vBa CMPS - Member of the Day

This adds Kentaurus' "Member of the Day" to your vBa CMPS. I take no credit for his hack whatsoever. You must have his hack installed for this to work.

- Added function to show default avatar for users with no selected avatar.
- Added link to member's Usernotes (in template).
- Added like to member's Friends [vBBuddies hack] (in template).

1. Edit global.php

Find:

PHP Code:

$specialtemplates = array_merge($specialtemplates, 
         array(
             'adv_modules', 


add BELOW:

PHP Code:

'memberoftheday', 


Find:

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array_merge($globaltemplates,
         array(
              'adv_portal', 


Add BELOW:

PHP Code:

'memberoftheday', 


Find:

PHP Code:

if (defined('VBA_PORTAL'))
{
    require_once('./includes/vba_cmps_include_bottom.php');
} 


Add ABOVE:

PHP Code:

$mday = unserialize($datastore['memberoftheday']);
if ($mday['hascustomavatar'] AND $vboptions['avatarenabled'])
        
            {
             $avatarurl = "$vboptions[bburl]/image.php?u=$mday[userid]";
            }
         else
        {
            $avatarurl = "$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/noavatar.gif";
        }
eval('$memberoftheday .= "' . fetch_template('memberoftheday') . '";'); 


2. create new template adv_portal_member

Add code:

PHP Code:

$memberoftheday 


or you can make any new template using the templates in the next post below (without having to call the original hack's memberoftheday template)

3. Add a new module:

Module Title: Member of the Day
Template to Include: member


Place it wherever you like (left, center, right)

That's it.

[Nordinho]

For some reason the 'memberoftheday' template remains uncached, it's added to the special templates and global templated...I can manually add it to each page, but isn't there an easier way??

[restless]

Originally Posted by Nordinho

For some reason the 'memberoftheday' template remains uncached, it's added to the special templates and global templated...I can manually add it to each page, but isn't there an easier way??

not 100% sure what you mean.

[Nordinho]

Originally Posted by restless

not 100% sure what you mean.

hmmm...well, the 'memberoftheday' template is uncached. I did add the modifications to global.php. I know I can add the code in each file to cache the module, but isn't there an easier way to do it, instead of editing each file?? hope this is more clear...

edit- solved, and off course my own stupid mistake (vba cmps has some globaltemplates as well in global.php and I added them to that)

[Nordinho]

Hey Restless,

The hack stops functioning when I move the avatars to be stored as files, instead of the being in the database...I think the line below should point to the custom avatar path if that's used...

PHP Code:

 $avatarurl = "$vboptions[bburl]/image.php?u=$mday[userid]"; 


[Nordinho]

Originally Posted by Nordinho

Hey Restless,

The hack stops functioning when I move the avatars to be stored as files, instead of the being in the database...I think the line below should point to the custom avatar path if that's used...

PHP Code:

 $avatarurl = "$vboptions[bburl]/image.php?u=$mday[userid]"; 


any idea's??

[KW802]

Before modifying global.php, did you try adding "memberoftheday" to the "Templates to be included" section of the module?

[deb0]

avatar icon is not showing up in CMPS. I have followed all instructions exactly. Shows the no avatar.gif. User does have customer avatar.

[deb0]

I figured it out. Thanks.

[Nordinho]

Originally Posted by deb0

I figured it out. Thanks.

hmmm, how did you get it to work with custom avatars??

[Sean S]

Originally Posted by Nordinho

any idea's??

thank you restless for the module!