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.

[camoit]

Hay guys. Sorry if this is a total newbie question but I have vB publisher 4.1.2 and there is no Postbit or Posbit_legacy files. We have lots of postbit_XXXX files. So is what do I do? Maybe it's just not clear to me on where things are since I'm moving to this new format away from the phpbb3 thing. OH one other thing you have 3 db files 1 in each flag file, what do we do with them? Overwright them? There all diferant in size.

[SpaceStar]

works with a charme. vb 4.1.2

[SpaceStar]

Originally Posted by camoit

Hay guys. Sorry if this is a total newbie question but I have vB publisher 4.1.2 and there is no Postbit or Posbit_legacy files. We have lots of postbit_XXXX files. So is what do I do? Maybe it's just not clear to me on where things are since I'm moving to this new format away from the phpbb3 thing. OH one other thing you have 3 db files 1 in each flag file, what do we do with them? Overwright them? There all diferant in size.

Not sure what you mean by postbit_xxxx - there may not be more than single file of postbit and a single of postbit_legacy - may be you have to re-uploade ther original vB 4.1.2 files.

Regarding the flags1 flags2 and flags3 - extract them into one flags folder and they upload to ../mages/buttons folder - keep in mind the style you are using...(before uploading find out the imagedir in your stylevar

[Dave-M]

Can't get this working for some reason. I see the profile field, and I can select my flag, but it never shows.

Followed the instructions to the letter several times, the flags are uploaded to the correct location in one folder called flags.

The custom field is exactly as per the instructions.

The template edit is there. FieldX is changed to my custom field number.

Any ideas please?

I'm on 4.1.2 with VBSEO 3.6.0 Gold.

[SpeedyHire]

nice work
installed and working a treat with 4.1.2

[Welshy2008]

Dave-M,

I have just PMd you.

[Dave-M]

Got it fixed and working thanks.

I did have one alaignment issue, where the bit that says "Country:" to the left of the flag in the postbit was too close to the flag, so it was out of line, so I just edited the template and added 9 or 10x alt+0160 and that fixed it

By the way, the Northern Irish are asking where their fecking flag is LOL

Cheers mate, great mod!

[Welshy2008]

No problem Dave.

The creator of the flags is a friend of the original creator of this mod. I have already contacted him, and in turn, he has contacted his friend. His friend did say that he would do some, but that was a long, long time ago.


Nothing came of it.


I will ask again though.

[Dave-M]

Ah OK mate, not to worry, I'll check back soon, cheers

[It's Damn Real!]

Originally Posted by Dave-M

Can't get this working for some reason. I see the profile field, and I can select my flag, but it never shows.

Followed the instructions to the letter several times, the flags are uploaded to the correct location in one folder called flags.

The custom field is exactly as per the instructions.

The template edit is there. FieldX is changed to my custom field number.

Any ideas please?

I'm on 4.1.2 with VBSEO 3.6.0 Gold.

I'm in the same boat, except not running VBSEO.

Edit: Scratch that — I'm good. Had to update legacy.