Forum Display Enhancements - Custom Username colours

This is my first posted template edit so be gentle.
It comes courtesy of the username and font hack by gio~logist.

This mod will allow you to define a list of colours for your users to pick from instead of them having to use hex codes. There is also the option of just letting particular user groups use this.

STEP 1

Goto User Profile Fields > Add new user profile field.

Select Single Selection Menu.

Title: Custom Username Colour
Description: Select a custom username colour.

Select your colours from the long list at http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/html_colornames.asp and enter them into the Options box. One colour per line.

Once you're done, save it and make a note of the field number

STEP 2

Edit your Postbit template.
Find

PHP Code:

div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
                    <if condition="$show['profile']">
                    <a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>
                    $post[onlinestatus]
                    <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
                    <else />
                    $post[musername]
                    </if>
                </div> 


and replace with

PHP Code:

<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
                    <if condition="$show['profile']">
                    <a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">
<if condition="$post['fieldx'] != ''  ">
<font style="color:$post[fieldx]">$post[musername]</font>
<else />
$post[musername]
</if>
</a>
                    $post[onlinestatus]
                    <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
                    <else />


                    $post[musername]
                    </if>
                </div> 


Change the x for your field id.


STEP 3

If you want to display this for certain usergroups;

Go to your Styles & Templates and select the userfield_select_option template.
Replace it with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<option value="$key" $selected>$val</option>

</if> 


Change the A, B, C to your field id and the 1, 2, 3 to the usergroups you want to allow this for

Select the userfield_wrapper and replace that with the following:

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$profilefield[title]</legend>
    $custom_field_holder
</fieldset>


</if> 


Change the A, B, C to your field id and the 1, 2, 3 to the usergroups you want to allow this for

My coding abilities at best can be described as amateur but I'll try to help with any problems.

[Mysterious2207]

Pictures please.
This might be useful.

[RileyFreeman]

So I got it working, only problem like I said was the fact not all those colours will work. I will have to go through them to see which ones do and which ones don't. Also have to see what's the max amount of colours you can load. If you know please let me know.

Next are you able to add an option for the names to be in bold? In the screen print you will notice all names that have this are in bold.

[shaunceb]

Originally Posted by RileyFreeman

So I got it working, only problem like I said was the fact not all those colours will work. I will have to go through them to see which ones do and which ones don't. Also have to see what's the max amount of colours you can load. If you know please let me know.


Next are you able to add an option for the names to be in bold? In the screen print you will notice all names that have this are in bold.

I would imagine the max number you can use is infinite and restricted by how many you actually want to use.


To make the names bold, just replace the first $post[musername] with <b>$post[musername]</b>

[RileyFreeman]

Awesome thanks man.

I think whoever does this we should compile a list of what colours work. This I think would be beneficial to everyone. I think we should compile the list and post here

[KeyHunterz]

nice hack, thanks alot !

[RileyFreeman]

One thing I noticed. My regular users are still able to do it, it just wont have any effect unless they purchase the paid subscription for it. Did I do it wrong or it is not setup for it to be hidden from them until they purchase a paid subscription

[topranger]

^ you have done this part wrong

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<option value="$key" $selected>$val</option>

</if> 


[RileyFreeman]

Originally Posted by topranger

^ you have done this part wrong

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<option value="$key" $selected>$val</option>

</if> 


How do I fix it?

[shaunceb]

Originally Posted by RileyFreeman

How do I fix it?

Find the userfield_wrapper template, delete the contents and paste this in. Replace the # with the profile id of your box and replace * with the usergroup of your paid subscribers.

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(#)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, *))">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$profilefield[title]</legend>
    $custom_field_holder
</fieldset>


</if> 


My bad for not paying attention. This is what you need.