vBulletin CMS Widgets - Widget - Show random members with picture

#Function:

• Show random members which have profile picture
• Clickable picture and username to go to member's profile page

#Installation:

1. Go to Admin CP > vBulletin CMS > Widgets > create new widget
2. Widget type > PHP Direct Execution . Title > Random Members . Description > Show random members
3. click save
4. then click configure and put the code below

#code to use custom profile picture as the source of picture

$member_count = 3;

  ob_start();
  require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
  require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php');
  // Get Random Members
  $newusers_get = vB::$db->query_read("
    SELECT ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid AS userid, ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.username AS username, ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic.dateline AS dateline FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic
	LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."user
			ON ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic.userid=".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid
    WHERE ".TABLE_PREFIX."customprofilepic.visible = 1
   ORDER BY RAND()
   LIMIT $member_count");
  $output_bits = '<p align="center"';
  while($newuser = vB::$db->fetch_array($newusers_get))
  {
        $output_bits .= '<a href="member.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'"><img src="image.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'&dateline='.$newuser[dateline].'&type=profile" alt="'.$newuser[username].'"/><br />'.$newuser[username].'</a><br />';
  }
  $output_bits .= '</p>';
  $output = $output_bits;
  ob_end_clean();

#code if you want to use custom avatar as the main source for the picture

$member_count = 3;

  ob_start();
  require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
  require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php');
  // Get Random Members
  $newusers_get = vB::$db->query_read("
    SELECT ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid AS userid, ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.username AS username, ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.dateline AS dateline FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar
	LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."user
			ON ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.userid=".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid
    WHERE ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.visible = 1
   ORDER BY RAND()
   LIMIT $member_count");
  $output_bits = '<p align="center"';
  while($newuser = vB::$db->fetch_array($newusers_get))
  {
        $output_bits .= '<a href="member.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'"><img src="image.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'&dateline='.$newuser[dateline].'" alt="'.$newuser[username].'"/><br />'.$newuser[username].'</a><br />';
  }
  $output_bits .= '</p>';
  $output = $output_bits;
  ob_end_clean();

Note: You can edit the amount of members you want to show by changing the $member_count from 3 to whatever value you want.

[slumbermann]

Originally Posted by kevinfx

i got the links to the profiles, but not profile picture? what's wrong? thanks

could you please give me your website url...

[kevinfx]

oh i'm using vb 4.0, maybe that's why? i haven't upgraded yet

[asj]

oh i'm using vb 4.0, maybe that's why? i haven't upgraded yet

Same problem

[slumbermann]

Originally Posted by kevinfx

oh i'm using vb 4.0, maybe that's why? i haven't upgraded yet

Originally Posted by asj

Same problem

haven't tried on vb 4.0 because i'm running this on 4.0.1... but will try to look into vb 4.0 too and see how it goes...

[slumbermann]

Originally Posted by Boosted Panda

That didn't work

please try this code instead for avatar.

$member_count = 3;

  ob_start();
  require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
  require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php');
  // Get Random Members
  $newusers_get = vB::$db->query_read("
    SELECT ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid AS userid, ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.username AS username, ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.dateline AS dateline FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar
	LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."user
			ON ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.userid=".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid
    WHERE ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.visible = 1
   ORDER BY RAND()
   LIMIT $member_count");
  $output_bits = '<p align="center"';
  while($newuser = vB::$db->fetch_array($newusers_get))
  {
        $output_bits .= '<a href="member.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'"><img src="image.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'&dateline='.$newuser[dateline].'" alt="'.$newuser[username].'"/><br />'.$newuser[username].'</a><br />';
  }
  $output_bits .= '</p>';
  $output = $output_bits;
  ob_end_clean();

[Boosted Panda]

Originally Posted by slumbermann

please try this code instead for avatar.

$member_count = 3;

  ob_start();
  require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
  require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php');
  // Get Random Members
  $newusers_get = vB::$db->query_read("
    SELECT ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid AS userid, ".TABLE_PREFIX."user.username AS username, ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.dateline AS dateline FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar
	LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."user
			ON ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.userid=".TABLE_PREFIX."user.userid
    WHERE ".TABLE_PREFIX."customavatar.visible = 1
   ORDER BY RAND()
   LIMIT $member_count");
  $output_bits = '<p align="center"';
  while($newuser = vB::$db->fetch_array($newusers_get))
  {
        $output_bits .= '<a href="member.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'"><img src="image.php?u='.$newuser[userid].'&dateline='.$newuser[dateline].'" alt="'.$newuser[username].'"/><br />'.$newuser[username].'</a><br />';
  }
  $output_bits .= '</p>';
  $output = $output_bits;
  ob_end_clean();

Awesome! Thank you sir!

[Talk-Pets]

Could it leave out members with no avatars and just shows the ones that has?

[slumbermann]

Originally Posted by Boosted Panda

Awesome! Thank you sir!

ur welcome

Originally Posted by Talk-Pets

Could it leave out members with no avatars and just shows the ones that has?

yes, only members with profile picture or avatars will be shown.

[kevinfx]

were you able to figure out what wrong with using this code with vb version 4.0?

thank you

[blake247]

Thanks for the tip! Great widget!