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.

[Stefanus]

Originally Posted by balkanboy

Okay i have checked a third PC with FF GIF displayed correctly but its under "country" not beside it like the mood mod...

This is the code i use: (tested on FF and IE8)

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

You might have to add css code to format the Country flag, look at your Vmood css and do something simmilar for the country flags to have it display the same.

[sinikuk]

Hi thanks for the mod. I was wondering how I can get the flags to show up next to users name in the latest posts.

See attatched, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[MichaelDance]

I dont know why all you people are having trouble with this mod, i found it easy to follow ad installed it correctly.

The only problem i had was the names of the flags.

I use and checked my old VB4.0.1 with the following Browsers whichi worked fine:

Internet Explorer 8

Firefox 3.5

Google Chrome

Im also on Windows Vista..

Erm everything worked fine and its very very good.. if nothing works try another browser is what i myself recommend...

If you need the names of the flags read the last pages and see my zips which are full rights to the developer of this mod, i just renamed them.. First make sure you follow his Installation rules.

[basilrath]

it is worth pointing out the UK.GIF should be UK.gif .......... pedantic but needs to be changed

it can be added into the same structure as real name and other postbit mods like this postbit

HERE

[balkanboy]

Originally Posted by Stefanus

This is the code i use: (tested on FF and IE8)

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

You might have to add css code to format the Country flag, look at your Vmood css and do something simmilar for the country flags to have it display the same.

thanks mate that alignment works

[sinikuk]

Originally Posted by sinikuk

Hi thanks for the mod. I was wondering how I can get the flags to show up next to users name in the latest posts.

See attatched, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Anyone have any ideas?

[Stefanus]

Originally Posted by sinikuk

Anyone have any ideas?

Find the following:

Forum Home Templates
forumhome_lastpostby

	<div class="lastpostby">
	<vb:if condition="$lastpostinfo['lastposterid']">
		{vb:rawphrase by_x_memberaction, {vb:raw memberaction_dropdown}}

       (Place your code here)

	<vb:else />
		{vb:rawphrase by_x_guest, {vb:raw lastpostinfo.lastposter}}
	</vb:if>
	</div>

[sinikuk]

Hi and thanks for the reply, I did try that but the flags do not show?

Heres the code I used for legacy and it works fine, but when I place it in forumhome_lastpostby nothing.

<vb:if condition="$post['field9']"> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.field9}.gif" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>

[sinikuk]

Is there anyone one else who might know how to do this, Ive been trying for 2 days now lol.

[MichaelDance]

Hello, do you have msn, if you do add michaeldance@live.co.uk and i can help you step by step.

Also if needed i can do it for you if you would like me too.