Forum Display Enhancements - User Avatars In Thread Listing

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What does this plugin do?

This plugin add user avatars to the thread listing in forum display page. See the sceenshot for sample.



How to Install the plugin?

This plugin requires you edit vBulletin templates.

Import the xml file from the product manager..

Edit the threadbit template.

Find

<vb:if condition="$show['threadicon']">

And add the following just above it.

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'postuserid', 'postusername'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw thread.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Find

<dt>{vb:rawphrase last_post_by}</dt>

Please note: Some custom templates have the above code as

<dt class="lastpostby hidden">{vb:rawphrase last_post_by}</dt>

And add the following just above it.

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'lastposterid', 'lastposter'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw thread.lastposteravatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Edit forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post templates as follows.

Find

{vb:raw forum.lastpostinfo}

And add the following code just above it.

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw forum}, null, 'real_lastposterid', 'real_lastposter'}"><img height="48px" width="48px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw forum.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Edit search_threadbit

Find the first occurrence of

<div class="inner">

And add after that

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'postuserid', 'postusername'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin:7px 4px 0 0" src="{vb:raw thread.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Then again find

<dl class="threadlastpost td">

And add after that

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'lastposterid', 'lastposter'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw thread.lastposteravatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Edit search_results_postbit

Find

<div class="contact">

And add after that

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw post}, null, 'userid', 'username'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-left:4px" src="{vb:raw post.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Upgrading Instructions

If you are upgrading the plugin, just import the new plugin file and overwrite the existing plugins. Once done make the necessary edits to the search templates.

Credits

1. Last poster's avatar idea by James from VirtueScience

Support

This plugin is supported, so you can post your issues and queries either on my blog or in comments below.

If you would like to Optimize your vBulletin for Less Server Load & Better User Experience, read this post on Optimizing vBulletin

History

Updated 21st August

1. Added support for avatars in search results.
2. Fixed bug for thread started by guests.

Updated 18th August

1. Avatar of sub forums last post bug fixed.

Updated 17th August

1. Added Support for avatars in forumhome
2. Avatars linked to member urls

Enjoy!!!

[iBaker]

I would very much like to add this great work to my site but I too need to know about the extra load (queries etc) that are placed on my server...

[I.G.O.T.A.]

Installed on two of my forums which are running 4.1.10. Working good, thanks.

[Narshelia]

This works on my forum, but in Opera and Firefox the avatars look extremely low quality and distorted. :/

In Chrome they look smooth and nice.

Any fix for this?

[wildheart]

Thank you, I missed it after the upgrade but all works perfect now.

[marccap]

Excellent bit of kit. Thanks

[marccap]

Ive just notice I am getting a broken image for the right avatars under the new posts thread section but works fine elsewhere. Any ideas and Im using 4.1.12

Thanks

[scorpss]

Hi bros ,

I want to displaying avatars only on forum's posts and not on Forum index (first page) .

Can i know what to do ? Because avatars is now only on the first page ...

[marccap]

Originally Posted by marccap

Ive just notice I am getting a broken image for the right avatars under the new posts thread section but works fine elsewhere. Any ideas and Im using 4.1.12

Thanks

bump

[shabbirbhimani]

Originally Posted by marccap

Ive just notice I am getting a broken image for the right avatars under the new posts thread section but works fine elsewhere. Any ideas and Im using 4.1.12

Thanks

Broken image on new posts thread section?? Not sure I understand. Can you post url of the page or screenshot where you are seeing broken image.

[marccap]

<a href="http://www.xbox360fan.co.uk/search.php?searchid=395" target="_blank">http://www.xbox360fan.co.uk/search.php?searchid=395</a>

Thanks