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 caimakale

I did this intentionally. As pointed out earlier in the thread have a file named Chicago Bulls.gif isn't web compliant. So I renamed it to Chicago_Bulls.gif. Then I added code to find _ and replace it with a space. When you see this type of thing, that is what I was referring to when I say you will need to go back into the store and repurchase your icon. If you left it set to "Can Change Always" then it shouldn't charge your users to go back and make these changes. Otherwise you will need to go through your database and add an _ to all names where there is a space for the teams and the nascar names would need even more work.

Going back and purchasing them again will be the easiest way to fix it. Try it and let me know how it works out for you.

going back and re purchasing it worked fine mate...
also, i noticed that when i went back into the nba folder, the option is there to remove it anyway....so its not a problem ...

nice work mate, this is one excellent addition

[lordofgun]

GREAT UPDATE!

The only thing I can't figure out is how to order the sports in the order I want in postbit. IS there an option to do that in the admin cp? If not, how do I change it manually?

[lordofgun]

Never mind...edited the product file to display in my desired order. Was pretty easy.

[lordofgun]

So members have to repurchase these items upon upgrading to 1.2, right?

Well, I set can change always to yes, but some of my members who had bought teams before the upgrade are still getting this message if they have less than the required points to purchase:

You do not have enough ZoneBux to perform this action.

Any ideas?

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by lordofgun

So members have to repurchase these items upon upgrading to 1.2, right?

Well, I set can change always to yes, but some of my members who had bought teams before the upgrade are still getting this message if they have less than the required points to purchase:



Any ideas?

Yes.. The reason is they must have the money in hand that it WOULD cost.. It wont charge them again.. But you must have that amount at least.. I just came to report it..

Glad someone else noticed..

[caimakale]

Originally Posted by lordofgun

So members have to repurchase these items upon upgrading to 1.2, right?

Well, I set can change always to yes, but some of my members who had bought teams before the upgrade are still getting this message if they have less than the required points to purchase:



Any ideas?

Sorry guys I know this is kind of a pain, but it shouldn't be a problem going forward.

[dirtycrow]

i love this mod, but I'm going to wait upgrading it from 1.1 until the NCAA icons come out ( hoping )

[caimakale]

Originally Posted by dirtycrow

i love this mod, but I'm going to wait upgrading it from 1.1 until the NCAA icons come out ( hoping )

I would recommend upgrading sooner to prevent users from purchasing icons that won't exist after the next upgrade. The good news about the ncaa is that when it its released, it won't require any more code modifications than you will do in 1.2. You will need to upload and import the new product xml file and all should be fine.

The longer you wait and the more purchases that are made during that time will result in more broken images when you do finally do the upgrade.

[dirtycrow]

ok, you win

BTW, for the nascar icons get we get a 12 - Newman icon and a 17 Kenseth icon?

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by dirtycrow

ok, you win

BTW, for the nascar icons get we get a 12 - Newman icon and a 17 Kenseth icon?

And while yer at it.. Spell cincinnati right...

just kiddin