vBulletin CMS Widgets - Widget - Show random members with picture

#Function:

• Show random members which have profile picture
• Clickable picture and username to go to member's profile page

#Installation:

1. Go to Admin CP > vBulletin CMS > Widgets > create new widget
2. Widget type > PHP Direct Execution . Title > Random Members . Description > Show random members
3. click save
4. then click configure and put the code below

#code to use custom profile picture as the source of picture

$member_count = 3;

  ob_start();
  require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
  require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php');
  // Get Random Members
  $newusers_get = vB::$db->query_read("
    SELECT ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid AS userid, ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.username AS username, ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic.dateline AS dateline FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic
	LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."user
			ON ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic.userid=".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid
    WHERE ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic.visible = 1
   ORDER BY RAND()
   LIMIT $member_count");
  $output_bits = '<p align="center"';
  while($newuser = vB::$db->fetch_array($newusers_get))
  {
        $output_bits .= '<a href="member.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'"><img src="image.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'&dateline='.$newuser[dateline].'&type=profile" alt="'.$newuser[username].'"/><br />'.$newuser[username].'</a><br />';
  }
  $output_bits .= '</p>';
  $output = $output_bits;
  ob_end_clean();

#code if you want to use custom avatar as the main source for the picture

$member_count = 3;

  ob_start();
  require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
  require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php');
  // Get Random Members
  $newusers_get = vB::$db->query_read("
    SELECT ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid AS userid, ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.username AS username, ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.dateline AS dateline FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar
	LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."user
			ON ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.userid=".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid
    WHERE ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.visible = 1
   ORDER BY RAND()
   LIMIT $member_count");
  $output_bits = '<p align="center"';
  while($newuser = vB::$db->fetch_array($newusers_get))
  {
        $output_bits .= '<a href="member.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'"><img src="image.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'&dateline='.$newuser[dateline].'" alt="'.$newuser[username].'"/><br />'.$newuser[username].'</a><br />';
  }
  $output_bits .= '</p>';
  $output = $output_bits;
  ob_end_clean();

Note: You can edit the amount of members you want to show by changing the $member_count from 3 to whatever value you want.

[archet1337]

Is it possible to make this work with Forum Blocks as well?

[GONUMBER6]

Great widget, really excellent for my forum!

[ahmedipa]

so nice thank you so much

[FASEOFMARS]

i would also like to know how to pull random members from a group..

well three groups.. admin, supermods and v.i.p's..

thanks and loving this widget,,

[sensimilla]

How come the first one is not clickable ? TIA

[9mmPreacher]

Maybe I'm retarded but I went into my Admin CP and cannot find vBulletin CMS, where the heck is it?

[FASEOFMARS]

its the third section on the left..

first is settings..

second is vbulletin blog..

thrid is vbulletin CMS..

can we please get the code to pull members from certain groups?

thanks..

[9mmPreacher]

heres what my options look like, still can't find vbulletin CMS

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...-HardcoreC.jpg

[FASEOFMARS]

do you even have a publishing suite?

by the looks of it your running a forum classic..

http://forums.christian-gaming.com/ is this your forum?

yea you dont have a publishing suite.. i.e. cms and blogs..

[alashram]

How can you make them appear horizontally?