User Icons

Current version: 1.2.1 (Last updated:4/30/03)
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New features/fixes since the last update:
- Optimized code so it uses much less queries on private.php.
- Added instructions I forgot for private.php.
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With this hack members have icons next to their name in posts, announcements, private messages, on the who's online and on the forumdisplay page. Users can use a public icon list or upload their own icon just like avatars. They can also choose to not display icons in the user cp. Administrators have various icon options exactly like with avatars.

This is based upon the mini avatars hack but I liked it more if it was exactly like how avatars are handled. A whole lot of the code is a copy from the avatar code except all variables are changed and only a few other changes/additions. But I wrote a full instruction for your convenience.

You can see it in action here: http://forums.thegaminguniverse.com.

Screenshots
Screenshot of icons on the who's online on index.php.
Screenshot of icons on the who's online on online.php.
Screenshot of icons in the posts on showthread.php (also in private messages and announcements).
Screenshot of icons on the thread list on forumdisplay.php.
Screenshot of the edit icon option in your user cp.
Screenshot of icon options in the admin cp under.

[Vivi Ornitier]

hey u should add an option where ppl can upload their pics or just simply link it from another destination, that would be the best way.

[Dark Jim]

Huh? People can already upload icons if they have enough posts. You may need to enable upload and lower the number of required posts under vBulletin Options.

[EchoHype.com]

Hey Dark Jim,

Can you set this to be like........only the admins/supermods/mods choose who can have the little pic thing next to their name or what not.

IE: If the staff decides that "bobberman46" was the member of the week, they can enable him to have the "member of the week icon thing" next to his username. But no other user on the forum can do so?

[Vivi Ornitier]

Dark J: I dont' see the options in my vbulletin options. It's just for avatars, nothign else.

[Dark Jim]

Originally posted by EchoHype.com
Hey Dark Jim,

Can you set this to be like........only the admins/supermods/mods choose who can have the little pic thing next to their name or what not.

IE: If the staff decides that "bobberman46" was the member of the week, they can enable him to have the "member of the week icon thing" next to his username. But no other user on the forum can do so?

I could probably but I only release hacks that I use myself, sorry.

Originally posted by Vivi Ornitier
Dark J: I dont' see the options in my vbulletin options. It's just for avatars, nothign else.

Odd. Check your database. What is the last row in the table settinggroup? And what is the last row in the table setting?

[Dean C]

Looks like one of these nice hacks again

Good job buddy *thumbs up*

- miSt

[Vivi Ornitier]

Dark J: THe last table is the Upload options choice.

[Dark Jim]

Hmm I don't think so. Run this query:

SELECT * FROM settinggroup LIMIT 0, 40;

and tell me then what the last row is from settinggroup. Is it "Who's online" with settinggroupid "31"?

[Erwin]

Well done, Dark Jim! I've done a similar thing based on the mini-avatars hack, but mine's mainly template-based. Good job!

[Dark Jim]

So noone else had problems installing it?