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This changes thread icons to be the avatar of the thread starter. It applies to thread listings on forumdisplay, search results and subscribed threads in the UserCP.
Installation
Upload the cssrollup_digitalpoint_threadavatars.xml file to includes/xml (this is really only needed if you store CSS as files in the file system)
Install the product-dp_thread_avatars.xml product under AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product
Notes
Icons are cropped (but never stretched) to be square for display.
Threads with no new posts have the avatar slightly greyed out.
Locked threads will have a lock image overlayed.
Soft-deleted threads will have a red X image overlayed.
If the user posted in the thread, they will see a mini version of their avatar overlayed.
If a thread is "hot", the shadow of the icon will change color.
ZERO SQL queries are added.
Overlay images are encoded as CSS data (no extra HTTP requests needed for images or the CSS files themselves).
If your site uses pre-defined avatars, they are not scaled down for use as the icon since vBulletin does not store the dimensions (instead, the upper/left potion is cropped for the icon).
Settings
You can disable the mini-avatars under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Highlight Threads in Which User Has Posted
You can disable the hot thread highlight under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Hot Threads Enabled
You can change the color of the hot thread shadow under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> dpta_shadow_hot_color
You can change the size of the avatar under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> threadbit_iconsize (since they are square, it keys only on width)
If your site uses pre-defined avatars, you should use the AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> User Picture Options -> Site Uses Pre-Defined Avatars option
Screenshots
Advanced
If you want to add your own mini-icon overlays, you can utilize the $template_hook['thread_avatars'] variable to do so.
If you want to selectively disable thread avatars, you can set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] to true. This would allow you to create a custom profile field for users and set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] based on the user's setting. Alternately you could enable the addon for certain usergroups or just for specific styles.
I installed this MOD to see how it looked. Worked fine, and looks nice. But, the Icon Legend icons aren't changed to reflect what this MOD shows. Was that an oversight, or did I missing something?
It's normal... it's impossible to put what you see with this mod since every thread has a different icon.
I recently uploaded the Digital Point Thread Avatars plugin, I was kind of disappointed. Reason why I say that, is because I used the plugin previously for another forum and It displayed the first picture from the threads. Now It's just displaying my avatar, I'm trying to find out if there's a way to display the first photo of my thread [similar to a preview type of thing] instead of my avatar?
You were using a different plug-in. This one has never done anything with images inside threads. (It would be called Thread Images or something then.. heh)
This is awesome.. I am just having one small issue. I am getting a small space beneath the images. I have not attempted to mess with the css yet. I just figured it would be easier to ask you DP. Love your work bro!
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11-23-2012, 12:14 PM
Love your work bro!
