[release] Random header image

[filburt1]

Author: filburt1
Description: Makes the header image a different image (or likely to be a different image) for each page.
Demo: http://www.webdesignforums.net/?styleid=3 (please don't constantly refresh the page to see all four header images)
Screenshot: n/a, see demo

A simple mod but I'm sure somebody could benefit from it.

[Rufus69]

hmm is it that thing that goes from all Pixelated to clear texT?

if so I'm installing :D

[filburt1]

No, and I already posted a tutorial at my forums on how to do that transition :p

[MustangBST]

What does this do. I know you hate to have that question but I didnt see anything

Larry

[Tony G]

Nice mod filburt, anything thats rotational I like! :D

[Rufus69]

bah where on your forums?

[filburt1]

Okay, let's say you have four title images: header1.jpg, header2.jpg, header3.jpg, and header4.jpg. The header image you see in your forums will be one of these chosen randomly.

Rufus: top of the page (alternates between clouds, mountains, earth, and the default one)

[Rufus69]

ah Isee it now :0 nice work :)

[MacKenzie]

Excellent modification, Filburt. I'd seen this done with one of the skins at the relicforums, and liked the idea, especialy as it'll be usefull for my forums where we have a couple title images that everyone wants to use. Thank you for sharing this :)

[MacKenzie]

Minor problem... I can't get this to work. I changed the header as the instructions noted, and put the code into the phpinclude template as well, changing the paths to where I have my images located... but they don't show.

Here's my phpinclude:

// This code is PHP4 only:
// ob_start();
// require("yourheader.html");
// $header = ob_get_contents();
// ob_end_clean();
//AdminCP/ModCP Login Link
if ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6) { //Admins
$adminlogin = "| <a href=\"admin/\">Administrator CP</a><br>";
} elseif ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==5) { //Mods
$adminlogin = "| <a href=\"mod/\">Moderator CP</a><br>";
} else { //Everyone else
$adminlogin = "";
}
$totalheaderimages = 4;
$randomindex = rand(1, $totalheaderimages);
$headerimage = "images/$randomindex.jpg";


Here's my header:

<!-- logo and buttons -->
<center>
<table border="0" width="{tablewidth}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left" background="{imagesfolder}/menu_background.gif"><a href="index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="$headerimage" border="0" alt="$bbtitle"></a></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right" nowrap background="{imagesfolder}/menu_background.gif">
<!-- toplinks -->
<a href="usercp.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_profile.gif" alt="Here you can view your subscribed threads, work with private messages and edit your profile and preferences" border="0"></a>
<a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=signup"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_register.gif" alt="Registration is free!" border="0"></a>
<a href="calendar.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_calendar.gif" alt="Calendar" border="0"></a>
<a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_members.gif" alt="Find other members" border="0"></a>
<a href="misc.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=faq"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_faq.gif" alt="Frequently Asked Questions" border="0"></a>
<a href="search.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_search.gif" alt="Search" border="0"></a>
<a href="index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_home.gif" alt="Home" border="0"></a>
<a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=logout"><img src="{imagesfolder}/top_logout.gif" alt="Logout" border="0"></a>
&nbsp;
<!-- /toplinks -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo and buttons -->

<!-- content table -->
<table bgcolor="{pagebgcolor}" width="{tablewidth}" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td>

[filburt1]

Are your images in /images/1.jpg, /images/2.jpg, etc?

[MacKenzie]

... no... oops. I named them header1.jpg, header2.jpg, ect. I am guessing that makes a huge differance?

[filburt1]

Just change:

$headerimage = "images/$randomindex.jpg";

to

$headerimage = "images/header$randomindex.jpg";

[MacKenzie]

Thanks! :)

I already changed the names of the files to just numbers, but thank you anyway for that hint. I may go and change it to that method so my other admins know better what the images are and such.

Cheers!

[imported_WvD]

very very nice dude!! many thnx 2 u!!

[Orfejs]

Well done.

[oz_moses]

nice Mod, I really like this one!

is there a way to move the 3 lines of code that are in the php_include into the header template? I ask this as my CMPS page is also showing the header, but doesn't run the php_include template and as such displays a broken image :(

Thanks,

Moses.

[2 FN LOW]

can anybody tell me where the phpinclude template is located? Cant seem to find it

[2 FN LOW]

also, if my header is already modified how do i go about changing that to make this work?