Mini Mods - Last Poster Avatar

Info

This mod ads last posters' avatars next to their names on Forumdisplay pages. I've just finished a section of one of my bigger mods to come, and thought that some of you may just need this little enhancement on their forums. If so, feel free to download and test it.

Features

Not too many features for now, it's a pretty straight forward mod. I'm always open to your suggestions though.

- Display last poster avatars in threadbits on forumdisplay
- Display last poster avatars in forumbits on forumhome and forumdisplay
- Admin settings to enable display of last poster avatars in certain areas or disable globally
- Set an avatar size to best match the layout
- Choose an alternative avatar display on forumbits
- Zero database queries to keep things running smoothly

Installation

Import [phpdesk.com]-product-lpavatar.xml via AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Mod Support

- Do not forget to mark as installed to qualify for further assistance
- A small donation would always be welcome to support further development of this hack (Support Developer)
- I'll do my best to listen to your comments and suggestions as long as time permits

Ghangelog

1.0.0 | 2011-12-13
- First Release

1.0.1 | 2011-12-13
- Fixed file path issue affecting some forum setups

1.0.2 | 2011-12-14
- Added last poster avatars to forumbits on forumhome and forumdisplay
- Added admin options to control display of avatars

1.0.3 | 2011-12-15
- Added option to display a default avatar for users that have not uploaded a custom avatar of their own

1.0.4 | 2011-12-15
- Re-enabled last posters' avatars display on forumhome after fixing the reported issue

1.0.5 | 2011-12-16
- Added option to set the avatar size individually for the forumbits and threadbits display

1.1.0 | 2012-01-04
- Link the avatar to member profile page
- Offer additional way to position last poster avatars on forumbits
- Remove the unnecessary extra database queries

1.1.1 | 2012-01-04
- Fix display issue when avatars are set to be saved as files

1.X.X | PLANNED
- Add avatar to search results, new posts, today posts, etc

[oldz442]

Some radius and border in additional.css should prob work. ie...

.lastpostby .avatar, .lastpostinfo .avatar, .threadlastpost .avatar {
   border-radius: 5px;
   -moz-border-radius: 5px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
   border: 1px #DDD solid;
   padding: 2px;
}

[Amaury]

Is this compatible with vBulletin 4.2.0?

[oldz442]

Yes.

[bizpro99]

will this work on 4.2?

[oldz442]

o deer

[Amaury]

So I've installed this, and it works, but there seems to be a small issue.

On the main index page, avatars don't update for a while.

For example, say Person 1 makes a post in the Spammy Fun thread in the Random Area forum and has an avatar of Tommy from Rugrats. Person 2, with an avatar of Angelica from Rugrats, comes along and makes a post in the same thread, but Person 1's avatar is still showing on the index.

Forums themselves seem fine, though.

[oldz442]

Cache most likely.

I had similar probs (not necessarily this mod but in general) with some avatars not updating on the index and threads (I added a mini avatar to quoted replies - modded class_bbcode.php to show proper avatar). I had to to setup a small plugin for hook location 'profile_updateavatar_complete' with the below to fix the issue. I also run geeky default avatar in addition to this mod.

$vbulletin->db->query_write("TRUNCATE TABLE postparsed");
$vbulletin->db->query_write("TRUNCATE TABLE cache");

[Amaury]

Also, I think it would be nice if it were added pretty much everywhere there's last post by stuff, such as the User CP, Subscriptions, and search results pages.

[oldz442]

I concur.

[gt86comau]

Originally Posted by oldz442

Some radius and border in additional.css should prob work. ie...

.lastpostby .avatar, .lastpostinfo .avatar, .threadlastpost .avatar {
   border-radius: 5px;
   -moz-border-radius: 5px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
   border: 1px #DDD solid;
   padding: 2px;
}

Hi

i have copied and pasted above text in additional.css file and nothing happen ?

thanks.