Custom User Smileys
 

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As an administrator of a pretty busy forum, I get tired of users asking to add this smiley, or that smiley, so I wrote up this extension that allows users to upload their own smileys. Each user has a custom smiley set that they can choose from.

Users smilies are private, meaning everyone can see their smilies, but that smiley is only displayed in that users smiley set when they post/reply to an article.

The administrator can limit what groups can use custom smileys, and can define how many smilies users can have, their file size, and W X H restrictions.

ChangeLog:

May 18th, 2006 - Patched popup smilie hook for standard editor (advanced was fine)
May 21st, 2006 - Patched popup smilie hook to include phrases instead of static names. Modified readme slightly for smiliebits.

Installation

Installation is simple and there are NO source code edits.

Set it up, enjoy and

CLICK INSTALL!

Installed!
At last, I can get some smilie addicts off my back:)

Wizardan, please let me know how it works on your site. It seems to be working fine for me, but I have only tested it on two sites so far, so the pool is rather small.

Tested all features.
100% functionality:)

I might change allowable size and number values in the admin CP and see how that goes.

Well done!

Suggestion...
Perhaps the 'custom' link in the smilie pop up could lead to only the user's custom smilies, as opposed to the regular smilie list followed by the user's custom list.

I am considering that, it requires another template and I am a bit concerned about compatibility issues.

I am thinking though, you could put the custom smilies on top of the regular smilies by putting $usmiliebits above $smiliebits in the smiliepopup template.

I'll give that a whirl!

*edit* Done.
Seems more functional that way.

Would really like a separate list, as suggested, if you determine it's doable.
My forums are very heavily hacked, with an extremelly customized style, and there was absolutely no problems installing this enhancement.

<font color="SeaGreen">Nice. Click install....</font>

does it work with vbshout?
I've installed it but nothing is happening in the shoutbox!
it's not evening working in normal posts! :\

I have no idea about vbshout, I have never used it. From what I have seen from the vbshout thread, I doubt it.

One bug to report...
There's is a problem, it turns out, with the uploaded being clickable.
They show up as a url in the post field now...