[DRC] - Thread Starter Avatars
 

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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!

Lookin' good, Ryan! :up:

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

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

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

Okay, I installed this on my vB 3.8.9 dev site, and everything works as expected. Definitely a nice improvement. :)

glad to here =) thanks for the feedback.

Hmm.... Avatars not rendering but also not 404.

are your avatars in the database, or file system?

File system.