Forum Display Enhancements - Digital Point Thread Avatars

Unfortunately, I don't have the time to maintain and support this add-on in two locations. The newest version (and support) can always be found here: https://marketplace.digitalpoint.com...atars.886/item

About
This changes thread icons to be the avatar of the thread starter. It applies to thread listings on forumdisplay, search results and subscribed threads in the UserCP.

Installation

• Upload the cssrollup_digitalpoint_threadavatars.xml file to includes/xml (this is really only needed if you store CSS as files in the file system)
• Install the product-dp_thread_avatars.xml product under AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

Notes

• Icons are cropped (but never stretched) to be square for display.
• Threads with no new posts have the avatar slightly greyed out.
• Locked threads will have a lock image overlayed.
• Soft-deleted threads will have a red X image overlayed.
• If the user posted in the thread, they will see a mini version of their avatar overlayed.
• If a thread is "hot", the shadow of the icon will change color.
• ZERO SQL queries are added.
• Overlay images are encoded as CSS data (no extra HTTP requests needed for images or the CSS files themselves).
• If your site uses pre-defined avatars, they are not scaled down for use as the icon since vBulletin does not store the dimensions (instead, the upper/left potion is cropped for the icon).

Settings

• You can disable the mini-avatars under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Highlight Threads in Which User Has Posted
• You can disable the hot thread highlight under AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Display Options (forumdisplay) -> Hot Threads Enabled
• You can change the color of the hot thread shadow under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> dpta_shadow_hot_color
• You can change the size of the avatar under AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars -> threadbit_iconsize (since they are square, it keys only on width)
• If your site uses pre-defined avatars, you should use the AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> User Picture Options -> Site Uses Pre-Defined Avatars option

Screenshots


Advanced

• If you want to add your own mini-icon overlays, you can utilize the $template_hook['thread_avatars'] variable to do so.
• If you want to selectively disable thread avatars, you can set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] to true. This would allow you to create a custom profile field for users and set the $show['hide_thread_avatars'] based on the user's setting. Alternately you could enable the addon for certain usergroups or just for specific styles.

[digitalpoint]

Originally Posted by cs28702

Looks like the same issues some other had where they didn't upload the cssrollup_digitalpoint_threadavatars.xml and they have CSS stored as files... any chance that's the same thing?

I did upload, but yes I do have css stored as files

see attached

Try rebuilding your CSS files under Maintenance -> Counters?

[cs28702]

I don't see an option for css????

[thecore762]

Originally Posted by cs28702

I don't see an option for css????

AdminCP>Maintenance>Update Counters> Scroll all the way down and you will find Rebuild Styles

Rebuild Styles

[cs28702]

That fixed it! Awesome! I know 4.1.4 is old but got TIRED of the constant minor updates. I won't be upgrading until 4.1.10 patch level 23

lol

Thanks for your awesome work as usual

[OldSchoolDSL]

Any reason why I must always re-apply this upon every upgrade?

[digitalpoint]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

Any reason why I must always re-apply this upon every upgrade?

You don't need to reinstall, but you would need to go to AdminCP -> Maintenance -> Counters -> Compile CSS Templates

This is because during the upgrade process the vBulletin installer rebuilds styles, but does not trigger it's own plug-ins for hook locations that are relevant to the compilation of templates (no idea why).

[Raioneru]

I was able to find why wasn't working, thank you for the mod. :3

[The Vegan Forum]

I have made this plugin work again by following the instructions above, but wonder if a problem we have with small avatars not showing up in the forum sidebar (other than the file we use for people with no avatar) has something to do with the us of this addon? Anyone?

[frightie]

Doesn't appear to work properly anymore after 4.1.10

[Papa Bear]

yes it does..DigitalPoint says to compile the css in AdminCP -> Maintenance -> Counters -> Compile CSS Templates.. but i had to overwrite the xml to get it to work on 4.1.10