Mark User as Contributor

[assassingod]

Mark User as Contributor [vB3]

Coded by: assassingod
Original: MarkB

Thanks to MarkB for letting me port this hack to vBulletin 3 and creating the original.

Description:
This allows you as an administrator to mark users if they have donated to your website. You can use text/icon whatever you want by editing the phrase. It appears in postbit and the users profile:)

[Xyphen]

Can this be done with an image? Just wondering, nice hack, was looking for something like this, I'm sure it can be done as a image but just verifying.

[assassingod]

Do you mean that can you use an image? Then yes, you can by editing the phrase. (If that's not what you meant you'll have to explain again, thanks:))

[TheComputerGuy]

Good job! Will install!

[gmarik]

I'll use it for the ones who submit text to my library, thanks pal.

[assassingod]

Don't forget to click the install button if you use this hack:)

[akiy]

Mark User as Contributor [vB3]

Coded by: assassingod
Original: MarkB

Thanks to MarkB for letting me port this hack to vBulletin 3 and creating the original.

Description:
This allows you as an administrator to mark users if they have donated to your website. You can use text/icon whatever you want by editing the phrase. It appears in postbit and the users profile:)
I may be missing something, but couldn't this be done without any file hacks by using a secondary usergroup (eg "Contributor") and a conditional in the right templates to display the text/image (<if condition="is_member_of($post, X)"><B>Contributor</B></if>)?

[Allan]

Good Job Assanssingod :)

[assassingod]

I may be missing something, but couldn't this be done without any file hacks by using a secondary usergroup (eg "Contributor") and a conditional in the right templates to display the text/image (<if condition="is_member_of($post, X)"><B>Contributor</B></if>)?
Yes, but I myself would prefer a simpler way (and I find this way easier)

[akiy]

Yes, but I myself would prefer a simpler way (and I find this way easier) Ah, OK. Just wondering. I guess I personally prefer methods that'll work without file modifications since I hate having to reapply file patches when upgrading...

[FastAttack]

I did the simple way and used this conditional in the postbit:

<if condition="$post[subscriptionid] == 4">Im a paying member</if>

thanks to funkie for pointing it out ..

btw this hack works if you don't want to have added features as a donator

[Randuin]

Okay... I tried using the <img> tags in phrases...It didn't work :(

[assassingod]

Okay... I tried using the <img> tags in phrases...It didn't work :(
I'll get to work on this.

[PranK]

schweet - nice job assasingod!! :) :D

* PranK clicks install

Christian

[gmarik]

akiy - could you write a step-by-step tut about what you did?

[Exero]

totaly sweet
ill install when vB3 Gold is out ;)

[Funkie]

I did the simple way and used this conditional in the postbit:

<if condition="$post[subscriptionid] == 4">Im a paying member</if>

thanks to funkie for pointing it out ..

btw this hack works if you don't want to have added features as a donator


@FastAttack did this work for you as I couldn't get it to work I put it in the postbit-legacy template but nothing shows up how did you get it to work m8 as I've had to setup aload of xtra usergroups and added this code to cover it

<if condition="IS_MEMBER_OF($post, 20)">Donated: <img src="/forum/images/gold.gif" width="50" height="50"></if><if condition="IS_MEMBER_OF($post, 21)">Donated: <img src="/forum/images/bronze.gif" width="50" height="50"></if><if condition="IS_MEMBER_OF($post, 22)">Donated: <img src="/forum/images/silver.gif" width="50" height="50"></if><if condition="IS_MEMBER_OF($post, 23)">Donated: <img src="/forum/images/mon.gif" width="20" height="30"></if>

[FastAttack]

Its working perfectly fine.. just remember to change the Usergroup ID.

I can give you my postbit code so you can look at it. PM me l8r! :)

[Funkie]

when you say change the usergroup id do you mean the subscription id like when your first setup a supscription its 1 and so forth or is there something in usergroup I need to change?

a look at your postbit would be helpfull m8 if you don't mind

funkie@btconnect.com

[FastAttack]

Letme send you the postbit layout.. its pretty simple its actually not subscription id but usergroup == blablabl

anyhow code on its way

[Ig@r]

I may be missing something, but couldn't this be done without any file hacks by using a secondary usergroup (eg "Contributor") and a conditional in the right templates to display the text/image (<if condition="is_member_of($post, X)"><B>Contributor</B></if>)?
IMHO, this is the best way to do it. There is no file hack needed, only the template modification. This is a power of VB3!

[Funkie]

@FastAttack thx man:D



IMHO, this is the best way to do it. There is no file hack needed, only the template modification. This is a power of VB3!

that is an option m8 but its not the easiest way to do it as you have to setup different usergroups it would be best done under subscription id then whoever has subscribed to one of the subsriptions you can make a different gif for each

but saying that I don't know what the code is for subscription id or even if its a condition cuz noone answered me when I asked

[Mellow]

akiy - could you write a step-by-step tut about what you did?
I liked this mod... I took the template-only suggestion and it worked great. I still clicked Install since the idea and original intent was very good.

[The Quibbler]

It'd be nice if you could mark them as different levels (like "Contributor" if they dontate $XX-$XX, "Donator" if $XX-$XX, and so on). But it's still really nice as is. I'll install it soon.

[FastAttack]

It'd be nice if you could mark them as different levels (like "Contributor" if they dontate $XX-$XX, "Donator" if $XX-$XX, and so on). But it's still really nice as is. I'll install it soon.
again you can make it a conditional using fields.

First make the regular Contributor tag . Then make new field get the ID number and once more using the conditional to display the amount if that field is populated ( of course only admins would have access to input the amount there)

[Zachariah]

Would be nice to have "Contributor page" as a VB page with header, footer, navbar ect .. with links to their profiles.

EX:

Yoursite.com would like to extend its thanks to the following individuals who have helped us pay back some of our debts and expenses over the years.
blaw, blaw blaw blaw......


SELECT `userid` , `username` , `contrib`
FROM `user`
WHERE 1 AND `contrib` =1
ORDER BY `usergroupid` ASC LIMIT 0 , 30


Thoughts ?

[trackpads]

Great hack!!

[assassingod]

Would be nice to have "Contributor page" as a VB page with header, footer, navbar ect .. with links to their profiles.

EX:

Yoursite.com would like to extend its thanks to the following individuals who have helped us pay back some of our debts and expenses over the years.
blaw, blaw blaw blaw......


SELECT `userid` , `username` , `contrib`
FROM `user`
WHERE 1 AND `contrib` =1
ORDER BY `usergroupid` ASC LIMIT 0 , 30


Thoughts ?
This would be pretty easy, i'll make it an addon soon.

[trackpads]

Thanks!

[ap0c]

for the image showing up in the postbit, couldnt you just use the rank feature.I set mine up using subscriptions which are automatic, and a new rank for that usergroup they entered with the $ image for rank.

[trackpads]

for the image showing up in the postbit, couldnt you just use the rank feature.I set mine up using subscriptions which are automatic, and a new rank for that usergroup they entered with the $ image for rank.
You can but this is even better because you can save ranks for other things.

[Zachariah]

This would be pretty easy, i'll make it an addon soon.

Its "dirty" code and don't have VB code vs. hard code, I am sure there is a simple way, but here is some thoughts.



<?php
require('./global.php');

$contribreport=mysql_query("SELECT userid,username,contrib FROM user WHERE contrib='1' ORDER BY userid");
while(list($userid,$username,$contrib)=mysql_fetch _row($contribreport)){

?>
<table width='98%' border='0' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='0' align='center'>
<tr>
<td align='center' width='100%'><a target='_blank' href='../forums/member.php?u=<? echo"$userid"; ?>'><font size='1' face='Verdana'><? echo" $username"; ?></font></a></td>
</tr>

<?
}
?>

[assassingod]

Contributor Page:
Upload contributors.php and upload it to your forums root directory

Add the template 'CONTRIBUTORS'

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - $vbphrase[contribs]</title>
$headinclude
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('newpost_options')"><img id="collapseimg_newpost_options" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_newpost_options].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>$vbphrase[contribs]
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_newpost_options" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_newpost_options]">
<tr valign="top">
<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
<div class="panel">
<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth]" align="$stylevar[left]">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[contribs]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
<div>$contrib_bit</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$footer

</body>
</html>


Add the template 'contrib_bit'

<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]userid=$contributors[userid]">$contributors[username]</a>
<br />


Edit template 'footer'
Find:

<a href="$vboptions[contactuslink]">$vbphrase[contact_us]</a>


Above, add:

<a href="contributors.php">Contributors</a> -


Add phrase:

varname: contribs
text: Contributors

[Boofo]

Excellent addition, Steve! Good work! ;)

[Zachariah]

Contributor Page:


:banana:

I changed a few things:
http://www.gzhq.net/forums/contributors.php

[Boofo]

:banana:

I changed a few things:
http://www.gzhq.net/forums/contributors.php

That looks great! Would you care to share the code? ;)

[Zachariah]

That looks great! Would you care to share the code? ;)


Template: CONTRIBUTORS (in this template is Yoursite.com and Youremail@Yoursite.com) *fill in your info.

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - Contributors</title>
$headinclude
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('newpost_options')"><img id="collapseimg_newpost_options" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_newpost_options].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>$vbphrase[contribs]
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_newpost_options" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_newpost_options]">
<tr valign="top">
<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
<div class="panel">
<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth]" align="$stylevar[left]">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[contribs]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
<div><p align="center">Yoursite.com would like to extend its thanks to the following individuals who
have helped us pay back some of our debts and expenses over the years. Yoursite.com
is currently fueled only by such notable individuals at those that follow, and
it is they who help us keep this site online. If you are interested in donating
to Yoursite.com, please use Paypal and this <a target="_blank"
href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&amp;business=Youremail@Yoursite.com &amp;item_name=Donation%20to%20Yoursite.com&amp;item_numbe r=Donation&amp;no_shipping=1">link</A>. <br>
<br>
<b><font size="5">The People Making Yoursite.com Possible</font></b></p></div>
<div><center>$contrib_bit</center><br></div>
</div>
</fieldset>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$footer

</body>
</html>

Template: contrib_bit
<a target="_blank" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]userid=$contributors[userid]">$contributors[username]</a>
<br />

Phrase: contribs (in this Phrase is Yoursite.com) *fill in your info.
<img border="0" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/donate.gif" alt="Yoursite.com Contributors !!!" width="16" height="16"> Contributors

Image: donate.gif (style image/misc)
VBroot/images/misc

[Boofo]

Thank you, sir. ;)

[assassingod]

Looks good:)

[Infopro]

.....It appears in postbit and the users profile

It appears on the profile page, but I can't make it appear on postbit. It does have a space there, but the text does not show. I noticed this same issue on another members forum here in this thread as well.

Any ideas? Thanks.

[assassingod]

It appears on the profile page, but I can't make it appear on postbit. It does have a space there, but the text does not show. I noticed this same issue on another members forum here in this thread as well.

Any ideas? Thanks.
Are you using the legacy template by any chance?

[Infopro]

How do I tell that? I'm trying to yank this right now as my forums crashed and I'm getting emails like crazy here.

You got any idea what this is from?

Invalid SQL:
SELECT title, data FROM 125datastore
WHERE title IN ('options', 'cron', 'forumcache', 'usergroupcache', 'stylecache')

mysql error: Table ' dbnamehere.125datastore' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

[assassingod]

No idea what might be causing that.

[Infopro]

I think it was a bad query for the whos online hack by Gary. :(

[assassingod]

Better ask in his hack thread then.:)

[Infopro]

I'm not sure now that it was that. I was able to re add it, and Contributor hack and all is well in the world again. Thanks.

[White Knight]

Well I just installed this hack and its not working. i followed the directions to a T and all. I got to be over looking something and have no idea where to look.

I can mark the person as a contributor.. however it doesnt show when people post.

any ideas?

[White Knight]

Nevermind.. i had to add it to postbit_legacy..

[Infopro]

Fred
Administrator/Webmaster

Contributor

Looks like its working there now..

[White Knight]

Looks like its working there now..

Yeah like I said.. I had to add it to the postbit_legacy template.. thats twice that has happened to me..

one day i will find out whats the difference between postbit and postbit_legacy :)

[P.Jackson]

/me installs awsome addon

[Loyalty4Life]

I did the simple way and used this conditional in the postbit:

<if condition="$post[subscriptionid] == 4">Im a paying member</if>

thanks to funkie for pointing it out ..

btw this hack works if you don't want to have added features as a donator
I tried using this code, but it didn't work. Is the number 4 indicating the subscription ID? I thought it was, so I subbed 4 for 1, my subscription ID that I use. It didn't work though.

Anyone know how to use this code correctly? What am I doing wrong? No offense to the maker of this hack. :) It looks good! I just would rather edit a template then edit multiple php files. :)

[P.Jackson]

Add these phrases:

Varname: user_contrib
Text: Mark as Contributor ?

Varname: post_contrib
Text: <b>Contributor</b>

whats the Phrase Type?

[assassingod]

IIRC Global.

[P.Jackson]

i dont see IIRC Global. :S

[assassingod]

IIRC = If I Remember Correctly :)

The phrase type will work in GLOBAL so put it there:)

[P.Jackson]

o my bad

[Illuvatar]

I saw this question asked earlier, and unless I blew by the answer, then I'd like to ask again.

I had the original version of this this hack installed in V 2.2.7, and I used this<img src="/forums/vbulletin225/upload/images/sitestafflogo.jpg" width="21" height="22" alt="WotR Staff"> so that I could display a little image and use this to indicate my staff members, but now that we're using Gold it appears that it's all done with phrases instead.

I'm using the ranks to assign a silver ring to indicate my subscribers and would like to use this for my staff. So the question is...

How....or can I use a phrase to assign this image like I did above? And if so....is the placement of the image just a matter of where in the postbit you place it like it was before.

Thanks! :p

[Bison]

I really prefer the multi-tiered version where you can label a user based on the amount that they donated.

example:
Platinum Contributor
Gold Contributor
Silver Contributor
Bronze Contributor

This is very effective when the time comes to request donations. :)

[webrats]

can you make it so a certain usergroup is an contributor?

[lifesourcerec]

I did it step by step, but it doesn't show up. I may be missing something.

[Maikeru]

Good work. I was wondering, could we make the contributor thing say something different like... awesome person...not that i'll use that, but can we change it?

[paratek]

Smacks the install....I just love the little things....

[jons5150]

Installed per instructions-cannot find anything in the CP.

[Boofo]

Installed per instructions-cannot find anything in the CP.
It's in the user profile in the Admin CP. ;)

[turbidblue]

thank you! very easy install


*clicks install :)

[pdatoon]

Is it possible to use that to mark an entire usergroup as contributors?

[Illuvatar]

Well...we do that with the Rank system in 3.0....

All of our contributors have a Silver Ring displayed in their profile if that helps any,

[pdatoon]

Well...we do that with the Rank system in 3.0....

All of our contributors have a Silver Ring displayed in their profile if that helps any,

Oh you mean the internal rank system of Vb3?
I have still Vb2.3.0 and dont plan to upgrade for now ...

[Illuvatar]

In that case ...no...you have to mark them on a user by user basis. We used this to indicate staff when we were running 2.3 and it worked quite well.

[cnczone]

The hack is OK, but I really do not want anything in the signature is their a way to not have it do that?

[assassingod]

The Contributor title doesn't show up in the signature - so i'm not sure why it is for you :ermm:

[cnczone]

All my users have a "contrib" in their signature, when you click on thier profile.

[assassingod]

You haven't edit the MEMBERINFO template correctly.:)

[cnczone]

thanks I will check it thanks!

[cnczone]

is'nt this the problem?-

'signature',
Below, add:
'contrib',

[cnczone]

Never mind I found it!

It would be great if you could hack a page that would display all the contributors in a list format.

[Dark Aura]

Okay I'm new to hacks and i don't understand what you mean by this

Step 1:
Run this query:
ALTER TABLE user ADD contrib TINYINT(6) NOT NULL AFTER usertitle

[assassingod]

Check the link above:)

[Dark Aura]

Okay I'm blonde, how do I go to myadmin.php and run a query? :$

[assassingod]

You can usually find it on your websites control panel.

There is an easier way, go to your vB Admin Control Panel > Import & Maintenance > Execute SQL Query

Make sure you edit includes/config.php first so you have access to the query runner:)

[Dark Aura]

Thanks for your help :D

[PranK]

Hey Guys,

This is probably piss easy, but is there anyway to have the contributors marked under a certain usergroup? for eg, if I have a subscription which adds a usergroup, can I have that automatically add the user as a contributor?

does that make sense?

its late here... :)

Christian

[X-Fan]

Working fine for me on the member info page, and the contributor list is a great addition, however it's not showing up in the postbit for me.

Also, rather than have it showing on a line by itself, how can you get the icon to appear at the end of the poster's name in both member info and postbit?

[GunsNetwork]

I really prefer the multi-tiered version where you can label a user based on the amount that they donated.

example:
Platinum Contributor
Gold Contributor
Silver Contributor
Bronze Contributor

This is very effective when the time comes to request donations. :)

I am looking for the mult-tiered version?????

I have the multi-version on the older vB 2.3.4 and it works great but I don't see any hacks for vB 3.0.3

Here is the Multi-Tier Contributor program I have installed and works awesome. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=33441
This is what I am looking for to install on vBulletin 3.0.3

assassingod or MarkB any help in this area? MarkB helped me last time and enough folks got him to do the multi-tiered version.

Thank you again!

[Holidazed]

I really prefer the multi-tiered version where you can label a user based on the amount that they donated.

example:
Platinum Contributor
Gold Contributor
Silver Contributor
Bronze Contributor

This is very effective when the time comes to request donations. :)
I have asked for this before too. I am looking for a way to display what the user contributed.

Can this be done?

[y2krazy]

/me clicks install!

[Holidazed]

I have asked for this before too. I am looking for a way to display what the user contributed.

Can this be done?
Hello? anybody out there?

[gwon]

You should probably point out that you are refering to the second instance of " 'signature', " in admincp/users.php

Otherwise whenever an admin accesses a users account in AdminCP, their sig will be changed to "contrib"

[chet]

Could someone please advise as to how I can fix this problem I'm seeing

Link (http://www.chetnet.co.uk/portal/forum/contributors.php)

Thanks

Chet

[chet]

anybody?

[chet]

No worriers...fixed

[Megareus Rex]

Excellent hack! :)

[chinch]

good thread. i recently added a contributor link but didn't use this hack as it doesn't fit the way i organize my site. i'd like to recommend you guys consider making the "CONTRIBUTOR" text a LINK to take people to the PAID subscriptions page were they can see how to join, etc. That is quite useful in promoting the paid subscriptions/contributions.

If the hack does that then apologies...

the down & dirty way is like this in postbit legacy where XXX is the usergroup # (assuming paid subscriptions add you to a secondary "contributor" usergroup...

<if condition="is_member_of($post, XXX)"> <div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscriptions.php?" target="_blank">Site Contributor</a> </strong>
</div></if>


you can also have the contributors included in the "view forum leaders" by checking that in their usergroup :)

[cnczone]

Will this work for VB3.5?

[hotwheels]

i ran the query and i recieved an error: Table 'hxxxx_forums.userid' doesn't exist and that is running this query: ALTER TABLE user ADD contrib TINYINT(6) NOT NULL AFTER usertitle

Is there a different contibuting member hack for 3.07? or is there a way to make this query read?

[Boofo]

Will this work for VB3.5?

There has been one released for 3.5. ;)

[hotwheels]

great hack.........thanks, hotwheels

[Inferno Dragon]

hey nice small but handy modification! thanks for it

[DrewzR/T]

Works awesome!!!!!

Clicked Install.....

[beansbaxter]

I got it working on my 3.0.7 forum. The img thing does not work though, you have to do some super easy editing in the postbit template to get it to work with images instead of the text, but still very easy and smooth install.

I recommend.

[kether1]

I think this would be great for 3.6-x, but cannot find it. Has anyone done it already? I like the idea of the text & image in the postbit. I think my members would be pleased too.

Any help? Thanks!

Kether

[kether1]

I think this would be great for 3.6-x, but cannot find it. Has anyone done it already? I like the idea of the text & image in the postbit. I think my members would be pleased too.

Any help? Thanks!

Kether

Hi again. Anyone know where I can find this hack? Thanks for your time!

Cheers,
Kether