Sports Team Icons v2.3 for vbBux / vbPlaza

Sports Team Icons v2.3 for vbBux / vbPlaza

About This Addon:
This allows you to purchase icons of your favorite sports team and display them in your users postbit. Currently only MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, NASCAR, Premier League, NCAA, MLS, & FIFA World Cup 2006 icons are available for purchase. This hack adds a new category for sports teams. In the new category are the different leagues that are currently available to purchase. By default I have enabled the "Can Change Always" portion so all of your "bandwagon" fans can come back and change their icon depending on who their favorite team is that week. To remove teams, they will need to go back into the store where they purchased the icon and select remove to remove the icon, it is up to you to decide if you want to allow a refund. To add extra icons to a certain sport (maybe some old school logos) just name the logo in the same manner as the current ones and upload to that leagues folder. It's that easy thanks to the great coding of CMX.

Pre-requisites:
***You must have vbBux / vbPlaza version 1.5.7 or higher installed in order for this to work!***

Installation & Upgrade Instructions:

1. Upload all the files in the Upload folder to your website.
2. Import the .xml file using the Plugin System located in your AdminCP.
3. Perform the required template changes below.

Required Template Changes:
Postbit & Postbit Legacy

Find:

<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]</div>

Below it add:

				<if condition="$show['sports_icons']"><div>$post[sportsicons]</div><br /></if>

You can change the category settings for this addon in AdminCP >> vbPlaza Options >> Manage Categories >> Sports Teams. You can change the item settings for this addon in AdminCP >> vbPlaza Options >> Manage Options >> Sports Team section, just pick the league you want to edit. Make sure you set your usergroup permissions for this. If you uninstall vbPlaza / vbBux for any reason you will need to re-install this addon as well.

v1.1 Changes:

1. Added NASCAR store item - Thanks LadyJo for the icons!
2. Changed the icon names - Make sure you delete the MLB, NBA, NFL, & NHL folders in the /images directory before uploading this. If you don't you will have every icon available in your store twice!
3. Updated the postbit/postbit legacy code - Make sure you update the code in your postbit/postbit legacy with the new code above.

v1.2 Changes:

1. Added Premier League store item - Thanks Gizmo5h1t3 for the help with this!
2. Changed the icon names (Again) - Make sure you delete the MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, & NASCAR folders in the /images directory before uploading this. If you don't you will have every icon available in your store twice!
3. Added code to strip underscores and hyphens when displaying the team name in the store drop down and when hovering over the icon in the postbit. Now 3-Dale_Earnhardt.gif will show up like 3 - Dale Earnhardt. Follow the example of the names if you have added your own custom icons to certains sports. Only use the underscore (_) and hyphen (-) along with the letters and numbers. Do not use spaces.
4. Changed postbit code - Make sure you edit your postbit template with the new code. I did this so when future updates come out, you don't have to keep editing your postbits. If you don't like the sport you can simply disable it in vbPlaza Options >> Manage Options. Once there find the sport and go disable it.
5. Fixed problem with templates not being cached.
6. I cleaned up the code and a few other things that I can't think of right now!

v2.0 Changes:

1. Upgraded to work with vbplaza 1.5.0+
2. Added NCAA store item - Great work with the icons lordofgun!
3. Changed the postbit/postbit legacy code - I know I said no more template updates, but this one is kinda out of my control. This change should prevent any further updates to templates.

v2.1 Changes:

1. Added MLS store item - Thanks for the icons The Ottoman!

v2.2 Changes:

1. Added FIFA World Cup 2006 store item - Thanks for the icons soulface!

v2.3 Changes:

1. Updated to work with vbPlaza version 1.5.7+.

***Thanks to CMX_CMGSCCC for the amazing vbBux / vbPlaza hack!
***Thanks to lordofgun for the suggestions regarding this hack and the NCAA icons!
***Thanks to LadyJo for the NASCAR Icons!
***Thanks to Gizmo5h1t3 for the Premier League info!
***Thanks to The Ottoman for the MLS icons!
***Thanks to soulface for the FIFA World Cup 2006 icons!

[Gizmo5h1t3]

Originally Posted by movielist

I was also asked by users if we can display more that one team.
Any future versions in the works?

dont ask me how, but one of my members has 6 displaying...lol

[caimakale]

I have been crazy busy at work and have been out of town more than at home. It will continue to be like this until at least the end of May. Over the next 4 weeks, I will be home for one of them is all, so time to work on this is virtually non-existant.

I can work on adding them to the memberinfo area, but again, it probably won't happen for awhile. I can look into a possible option of letting you select if you want more than one team for each sport. I am not saying it will happen as I actually have no interest in making it this way, but I will at least look into it and possibly add it to a future update. (just don't hold your breath for it to happen )

As far as adding more sports, if you get me the icons, it is easy to add them now. I would love to add MLS but haven't had time to look for icons. If you have some, let me know and I will get them in there. Just read the first couple pages of this thread for the icon requirements.

[Ohiosweetheart]

thanks caimakale. the sports icons used to show in the members info area, somewhere along the way that got changed, lol.

I can so appreciate how busy you are, and any effort that you make on this is greatly appreciated

[Rabbitoh Warren]

Caimakale,

I would like to include icons for teams in major Australian competitions such as the NRL (National Rugby League), AFL (Australian Football League), Super 14 (Rugby Union) and maybe even the A-League (Soccer) as well.

Looks as though 25x25px gifs with a transparent background will do the trick. I'll start work on them tonight. When they're ready can I add them myself manually I should I liase with you?

[caimakale]

Originally Posted by Rabbitoh Warren

Caimakale,

I would like to include icons for teams in major Australian competitions such as the NRL (National Rugby League), AFL (Australian Football League), Super 14 (Rugby Union) and maybe even the A-League (Soccer) as well.

Looks as though 25x25px gifs with a transparent background will do the trick. I'll start work on them tonight. When they're ready can I add them myself manually I should I liase with you?

You can add them yourself by following the code examples already in place. Or you can email them to me and I will add them. It's not to difficult to add them myself as I will be adding MLS soccer soon.

PM me if you are interested and I will get you my email address.

[Nathan2006]

Thank you for the update caimakale

Working great!

[Ohiosweetheart]

I was so hoping that this upgrade would add them to the membersinfo

[chiaa]

What about flags of different countries?

[subnet_rx]

Why does it replace the first NCAA team when you purchase another?

[Ohiosweetheart]

Originally Posted by subnet_rx

Why does it replace the first NCAA team when you purchase another?

unfortunately, only one team within a sport can be displayed