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!

[Anette]

I only get Style:
I have 3.0.3
Anyone can help?

[Spookysalem]

could some one just explain the phrases thing a little more for me please...i have found the section but i am lost.

Varname --- what do i put in the box next to this.

[weaver]

Is it only supposed to have the style you've chosen through the user cp? If you change your style using the drop down menu at the bottom of the page then it doesn't accurately show which style you're using. Is it supposed to do that?

[blubber12]

Yes, as the ones you choose in the drop down are really just temporary. It's basically a way to see what styles are being used. If you choose different ones a lot, it doesn't report that. Maybe it will one day.

[blubber12]

you put the word style in the varname and the word Style in the text.

[Spookysalem]

thanks i have got this now.

clicks installed

[maddawg138]

/me installs

just one problem....it works kinda....im using one style but its still showing im using the default style...but for other users using the same style i am it shows up?

any idea why this is?

[blubber12]

are you sure that in your user cp, you have that paricular skin chosen?

[tHe Rk]

Originally Posted by maddawg138

[high]* maddawg138 installs
[/high]

just one problem....it works kinda....im using one style but its still showing im using the default style...but for other users using the same style i am it shows up?

any idea why this is?

Because you probably changed via the "Quick Style Chooser" for it to show up in your posts you have to go to User CP -> Edit Options and change it there.

[attroll]

Originally Posted by tHe Rk

Because you probably changed via the "Quick Style Chooser" for it to show up in your posts you have to go to User CP -> Edit Options and change it there.

Well that stinks that is does not work and save when using the Quick Style Chooser. If I use the Quick Style Chooser and change my style and log off and when I log back in it picks up the style I changed to using the Quick Style Chooser from my last seasion. So I can not understand why it does this but does not change in my USERCP? Most users do not go through their ADMINCP to change or set there Style.