vB Username Bolder
 

Current Version: 1.1
Released: april 18 2006
Last Updated: april 22 2006
Current known bugs: none

Important notice about PHP version
If you are using PHP4, you can download the product-usernamebolder-PHP4.xml file instead of the normal one, it is case sensitive, i can't do anything about that... the normal (PHP5) version is case insensitive

What does this hack do?
Whenever you post a new thread or reply it will bold (add tags) to any usernames it finds in the post. As from version 1.1 you can specify what you want to do with the username (bold, italic, etc. any bbcode works).

Example
If I post this message (X123 is a user on the board):

- - I'd like to thank X123 for his support.

It will be posted like this:

- - I'd like to thank X123 for his support.

Installation
Easy, download the product-usernamebolder.xml file, import the product and you're all done
Note: if you are still using PHP4, download the product-usernamebolder-PHP4.xml file. For more info see above.

Upgrade from old version
Easy too, remove old product, download new xml file, import the new product and you're all set

Features

• 3 vB Options in a new Settinggroup
• adjustable look of the replaced text using bbcode
• just a single plugin needed

Updates
April 22

• Seperate xml for PHP4 as the normal one is only working with PHP5

April 19, update 3
-version 1.1

• Bug fixed
• Updated code to allow special characters in the usernames
• Added 3 Options to the vB Options in a new settinggroup

April 19, update 2

• Bug fixed, but another one appeared.
• (much) Faster code

April 19, update 1

• Tried to fix bug, partially fixed

Important
I moved this hack from beta to stable. It currently is stable. This hack could be a issue for the performance if you have a lot of users.
You will have to install it to see if it's not slowing your board.



Requested
This hack was requested by d4v3r5 in this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=108463

this is cool.I will install as soon as it gets out BETA

Uhm, I have a "fairly" large board and this is the result:

i get this error

I'm not able to reproduce those errors
I just did some tests with special chars and such and it still all seems to be working for me :S

did you guys post a message with just text or did the text include special chars, bbcode, etc?

just text. i'm running 3.5.3...gotta upgrade, maybe that's it?

i'm not sure what causes this strange problem
I can only find similar problems on google but they all have to do with special chars, especially *. I'm running 3.5.4 and it works ok for me.

poop.
upgraded to 3.5.4 and still:
oh and here's the vb error message window:

Thank you FlyingDutchman

Works great! :)

Install

Just one question?

Is there anyway to have this working with
the Username HTML Markup colors?

Thanks again :)

What do you mean with this exactly? I just added the possibility to change the output of the plugin from the admin cp. You can use any bbcode. I'm wondering if that's what you are looking for? if not please tell me what you mean with the Username HTML Markup colors..