April Fools Joke

[steven s]

Originally Posted by SVTCobraLTD

How do you make a plugin?

Plugins & Products -> Add New Plugin
Product = vBulletin
Hook Location = postbit_display_complete
Title = Random Avatar
Execution Order = 5
Plugin PHP Code =

PHP Code:

$newavatar = rand(1,20);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "avatarlocation/image_$newavatar.gif"; 


Save

avatarlocation is replaced with the path of your avatars.
I uploaded a bunch of avatars to a directory called funavatars.
Each avatar needs to begin with a number.
In this example, 1-20. image_x (x is the random number)

[kylek]

StevenS beat me to the reply.

[steven s]

Originally Posted by kylek

StevenS beat me to the reply.

I was typing very fast.

I actually did a variation on this.

PHP Code:

$directory = rand(1,4);
$newavatar = rand(1,50);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "images/funavatars/$directory/$newavatar.jpg"; 


I have 4 directories of avatars of 50 avatars each.
funavatars
..1
..2
..3
..4

Now I only wish I could add a conditional so it starts at midnight and ends at 11:59PM the user's time.

[SVTCobraLTD]

Awesome.

Did you have to resize all the images or will it do it auto?

[steven s]

Originally Posted by SVTCobraLTD

Awesome.

Did you have to resize all the images or will it do it auto?

I downloaded avatars that were all 100x100px. It won't resize the avatars.

[SVTCobraLTD]

Im missing something, no avatar is showing when i activate plugin.

images are in forums/customavatars/rice/

images are named 1_image_newavatar.jpg

plugin code is:

$newavatar = rand(1,32);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "customavatars/rice/image_$newavatar.jpg";

But nothing. What am I over looking?

[kylek]

Originally Posted by SVTCobraLTD

Im missing something, no avatar is showing when i activate plugin.

images are in forums/customavatars/rice/

images are named 1_image_newavatar.jpg

plugin code is:

$newavatar = rand(1,32);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "customavatars/rice/image_$newavatar.jpg";

But nothing. What am I over looking?

Could be your image name, shouldn't they be image_1newavatar.jpg, image_2newavatar.jpg, etc?

[SVTCobraLTD]

Originally Posted by kylek

Could be your image name, shouldn't they be image_1newavatar.jpg, image_2newavatar.jpg, etc?

That did not seem to make a difference

--------------- Added [DATE]1301629440[/DATE] at [TIME]1301629440[/TIME] ---------------

Issue was it needs to read:

$newavatar = rand(1,32);
$this->post['avatarurl'] = "/forums/customavatars/rice/image_$newavatar.jpg";

Image has to be "image_#.jpg"

[RickyG]

thanks!!!

[TheComputerGuy]

Some people don't have avatars, so it's not quite as funny as I'd hope.

But a serious bunch of guys with care bear avatars is funny stuff!