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Dr.CustUmz 04-14-2016 09:00 PM
[DRC] - Thread Starter Avatars
 
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[DRC] - Thread Starter Avatars

Nominated for MOTM May 2016 BE SURE TO CAST YOUR VOTE!
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=322496

If this wins, it means it has more interest than I thought. I will put it on high priority =)

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Information:
Shows thread starter avatars on thread listings. If your avatars are stored in the database (which vBulletin does by default) this will not add any additional queries, if you have moved your avatars into your file system this will add an additional query for fetching each avatar. Barely any hit to page load though =). Does not remove anything from your template, but does add icons for new post, hot thread, and closed thread that overlap the avatar in a stylish way.

Features:
- thread starter avatar
- hot thread icon
- new thread icon (that links to new post)
- locked thread icon

Planned:
- show last poster avatar as a mini icon on top of thread starter avatar (this will add queries though)
- options to enable disable things
- options for positions

Preview:

Avatars in the database with page load time:

Avatars in the Filesystem with page load time:

and just to be thorough, plugin disabled with page load time:
hardly even a hit =)


Thanks / Credits:
To MarkFL for his constant support, and help.
To Max Taxable for finding the file system bug

If you have any ideas to add don't be shy, and share your thoughts!


Changelog:
---------------------------------------------
v1.3
- vBAdvanced Support
- Plugins only active on specific pages
- Copyright only visible on pages avatars are active
- added T.O.S.

---------------------------------------------
v1.2
- added support for file system avatars in search results

---------------------------------------------
v1.1
- added support for avatars in the filesytem

---------------------------------------------
v1.0
- initial release

MarkFL 04-15-2016 09:10 PM
Lookin' good, Ryan! :up:

I'll give this a go tonight on vB 3.8.9. :)

Dr.CustUmz 04-15-2016 09:41 PM
i was going to remove thread status, and post icon columns and use a mini icon for every thread status (which is going to take me forever) but figured why not just release what i got now and move on to something else for now, and do an update later lol

Dr.CustUmz 04-15-2016 09:43 PM
here's a broader screenshot (titles are not describing them anymore though lol)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2016/04/30.png

MarkFL 04-16-2016 01:29 AM
Okay, I installed this on my vB 3.8.9 dev site, and everything works as expected. Definitely a nice improvement. :)

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 01:47 AM
glad to here =) thanks for the feedback.

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 01:54 AM
Hmm.... Avatars not rendering but also not 404.

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 02:00 AM
are your avatars in the database, or file system?

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 02:02 AM
File system.

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 02:05 AM
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2016/04/13.jpg

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 02:07 AM
ah that would be why, this pulls the avatar from image.php which I believe the image has to be in the database for that.

this is the exact code for the image src
Code:
image.php?u=$thread[postuserid]&type=thumb
I will make a note of this in the description, and will see if I can fix it =)

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 02:11 AM
Glad i could be helpful. Looks like a great little Mod, adds almost zero to pageload.

MarkFL 04-16-2016 02:23 AM
I don't know if it works the same in vB 3 as in vB 4, but in vB 4, when I want to get a user's avatar from the file system, I use code in the following form:

PHP Code:
$avatar_url = fetch_avatar_url($userid);
$avatar = $avatar_url[0];

if (!$avatar)
{
    $avatar = $vbulletin->stylevars['imgdir_misc']['imagedir'] . '/unknown.gif';
} 
edit: I forgot, you will likely need this before the call to the fetch_avatar_url() function:

PHP Code:
require_once('./global.php');
require_once('./includes/functions_user.php'); 

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 02:49 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkFL (Post 2569063)
I don't know if it works the same in vB 3 as in vB 4, but in vB 4, when I want to get a user's avatar from the file system, I use code in the following form:

PHP Code:
$avatar_url = fetch_avatar_url($userid);
$avatar = $avatar_url[0];

if (!$avatar)
{
    $avatar = $vbulletin->stylevars['imgdir_misc']['imagedir'] . '/unknown.gif';
} 
edit: I forgot, you will likely need this before the call to the fetch_avatar_url() function:

PHP Code:
require_once('./global.php');
require_once('./includes/functions_user.php'); 
well before seeing this, at least I was on the right track lol

Code:
require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
        $userid = $thread['postuserid'];
        $avatarurl = fetch_avatar_url($userid);

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 03:20 AM
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what i ended up coming up with
Code:
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_user.php');
$drcav = fetch_avatar_url($thread[postuserid]);
if (!$drcav) {
  $drcav = $stylevar['imgdir_misc'] . '/unknown.gif';
} else {
  $drcav = $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/' . $drcav[0];
}
but good news and bad news. this works but will cause an additional query per avatar on the page since it has to fetch it, with avatars in file system there is no way around this, unless...

food for thought (for me to return to lol)
Code:
you take $vboptions[SomeFolderNameOption]/avatar$thread[postuserid]_1.gif
but how to get that pesky revision number... hmm

$array['avatarrevision']
so to keep with the products title, i can not in good faith release this as an update. What i can do though is release another version altogether =) that way both sides can be happy... I hope. but its past 1 am here

heres a quick fix for now, i will release the revised version when i wake up

THIS IS ONLY FOR AVATARS IN FILESYSTEM! and was intended to fix max's issues to be good enough for now

and does not work in search results till tomorrow, only forumdisplay as im doing it as a quick fix before bed. again i will work the rest out tomorrow

MarkFL 04-16-2016 04:22 AM
You can detect if the avatars are in the file system with:

PHP Code:
$vbulletin->options['usefileavatar'] 
This will be an integer value of 1 if the file system is being used, and an integer value of 0 if the database is being used.

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 12:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkFL (Post 2569066)
You can detect if the avatars are in the file system with:

PHP Code:
$vbulletin->options['usefileavatar'] 
This will be an integer value of 1 if the file system is being used, and an integer value of 0 if the database is being used.
yeah but how does that help lol, say i were to use for the img src

Code:
$vboptions[avatarurl_2]/avatar$thread[postuserid]_1.gif
that would work by itself, without a query. but that _1 at the end is the revision number, so I would need something like $thread[postuseridAvatarRev] where the 1 is, and i dont see any way of doing this without creating queries.

I guess for now i can combine it into one product using, ill just inform that if your avatars on your file system it will create a query for avatar loaded.

Code:
if $vbulletin->options['usefileavatar'] ==1{
USE QUERIES
} ELSE {
NO QUERIES
}

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 05:36 PM
Datastore? Possible to use that?

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 05:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Taxable (Post 2569098)
Datastore? Possible to use that?
as they say in developing 'anything is possible' lol, but beyond my skillset, this is =P

can you give me an example? a product that uses this method, a way vbulletin uses it? im looking into it now too :D

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 05:57 PM
it doesnt even touch the page load whether you have the additional queries or not though (at least from what Ive seen). all the queries mean, is it's asking the database for more information. on some products, queries matter, but from the testing ive put on my crappy little server sitting next to me i have not noticed any stress at all =) and its just a little ubuntu server i made from old pc parts, so if your site is on a real server youll have no issues =)

found a good article, but this may have to wait =)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=110628

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 06:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr.CustUmz (Post 2569102)
it doesnt even touch the page load whether you have the additional queries or not though (at least from what Ive seen). all the queries mean, is it's asking the database for more information. on some products, queries matter, but from the testing ive put on my crappy little server sitting next to me i have not noticed any stress at all =) and its just a little ubuntu server i made from old pc parts, so if your site is on a real server youll have no issues =)

found a good article, but this may have to wait =)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=110628
Yes I agree this Mod is insignificant as a bloat producer or performance negative. It doesn't hurt page load or performance at all. The only thing it really does is add the kb of the avatar image files, but these are small and not a significant source of bloat either.

I only mentioned the Datastore as a possible solution for some of the coding issues you're getting. But really, you're doing just fine the way it is.

Can we get this for search.php now too?

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 06:05 PM
oh yeah forgot had to add the other pages for the file system side.

what other pages other than search would this need to be activated?... i cant think of any others

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 06:11 PM
Pretty sure it's just going to be forumdisplay and search.

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 06:18 PM
*update* Added Support for search result avatars if files are in the file system. - thanks max

if your avatars are not in the file system this feature already exists

Hasann 04-16-2016 08:06 PM
thank you ryan
can you make last poster avatar too?

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 08:15 PM
already working on it =) and more mini icons =)

Hasann 04-16-2016 08:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr.CustUmz (Post 2569115)
already working on it =) and more mini icons =)
I like it how you do those mini icons.. a very good idea please make all of them forum/thread icons like that.

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 08:29 PM
I am, just going to take a while got to photoshop every post status icon, then create each combination in css. just got done adding vbadvanced support, ill probably hold off on the release though since no one has requested that lol.

Dr.CustUmz 04-16-2016 10:46 PM
can I get some feedback on this approach
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2016/04/27.png

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2016/04/28.png

Hasann 04-16-2016 11:06 PM
very nice

Max Taxable 04-16-2016 11:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr.CustUmz (Post 2569107)
*update* Added Support for search result avatars if files are in the file system. - thanks max
Installed to overwrite, and works perfectly. Thanks!
Quote:
can I get some feedback on this approach
Looks pretty cool.

Dr.CustUmz 04-17-2016 12:09 AM
got another one for you guys, if you noticed, the avatars make the height of the table row a little taller on each post. To not effect the row height should i shrink the avatars/icons?

here is a close up (the top post)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2016/04/25.png

here it is again normal view
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2016/04/26.png

this does make the mini icons harder to see, but it wont effect the row height this way

Max Taxable 04-17-2016 12:55 AM
Maybe not quite that small - think of fully responsive mobile styles like I have.

Dr.CustUmz 04-17-2016 02:53 AM
*UPDATE* v1.3
- vBAdvanced Support
- Plugins only active on specific pages
- Copyright only visible on pages avatars are active
- added T.O.S.

Dr.CustUmz 05-14-2016 12:38 PM
*nominated for MOTM May 2016, the more people that participate, the better us developers feel =)

Derwin 05-19-2017 01:43 PM
This is EXACTLY what I've been searching for, but for the vBulletin 4 version.

Will this work on vb4? If not, can you make this to work for vb4?

Please... please... I beg you!

z3r0 05-20-2017 07:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Derwin (Post 2586686)
This is EXACTLY what I've been searching for, but for the vBulletin 4 version.

Will this work on vb4? If not, can you make this to work for vb4?

Please... please... I beg you!

Try this - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=271540

TTayfun 08-05-2018 01:52 PM
remember that please add this plugin: search_results_threadbit

PHP Code:
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_user.php');
$drcav = fetch_avatar_url($thread[postuserid]);
if (!$drcav) {
  $drcav = $stylevar['imgdir_misc'] . '/unknown.gif';
} else {
  $drcav = $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/' . $drcav[0];
} 

crazymook 08-28-2018 03:06 PM
Is there any way to make this work only on certain styles? I dont want it active on our mobile themes.

Dr.CustUmz 05-28-2020 09:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by lange (Post 2603139)
This product works perfectly with a responsive theme under 3.8.11 / PHP 7.2.31
thanks for the feedback I havent used this product in a long time I do plan on updating all my addons though


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