Pop Up buddy list/Mood Hack/Picture Upload/User Profile

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The above mentioned hacks, are already completed, implemented, and tested, so basically why i post this, is to get a general idea of interest towards these hacks, so we have a general idea of what to set up when we release them.

all of the hacks, have been run through 2.0, and 2.03, however, since vb has strongly urged all users to upgrade to 2.03, the hacks will only be supported for 2.03.

There are a few people involved with these hacks other than myself, so i would like to mention these guys so that no credit is left undue.

The buddy list pop up hack was a little tinkering project i started with awhile back when it was requested, and I had most of it complete during testing, when it was noticed the pop up itself was a bit annoying. Snyx enabled a real nice java script, which not only centers the buddy list on open up, but also is enacted when the pop up buddy list link is clicked.
I can say there are very few parts to this script, and is a nice easy one to add. (screen shot 1)

The mood hack I started a week ago, and beat my head against the wall constantly to try and come up with something that was not only easy, but functional. Added to the mess was how and where to display the results. With a little tinkering, it was solved, and currently, the results show up in the post bit section, and also the userprofile hack.
I think it came out great, however, there are still a few things that i would like to add in time. (screen shot 2)

Next is the user profile hack. I have a screen shot of it, and I optimized it the best i could get it, but it is still a pretty big pic. Those on a slow modem may want to skip it...(supposedly 3.4 seconds to download the pic after optimizing..so ...its up to you..)
Most of what has been added to it, is in the screen shot.
Take a look at it when you have time, because most of the hacks , will include a default template such as the one in the picture. We are working on several different styles, so if this one doesnt fit your fancy, there will be others.
Credit for some of the goods found in this hack, goes to BradC for his picture uploader, which displays the pic in the user profile, and my el cheapo java resize thumbnailer...lol...
It works, so what the hell....
After a few failed attempts by myself at implementing a counter to work on the profile pages, fmoise99 came along, and whipped up a nice little hack, that allows one to see how many times a users profile page has been viewed.
I would like to thank one person in particular for being patient with my questions, and basic annoyance. Without his help, there would not of been lastonline, useronline/offline, display bb code in the getinfo area. My highest compliments go out to Mike.
(screen shot 3)

And finally, the big one. BradC's picture upload script. I cannot speak for Brad, however, i can say this is probably going to go down as one of the highest downloaded hacks here.
Fine detail and work has been put into this hack, with a ungodly amount of time. Brad has not overlooked anything, as the file includes one of the most comprehensive installation guides, documentation, notes on testing, self included photo upload html help guide, self included html quick script rip set, and a few other things that will make adding this hack newbie easy and friendly.
we have tested this hack at least through 6 different versions, with each new one recieving the highest attention to the little things.
For a look at its peliminary run, check out (screen shot 4)

Well, that should just about do it. The thread is a basic interest thread, so that we can either bundle these up in one package, or seperate based on the amount of interest for specific areas. Also suggestions, or some added input wouldnt hurt either.

Added to this thread, is screen shot one.




**********UPDATE********

if you do not wish to drudge through the miles of updates, here is the current mood hack pics which can be seen by clicking on one of the below links.

Added was a date/time stamp, comments area, and a added java pop up for the mood comments inside the postbit area.

1)Mood Form

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attac...&postid=165366

2)Mood in Post Bit Area
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attac...&postid=165367

3)Mood Comments area, after clicking on the Mood button found in the postbit area
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attac...&postid=165368

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Screen shot 2

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Screen Shot 3 (this is a big one....)

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Screen Shot 4

plz release these hacks they look kool.

on a couple of notes... the reason for the announcement... is so that you are aware that these are done.. and BY US!.

So if you have an interest in some of these please reply.. or shoot us an email.

As for my vb Photo Upload script.. I have not released it yet, due in fact there is a couple of things I am working on.

Since this has been announced.. lol.. I might as well get a little bit of feedback on my last steps before release.

First off.. it is not template driven, it is just one file with it all inside.

1. Should I make it where, whatever the image is that is uploaded is renamed to like "username.jpg" instead of whatever the current file name would be. I say this for the fact that you do not want pictures uploaded by different people with the same name and value, cause one of them will be overwritten. This could be a no brainer... I guess

Without seeing it.. there is not many more suggestions or feature requests that can be added.. and I don't want to keep adding features, cause I kind of just one this to be released once.

I will give support to it, but if the question is included in one of the help files... I might reply saying refer to the help.

As for the other hacks... we are in the process of making a lot of things, I am almost done with my major project, so that I can work on others. One of them that I am going to wrap up on here in a few weeks is my multiple profile page hack. It is all custom.. and template driven. But this may not be released, cause of all of the extra stuff that I am going to add to make my site unique. But I will help others if they want this done too.

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Screen shot 5

(this screen shot shows the mood info with the rest of the userinfo, contained inside the showthread area)

[maverick1236]

These hacks look AWESOME-nice work guys!
I would be VERY INTERESTED!!!!

[Freddie Bingham]

If you are storing the image on the server you should name it based on the userid, not the username.

correct oh mundo.. while I was driving home from work.. I thought about have it put the userid infront of it.. like

was : pikachuandme.jpg

and rename it to maybe : 1_pikachuandme.jpg

I have a personal script right now for 3 or more images, so using either the userid or name will work for me.. just add the userid and an underscore infront or behind it..

now.. just gotta add the code, and test it.. Tora... we will have fun doing this.. oh and you can get my lastest changes lol.. forgot to email it to ya.

thanks for the reply Freddie much appreciated

------ also.

The image is not really stored as a blob in the database if anyone was wondering..

What it does is it uploads the image to a selected folder, and the picture name is put in the database, for easy calling from anywhere at anytime kind of thing