Profile Enhancements - User Name Style: Bold & Glow (Optional)

This is my first ever template modification, this works for any versions of 3.6.x vBulletin versions.

Please refer to this thread for a glowing usertitle:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=168785

Description: This will give users an option in their profile to bold & glow there usernames.


Step 1 - Bold

Create a new profile field through your AdminCP.

Multiple Selection Textbox

Title: Username Bold

Description: Here you can bold your username if you would like to make it stand out more.

Limit Selection: 1

Items Per Line: 0

Fields: 1 field called Bold Username (one option for users to check if they want).

Profile Field Type: Multiple-Selection Checkbox

Field Required: No

Field Editable by User: Yes

Private Field: No

Field Searchable on Members List: No

Show on Members List: No

Click Save.

Step Two

Edit the template you use, either Posbit Legacy or Postbit.
Find (there will be two, do this to the first one):

PHP Code:

$post[musername] 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post[fieldx]">
    <span style="font-weight: bold; $post[fieldx]">
        $post[username]</span><else />
$post[musername]
</if></a> 


Step Three

In the same template, find the second:

PHP Code:

$post[musername] 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post[fieldx]">
    <span style="font-weight: bold; $post[fieldx]">
        $post[username]</span><else />$post[musername][/if] 


Replace the X (on fieldx) with your bold profile field. You're done.

Step One - Glow

Create a new profile field through your AdminCP.

Single Line Text Box

Title: Username Glow

Description: Here you can glow your username if you would like to make it stand out more.

Field Required: No

Field Editable by User: Yes

Private Field: No

Field Searchable on Members List: No

Show on Members List: No

The rest is up to you.

Click Save.

Step Two

Find in your Postbit or Postbit Legacy template:

PHP Code:

$post[musername] 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post[fieldx]"> 
                <div style="width:100%;filter:glow(color=$post[fieldx],strength=6)">$post[username]</div> <else />$post[musername]</if> 


Step Three

Same template, find second:

PHP Code:

$post[musername] 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post[fieldx]"> 
                <div style="width:100%;filter:glow(color=$post[fieldx],strength=6)">$post[username]</div> <else />$post[musername]</if> 


Make sure you replace the x's with your Glow field number.


You're done, any problems, just tell me please. Remember to mark Installed if you use and like it.

[Ultimate Killer]

Here it is, thanks

$template_hook[postbit_start]
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<if condition="$show['announcement']">
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" colspan="2">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" />
<phrase 1="$post[startdate]" 2="$post[enddate]">$vbphrase[x_until_y]</phrase>
</td>
<else />
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-right: 0px" $post[scrolltothis]>
<!-- status icon and date -->
<a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a>
$post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
$post[firstnewinsert]
<!-- / status icon and date -->
</td>
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px" align="$stylevar[right]">
&nbsp;
<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount$post[postid]" name="$post[postcount]"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>
<if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
<input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" />
</if>
</td>
</if>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="alt2" width="175" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top: 0px; border-bottom: 0px">

<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
<center><if condition="$show['profile']">
<a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><if condition="$post[field10]">
<div style="width:100%;filter:glow(color=red $post[field10],strength=6)">$post[username]</div> <else /><if condition="$post[field10]">
<div style="width:100%;filter:glow(color=red $post[field10],strength=6)">$post[username]</div> <else />$post[musername]</if></if> </a>
<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
<else />
$post[musername]
</if>

</center>
</div><div>



<div class="pbit" align="center"><center><font color="white"><b><if condition="$post['usertitle']">$post[usertitle]</b></font></center></div><br></if><else/>
<center><if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if></center>
$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_center]

<center><if condition="$show['avatar']">
<div class="smallfont">
&nbsp; <a href="member.php?$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></center>
</div>

</if>

<center><div class="smallfont">
&nbsp;<br/>

$post[crowns]$post[champtext]<br/></center>
<br><center><!-- / nick -->
<font color="red"><if condition="$post[field9] != ''">
<div class="info">AKA: $post[field9]</div>
</if></font>
<!-- / nick end --></center><br>

<center><if condition="$post['joindate']">
<div>
<fieldset>
<legend>$vbphrase[join_date]</legend>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont" align="center">$post[joindate]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</fieldset>
</div></if></center>
<center><if condition="$post['field2']"><div>
<fieldset>
<legend>$vbphrase[location_perm]</legend>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont" align="center">$post[field2]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</fieldset>
</div></if></center>
<if condition="$post['age']"><div>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</div></if>
<center><div>
<fieldset>
<legend>$vbphrase[posts]</legend>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont" align="center">$post[posts]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</fieldset>
</div></center>
<center><div>
<div>
<fieldset>
<legend>$vbphrase[vbimghost_myphotos]</legend>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont" align="center">$post[vbimghost]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</fieldset>
</div>
$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts]
<if condition="$show['infraction']"><div>$vbphrase[infractions]: $post[warnings]/$post[infractions] ($post[ipoints])</div></if>
<if condition="$show['reputation']"><div><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: <span id="reppower_$post[postid]_$post[userid]">$post[reppower]</span> </if><span id="repdisplay_$post[postid]_$post[userid]">$post[reputationdisplay]</span></div></if>
$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right]
<center><div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]</div></center>
</div>

</td>
<if condition="$show['moderated']">
<td class="alt2" id="td_post_$post[postid]" style="border-right: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]">
<else />
<td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]" style="border-right: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]">
</if>
$template_hook[postbit_messagearea_start]
<if condition="$show['messageicon'] OR $post['title']">
<!-- icon and title -->
<div class="smallfont">
<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if>
<if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if>
</div>
<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
<!-- / icon and title -->
</if>

<!-- message -->
<div id="post_message_$post[postid]">$post[message]</div>
<!-- / message -->

<if condition="$show['attachments']">
<!-- attachments -->
<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">

<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_thumbnails]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</div>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
$post[imageattachments]
</div>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_files]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[otherattachments]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attachments_pending_approval]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>

</div>
<!-- / attachments -->
</if>

$template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div valign="bottom">
<br>
<center><fieldset><legend>$post[username]'s Sig:</legend>$post[signature]</fieldset></center>
</div>
<!-- / sig -->


$template_hook[postbit_signature_end]

<if condition="$show['postedited']">
<!-- edit note -->
<div class="smallfont"> <hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
<em>
<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>.
<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]</if>
</em>
</div>
<!-- / edit note -->
</if>

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>

</if>

</if>
</td>
</tr>
<td class="alt2" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top: 0px">
$post[onlinestatus]
<if condition="$show['reputationlink']">
<span id="reputationmenu_$post[postid]"><a href="reputation.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow" id="reputation_$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reputation.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_to_xs_reputation]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></span>
<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbrep_register("$post[postid]")</script></if>
</if>
<if condition="$show['infractionlink']"><a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=report&amp;p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/infraction.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_infraction_for_x]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></if>
<if condition="$show['reportlink']"><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif" alt="$vbphrase[report_bad_post]" border="0" /></a></if>
$post[iplogged]
&nbsp;
</td>
<if condition="$show['moderated']">
<td class="alt2" align="$stylevar[right]" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px">
<else />
<td class="alt1" align="$stylevar[right]" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px">
</if>
<!-- controls -->
<if condition="$post['editlink']">
<img style="display: none" id="progress_$postid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/progress.gif" alt="$vbphrase[loading_editor_please_wait]" />
<a href="$post[editlink]" name="vB::QuickEdit::$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/edit.gif" alt="$vbphrase[edit_delete_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">
<a href="$post[forwardlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/forward.gif" alt="$vbphrase[forward_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$show['multiquote_post']">
<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow" onclick="return false"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/multiquote_<if condition="$show['multiquote_selected']">on<else />off</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[multi_quote_this_message]" border="0" id="mq_$post[postid]" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow" id="qr_$post[postid]" onclick="return false"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickreply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[quick_reply_to_this_message]" border="0" /></a>

<a href="#top" onclick="self.scrollTo(0, 0); return false;"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/tothetop.gif" alt="$vbphrase[uplevel]" border="0">
</a> </if>
<if condition="$show['moderated']">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/moderated.gif" alt="$vbphrase[moderated_post]" border="0" />
</if>
<if condition="$show['deletedpost']">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/trashcan.gif" alt="$vbphrase[deleted_post]" border="0" />
</if>
<if condition="$show['redcard']">
<a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view&amp;p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/redcard.gif" alt="$vbphrase[received_infraction]" border="0" /></a>
<else />
<if condition="$show['yellowcard']">
<a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view&amp;p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/yellowcard.gif" alt="$vbphrase[received_warning]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
</if>
$template_hook[postbit_controls]
<!-- / controls -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
$template_hook[postbit_end]

<!-- post $post[postid] popup menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="postmenu_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$post[username]</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$show['profile']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[view_public_profile]</a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['pmlink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['emaillink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['homepage']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$post[homepage]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[visit_xs_homepage]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['search']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_more_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$post['userid'] AND $show['member']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
$usermanage
$template_hook[postbit_user_popup]
</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->

[TCE Killa]

I'll only give support for people who have clicked installed, thanks.

[Ultimate Killer]

I will click install once it's installed, thanks.

[xxshatteredsoul]

Was wondering if there is anyway to put this code in Usergroup: Administrators in the Username HTML Markup field? I've tried adding the code but always get errors and the glow doesn't show up. I only want to have glow for admins/mods. Any help? Using 3.6.8 here.

If there is no way to put it in that field can you show me how to make it so only admins/mods get a glow using your hack? IE: admins red, mods blue. Thank you.

[TCE Killa]

^Here you go man:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...color+username

I used it for awhile.

I use 3.6.8 and it works.

[xxshatteredsoul]

Thank you for the responce but how do I make it for only admins? I don't want normal users to have glow.

[TCE Killa]

Originally Posted by xxshatteredsoul

Thank you for the responce but how do I make it for only admins? I don't want normal users to have glow.

In the plugins manager, find the glowing usernames plugin. Then just set for which usergroups you would like, registered users aren't included in that mod but you can include them if you want. You can also change the color and glow color of the usergroups you wish to through the plug in manager.

[xxshatteredsoul]

Sorry this doesn't make any sence to me. I go to Plugin manager under Plugins & products and don't see any glowing usernames plugin or usergroups like you're talking about? Please explain? I followed the instructions at the url you gave me.

BTW after doing this mod I am using v3.6.8 and no glow shows up at all. I am using IE7 also.

[TCE Killa]

Originally Posted by xxshatteredsoul

Sorry this doesn't make any sence to me. I go to Plugin manager under Plugins & products and don't see any glowing usernames plugin or usergroups like you're talking about? Please explain? I followed the instructions at the url you gave me.

BTW after doing this mod I am using v3.6.8 and no glow shows up at all. I am using IE7 also.

Go to your Admin CP > Plugins and Produtcs > Plugin Manager, then find ATMM Glowing Username - User Name Glow From postbit_display_complete.... Click edit.

Then in the plug in you should see this:

PHP Code:

//User Name Glow Hack by Stitch @ aotrangmongmo.com/chutgidenho.com
                // begin glowing users
                
                $usergroupid=$post[usergroupid];
                if ($usergroupid == 5) 
                { 
                    $post[musername] = "
                            <table style=\"filter:glow(color=PaleTurquoise, strength=5)\">
                                <tr>
                                    <td>
                                        <font class='bigusername' color='Red'>
                                            <b>$post[username]</b>
                                        </font>
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                            </table>"; 
                }

                if ($usergroupid == 6) 
                { 
                    $post[musername] = "
                            <table style=\"filter:glow(color=YellowGreen, strength=5)\">
                                <tr>
                                    <td>
                                        <font class='bigusername' color='Blue'>
                                            <b>$post[username]</b>
                                        </font>
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                            </table>"; 
                }
                
                if ($usergroupid == 7) 
                { 
                    $post[musername] = "
                        <table style=\"filter:glow(color=Cyan, strength=5)\">
                            <tr>
                                <td>
                                    <font class='bigusername' color='Green'>
                                        <b>$post[username]</b>
                                    </font>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>"; 
                }
                
                if ($usergroupid == 1 ) 
                { 
                    $post[musername] = "
                        <table style=\"filter:glow(color=orange, strength=5)\">
                            <tr>
                                <td>
                                    <font class='bigusername' color='seagreen'>
                                        <b>$post[username]</b>
                                    </font>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>"; 
                }


        // end glowing users 


You can change the usergroups ID, and glow color and color as well. You can also get rid of usergroups. Just have a mess around, I'm sure you'll get it.

Hope that helped.

[xxshatteredsoul]

I don't have that what you posted ^

I only did
step 1 glow
step 2
step 3

glow works but I do not have this plugin you have to be able to edit it to make usergroups have diff glows set from cp & make users not be able to pick glow.