Miscellaneous Hacks - HS - External Signature Image Size Limiter

This add-on had been produced and distributed by Hybrid-Soft.

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Name:
External Signature Image Size Limiter

Description:
Unlike vBulletin does, this hack limits the size of external images in signatures depending on the dimensions you choose.

Features:
- On/Off Switch
- Set max image width.
- Set max image height.

Installation Instructions:
1. Unzip the folder.
2. Upload 'product-hs_sigimgsize.xml' to the Product Manager in the vBulletin AdminCP.
3. Manage Settings via AdminCP => vBulletin Options => vBulletin Options => HS - External Signature Image Size Limiter

Credits:
Chris M for the base code.

Information:
Plugins: 1
Phrases: 2

Installation Difficulty: Very Easy
Installation Duration: 10- seconds.

Important: In order to update you must uninstall the old product and upload the new one.

Before installing, check your php.ini file for this setting:
allow_url_fopen = on

If it's off, turn it on. Otherwise this won't work.

To make this hack delete all signatures so users must put there signatures in again: In the Admin CP, go to > Update Counters > Empty Signature Cache.

This mod can be improved, so with all of your help, by suggesting new ideas and reporting bugs, I can modify and play around with this product to improve it.

Enjoy, and don't forget to click install if you use!

[StrifeX]

This is for individual external images, there is options for amount of images according to usergroups and plenty of options to limit uploaded signature size.

There is other hacks to limit the total size and lines of signature though, I remember seeing one made by Scr although I don't recall if it worked correctly.

[tobybird]

Thanks for the response StrifeX. I did see another hack and while it does work, it unfortunately only works when restricting height so I was hoping this one would do the trick.

[StrifeX]

This one certainly does what you want, you're welcome and good luck bro.

[Zia]

does it work for user group base?

each user group have diff. size limit?

[AzzidReign]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

sounds like one of those hacks that vb should have as default. nice work.

Definitely! I've suggested it to them for the past 2 versions now...and they said that they are working on it...

Originally Posted by Zia

does it work for user group base?

each user group have diff. size limit?

This would be a great feature!! Hope to see it in the near future if it is at all possible.

[StrifeX]

No, the installation instructions state what you have to do and it only applies it to every member.

I'll attempt to setup usergroup specification in the future, thanks for the suggestion.

[teedizz]

Originally Posted by smoknz28

This hack will not adjust those sig images already set by members prior to installing?

Thanks

Good question, what about members who already exceeded this size before installing this hack? Is there a piop-up message to those users stating they now have a sig that is over the sig limit?

[teedizz]

BTW...what is Maximum Lines in Signature? I have users that add 2-4 pics that are left to right & it streches my forum and makes threads look terrible, how can I prevent this?

[StrifeX]

You can add an overflow xhtml code into the postbit or postbit_legacy template to make it scroll when the image is too big. If you can't do this by yourself, just tell me, i will be happy to provide you with the code.

[d8tabyte]

hmm I thought this would affect users that already have sigs. This is upsetting. I wonder what the best way would be to nag them to update it, as I really dont want to manually edit all of my members.