Show Thread Enhancements - YouTube Video Avatars for specified usergroups

Hello, what this mod does is allows users to have a "Video Avatar" if they are a member of the usergroup you specify.

Installation instructions are attached. See screen shots below to get an idea of what it looks like.

UPDATE! I recorded a video of me installing it on a blank board. The video should help anyone having trouble. There are a couple extra things like me closing my password manager that you should ignore, but the video will show you what to do.

Installation Video Instructions

You can change the height and width of the video by changing the attributes in the code.

It requires one template edit, 2 if you use both postbit styles.
It requires one profile field.

I am new to the modding still, and my instructions here aren't great, but you can see it in action here.

UPDATE!
To Display them in your user profiles
open the memberinfo template
find

			<if condition="$show['avatar']">
				<td><img src="$userinfo[avatarurl]" $userinfo[avatarsize] alt="<phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" style="border:1px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top:none" /></td>
			<else />
				<td>&nbsp;</td>
			</if>

Replace with

<if condition="in_array($post['usergroupid'], array(5,6,7,12,14)) AND $post[fieldXX]">
<td>
<object width="150" height="123.5"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[fieldXX]"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[fieldXX]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="150" height="123.5"></embed></object>
</td>
<else />	
			<if condition="$show['avatar']">
				<td><img src="$userinfo[avatarurl]" $userinfo[avatarsize] alt="<phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" style="border:1px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top:none" /></td>
			<else />
				<td>&nbsp;</td>
			</if>
			</if>
</if>

Be sure you replace all fieldXX with your actual field number!

Click installed!
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[TopNotch]

Hi, I love this hack I have been using it for about 2 weeks now but took it off recently. I would like to put it back up but I have a question. I noticed that only Admins are able to view the video as my avatar. Other like regular members don't see the video avatar they only see my old regular avatar. I think this is because I did not set the viewing permissions to everyone. I tried to edit it but I can't seem to find where to go to fix my problem. Could anyone help me?

Thank You

[nectons]

just perfect... works perfect.. you are great man.. thanks

instaled and motm

[TopNotch]

Originally Posted by TopNotch

Hi, I love this hack I have been using it for about 2 weeks now but took it off recently. I would like to put it back up but I have a question. I noticed that only Admins are able to view the video as my avatar. Other like regular members don't see the video avatar they only see my old regular avatar. I think this is because I did not set the viewing permissions to everyone. I tried to edit it but I can't seem to find where to go to fix my problem. Could anyone help me?

Thank You

anyone?

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by TopNotch

anyone?

There really shouldn't be any reason it would do that. The permission array is only for those who can use the avatars, not see it. It could be possible that you had your if conditionals set up wrong, maybe wrapping it inside one farther up the code block.

[TopNotch]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

There really shouldn't be any reason it would do that. The permission array is only for those who can use the avatars, not see it. It could be possible that you had your if conditionals set up wrong, maybe wrapping it inside one farther up the code block.

If I had that wrong then it wouldnt work at all. But this way I see it when Iam logged into my admin account but when I log into my regular members account it doesn't show up.

[Digital Jedi]

Not necessarily. If you have it wrapped in a conditional that's permission based, then that would cause the same effect. I'm speculating of course. Post your template code like the others did and we may be able to see what's causing it. Often times its something small like a character out of place.

[Rideharder]

sweet works good!

[Majava]

Originally Posted by AzH

I think I have a fix for you. Use this code instead:

		<if condition="in_array($post['usergroupid'], array(5,6,7,22,48)) AND $post[field8]">
<td class="alt2">
<object width="150" height="123.5"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[field8]"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[field8]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="150" height="123.5"></embed></object>
</td>
<else /> 
<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<td class="alt2">
&nbsp;<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
</td>
</if>
</if>

I was getting the same error as you so I switched from:

<div class="smallfont">

to:

<td class="alt2">

with the respective closing tag </td> and it works fine.

Thank you so much, I was about to give up on this hack!

[Alfa1]

Please upgrade this to vb 3.7.

[nectons]

Originally Posted by ChU v2

I got it to work. Thank you. Looks awesome.

Just a few things. The avatar isn't centered. It's fine if you have a YouTube video, but my user's avatar are left-aligned. It looks like crap. Anyway to fix that?

And its not viewable in your profile or the homepage, only in threads. Not that big of a deal.

Man it is stil working perfect except the LEFT aligned problem. I have the same problem with you.. did you find any solution to center all avatars ?

Anyone plz ?