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!

[Dan P.]

Ok..I installed the hack and it shows - Style: ()

[dutchbb]

thanks but:

why does it show "Default Style" for some members and for others just the name of the default style??

Can this be changed?

And for some it shows no style at all?

ps: another prob: when I choose a style wich is not default I see "(not specified)" in users postbit who have choosen the default style.

So still some work to do with the default style for this hack I think.

[Red Blaze]

If you get sytle: not specifed or something like go, go to your user cp, under options (I think) scroll all the way to the bottom, it should say "Forum Skin". Choose one of the skins, and save it.

Reason I believe it says Style not specified is because the database couldn't recognize it yet or something. So I believe you have to tell the database what style you're using.

[dutchbb]

You are right all problems I said are solved if all users choose anything accept "default"

But isn't there a better way to solve this?

[Dan P.]

It is the default that is causing the problem. All other members who chose different skins are showing up but those with the default are just showing ().

EDIT- Well, I'm a knoob I saw Gary's post #33 which explains what to do. I made the change and it shows up correctly.

[007]

The way to fix this is to make it so when a user selects a style in the quick dropdown menu on all pages, their selection would be saved in their user info. Otherwise it is just stored with a cookie. Regardless of whether or not someone has say "Default" or "Style A" selected in their UserCP, the hack will not show anything that they select in the dropdown menu. I think making the dropdown menu change the users style the same way it does in the UserCP is the next step for this hack, as that seems to be the problem.

Please fix.

[kirupa]

Originally Posted by 006

The way to fix this is to make it so when a user selects a style in the quick dropdown menu on all pages, their selection would be saved in their user info. Otherwise it is just stored with a cookie. Regardless of whether or not someone has say "Default" or "Style A" selected in their UserCP, the hack will not show anything that they select in the dropdown menu. I think making the dropdown menu change the users style the same way it does in the UserCP is the next step for this hack, as that seems to be the problem.

Please fix.

Wow - I was about to mention this also. I thought it was an issue only that I noticed. Great hack Gary! If 006's suggestions are implemented, this will be one of the best hacks I have installed!

[VitroX]

have been this hack tested on a vb 3.0.1?

I followed all the steps and it didnt show anything, not even the word "Style:"

[The Wise One]

is there a way to make this work in member.php? or do i need to take this to the modification/hack request forum?

edit:

i would like to display this info on the page where one goes to view a members profile...right underneath where the referrals are displayed...

[Flow Fusion]

Clicks install..thanks!