Profile Enhancements - vBStatus - Facebook Style Status Display (v4)

vBStatus has been released for vB 4.x.x

vBStatus v5 for vB 3.8 has been released.

This modification thread will not be upgraded, since it is possible that some users may prefer v4.

Compatible with 3.6.x and 3.5.x

vBStatus allows your users to update their status to tell other members what they are doing/thinking at any given time. A user's status is displayed under their names in their postbit, in their User Profile, and anywhere else you choose!

User's can edit their status quickly and easily via AJAX.

Administrative options include:

• Banning a list of usergroups from using the hack.
• Allowing a list of usergroups to change other users' status.
• Limit the # of characters used in Status Messages
• Word wrap status messages to prevent broken templates.
• Turning the hack on/off.
• Option of In-Line editting or a popup. (Defined in the admincp)
• Default status for users with a blank status. (Defined in the admincp)
• Status prefix to append an admin-customizable forum standard. (Attilitus is doing something)

There are 3 template edits for this hack. The installation readme file will guide you through the entire process.
Update 2.0:
Please reinstall the product xml file, and re-edit your templates following the new instructions in the readme file. This is to correct a small cosmetic bug that displays non-functional links to guests and non-admins.

Update 3.0:
A number of bugs were fixed, and a few new admin options were added. Please uninstall the previous product and reinstall this one. Please re-edit your templates and reupload all files. Sorry for the inconvenience (but at least we are getting this handled in the first 12 hours of release.)

Update 4.0:
This is a fairly comprehensive update. You must remove all previous template edits and add the new template code. You must also "Allow Overwrite" when importing the new product. The DB structure hasn't changed.

New features include:

• In-Line Editting (This is on by default, but you can return to the previous popup style by changing an option in the admincp)
• Default Status: If a user doesn't have any status message it will be set to a default status which you can define in the admincp
• Visual improvements: Various small visual improvements were made, including a change in the location of the small "edit" link.

Update 4.01
I added status prefixes. If your updating from version 4 just reimport the product (with overwrite set to yes), and reupload all the files. No template edits necessary when upgrading from v4 to v4.01. (And I'm not going to change the file version because this update came so quickly on the heals of v4.)


Please do not forget to click INSTALL

[Hornstar]

Thanks, this might be a winner on my site.

[skooby]

Great install. Any way to change it so if the user doesn't put in a status, it won't display anything?

[Attilitus]

Yes wrap the following code around the $post[username] section:

<if condition="$post['vbstatus_status']">
//code
</if>

Be sure that you do not include the link in that section, otherwise they won't be able to edit it.

[Lea Verou]

Wow, this looks almost like what I had to make for my site!
Have you thought of allowing the user to change status from the header/navbar?
Also, it would be a good idea if the status was displayed in WOL and in Forumhome WOL (as tooltip). Perhaps in memberlist too, the profile and other places.
Also, an option to make the hack only show status for online users and/or clear status upon logout would be useful too.

[Attilitus]

Thanks Michelle I'll keep all those features in mind for the next release.

[Brandon Sheley]

Originally Posted by Attilitus

Second post Reserved

ha... sorry, just had to laugh at the 2nd post reserved

nice hack, I may add it

[MissKalunji]

Question : how many queries does this add?
Thanks

[Attilitus]

This adds no queries per page. (Except for the queries to actually change your status, but I'm sure that isn't what you meant.)

[MissKalunji]

nop thanks i wanted to know if i added any query when you view (wherever the status is showing)

[kinggori]

LOVE this mod! Thank you so much

Would it be possible not to show the user's name if their status is empty?