Mini Mods - 8WayRun.Com - Random Header

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I'm an unemployed computer programmer... if you appreciate the work I have done on this mod, please don't hesitate in offering me a donation by clicking the "Support Developer" link to the right of this text.
I had to rewrite this mod because it stopped working in vB4x. It now requires a product installation; don't blame me, blame vB4x.

This script does not use Javascript!
I wrote this mod for my own website last year (http://www.8wayrun.com/). I was looking for a way to create a random header situation, while also letting people select the random header through their UserCP and force a header depending on what forum they are on. If you go to my website (http://www.8wayrun.com/), a random character will appear on your header, if you ctrl+refresh, a new character will show up... if you go to our character specific forums, the character in the random header will be forced to the character of that specific forum... I have done my best to make this script as simple as possible.

Product Demo:

http://www.8wayrun.com/
http://www.8wayrun.com/customstyles/...der/header.php

Installation Procedure:

1. Upload all the files in the "upload" directory of the attached zip file to your forum root.
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2. Import the product file called "product-header.xml" in the Product Manager of vBulletin.
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3. RANDOM OPTION: Put the images you want randomized into the "header" folder that you just uploaded in the previous step.
   This randomized option will work with any JPG, GIF or PNG image extension.
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4. SELECTED OPTION: If you want, you can let users SELECT which header they want on places where the script would normally randomize.
   
   1. Create a new "Single-Selection Menu" profile field in your adminCP.
      
   2. For each selection option, enter an image's filename as an option.
      
   3. Set Default: None
      
   4. Field Required: No
      
   5. Field Editable: Yes
      
   6. Private Field: No
      
   7. Field Searchable on Members List: No
      
   8. Show on Members List: No
      
   9. Display Page: Options: Other
      
   After you submit, this field will be given a name (ex: field9). Make sure to remember this name.
   This selected option will work with any image extension defined in an image's filename
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5. FORCED OPTION: If you want to FORCE an image on specific forum, upload the image, to the "header/forums" directory.
   Images are forced by their forum ID, so if the forum you want to force is forum 38, then name the image "38.png".
   By default, this selected option will only work with the PNG image extension.
   If you want to change this extension to something else, open up the included "header/header.php".
   Find and edit the fourth line in this file which by default should state: $forced = ".png";
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6. NOTE: This script has a heirarchy of importance when searching for images.
   1. The first thing it will look for is the FORCED OPTION.
   2. If it doesn't find a forced image, it will use the SELECTED OPTION.
   3. If it doesn't find a selected image, it will use the RANDOM OPTION.

Usage Procedure:

Anywhere you want to use this random script, just link to this script, instead of an image.

header/header.php?fid={vb:var forum.forumid}&pid={vb:var bbuserinfo.field9}

Notice the field9 above, this should match the field name given to you in a previous step.

You can use this script anywhere you would normally use an image; whether it be your logo image, or even the background image to your header or website.

[Scalemotorcars]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

titleimage should be:

header/header.php?fid={vb:var forum.forumid}

not

header/header.php

I had a custom style and nothing worked until this edit. Thanks... Working perfectly now.

[Xencored]

This is awesome can it be used on None vbulletin pages?

Thanks

[Jaxel]

This mod has been globalized, so now the FID and PID will work on everypage.

And yes, Animemike, header.php can be used on ANY page; not just VB. All the product file does is send the registers for FID and PID. With the VB3 version, it didn't even need a product since you didn't have to register anything.

[Xencored]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

Animemike, header.php can be used on ANY page; not just VB. All the product file does is send the registers for FID and PID. With the VB3 version, it didn't even need a product since you didn't have to register anything.

Awesome thanks man :up::up:

[Golzarion]

One important question : Dose this mod causes the high server load ? ( cpu usage )
I think may be it is better not to use this mod on big forums with heavy traffics...
Any idea ?

[utahwildlife]

I am really interested in this mod. I am assuming this will work with vb 4.0.7?

[8thos]

Interesting.

[Santori]

Sorry but I don`t understand this purpose, Vbulletin can do this without any mod.
Create a style for each forum with a different logo.
Then go to the forum desired and in the options force the forum to see in other style.

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by Golzarion

One important question : Dose this mod causes the high server load ? ( cpu usage )?

This is the only reason I haven't installed this, I don't know how resource intensive this is, if you load a new banner everytime you open a new page in your forum.

[Jaxel]

Originally Posted by Destron

This is the only reason I haven't installed this, I don't know how resource intensive this is, if you load a new banner everytime you open a new page in your forum.

That doesn't make it resource intensive... that makes it BANDWIDTH intensive... Loading an image takes almost no server resources. And bandwidth is CHEAP. However, if you wanted to save on bandwidth, you could set your htaccess to simply cache images.