End-User Options - Username Font Selection Per User (Light) By BOP5 VB4

Version 1.0 - Initial Release
Version 1.1 - Bugfix for vB 4.1.4 and above
Version 1.7.7 - Critical Security Update
Version 1.8.0 - Added post count setting / Added existing Markup setting

Live Demo: Qapla.com Forums Demo (Gold Version).

The purpose of this mod is to let users pick a custom font (either from a list you specify or optionally, a custom font they choose) to show up wherever username markup is allowed. (The postbit, profiles, who's online, blogs, CMS, etc...)

This is the free version, you can let users choose a font.

The GOLD version allows users to to choose a font, a font size, and/or a font color- each permission with independent usergroup control.
Gold version available at: Qapla.com Forums - Username Color, Size, & Font Selection.

Both versions include a "Live Preview" option allowing users to instantly see the effect of their changes before saving.

Both versions automatically add the options in Settings -> General Settings page, at the bottom, for users with permission.

In both versions all options font (and color/ size in gold) are independently controllable by usergroup permissions, so for example you could let registered users pick a font, mods pick a font AND color, and VIP users pick a font, color, and size.

You can add or remove available fonts from the list in Admin CP.

In the Gold version you can add/remove available colors and you can set a range of allowable font sizes.

See Screenshots for more details.
Screenshots are of free version only. See the GOLD thread, above, for screenshots of GOLD version.

Anyone running VB 4.1.4 to 4.1.8 please see the bug notice in the next post.

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Please "Mark as Installed" if you use this.
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[BirdOPrey5]

Thanks. :up:

I know when I was making this (which was actually weeks ago) I considered an option to keep any existing HTML markup present and just add to it, instead of replace it... but I don't remember why I didn't include it. I will have to check it out when I get time, might be something I can add in.

[rob39]

Getting weird error, and my Who's Online don't work with this....Is there a quick fix?....seems to Not like the UserNames listed in Who's online....much the same error as in above post by Sunka...or will it Not work in VB4.x at all?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by rob39

Getting weird error, and my Who's Online don't work with this....Is there a quick fix?....seems to Not like the UserNames listed in Who's online....much the same error as in above post by Sunka...or will it Not work in VB4.x at all?

I would need to see the exact error to make a diagnosis...

The "quick fix" is to uninstall or disable for now until I can see the error.

You could UNINSTALL and attempt re-installing as well if you are up for it. If it is indeed the same error your board might have timed out making the database update.

[rob39]

Here's the error i got...the mod works in postbit, ect....just renders Who's online inoperable...???
Had the Mod running for about two hours, and never noticed anything wrong until i tried to go to Who's online....and the error shows then...who's online doesn't load

[BirdOPrey5]

I am seeing it now.
Sorry about that.

The "quick fix" is to go to plugin manager and disable the plugin "Who's Online Query" for this mod, the errors should stop but I still need to fix whosonline so the markup works.

[BirdOPrey5]

OK, very sorry about this but it looks like a bug was introduced in VB 4.1.4 where they accidentally re-used the same variable for new query causing this database error.

Currently affected versions are VB 4.1.4 - 4.1.7 and even though it's not out yet, 4.1.8 will probably have it too.

To fix the problem you will have to manually edit your file: online.php

Find the code (around line 277- may vary by version):

PHP Code:

//VBIV-5766 get the count of members and guests online.
$userscount = $db->query_read_slave("
    SELECT IF(userid > 0, 1, 0) as isuser, COUNT(session.userid) as online_users
    $hook_query_fields
    FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session as session
    $hook_query_joins
    WHERE session.lastactivity > $datecut
    ". iif(!$showmembers, " AND session.userid < 1", "") ."
    $hook_query_where
    $where
    GROUP BY isuser
"); 


and delete the line $hook_query_fields so you make it:

PHP Code:

//VBIV-5766 get the count of members and guests online.
$userscount = $db->query_read_slave("
    SELECT IF(userid > 0, 1, 0) as isuser, COUNT(session.userid) as online_users
    FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session as session
    $hook_query_joins
    WHERE session.lastactivity > $datecut
    ". iif(!$showmembers, " AND session.userid < 1", "") ."
    $hook_query_where
    $where
    GROUP BY isuser
"); 


And save and upload the fixed file. (Save a backup of the original of course.)

This will fix the database error on who's online.

I realize it is a pain to do a manual file edit so I release an update soon that will give you the option to disable display on who's online so you don't have to worry about the file edit.

Just to reiterate- VB versions below 4.1.4 are not affected by this bug.

[rob39]

Thanks for the fix....this is a nice mod....

[BirdOPrey5]

Thank You. :up:

[Erica1977]

Since i have't installed this yet do i have to still edit the online.php i am running 4.1.7 or the update you made today should be good to go?

[BirdOPrey5]

If you want the mod to work on "Who's Online" you will need to edit the file. That will not go away until vBulletin fixes the bug in the future version.

OR you can just install the mod and leave the option to use it on "Who's Online" off and the mod will work everywhere else without issue, but it won't show the custom usernames on Who's Online.