Add-On Releases - Country Flags - Postbit & Postbit_Legacy. vB 4.0.x (Inc GO

Description:

This Add on, gives a selection of Countries that your Member (New or Existing) can choose from in a 'Drop-Down Menu'. The Country he/she selects, will be displayed as a Flag in their Postbit.

Credit for the Flags goes to Cobro. (I have renamed each and every flag to work with this Mod).


Instructions:

Firstly ?Upload? ALL the Flag GIF pics to your forum root /images/buttons/flags folder.

IE: yourforumaddress.com/forum/images/buttons/flags

Please Note: Due to the flags folder being too large to upload as one - I have been forced to upload it as "flags1", "flags2" and "flags3" - Please ensure that you add a new folder to "images/buttons/" and name it "flags". Please copy the contents of ALL THREE (3) flags folders in the attachment below to the new 'flags' folder that you have just made. (DO NOT place them as 3 seperate folders!"


Then in your Admin Control Panel (ACP), please do the following:
ACP -> User Profile Fields -> Add New User Profile Field ->Profile Field Type -> Single-Selection Menu (select ?Single-Selection Menu? from the Drop-Down Menu) -> Please enter the following into the following fields (REMEMBER to make a note of the FieldID, because you will need to replace ALL the X?s in [fieldX] with it!!!
(Please see 'FieldID.jpg' attachment below).

Add New User Profile Field Single-Selection Menu:

Title = Country Flag
Description = Add your country flag to your profile:
Profile Field Category = (Uncategorized)
Options = Copy & Paste the Whole contents of the file attached below (OPTIONS)
Set Default = None
Display Order = You Select this (dependant on how many you already have)
Field Required = yes, at registration and profile updating
Field Editable by User = Yes
Private Field = No
Field Searchable on Members List = No
Show on Members List = Yes


Optional Input:

Allow user to input their own value for this option = No
Max length of allowed user input = 100
Field Length = 25
Regular Expression = Leave this Blank


Display Page:

Which page displays this option? = Edit Your Details ** Please note that the vB4.0.4 Version does not show this option. Please select "Edit Profile" option. The selct your country flag option, I can confirm, Also shows on registration too.
** SAVE **


Then, In your Admin Control Panel (ACP)...

ACP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> <<>> -> Postbit Templates -> select the template that you use (ie Postbit or Posbit_legacy) ? This is for the Postbit_Legacy?

FIND:

                    <span class="usertitle">
                        {vb:raw post.usertitle}
                    </span>

If you would like to place it under your number of user posts (to the right of your Postbit) then look for:

<dt>{vb:rawphrase posts}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.posts}</dd>

(upto vB4.0.5) ADD BELOW:

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(for vB4.0.6 AND 4.0.7) ADD BELLOW:

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Country</dt> <img src="http://www.YOURFORUM ADDRESS.com/forum/images/buttons/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" alt="This is {vb:raw post.username}'s Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if></p>
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(Also adds the Username to the 'alt' Code on Mouseover).

(for vB4.0.8):

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><style="text-align:left"> Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" align="middle" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>  
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(Thanks to Krusty1231 for this).

(for vB4.1.0 , 4.1.0 PL2 & 4.1.1)

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><style="text-align:left"> Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" align="middle" alt="{vb:raw post.fieldX}" border="" /></vb:if>  
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

Even though I have not tested this in these versions, others have and have reported this mod to be working in them.[/B]

Please make sure the style and template edits are still there. Just one of the people can be seen on post 350


** Replace the ?X? with your FieldID number **
** Replace the ?Red Text? with Your Forum Address **



** SAVE Template **





And that's it - Enjoy!


Please do not forget to click "Install"

Edit & Update TRACKER - Keep Upto date here:

** 30/05/2012 - Update "Flags2 to include correct name on Switzerland flag"..

** 27/09/2010 - Update on 4.0.6 "added code for the 4.0.6 Version, and instructions on how to place the flug under a user's postcount in posbit"..


** 12/07/2010 - Update on 4.0.4 "Which page displays this option"..

** 26/06/2010 - Updated Flag Names and Country Names in the "Options" text file. PLEASE Re-upload and overwrite all three flag folders and the options Text file...

** 15/01/2010 - Made all the Countries in the "OPTIONS.txt" in Alphabetical Order..

** 27/12/2009 - Changed the contents of OPTIONS.ZIP folder from a .docx file to a .txt file, as requested.

** 26/12/2009 - Option 2 Added
- Flag folder Updated (UK.gif changed to UK.GIF)

** 05/12/2009 - OPTIONS File Added.

[Welshy2008]

Marina.

I have just tired checking your forum - but it is showing that it cannot be displayed.

This is the correct one, yes?:

http://thatsentertainmentuk.co.uk/forum.php


Sounds like your issue is the same as that described in by two posts above this one.

Let me know if that helps.

[Welshy2008]

Also, If anyone would like me to have a look and get it working on their forum, please set up a temporary admin account with admin permissions and PM me the details.

I will then sort it out for you.

[bremereric]

My site is using vb 4.1.3 and I used Krusty's code. Here are some snap shots of what I did. I have a big red X for the picture. My forum was set up by someone else. My directory to the flag.gifs is aspenandvolare/images/buttons/flags. I am sure its not finding the flag.gifs and is giving me the red x.

[POL_ED]

I do not see on your serwer "United States.GIF" flag

http://www.aspenandvolare.com/images/buttons/flags/United%20States.GIF

Your Avatar is ok

http://www.aspenandvolare.com/images/avatars/1979volarecustom.jpg

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Edit://
Now working Country Flags on http://www.aspenandvolare.com

[bremereric]

Originally Posted by POL_ED

I do not see on your serwer "United States.GIF" flag

http://www.aspenandvolare.com/images/buttons/flags/United%20States.GIF

Your Avatar is ok

http://www.aspenandvolare.com/images/avatars/1979volarecustom.jpg

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Edit://
Now working Country Flags on http://www.aspenandvolare.com

WTF..It wasn't working before and I left for a Christmas party and I came back and it is. I didn't change anything?

[gazza2008]

Originally Posted by Welshy2008

Also, If anyone would like me to have a look and get it working on their forum, please set up a temporary admin account with admin permissions and PM me the details.

I will then sort it out for you.

Ive pmd you mate and sorted a temp admin account out

[Mariner1]

Sent you a pm too

[gazza2008]

Originally Posted by gazza2008

Ive pmd you mate and sorted a temp admin account out

I have fixed this mate

so you can disragard the PM

[Mariner1]

Id like to thank Welshy2008 for fixing the problem ive had.He fixed it in minutes.

Thanks again bud,really appreciate your help

[bremereric]

I put the same code into the postbits for two other sytles I have and I get the big red x on those sytles. It works fine on vb4 default sytles. I would also like to know where to install the code on postbit legacy in case I want to switch my forum over to that someday. If you go to my site you can see that I am using what I believe to be postbit legacy but the template I added the code to was postbit.