Forum Display Enhancements - Digital Point Thread Avatars

Unfortunately, I don't have the time to maintain and support this add-on in two locations. The newest version (and support) can always be found here: https://marketplace.digitalpoint.com...atars.886/item

About
This changes thread icons to be the avatar of the thread starter. It applies to thread listings on forumdisplay, search results and subscribed threads in the UserCP.

Installation

• Upload the cssrollup_digitalpoint_threadavatars.xml file to includes/xml (this is really only needed if you store CSS as files in the file system)
• Install the product-dp_thread_avatars.xml product under AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

Notes

• Icons are cropped (but never stretched) to be square for display.
• Threads with no new posts have the avatar slightly greyed out.
• Locked threads will have a lock image overlayed.
• Soft-deleted threads will have a red X image overlayed.
• If the user posted in the thread, they will see a mini version of their avatar overlayed.
• If a thread is "hot", the shadow of the icon will change color.
• ZERO SQL queries are added.
• Overlay images are encoded as CSS data (no extra HTTP requests needed for images or the CSS files themselves).
• If your site uses pre-defined avatars, they are not scaled down for use as the icon since vBulletin does not store the dimensions (instead, the upper/left potion is cropped for the icon).

Settings

• You can disable the mini-avatars under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Highlight Threads in Which User Has Posted
• You can disable the hot thread highlight under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Hot Threads Enabled
• You can change the color of the hot thread shadow under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> dpta_shadow_hot_color
• You can change the size of the avatar under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> threadbit_iconsize (since they are square, it keys only on width)
• If your site uses pre-defined avatars, you should use the AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> User Picture Options -> Site Uses Pre-Defined Avatars option

Screenshots


Advanced

• If you want to add your own mini-icon overlays, you can utilize the $template_hook['thread_avatars'] variable to do so.
• If you want to selectively disable thread avatars, you can set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] to true. This would allow you to create a custom profile field for users and set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] based on the user's setting. Alternately you could enable the addon for certain usergroups or just for specific styles.

[DemOnstar]

I downloaded this for 4.2.1 but the overlay i.e. the last post avatar doesn't show. All I get is the default avatar... Thanks..

[Ba'al]

Originally Posted by JMEWLS`

hey there shadows aren't popping up for me...

nbadimensions.net/forums/

The shadows are for "Hot Threads" it has tobe enabled in Settings.

[Ba'al]

Originally Posted by DemOnstar

I downloaded this for 4.2.1 but the overlay i.e. the last post avatar doesn't show. All I get is the default avatar... Thanks..

I use this for last posters, for me it seems to work better.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=275406

[JMEWLS`]

Originally Posted by Ba'al

The shadows are for "Hot Threads" it has tobe enabled in Settings.

It is enabled.

[DemOnstar]

Originally Posted by Ba'al

I use this for last posters, for me it seems to work better.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=275406

Thanks again.. Already downloaded...

[Ba'al]

Originally Posted by JMEWLS`

It is enabled.

What are the settings for "posts" and "views" because the Shadow doesnt appear until it reaches those settings in posts counts & views counts.

[JMEWLS`]

Hot threads are on.... It was the first thing I tried, it's something to do with my CSS.

[Cybeth]

Guests also have no avatar, see image.



problems only with guests without Avatar. Registered users with no avatar, no problem.

[KGI_Bling]

I was receiving complaints from forum members, saying their mini avatar wasn't displaying when they had posted in a thread, they were just seeing the default avatar. It took me a while to figure the problem... you only see the mini avatar if you tick the 'remember me' box when you log in. If you don't tick it, you only see the default avatar.

Is this an issue with the mod or is it a permissions thing?

[Ba'al]

Originally Posted by JMEWLS`

Hot threads are on.... It was the first thing I tried, it's something to do with my CSS.

It is possible that its a CSS issue, but my question was what are the settings for "Posts" and "Threads" If you have Posts per Thread set at 50 the Shadow wont appear until it reaches that point and if you have the "Threads" setting at 300 views the Shadow wont appear until then, but it is an either/or setting, either 50 Posts or 300 Threads will activate the Shadow.