Stars v0.2.3

Thanks to Bane there has been a complete reworking of the installation/instructions for this hack. It is now up to date for 2.0.3 and the installer runs exactly like the vB install/upgrade scripts do.

There is no demo as I don't currently use stars on my board.

For version: 2.0.3

Files needed: stars.php

Files to edit: newthread.php, newreply.php, admin/misc.php, admin/index.php, admin/usergroup.php, register.php and possibly stars.php

Templates to edit: postbit

Instructions: Upload install_starshack.php and stars.php to your admin directory. Go to example.com/admin/install_starshack.php and login, then follow the on-screen instructions.

Upgrade information: If you have previously installed the stars hack, make sure you choose the "upgrade" option on the screen mentioned in the instructions. If you have previously installed this version (using install_starshack.php), you MUST STILL use the upgrade option even if you are reinstalling or you will get database errors.

This hack is © 2001 Kevin Schumacher and may not be redistributed, modified or not, without prior permission.

Please DO NOT contact me via AIM, ICQ, PM, or email about this hack. Post your question/problem here and I will try to help you.

Feedback appreciated.

I installed your Star Hack and it works, but, the different colors for different levels don't. I do have the alternate image setup under the User groups.

If I set a number in the "Stars shown" then the alternate color will show. However, I would like the different levels to work up the ladder.

I removed everything and re-installed again to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Any idea what I screwed up when I installed it?

Thanks for your valuable time.

Skip.....
www.overclockers.com

[tubedogg]

I'm not sure I completely understand the problem. Using the ladder, you can assign a different color and/or a different number of stars to each "rung". Using a usergroup default overrides this ladder, and always displays the same image no matter what.

So basically I'm not sure what you're saying not works. Can you clarify it a little more? Maybe list some examples groups and how you want them to work?

Sure...

I want the normal "ladder" to work for all groups. Earn Stars by making more posts.

Admin - Red Stars
Moderators - Green Stars
Members - Yellow Stars

The Yellow stars are set as the default under CP - User Stars

In the Admin Group, I have nothing in "Stars shown" and I have "red" in the star image shown.


In the Moderators Group, I have nothing in "Stars shown" and I have "green" in the star image shown.

In the Members Group, I have nothing in "Stars shown" and I have "yellow" in the star image shown.

In the Forums, the Yellow Stars show for everyone. If I put a number, say 5, in the "Stars Shown" field in the Admin Group, it will then show 5 red stars when by #posts, he should only have 1.

Hope that helps. See http://forums3.overclockers.ws.

[tubedogg]

Oh I see. That's not possible with my current hack. It's a good idea though...I'll probably look into it for a future version.

Sorry

At least I know I'm not nuts

Should be pretty easy, just query the image from the user record, if it's there, display it, if not, use the default.

We use that type of system on our regular Forums http://forums.overclockers.ws and the users love it. Can't wait for the import scripts so we can start using vBulletin.

Thanks for you time and sorry for the pm earlier.


Skip.....

Ill post my stars

= Admin
= Moderator
= Member

So, is it possible to get the stars to show in the profile too?

thanks
-Hideki

[maverick1236]

my usergroup php file still has an error-after i i did what tube dog suggested -everything else is fine-what do i do?

[SS2 Dan]

I installed the hack and there were no errors, but the stars won't show, but I did update the counters

Worked fine for me.