Add-On Releases - Country Flags - Postbit & Postbit_Legacy. vB 4.0.x (Inc GO

Description:

This Add on, gives a selection of Countries that your Member (New or Existing) can choose from in a 'Drop-Down Menu'. The Country he/she selects, will be displayed as a Flag in their Postbit.

Credit for the Flags goes to Cobro. (I have renamed each and every flag to work with this Mod).


Instructions:

Firstly ?Upload? ALL the Flag GIF pics to your forum root /images/buttons/flags folder.

IE: yourforumaddress.com/forum/images/buttons/flags

Please Note: Due to the flags folder being too large to upload as one - I have been forced to upload it as "flags1", "flags2" and "flags3" - Please ensure that you add a new folder to "images/buttons/" and name it "flags". Please copy the contents of ALL THREE (3) flags folders in the attachment below to the new 'flags' folder that you have just made. (DO NOT place them as 3 seperate folders!"


Then in your Admin Control Panel (ACP), please do the following:
ACP -> User Profile Fields -> Add New User Profile Field ->Profile Field Type -> Single-Selection Menu (select ?Single-Selection Menu? from the Drop-Down Menu) -> Please enter the following into the following fields (REMEMBER to make a note of the FieldID, because you will need to replace ALL the X?s in [fieldX] with it!!!
(Please see 'FieldID.jpg' attachment below).

Add New User Profile Field Single-Selection Menu:

Title = Country Flag
Description = Add your country flag to your profile:
Profile Field Category = (Uncategorized)
Options = Copy & Paste the Whole contents of the file attached below (OPTIONS)
Set Default = None
Display Order = You Select this (dependant on how many you already have)
Field Required = yes, at registration and profile updating
Field Editable by User = Yes
Private Field = No
Field Searchable on Members List = No
Show on Members List = Yes


Optional Input:

Allow user to input their own value for this option = No
Max length of allowed user input = 100
Field Length = 25
Regular Expression = Leave this Blank


Display Page:

Which page displays this option? = Edit Your Details ** Please note that the vB4.0.4 Version does not show this option. Please select "Edit Profile" option. The selct your country flag option, I can confirm, Also shows on registration too.
** SAVE **


Then, In your Admin Control Panel (ACP)...

ACP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> <<>> -> Postbit Templates -> select the template that you use (ie Postbit or Posbit_legacy) ? This is for the Postbit_Legacy?

FIND:

                    <span class="usertitle">
                        {vb:raw post.usertitle}
                    </span>

If you would like to place it under your number of user posts (to the right of your Postbit) then look for:

<dt>{vb:rawphrase posts}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.posts}</dd>

(upto vB4.0.5) ADD BELOW:

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(for vB4.0.6 AND 4.0.7) ADD BELLOW:

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Country</dt> <img src="http://www.YOURFORUM ADDRESS.com/forum/images/buttons/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" alt="This is {vb:raw post.username}'s Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if></p>
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(Also adds the Username to the 'alt' Code on Mouseover).

(for vB4.0.8):

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><style="text-align:left"> Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" align="middle" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>  
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(Thanks to Krusty1231 for this).

(for vB4.1.0 , 4.1.0 PL2 & 4.1.1)

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><style="text-align:left"> Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" align="middle" alt="{vb:raw post.fieldX}" border="" /></vb:if>  
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

Even though I have not tested this in these versions, others have and have reported this mod to be working in them.[/B]

Please make sure the style and template edits are still there. Just one of the people can be seen on post 350


** Replace the ?X? with your FieldID number **
** Replace the ?Red Text? with Your Forum Address **



** SAVE Template **





And that's it - Enjoy!


Please do not forget to click "Install"

Edit & Update TRACKER - Keep Upto date here:

** 30/05/2012 - Update "Flags2 to include correct name on Switzerland flag"..

** 27/09/2010 - Update on 4.0.6 "added code for the 4.0.6 Version, and instructions on how to place the flug under a user's postcount in posbit"..


** 12/07/2010 - Update on 4.0.4 "Which page displays this option"..

** 26/06/2010 - Updated Flag Names and Country Names in the "Options" text file. PLEASE Re-upload and overwrite all three flag folders and the options Text file...

** 15/01/2010 - Made all the Countries in the "OPTIONS.txt" in Alphabetical Order..

** 27/12/2009 - Changed the contents of OPTIONS.ZIP folder from a .docx file to a .txt file, as requested.

** 26/12/2009 - Option 2 Added
- Flag folder Updated (UK.gif changed to UK.GIF)

** 05/12/2009 - OPTIONS File Added.

[OmekaTeam]

Hi

Thank you all, I installed the product and it's all ok.

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by OmekaTeam

Hi

Thank you all, I installed the product and it's all ok.

Can you Click "Installed" Please?

[OmekaTeam]

I did it with pleasure. Ciao

[Welshy2008]

Thank You OmekaTeam.

[dieKetzer]

great hack!
i do however recommend that {vb:stylevar imgdir_button} not be used due to a multi-style dilemma. also, <dt>Country:</dt> should be changed to <dt>Country</dt> as the semi-colon will be automatically added.

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by dieKetzer

great hack!
i do however recommend that {vb:stylevar imgdir_button} not be used due to a multi-style dilemma. also, <dt>Country:</dt> should be changed to <dt>Country</dt> as the semi-colon will be automatically added.

Thanks for your feedback - I appreciate it.


I added the ':' because I prefer them and vB 4 did not include them. I added them to all the others manually too.

I don't know if the latest version has covered this (4.0.1) because I did a complete upgrade over my 4.0.0.

I must say that I have and continue to have used the {vb:stylevar imgdir_button} with No problems.

But everyone is free do change it to whatever they feel is best for their forum. And to give feedback on their experiences here.

One of the things that I don't like with the new vB is everything on the "Postbit" is aligned to the far right.


Does anyone know how to have that closer together like vB3? With just one space between the ':' and the Member's answer.


Ie:
Location: UK
Occupation: Plumber



Best Wishes,

Welshy2008.

[Fynnon]

it would be nice to have the flagsin the Members List next to the name

[dieKetzer]

i dont know the reason, but on my 4.01 install the semicolons are automatically added, and the use of <dt>Country:</dt> results in double-colons, ie Country::
whether this is specific to me, i dont know
the issue with {vb:stylevar imgdir_button} is that this nearly always varies from theme to theme, and a user will need to upload the flags dir into each and every themes button directory, which pretty much defeats the purpose of using variables full stop.
anyway, i didnt post these things to demand a change so much as for the use of others that may experience double-colons or wonder why the flags dont show in their non-default theme.

Originally Posted by Welshy2008

Thanks for your feedback - I appreciate it.


I added the ':' because I prefer them and vB 4 did not include them. I added them to all the others manually too.

I don't know if the latest version has covered this (4.0.1) because I did a complete upgrade over my 4.0.0.

I must say that I have and continue to have used the {vb:stylevar imgdir_button} with No problems.

But everyone is free do change it to whatever they feel is best for their forum. And to give feedback on their experiences here.

One of the things that I don't like with the new vB is everything on the "Postbit" is aligned to the far right.


Does anyone know how to have that closer together like vB3? With just one space between the ':' and the Member's answer.


Ie:
Location: UK
Occupation: Plumber



Best Wishes,

Welshy2008.

[dieKetzer]

and i do love this hack!

[Welshy2008]

Hello DK.

I am using vB 4.0.1 and there is only one (1) ':' showing for me.

But; as you say, if there are two (2) showing, just remove the one from my code.


Thanks again for your feedback.