Disable Smilies in Posts

This small hack will give your users the option of disabling smilies in the user control panel. When they check the "Disable Smilies" box in their profile options, smilies in posts will no longer be parsed. (In other words, the text in colons won't be converted to images).

Create a new User Profile Field

Go to your ACP --> User Profile Fields --> Add New User Profile Field

Select "Multiple Selection Checkbox"

Click "Continue"

Fill in the following fields with this info (if it's not mentioned, leave default):

Title = Disable Smilies
Description = Click here to disable smilies in posts
Limit Selection = 1
Boxes Per Line = 1
Options = Disable
Filed Editable by user = Yes
Field Hidden on Profile = Yes
Field Searchable on Members List = No
Show on Members List = No
Which page displays this option? = Options: Thread Viewing

Click "save" and take note of the field number of your new field!

Next:

Open /forum/includes/functions_bbcodeparse.php

Find:

PHP Code:

if ($dosmilies) 


Replace with (changing XX to the field number from above):

PHP Code:

if (($dosmilies) && $bbuserinfo['fieldXX'] == False) 


Save your changes and you're done!

[buro9]

Put this as a new plugin within: bbcode_parse_start

// HACK : START : DISABLE SMILIES
if ($this->registry->userinfo['fieldXX'] == '1') {
  $dosmilies = false;
}
// HACK : END : DISABLE SMILIES

The only drawback is that you cannot cache your parsed posts if you use this.

[pmkb]

Originally Posted by buro9

Put this as a new plugin within: bbcode_parse_start

// HACK : START : DISABLE SMILIES
if ($this->registry->userinfo['fieldXX'] == '1') {
  $dosmilies = false;
}
// HACK : END : DISABLE SMILIES

The only drawback is that you cannot cache your parsed posts if you use this.

I am looking at this as a possible solution for photosensitive members who don't want to see animated smilies. Can anyone explain the issue with post caches? If I implement a plugin with the above code (3.7), do I need to do anything else? If I don't do anything else, is it possible members with profile field set to disable smilies will still see them? If I have to disable a cache, any idea how this will affect the performance of the forum?

[pmkb]

Thanks to sockwater @ vb.com, a solution of sorts exists that does not cause problems with the caching system:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295969