[rolandogomez]

Mythor,

I took your idea and in order to get mine to work, I had to do more. Though instead of messing with the XML file, I just did it on the top_posters.php file. After applying your changes in blue, I had to apply what is in red too, see below (note, "forums" is my forum directory, for all users, make sure it's your directory name, not mine) :

// User custom avatar
		if ($vbulletin->options['usefileavatar']) {
			if ($thumb AND @file_exists($vbulletin->options['avatarpath'] . "/thumbs/avatar$userinfo[userid]_$userinfo[avatarrevision].gif")) {
				$avatarurl =  "/forums/" . $vbulletin->options['avatarurl'] . "/avatar$userinfo[userid]_$userinfo[avatarrevision].gif";
			} else {
				$avatarurl =  "/forums/" . $vbulletin->options['avatarurl'] . "/avatar$userinfo[userid]_$userinfo[avatarrevision].gif";
			}
		} else {
			if ($thumb AND $userinfo['filedata_thumb'])	{
				$avatarurl = '/forums/image.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . 'u=' . $userinfo['userid'] . "&dateline=$userinfo[avatardateline]&type=thumb";
			} else {
				$avatarurl = '/forums/image.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . 'u=' . $userinfo['userid'] . "&dateline=$userinfo[avatardateline]";

Now it works, (demo here: http://www.phototherapy.org/index.php ) much thanks! rg sends!