Private Messages Enhancements - Sender Avatar In Private Message List

I've seen a few requests for it and wanted it myself, I spent a lot of time on it and then realized I wasted a lot of time and it was actually quite simple. Now this works whether you store your avatars in the filesystem or database.

Upload the plugin. Then:

In your pm_messagelistbit template find:

<if condition="$show['pmicons']"><td class="alt2"><if condition="$show['pmicon']"><img src="$pm[iconpath]" alt="$pm[icontitle]" /><else />&nbsp;</if></td></if>

And replace it with:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT!='usercp'"> <if condition="$sk_avurl"><td class="alt2" width="80"><img src="$sk_avurl[0]" width="60" /></td><else /><td class="alt2" width="60"><img src="images/misc/noavatar.gif" width="60" border="0" /></if></td></if> </if>

You'll be replacing the post icon that shows up between the status icon and the message itself.

If your board allows users to not have an avatar and you're getting red x's on some, do this:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....1&postcount=26

Credit to:
TruthElixirX, Tralala, nevetS and Lionel
For their help. Thanks.

PS This hack is compatible with 3.7

[nevetS]

functions_user.php is already included in private.php

to resolve the missing image problem... maybe something like...

<if condition="$sk_avatar"></if>

or maybe even make the variable in the plugin the whole tag, so if it's null, nothing gets printed.

[.Tim]

Thanks guys. That code works both ways, with filesystem and database. So I've updated the code. Thanks again for your help.

[Gripemaster]

*INSTALLED* Very cool!

[Shazz]

Installed*

[Shazz]

Now i just got the Red X's and i didn't before

[xman_79]

My solution is :
Replace in pm_messagelistbit template :

PHP Code:

    <if condition="$show['pmicons']"><td class="alt2"><if condition="$show['pmicon']"><img src="$pm[iconpath]" alt="$pm[icontitle]" /><else />&nbsp;</if></td></if> 


with

PHP Code:

<if condition="$sk_avurl"><td class="alt2" width="80"><img src="$sk_avurl[0]" width="80" /></td><else /><td class="alt2" width="80"><img src="images/no_avatar.jpg" width="80" border="0" /></if></td></if> 


Create a image :
Width 80 and height 80
name : no_avatar.jpg
location : vb/images

and result :

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by xman_79

My solution is :
Replace in pm_messagelistbit template :

PHP Code:

    <if condition="$show['pmicons']"><td class="alt2"><if condition="$show['pmicon']"><img src="$pm[iconpath]" alt="$pm[icontitle]" /><else />&nbsp;</if></td></if> 


with

PHP Code:

<if condition="$sk_avurl"><td class="alt2" width="80"><img src="$sk_avurl[0]" width="80" /></td><else /><td class="alt2" width="80"><img src="images/no_avatar.jpg" width="80" border="0" /></if></td></if> 


Create a image :
Width 80 and height 80
name : no_avatar.jpg
location : vb/images

and result :

Genious!

[Trana]

Nice one.

[xman_79]

Originally Posted by Shazz

Genious!

Thank u and welcome .

[Jeordie015]

It messed up my layout. I'm running vB3.6.0. It looks like it took out a column or something. I'm not sure how to fix it though. See screenshot.