What style are we all using?

NOTE: Make sure all your styles have different display orders (only if they are in the same grouping). For instance, don't have 2 styles each with the display order of '1' otherwise this hack will just show 'Style: ' and no style shown.

This hack will show each users current selected style when viewing a post.
If you want to see how this looks, take a look at the screenshot attached.

The style system is a little more complex than the vBulletin 2 one, but it's still pretty simple and straightforward.

My apologies if this has already been released! I must also note that all of this code is original, meaning I made it all myself, I didn't look at someone else's code if anyone was wondering, so that we don't play the 'blame game' later on.

NOTE: For those who are wondering, this hack adds NO EXTRA QUERIES to your pages! Meaning the load and processing time are about the same as usual, they don't change much

Okay anyhow, here we go:

Instructions

Open includes/functions_showthread.php and find

PHP Code:

    static $gotrank, $sigcache, $sigperms, $gotage, $month, $day, $year, $counter; 


Above, add:

PHP Code:

    global $stylechoosercache, $vbphrase; 


Find

PHP Code:

    eval('$retval = "' . fetch_template($maintemplatename) . '";'); 


Above add

PHP Code:

    // check what style the user is viewing
    if (!$post['styleid'])
    {
        $post['style'] = '(' . $vbphrase['not_specified'] . ')';
    }
    else
    {
        // loop thru the $stylechoosercache to see which style the user is using, has to loop thru a few times
        foreach ($stylechoosercache as $parentstyle)
        {
            foreach ($parentstyle as $innerstyleid)
            {
                if ($innerstyleid[0]['styleid'] == $post['styleid'])
                {
                    $post['style'] = '<a href="' . $vboptions['forumhome'] . '.php?' . $session['sessionurl'] . 'styleid=' . $post['styleid'] . '">' . $innerstyleid[0]['title'] . '</a>';
                    continue;
                }
            }    
        }
    } 


Open the postbit template (or postbit_legacy if you're using old-style postbits) and find

					<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon]</div>

Above, add

					<!-- user forum style -->
<div>$vbphrase[style]: <if condition="$post[style] == '$vbphrase[not_specified]'"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?styleid=$vboptions[styleid]">Default Style</a><else />$post[style]</if></div>
					<!-- / user forum style -->

Now add the following phrase:

Phrase Type: GLOBAL

Title: not_specified
Text: not specified

Title: style
Text: Style

All done!

[italks]

where we have to add that phrase.

[blubber12]

in admincp under languages and phrases. Go to phrase manager and you will see a button for add new phrase.

[lazserus]

Does this hack have problems with vB 3.0.3? I just upgraded and the upgrade destroyed this hack. I get the Skin: but not a single person on the forums is actually displaying the skin. At first I thought it was just unspecified users having this problem, but apparently now everyone's skin listing is blank. My styles all have unique display orders. The hack was working beautifully until I upgraded. Just in case, I went back step-by-step and re-added the hack and it's still not working. :ermm:

I loved this thing!

[italks]

i made all changes and i was about to add the phrase but there is a new problem i cant log in to AdminCP.now please help.

[FiX]

Cool Hack.

Seems to half work with me.

It shows most of the styles, but some times it only displays "Style: ()"

Example: http://81.169.188.232/web/united-for...d.php?p=600086

Only a few Styles (not the default style) are shown correct.

What did I do wrong? thx for your help.
edit: never mind, thanks.

[M?uschen]

Nice Hack....

But can the style show without an link to the style of the user?

Now:
Style: vB3 Grey

I want only:
Style: vB3 Grey

How can i do this?

Thanks M?uschen.

[mholtum]

As you can see by the attatched images, something is wrong.

When I went into AdminCP / Languages & Phrases /
1: Add New Phrase
2: Phrase Type : GLOBAL
3: Varname : style
4: Text: Style

So, what did I do wrong?

[Milktruck]

Easy to set up and very useful. *clicks install*

I would be interested in what the others are:

1) A way to see the number of users using style 1 and style 2, 3, 4 and so on.

2) A way for the Quick Style Chooser to report to the UserCP.

Thank you as always.

[Paige4Ever]

Hi, is there this hack for vBulletin 2.3.4???

I'm looking for it, but i don't seem to find it

Thanx

[TruckMuddr]

Hmm, looks like VB.org works fine, maybe they will say how they did there. since it works