Random Images Anywhere

1st of all I really love this plugin stuff.

Now for the Release. Please be gentle as this is my first release ever.

I want to thank Loneranger because I used his XML file as a template for mine. This was fun to make. I hope you guys enjoy it.

This will allow you to display random images anywhere you want.

Features:

• Reads from a specified directory.
• Only reads files whose filenames contain your specified text delimeter.
• Can specify file extensions to display (GIF JPG PNG)
• Perfect for babe of the week, etc.

See a working example here: http://www.freaks-network.com/forum/

The header images on the left will change whenever the page is refreshed.

Note: This generates a variable. Just insert the following wherever you want the random image to appear:

PHP Code:

$randpic 


[ggiersdorf]

When you say stle specific vs global? are you talking about templates?

sorry n00b here

If you have 1 style will thsi work fine?

[jugo]

It's set up to work on any style. it will display the same group of random images on whichever style you set it up on.

What they want is a way to specify different sets of random image groups per style. (I working on it but it's a little frustrating).

[MRGTB]

Great plugin. I would image if you run a portal for example. You could just add the random varable to an empty block and it would display random images there also as well as adding the varable to your forum page.

[jugo]

Correct...that is the beauty of it. That it just creates a global variable that you can pretty much put anywhere.

[bonnmac]

will this work with flash also .swf thanks

[jugo]

In order for this to work with flash, some modifications would need to be made including the rewrite of the output code to include the oblect embed code required for flash movies.

[Brinnie]

so can i display it on an extenal page or a completly different website if I wanted?

[Living in music]

In order to works,how do I declare(means that:to view 2 or 3 image,how I fill that blank) information at Image Filename Delimeter frame for this mod?

[b6gm6n]

bloody good job!, cheers, clicks install!

-b6

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

hmm..installed but couldn't get it to work

did I do this right?

1. for the PATH and URL to Images, I used:
   h ttp://ww w.mysitename.com/forums/images/random/
   (I created a folder called "random")
   
   
2. then all the images I uploaded to this folder I put
   _rand_ at the beginning of the file name.
   
   eg: _rand_STAR.jpg
   
   
3. then stick $randpic in wherever (whatever template) I want the image to appear.

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all I got was an X and htt p://w ww.mysite.com/forums/images/random/ file path (notice it didn't actually find an image file )

what'd i do wrong? any help would be appreciated?