Forum Home Enhancements - AJAX - Mouseover Profile Preview

What it does:
This script will display profile info when you mouseover their username on the forumhome page, the javascript (ajax) is from http://www.dhtmlgoodies.com/index.ht...t=ajax-tooltip See screenshot or test drive it here by waving your mouse over usernames in the What's Going On box http://www.guitarblast.com/ (currently off for guests, see screenshot below)

Notes&Updates:

• By default this uses it's own CSS located in the CSS folder. To change the background color, edit ajax-tooltip.css and find /* Background color */ and change to your background color.

• There is a space after each username, between the comma's. Currently working on fixing this.

• If the name wraps to the next line, it will not display on mouseover.

• The javascript box will run off the end if the forum width is at 100% for usernames on the edge. (currently working on this)

• [8/13] Added the option to turn off for guests. This is ideal both to save server load and if you have the member list turned off for guess through the admin CP.

• [10/28] Fixed broken page (css display) and included a Product installer.

• [10/28] Now also shows "mousing over members" in the Who's Online page.

• [11/1] Added a delay so it has to be moused over for a small amount of time before it will show. Removed caching and put a timer on it so there will no longer be a need to refresh the page to get the latest on where a user is, it will do it automatically.

• [11/8]
  Added option to make the window stay open so you can click within it or scroll (if scrollbars appear) clicking anywhere outside of it will close it. To do this:
  In the forumhome_loggedinuser find:
  

  $stylevar[dirmark]<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$loggedin[userid]"onmouseover="ajax_showTooltip('member_ajax.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$loggedin[userid]',this,true);return false" onmouseout="ajax_hideTooltip()">  $loggedin[musername]</a>$loggedin[invisiblemark]$loggedin[buddymark]

  Replace with:
  

  $stylevar[dirmark]<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$loggedin[userid]"onmouseover="ajax_showTooltip('member_ajax.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$loggedin[userid]',this,true);return false">  $loggedin[musername]</a>$loggedin[invisiblemark]$loggedin[buddymark]

  Open the header template and add this to the very bottom:
  

  <script type="text/javascript"> 
  document.body.onclick = ajax_hideTooltip; 
  </script>

Keep in mind that if you leave this on for guests, you must also allow guests to view member info. Admin CP > Usergroups > Usergroup Manager > Unregistered / Not Logged In [edit] > Can View Member Info (Yes).

Upgrade and fresh install instructions are included in the zip file.


That's it!
Pleas click Install if you use this

[ericgtr]

You can edit what you like inside the member_ajax template and even put a direct link to the users profile if you want, the purpose of this is so people don't have to click on the profile though. Also, I am happy to help out with suggestions but prefer you click install.

[criscokid]

Thought I'd clicked 'installed'... just done it. Cheers mate.

"the purpose of this is so people don't have to click on the profile though" - I hear what you're saying... I'm looking at it from a different point of view. I'm seeing it as a teaser to actually get people to click through to a member's profile. Rows of usernames after usernames doesn't do anything to encourage people to click though and find out more about a particular user but this mod can change that.

Side comment: vB developers in general could do with thinking slightly differently... people are lazy and need encouraging to do things so instead of showing text such as 'no posts' or 'no threads' why not show 'no posts - be the first to post' and link that to 'post a new thread' page. People are more likely to post because they've been presented with a 'call to action'.

[^SuiCyde^]

i made all installation steps, and tested this on my default skin......

sadly whenever i mouseover, i get a box that says.....content loading...please wait......
then a blank box.....i checked urls and i did everything according to the latest readme

i am running vbulletin 3.6.4 ......please advice?


linked a screen.... but i think it's pretty straight forward the problem i'm having......

http://www.therapmovement.com/forums/screen.bmp

[ericgtr]

Originally Posted by ^SuiCyde^

i made all installation steps, and tested this on my default skin......

sadly whenever i mouseover, i get a box that says.....content loading...please wait......
then a blank box.....i checked urls and i did everything according to the latest readme

i am running vbulletin 3.6.4 ......please advice?


linked a screen.... but i think it's pretty straight forward the problem i'm having......

http://www.therapmovement.com/forums/screen.bmp

Not sure why it wouldn't load the content, every now and then I get that but not for long and the page (popup) comes up. You've uploaded the member_ajax.php file to your forum root?

[project-Buckfas]

I have the same issue in 3.6.4

The loading text goes away but, im left with a blank popup...

Originally Posted by ^SuiCyde^

i made all installation steps, and tested this on my default skin......

sadly whenever i mouseover, i get a box that says.....content loading...please wait......
then a blank box.....i checked urls and i did everything according to the latest readme

i am running vbulletin 3.6.4 ......please advice?


linked a screen.... but i think it's pretty straight forward the problem i'm having......

http://www.therapmovement.com/forums/screen.bmp

[ericgtr]

I cannot verify this past version 3.6.0 it could be that there were changes to the member.php in later versions that will make this not work.

[project-Buckfas]

Any plans for an upgrade? I would really like this mod. It's a nice touch.

[ericgtr]

I would if I were running an updated version but for now I only have 3.6.0, if/when I upgrade I will also update this modification.

[taheri6]

Hi guys,

I got this installed with no problem - thanks for the great mod!!!

I do have a couple places I want to add this, such as on the index page for the forum listings where it shows the last poster, and in the thread list (/forumdisplay.php) on the last poster.

Can anyone offer this noob any instructions on how to do this?

Thanks!!

[NameClan.com]

thanx it is nice