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

[CoZmicShReddeR]

I have 4.18 worked fine when I installed it... No isssues... And I use vBSEO 360

[phpdesk]

Originally Posted by CoZmicShReddeR

I have 4.18 worked fine when I installed it... No isssues... And I use vBSEO 360

Thanks for confirming that to me. I wish the others we a bit more responsive in trying to help me determine the cause of the error and provide a fix for them rather than just stop by to say "doesn't work" and then leave.

Originally Posted by synseal

I disabled vbseo then uploaded the new file and I still get this error.

The error message points to a missing file on the server. Could you manually check for the presence of functions_user.php inside /includes directory? Can you see it there? Perhaps with a different file extension like .php5 etc? Just a guessing.

[Mariner1]

I explained my prob,get white screens.Nice mod btw

[synseal]

Yes I already checked whether it was there after seeing the error, I will pm you the modifications I use.

[phpdesk]

Originally Posted by Mariner1

I explained my prob,get white screens.Nice mod btw

Thanks. Could you as well manually check for the presence of functions_user.php inside /includes directory on your site? Can you see it there? What php extension do the files have, is it .php, is it .php4 or .php5?

[phpdesk]

Originally Posted by synseal

Yes I already checked whether it was there after seeing the error, I will pm you the modifications I use.

Sounds good, I'll then try to reproduce a copy of your site's structure on my end and see what I get in return. Also, are you running it on a Linux or Win server?

[synseal]

Sent you the info needed via pm, just one thing to add, my acp location has been renamed for security, could this be causing the problem?.

[sigh]

Here's my error, running 4.1.7 with no vBSEO:

[13-Dec-2011 09:58:58] PHP Fatal error:  require_once() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '/home/xxxx/public_html/forums./includes/functions_user.php' (include_path='xxxxx') in /home/xxxx/public_html/forums/forumdisplay.php(1063) : eval()'d code on line 2

The problem is the "." after the "forums" in the required path. It's like your script is assuming only a relative path but something in vB is asserting and absolute path first.

[phpdesk]

Originally Posted by sigh

The problem is the "." after the "forums" in the required path. It's like your script is assuming only a relative path but something in vB is asserting and absolute path first.

Yes, I've just noticed that a bit earlier, and have updated the xml installer so you can download a new copy from the original post in this thread and try again.

[mitch84]

installed on vb4.1.8, work very nice, good jod!