Avatar Hack: Categories & Usergroups

With this hack it is possible to use categories for avatars.

Latest version: 1.31 (9-29-2002)

Features:
- Tested with vBulletin 2.2.5, 2.2.6 RC, 2.2.6 Final
- categories can be activated and deactivated
- hide single categories general (v1.25.2)
- hide single categories on FAQ page (v1.25.2)
- sorting order of the categories (v1.25.2)
- browse custom avatars (v1.25.2)
- add multiple avatar categories (v1.25.2)
- avatar statistics (v1.25.2)
- Provide definite custom avatars also for other users (v1.30)
- category permissions (Usergroups) for each individual group adjustable
- all (global) categories permissions enabled/disable
- show up 'not categorized avatars' enable/disable
- hide empty categories
- category selection per select menue
- no select menue, if no categories or categories deactivated
- bug fixing in original member.php: "0 to 0 of 0" instead "1 to 0 of 0"
- show up 'no avatars available' instead nothing if 0 avatars
- replace avatar name by avatar filename (without file extension).
- upload/add: Set default Avatarname to Filename (without file extension)
- remove all avatar names.
- tip,if different minimum post settings for individual avatars in categories
- edit avatar option: with view of avatar / list of users (v1.25.2)
- mass move avatars
- move/remove selected avatars (v1.25.1)
- move/mass move in NEW category (v.1.25.2)
- dynamic display width: If number avatars on screen < display width then display width = number avatars
- screen name AND category name. if you select a screen name, then show up the screen name instead category name
- how many User use a definite Avatar (Control Panel) (v1.25.1)
- show up counter for avatars for each category in Control Panel
- show up counter for avatars in select menu (v1.25.1)
- if you do not have categories, nevertheless applicable
- categories for the FAQ page (Help-View on vBulletin) (v1.25.1)
- categories now also in Control Panel -> Users administration (v1.25.1)
- jump feature and CSS Navigation (Cascade Style Sheets), if you like.
- installation instructions are contained in sqltodos.php now (v1.25.2)

Updates 1.31 (9-29-2002):
- Bug fixed: New users (registration process) can choose avatars from not permitted or hidden categories.

Updates 1.30 (6-29-2002):
- Bug fixed: Page navigation is missing, if avatars are in a category between 100 and 249
- Faster statistics routine
- Provide definite custom avatars also for other users
- Small bug in user.php eliminated (if you use 'categories in Control Panel -> Users administration')

Updates 1.25.2 (6-09-2002):
- Tested with vBulletin 2.2.5, 2.2.6 RC, 2.2.6 Final
- Hide single categories general
- Hide single categories on FAQ page
- Sorting order of the categories
- Browse custom avatars (v1.25.2)
- Add multiple avatar categories
- Avatar statistics
- Modify avatars in Admin CP: move/mass move in NEW category
- Bug fixed: The same avatars from first category show up in every category.
- Bug fixed: SQL-Error in Admin CP, if the 'minimum posts' setting isn't a number.
- Bug fixed: If avatars are moved, the number avatars isn't actualized in the current category. (MSIE cache problem)
- Bug fixed: SQL-Error, if user avatar was deleted (Admin CP -> edit user avatar).
- Bug fixed: Remove deleted avatars in User settings in SQL DB (Admin CP).
- Smaller changes in avatar_categ.php
- The complete installation instructions, 'firststeps' and updateinfos are contained in sqltodos.php now. You must copy and execute only the file into your forums admin directory.

Updates 1.25.1 (5-27-2002):
- Bug fixed: User can call categories, which wasn't opened for the Usergroup.
- Total number avatars in a category (select menue).
- Categories now also for the FAQ page (Help-View on vBulletin) possible. e.g. Link
- Categories now also in Control Panel -> Users administration
- More options in Control Panel / Bug fixing in HTML Source
- How many Users use a definite Avatar (+list of Users) (CP).
- Adminlog function enabled (avatar_categ.php)
- Config/Admin-File (avatar_categ.php) for .php3 including now.

Updates 1.25:
- Adaptation to new version (2.2.5) in admin/index.php. @Syphin had already changed this - thx!
- Installation instructions enlarges.
- First steps after installation added. Please, read firststeps.txt!

Screenshots:
- Categories view
- FAQ Page
- Control Panel
- Edit Avatar
- Modify Avatars
- Add Categories
- Edit user avatar
- Avatar statistics

Installation:
- Read !readme.txt in ZIP-ARCHIV!
- Proceeding also for an update of a previous version so!

Download:

[bad_madman]

Originally posted by Rose
I love this new upgrade of the hack. I've got it working almost peachy on vB 2.2.6. The only problem I get is this -

If I have more than 100 avatars in a category, it won't display any pages but the first page in the user cp. I can see them in the admin cp, but not user.

Any suggestions or has this been heard of before?

I have found the error. The page navigation is missing, if avatars are in a category between 100 and 249. An update follows...
Thx to Rose and Patrick for the reports

[bonnmac]

Nope just blank pages. Plain old white. Nothing written on them. But everything else seems to be working okay. Everything in the admin panel. Might I be installing the wrong ones? you know you instructed to css? How do I know if I'm using css or not? Sorry if I sound dumb but I'm pretty new to this stuff.
Thanks for your quick reply btw. Awesome hack!

Originally posted by bad_madman
Only a blank page? No error message or other text?

[bad_madman]

Originally posted by bonnmac
Nope just blank pages. Plain old white. Nothing written on them. But everything else seems to be working okay. Everything in the admin panel. Might I be installing the wrong ones? you know you instructed to css? How do I know if I'm using css or not? Sorry if I sound dumb but I'm pretty new to this stuff.
Thanks for your quick reply btw. Awesome hack!

Install prefer without CSS. Perhaps this is less misleading at the beginning But it is real no matter whether you install with or without CSS. It must have another reason, if you get only an blank page.
You probably have forgotten installation steps :surprised: ?
Have you selected "Click here for a first installation of the hack" after the start of SQLTODOS.PHP? Please, install once again. I am sure that it works this time :devious:

[bad_madman]

New version out: 1.30

Features/Updates
- Bug fixed: Page navigation is missing, if avatars are in a category between 100 and 249
- Faster statistics routine
- Provide definite custom avatars also for other users
- Small bug in user.php eliminated (if you use 'categories in Control Panel -> Users administration')
- Update Instructions in sqltodos.php

Screenshots:
Screenshots in the first post.

Download:
The latest version is in the first post of this thread.

[Karybdis]

hi. W have your hack installed on the site I work at, but we've found a hole in the permission checking

dunno if this has been fixed before but I didnt notice it.. just point me to the right area please if it has ^^;;

Anyways, if you input an $avatcat value into the linking line.... like member.php?action=editavatar&avatcat=33, then it takes the user to that category even if they dont have the permissions for it. And apparently people have been passing this around our site for a long time, so it's becoming well known

just wanted to make sure this doesnt effect any other of the avatar permissions to and what changes could be made to the script to fix it.

had to disable our script in the meantime in case it effected anything else

thanks ^^;; Great hack btw ^^

[GloriousWarrior]

Great Thing, bad_madman! Our users love this function.

But now we have up to 3000 avatars and we've problems with the structure of the categories. Is there a possibility for sub-categories?

like:

Main1 (can be empty)
-- Sub1
-- Sub2
Main2 (can be empty)
-- Sub3
-- Sub4

And its possible to have an image navigation? An example: http://avatars.borg-drohne.de/?conte...esolution=high (only without the popup!)

[bad_madman]

Originally posted by Karybdis
hi. W have your hack installed on the site I work at, but we've found a hole in the permission checking...
...Anyways, if you input an $avatcat value into the linking line.... like member.php?action=editavatar&avatcat=33, then it takes the user to that category even if they dont have the permissions for it. And apparently people have been passing this around our site for a long time, so it's becoming well known...

You are right. There really was the bug. This bug is eliminated since the version 1.25.1. You install the latest version 1.30 best A couple of other bugs are also eliminated there

[bad_madman]

Originally posted by GloriousWarrior
...But now we have up to 3000 avatars and we've problems with the structure of the categories. Is there a possibility for sub-categories?...

good ideas. It is more effort. But perhaps I integrate image navigation and sub categories into the next version... :rambo:

[Rose]

Originally posted by bad_madman

I have found the error. The page navigation is missing, if avatars are in a category between 100 and 249. An update follows...
Thx to Rose and Patrick for the reports

Works like a charm. Love the new format, I'm used to the very first version of this hack. Thanks, BadMadman!!

[uhoe]

i get this error when i try to load anything under the "users" in the cp:
Parse error: parse error in /u/web/pla413/community/admin/user.php on line 576

i'm using vb 2.2.5.