Forum Display Enhancements - Custom Username colours

This is my first posted template edit so be gentle.
It comes courtesy of the username and font hack by gio~logist.

This mod will allow you to define a list of colours for your users to pick from instead of them having to use hex codes. There is also the option of just letting particular user groups use this.

STEP 1

Goto User Profile Fields > Add new user profile field.

Select Single Selection Menu.

Title: Custom Username Colour
Description: Select a custom username colour.

Select your colours from the long list at http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/html_colornames.asp and enter them into the Options box. One colour per line.

Once you're done, save it and make a note of the field number

STEP 2

Edit your Postbit template.
Find

PHP Code:

div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
                    <if condition="$show['profile']">
                    <a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>
                    $post[onlinestatus]
                    <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
                    <else />
                    $post[musername]
                    </if>
                </div> 


and replace with

PHP Code:

<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
                    <if condition="$show['profile']">
                    <a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">
<if condition="$post['fieldx'] != ''  ">
<font style="color:$post[fieldx]">$post[musername]</font>
<else />
$post[musername]
</if>
</a>
                    $post[onlinestatus]
                    <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
                    <else />


                    $post[musername]
                    </if>
                </div> 


Change the x for your field id.


STEP 3

If you want to display this for certain usergroups;

Go to your Styles & Templates and select the userfield_select_option template.
Replace it with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<option value="$key" $selected>$val</option>

</if> 


Change the A, B, C to your field id and the 1, 2, 3 to the usergroups you want to allow this for

Select the userfield_wrapper and replace that with the following:

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$profilefield[title]</legend>
    $custom_field_holder
</fieldset>


</if> 


Change the A, B, C to your field id and the 1, 2, 3 to the usergroups you want to allow this for

My coding abilities at best can be described as amateur but I'll try to help with any problems.

[RileyFreeman]

Originally Posted by shaunceb

Find the userfield_wrapper template, delete the contents and paste this in. Replace the # with the profile id of your box and replace * with the usergroup of your paid subscribers.

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(#) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, *))">
<option value="$key" $selected>$val</option>

</if> 


The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '*' in ********************************************'d code on line 1

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.



i blocked out the stuff with stars cuz i dont know if its private or not

[RileyFreeman]

okay well i entered it and didnt get the error but its still showing it for non paying users.

below is what i entered. paid members are 9

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(field5)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 9))">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$profilefield[title]</legend>
    $custom_field_holder
</fieldset>


</if> 


[DynaMow]

In his instructions it says enter your color choices in the options box.

I do not see no stinkin options box!!!!!!!!!

Everytime I try to add a hack of any kind there is always a problem for me

and its always me, nevermind I figured out what I was doing wrong

[New Joe]

It didn't work, the colors of a user name don't change.
Do you have to do STEP 3 as I didn't?

[New Joe]

I did follow and edit as it says and put in the right field id. I do use Version 3.8.2 but I don't see why that should matter.
Does anyone have this working if so any problems like myself?

[MrSir]

I just installed it and its working just fine so far.

[Arcade Fire]

Nice, but not show in forumhome, any idea?

[New Joe]

I followed step 1 and 2 but it doesn't work.
I though this mod was supported?

[New Joe]

My bad, I forgot to edit the postbit_legacy template.
Works good now.

But it doesn't show the user name colors when you hit the 'New Posts'
Which template needs to be edited for this?

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by Arcade Fire

Nice, but not show in forumhome, any idea?

Try adding

THIS_SCRIPT != 'index'

to the code example:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<option value="$key" $selected>$val</option>

</if>

Change to (And remember to change the A/B/C and 1/2/3 to what you need them to be but new example:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR THIS_SCRIPT !='index' OR (!in_array($profilefield[profilefieldid], array(A, B, C)) OR is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1, 2, 3))">
<option value="$key" $selected>$val</option>

</if>

Let me know seems like it should be a quick fix but I did not install and do not need to so let me know as I said