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PakRat
01-19-2004, 06:43 PM
Has anyone seen this type of hack for version 3?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...t=upload+avatar

This hack is for version 2. "This hack prevents remote avatars from being loaded into the database, it saved both bandwidth and space. Instead it'll load the avatar directly from the link the user gives"

I don't want users to upload avatars to my board, but I don't mind them having their own avatars (being downloaded from their own sites/storage).

From my visits to the official vb forums, they've said you can't disable the user upload in version 3, and a hack is mandatory if you want to do this.

Thanks!

Bill
Kentaurus
01-19-2004, 11:46 PM
Has anyone seen this type of hack for version 3?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...t=upload+avatar

This hack is for version 2. "This hack prevents remote avatars from being loaded into the database, it saved both bandwidth and space. Instead it'll load the avatar directly from the link the user gives"

I don't want users to upload avatars to my board, but I don't mind them having their own avatars (being downloaded from their own sites/storage).

From my visits to the official vb forums, they've said you can't disable the user upload in version 3, and a hack is mandatory if you want to do this.

Thanks!

BillWhy is a hack needed for this?

Add a custom userfield in the admin control panel called "avatar" or anything you like.

Remember the field number (field4, field5, etc)

Add it to your postbit template <img src="$post[field4]" />

Then disable avatar's and you are done. Members would put the URL for their avatar in the Edit Profile section.
Zachery
01-20-2004, 02:22 AM
it would require a hack to dbl check the size. and if its really an image :)
dutchbb
01-25-2004, 04:00 PM
Can anyone do this? I think many people will install this!
dutchbb
02-22-2004, 12:32 PM
it would require a hack to dbl check the size. and if its really an image :)
If you can make it a hack integrated with the edit avatar page, I can pay you 10$ / 10?
dutchbb
02-23-2004, 03:07 PM
bump................
Dataforce
02-23-2004, 08:44 PM
I'm interested in this aswell - altho i'm prolly gonna look into converting the old one i got for VB2 to VB3
Dataforce
02-26-2004, 03:54 PM
I suspect this is what you want?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=480219#post480219

it replaces remote avatar uplaod, with remote avatar linking