Forum Display Enhancements - Digital Point Thread Avatars

Unfortunately, I don't have the time to maintain and support this add-on in two locations. The newest version (and support) can always be found here: https://marketplace.digitalpoint.com...atars.886/item

About
This changes thread icons to be the avatar of the thread starter. It applies to thread listings on forumdisplay, search results and subscribed threads in the UserCP.

Installation

• Upload the cssrollup_digitalpoint_threadavatars.xml file to includes/xml (this is really only needed if you store CSS as files in the file system)
• Install the product-dp_thread_avatars.xml product under AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

Notes

• Icons are cropped (but never stretched) to be square for display.
• Threads with no new posts have the avatar slightly greyed out.
• Locked threads will have a lock image overlayed.
• Soft-deleted threads will have a red X image overlayed.
• If the user posted in the thread, they will see a mini version of their avatar overlayed.
• If a thread is "hot", the shadow of the icon will change color.
• ZERO SQL queries are added.
• Overlay images are encoded as CSS data (no extra HTTP requests needed for images or the CSS files themselves).
• If your site uses pre-defined avatars, they are not scaled down for use as the icon since vBulletin does not store the dimensions (instead, the upper/left potion is cropped for the icon).

Settings

• You can disable the mini-avatars under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Highlight Threads in Which User Has Posted
• You can disable the hot thread highlight under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Hot Threads Enabled
• You can change the color of the hot thread shadow under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> dpta_shadow_hot_color
• You can change the size of the avatar under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> threadbit_iconsize (since they are square, it keys only on width)
• If your site uses pre-defined avatars, you should use the AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> User Picture Options -> Site Uses Pre-Defined Avatars option

Screenshots


Advanced

• If you want to add your own mini-icon overlays, you can utilize the $template_hook['thread_avatars'] variable to do so.
• If you want to selectively disable thread avatars, you can set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] to true. This would allow you to create a custom profile field for users and set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] based on the user's setting. Alternately you could enable the addon for certain usergroups or just for specific styles.

[frightie]

Yeah, looks like it works now after having reuploaded the product. Thanks for the heads up!

[bskr84]

how could i uninstall Completely?

i have uninstalled it , but it is Still there.Attachment 135726

[digitalpoint]

Originally Posted by bskr84

how could i uninstall Completely?

i have uninstalled it , but it is Still there.Attachment 135726

Make sure you *don't* disable the product/plug-ins before uninstalling. Part of the uninstallation is it cleaning itself up. If you disable portions of the add-on, you may be disabling the cleanup functions.

[Mark Hewitt]

Where's the option for compile CSS in 4.1.10?

At the moment it's showing the initial text of the thread next to each thread.

[bskr84]

Originally Posted by digitalpoint

Make sure you *don't* disable the product/plug-ins before uninstalling. Part of the uninstallation is it cleaning itself up. If you disable portions of the add-on, you may be disabling the cleanup functions.

Hi digitalpoint , i did't disable the product/plug-ins . First i uninstall the product/plug-ins , then delete this file (includes/xml/cssrollup_digitalpoint_threadavatars.xml). But that is still there

[digitalpoint]

Originally Posted by Mark Hewitt

Where's the option for compile CSS in 4.1.10?

At the moment it's showing the initial text of the thread next to each thread.

AdminCP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Compile Thread Avatar Templates

Originally Posted by bskr84

Hi digitalpoint , i did't disable the product/plug-ins . First i uninstall the product/plug-ins , then delete this file (includes/xml/cssrollup_digitalpoint_threadavatars.xml). But that is still there

Strange if the uninstaller isn't working for some reason... the easiest way to clean up the compiled templates would be to install the addon real quick... then go to AdminCP -> Plugins & Products ->Plugin Manager and then disable the "Alter Compiled Templates" plug-in.

Then go to AdminCP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Compile Thread Avatar Templates

Once you do that, it should recompile the templates without the changes it makes and you should be able to uninstall it (regardless if the uninstaller works or not).

[iBaker]

This is just brilliant DD.
Nominated and liked

[lycheepassion]

Nice, now how to encourage users to select avatars?

[hugh_]

You might be missing an option to show the default avatar for users who've deleted their accounts...

[prandah]

i have install but not show on admincp option ?

edited :
work now : i rebuild css