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.

[hhumas]

will it work with 4.1.4

[Rakehel]

Can anyone elaborate upon what n00b3t is saying here. On my server, there's a directory for each style?

Originally Posted by n00bl3t

Ah can someone help me!

I am on 4.1.4 and I did everything perfectly. All images are in the right folders/path but for some reason, I can't get the pictures to actually show. Users can pick their flag/option and it just shows the name, not the picture. Any ideas?


-----------EDIT--------------------

NVM! Got it working.

My problem is I had the images under images/buttons/flags but it had to be under YourStyle/buttons/flags

!

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by Rakehel

Can anyone elaborate upon what n00b3t is saying here. On my server, there's a directory for each style?

Yes that is correct. It is actually located in images/yourstyle/buttons/flags.
This is assuming you have custome styles on your forum other than the default style.

[Rakehel]

Thank you Charlie. I do have 5 styles in addition to the default and mobile, but I'm not finding them anywhere in my forum directory. I see the "CP Styles" folder.

I'm asking because we like the flags mod, and a similar zodiac mod, but I can't get the flags to display no matter what I do. Just the names, and right-clicking one even allows me to access the image file's properties. The modification for vb 3.8.6 and earlier worked fine for years.

I've checked chmodding. I've tried different directories for the flags folder. I've verified the listing and spellings in the Admin CP. The custom profile field is set up, the same as the older flags mod.

I tried using the orignal template code listed here, but it didn't work. I also wanted the border/box like the rest of the info in the post display-member info data. Can anyone tell me why this code won't work?

<div class="post_field"><dt><vb:if condition="$post['field6']"><style="text-align:left">My Flag</dt><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_flags}{vb:raw post.field6}.GIF" align="middle" alt="{vb:raw post.field6}" border="0" /></vb:if></dd></div>

Any help would be genuinely appreciated.

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by Rakehel

but I'm not finding them anywhere in my forum directory. I see the "CP Styles" folder.

This is your problem. You need to add the flags file that contains all the images to your proper sytle directory. Look something like this = forum/images/tribalgold/buttons/flags
I had a look at your site with firebug and your images are not in any directory.

[Rakehel]

The images were located in 3 directories in an effort to test paths. What are you talking about?

Will that code work or not?

[CharlieDelta]

If you have an image path of "flags" in your stylevars then I guess the code would work, otherwise you should use the imgdir_button. Another option you could try is a direct url, something like

<img src="http://www.yoursite.com/forum/images/buttons/flags/{vb:raw post.field6}.GIF"

I tested this and it worked for me.

[Charged]

Originally Posted by gyaronn

there is a flag that is messing for: Faroe Islands i have added it

I've found a matching animated one for anyone that wants it.

[K!nG]

Originally Posted by K!nG

Something weird happend.... i had it installed on like 4 different skins and out of nowhere it went away from 2 skins but its still there in other 2... i uploaded everything again ... edit templates again but still doesn't show anything at all :O can someone help me on this one ???

Any info on this one ???? why its showing in 2 styles and not showing in 2 styles all of sudden while it was working just fine before on all 4 styles ::

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by K!nG

Any info on this one ???? why its showing in 2 styles and not showing in 2 styles all of sudden while it was working just fine before on all 4 styles ::

Have you ensured your code is correct in the 2 style templates? Are the images in the correct directory for each style?