vB Member Photo

vB Member Photo
by Velocd

This hack, as well all my other vB2 hacks, I no longer provide support for (being I run vB3 and it's too much hassel to debug vB2). When vB3 Release Candidate comes out, by request I might convert some of my hacks.

Updates:

Latest update was version 1.3b on 08.01.03.


Description:

It's been ages since my last hack, due to my lack of time for coding lately. This feature here though is one I developed for my forum about a week ago, and just recently completed making the instructions for it so I could release it on vBulletin.org.

Just as the name implies, this hack will allow your members to upload a photo of themselves (or whatever you allow), then that photo will be stored in a directory of your website. In addition to just the photo, using the GD2.0 Library, thumbnails are generated corresponding to each members photo and placed inside the directory. A new link via the memberlist nav page will then be able for access to view these images all organized neatly in a photo gallery.

In addition to just this, there is a verification system integrated with the ACP for easy checking of images the members upload, before they are placed in the photo gallery.

The main reason I developed this hack is because all the other photo gallery hacks are pretty.. well, ineffective.

Features:

• Utilizes GD2.0 to automatically generate thumbnails for your uploaded images
• Organized photo gallery with a very easy-to-browse interface
• Verification system allows efficient methods of regulating what is shown in the photo gallery
• A wide variety of customizable options via the Admin CP

Requirements/Restrictions:

• GD2.0 Library is absolutely needed, which comes pre-installed with the latest PHP version, 4.3.0.
• This script does not support multiple-image uploads, and I will not be releasing a version of this hack does!
• Because the GD library does not support the GIF image format, the photo gallery does not either. The only images that can be uploaded are PNG and JPG. (I hardly think this will be an issue for the most of us)

Installation:

1. Upload install_photo.php to your admin directory, and run it through your browser. All instructions for this hack are listed in there.
2. After the hack is installed, go to your "admin cp -> options" page and set the member photo gallery options to your own preference.

Screenshots:

Refer to the next several posts.

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If you use this hack, please remember to click install!

[irn-bru]

Today at 08:57 AM sbryan said this in Post #110
can anyone help, why this comes up empty?

http://www.xboxworld.com.au/forum/me...&action=avatar

ive uploaded the new memberlist.php file with the edits in it.

Yes if you look above in my post Velocd replyed its another
hack, which it is once installed it works well.

Here Ya Go

[phill2003]

any chance this could be modifyed to allow multiple uploads please. i would like to use it to show the photographs i got of my friends and i doing a sponsored white water rafting

p.s i have couple of photo's up if you would like to see them they are here..
http://www.xtremepsx.com/board/membe...on=viewgallery

i'm the one front left in the red helmet

we did it for cystic fibrosis and raised 620 quid

oh and thank you for the great hack its very good

[cinq]

Today at 07:16 PM phill2003 said this in Post #112
any chance this could be modifyed to allow multiple uploads please.

I too requested for multiple uploads but i dun think Velocd has any plans to have that added functionality in this hack.

This is a really great hack , just that the added functionality of multiple uploads by a user could make it the best integrated user gallery system vB has yet. ( tightly integrated with vb and the admin end ). Just my 2 cents at least ...

Perhaps someone else could undertake it ?

[irn-bru]

p.s i have couple of photo's up if you would like to see them they are here..

http://www.xtremepsx.com/board/membe...on=viewgallery

i'm the one front left in the red helmet

we did it for cystic fibrosis and raised 620 quid

kewl nice pics, looks fun and wet..lol

Did I mention this hack is kewl..well I did now

It just beats JJR512's Members Photo Gallery
as you have to go in to phpMyadmin to enter
pics and its admin only. But thats a kewl gallery as well.

[Velocd]

This gallery does indeed beat JJR512's version, for the reason you gave and that the design is better. I was using that version previously.

I'm around 20% complete with a new gallery vBulletin integration script that allows multiple image uploads, image upload quotas based per usergroup, category & sub category creation, verification system (much like this has), comment system, criteria rating system, and some other stuff I might throw in as well. The main objective is to create an incredibly easy to use and automated gallery script, without the need for editing PHP files and being able to do all modifications via the ACP.

Thanks to all those of have installed this hack.

[phill2003]

thank you for the update on your new version its much apreciated..

i understand the hard work you are puting in and look forword to its release..

@irn-bru
yep it was a great day we all got wet and thought we were going to die at some point on the journey thanks for the comments

[gerlando]

The upcoming version sounds awesome.

[cinq]

Yep indeed , cant wait for the release !

Great stuff Velo

[Merc]

Okay, I've read through this thread and have found several things that could be the source of my problem, but I'd like to ask anyway just in case I've missed something.

The hack has been completely installed, the directory is CHMOD 777, and I believe a fellow admin has already installed the newest version of GD downloadable on the site provided. The images are accessible, but the thumbnails appear as broken images.

Any ideas on how to make the thumbnails show up?

[Austin Dea]

Merc! >:O

Make a phpinfo page and post it.

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

^ Put that into a file, name it blah.php, upload, post the link to it.