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!

[Merc]

Today at 12:05 AM Austin Dea said this in Post #120
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.

Hey Austin.

You already saw, we're apparently running GD v. 1.6.2 or higher. We need 2.0. :angry:

[Nickos]

i got everything finally working, i ahd to manually do some stuff to the database but i still cant get the verify photo working, i edited the admin/index.php correctly, pverify.php is in the admin dir it just simple dosent work for me

[dede1]

Hi

my englisch ist bad!!!

I have chop built however a problem into the Gallerie see one the
picture not instead see one only a red cross.

If I darauf(rotes Kreuz)klicke then comes the picture into large goes
thus, what have I now still wrongly?

Here the left:

http://www.dede1.de/Board/memberlist...on=viewgallery

And with MemberAvatr get I only a white side also here the
left:

http://www.dede1.de/Board/memberlist...&action=avatar

I there which forgot or?

Cu

Dede1

[Attrox]

Very cool...I'll probably be installing this tonight. Nice idea, Velocd. *clicks install*

[Velocd]

05-04-03 at 08:46 PM dede1 said this in Post #123
Hi

my englisch ist bad!!!

I have chop built however a problem into the Gallerie see one the
picture not instead see one only a red cross.

If I darauf(rotes Kreuz)klicke then comes the picture into large goes
thus, what have I now still wrongly?

Here the left:

http://www.dede1.de/Board/memberlist...on=viewgallery

And with MemberAvatr get I only a white side also here the
left:

http://www.dede1.de/Board/memberlist...&action=avatar

I there which forgot or?

Cu

Dede1

Sorry dede1, but I'm not sure where your problem exists still. :ermm:

Could you post some screenshots instead, you gave a link to your forum but it requires registration. That or provide a test member account.

[dede1]

Hi

hier test member account:

User :Tester25
Pass: Tester25

screenshots:

1.not Photo


2.

[Onjisan]

Great Hack, installed and working perfectly. I have one question tho. Is there a way an admin can manually add someone's pic to the gallery?

[Merc]

Sorry for bothering you again, Velocd, but I was wondering what I have to do to eliminate the thumbnail from the Member List Gallery (I believe memberlist_photobit is used). I can't get a newer version of GD so the thumbnails simply aren't being generated; however, clicking on the broken image GIF leads me to a correctly displayed full-sized photo. Is there some way to substitute the thumbnail for a simple text link leading to the full-sized picture? It would make this hack viable for people like myself who don't have a newer version of GD installed already.

Sorry if this is a hassle, but please consider my proposal. If you or anyone else knows how to substitute the thumbnail in the Member List Gallery for an ordinary text link leading directly to the full-sized picture screen, would you please make the modifications available here?

[engquist]

thank you! I had a couple of bumps along the road, but all issues were well covered by this support thread! I'm very happy because I had no way to do this with the phpBB board I had!

[subu1]

hi,

verry nice hack, i will install and hope its work on my root server

Hiho Dede, ich werde mich jetzt mal dranbegeben, die roten Kreuzchen sind also Dein Problem, bin ja mal gespannt.

greetz subu1