Forum Display Enhancements - Digital Point Thread Avatars

Unfortunately, I don't have the time to maintain and support this add-on in two locations. The newest version (and support) can always be found here: https://marketplace.digitalpoint.com...atars.886/item

About
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.

[digitalpoint]

Are you using CSS files saved as files, and if so... did you upload the necessary XML file before you installed?

[thecore762]

Yes, I uploaded that first, then installed.

[sadiq6210]

Originally Posted by thecore762

Shawn, I am having some issues when I use this mod, see attachment:

Basically in google Chrome/FF the avatars showing huge.
Edit *disabled highlight thread* and that fixed that*

Also the default avatars showing in the back.
Can that be fixed?

I faced this issue
I re-uploaded the files, then updated the counters (Rebuild the styles) and it was fixed

[thecore762]

There weren't any updates when I rebuild styles.
Yes I did re upload the files few times but no success.

[sadiq6210]

Try to re-install the product-dp_thread_avatars.xml and choose (rewrite)

[thecore762]

Already done that. Didn't do anything.

[sadiq6210]

Strange! because I didn't edit anything when I faced this issue
So it is better to follow with the product coder (Shawn)

[digitalpoint]

Where is the URL you have it running?

[thecore762]

Ok DP, I found out why it kept doing that.
I disabled "Store CSS Stylesheets as Files" and now it works fine.
Not sure why I have to disable it to make it work.
Any idea?
I did upload the file that you instructed to upload.

My URL: www.47r-squad.com

[digitalpoint]

Did you try rebuilding the CSS files it uses under AdminCP -> Maintenance -> Counters?

Are you sure you uploaded the *right* XML file (since there are two it comes with)?