... but clearly your code is having the favicon in the wrong place, so it's not loading properly... can't help there, sorry!

I'll see if I can get it taken care of. Thanks a million for spending a little time looking into this for me!

[Lustikus]

if installed, the album.php does not work as it should be.

try to watch any picture in your gallery

tested with 4.1.9

[New Joe]

if installed, the album.php does not work as it should be.

try to watch any picture in your gallery

tested with 4.1.9

You are 100% correct, I just got a load of my members telling me how messed up it is when on the album's page.
Had to un-install it now.
Will wait for a fix

[vbenhancer]

that i need to investigate... this tool is just supposed to interact with other parts of any feature inside vB... or some parts of it are coded like crap and i mess them up... rofl

[faisaly.com]

Confirmed using newest mozilla firefox update 14.0.1 favicon does not display in browser address bar... this is not the mod causing the problem...

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/04/24/firefox-is-killing-off-the-favicon/

[watershed]

Hi, great mod - just one small question: Can this be set-up so it can be switched off for some users/user groups? or perhaps configuring it so that certain users will have the forum default icon instead?

Thanks

[New Joe]

Good idea though, but with no updates over the Album thing and the above can't really use it now

[New Joe]

No updates for the album page problem?

[vbenhancer]

sorry, i didn't quite update the version on vb.org due to family matters --- vacation, back to school etc... ya know, REAL LIFE!

i'll fix that, soon enough, but now i'm with 6 kids who start school next thursday...

[New Joe]

You've got 6 kids?!!!
I take my hat off to you sir.

[vbenhancer]

not 6, but 8... the others are older or younger for school...

[mp3catcher]

Is ther a possibility to compile this wonderful plugin for invision?

[Trek]

I'm really necro'n this thread, but I've been using this for some time and just recently moved my avatars out of the database and onto the file system. After doing so, this mod stopped working.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to fix this?

[EDIT]

Got it working, was bad perms on the thumbnail folder.

[cjwinternet]

Installed and works OK, except that it doesn't align correctly...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/2.png

[geosharing]

Yes Working