vB Member Photo
 

vB Member Photo
by Velocd

This hack, as well all my other vB2 hacks, I no longer provide support for (being I run vB3 and it's too much hassel to debug vB2). When vB3 Release Candidate comes out, by request I might convert some of my hacks.

Updates:

Latest update was version 1.3b on 08.01.03.


Description:

It's been ages since my last hack, due to my lack of time for coding lately. This feature here though is one I developed for my forum about a week ago, and just recently completed making the instructions for it so I could release it on vBulletin.org.

Just as the name implies, this hack will allow your members to upload a photo of themselves (or whatever you allow), then that photo will be stored in a directory of your website. In addition to just the photo, using the GD2.0 Library, thumbnails are generated corresponding to each members photo and placed inside the directory. A new link via the memberlist nav page will then be able for access to view these images all organized neatly in a photo gallery.

In addition to just this, there is a verification system integrated with the ACP for easy checking of images the members upload, before they are placed in the photo gallery.

The main reason I developed this hack is because all the other photo gallery hacks are pretty.. well, ineffective.

Features:

• Utilizes GD2.0 to automatically generate thumbnails for your uploaded images
• Organized photo gallery with a very easy-to-browse interface
• Verification system allows efficient methods of regulating what is shown in the photo gallery
• A wide variety of customizable options via the Admin CP

Requirements/Restrictions:

• GD2.0 Library is absolutely needed, which comes pre-installed with the latest PHP version, 4.3.0.
• This script does not support multiple-image uploads, and I will not be releasing a version of this hack does!
• Because the GD library does not support the GIF image format, the photo gallery does not either. The only images that can be uploaded are PNG and JPG. (I hardly think this will be an issue for the most of us) ;)

Installation:

1. Upload install_photo.php to your admin directory, and run it through your browser. All instructions for this hack are listed in there.
2. After the hack is installed, go to your "admin cp -> options" page and set the member photo gallery options to your own preference.

Screenshots:

Refer to the next several posts.

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If you use this hack, please remember to click install! :p

AdminCP Options:

Admin CP Verify Page:

Usercp Edit Photo [part 1]:

Usercp Edit Photo [part 2]:

Usercp Edit Photo [part 3]:

Memberlist Gallery:

Viewing of the image through the gallery:

Ack, I can't forget credits! =falls over=

Credits for this hack go to Kier, since I used some of the code structure of his "Save avatars as files" hack in mine, as well to Hwulex and his "Avatar Gallery Hack" for the same reason of using some of the code structure, and the asthetics of the photo gallery. ;)

This looks very good Velocd and i'll give it a try but i saw:

$cpnav[8]="#1C5780";

and this is a riddle. I've installed two other hacks that add this and by the second one i ignored it and left this part because there was a line like that already. So my question is if this is there, can i ignore that part of the installation or do i have to change numbers etc?