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.

[CFodder]

Great mod thanks Welshy .

I've moved the flag to up alongside the username, was wonder if you, or anyone else, knows how I could move it more to the right in the postbit, and also have the username at the top? I could do it with html but am unsure on css at this stage. Have atrtached a pic so you can see what I mean

[Vaupell]

Placed mine where it says location in the first place.
makes more sense if users add something in the location field.

Attachment 107518

[CFodder]

Hmmmm, yeah, does make sense, not having location showing on ours tho, tend to get some interesting locations put in . Do like it centred under join date tho, sets it away from the avatar.

[Welshy2008]

May I trouble you to "Rate" the Mod Please Guys?

Thank You.

[Vaupell]

anyone on RC2 able to run this ?

just upgraded to rc2 and not working anymore.. style is ok installation is fine..
when loading my pages, i see the flag for a sec, then css hides it.. strange.

[Ranger375]

Yeah it works on RC2.

[Britmovie]

Originally Posted by Welshy2008

Do you mean that you have changed the 'buttons' folder to 'styles' and the 'flags' folder to 'xmas'? (I don't believe you did).

OR

Your Route is for example:

http://www.britmovie.net/styles/xmas/

If the latter, you will need to add (If you haven't already got one in there) a folder and name it 'images', then - in that folder add another one and name it 'buttons' and finally, add a folder within the buttons and name it 'flags'.


Your route will then look like this:

http://www.britmovie.net/styles/xmas/images/buttons/flags

Then you change the following (that is in Bold Red) in your Postbit or Postbit_Legacy (whichever you use)...

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

And add

http://www.britmovie.net/styles/xmas/images/buttons

in its place...


... It will then look like this...

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> Country: <img src="http://www.britmovie.net/styles/xmas/images/buttons/flags{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

Let me know how you get on. If you'd like to, I could have a look at it for you.


Also, DON'T forget that in the TWO fieldX places - You will need to change the 'X' to the FieldID number that shows in your profile field (As can be seen in my Attachments in my 1st post / OP).

Thanks i'll try that

[CFodder]

Works fine on my RC2 Vaupell. Have rated it for you Welshy.

[Vaupell]

Found my problem, dureing upgrade it have somehow changed my fields.
was using field 5, and it said so in the db, but when checking the db userfields
it was now 7, and 5 didnt ewen exist..

haha minor problem, fixed.. and working again.. yay

Getting ALOT of heat from scottish people cause it says .UK on their flag..
alot of the scotish people i know are as fond about the english as the irish.. .UK tsk tsk.. :P

[Cadellin]

A great mod /Installed

Only one thing I could mention is the image "Autre" I think you missed in translation and should be "Other" (my French is a little rusty though).

As a suggestion to others I renamed "Autre" to "Blank" then added it to the top of the list for users who didn't want to display their nationality as I've forced users to make a selection.