Forum Display Enhancements - User Avatars In Thread Listing

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What does this plugin do?

This plugin add user avatars to the thread listing in forum display page. See the sceenshot for sample.



How to Install the plugin?

This plugin requires you edit vBulletin templates.

Import the xml file from the product manager..

Edit the threadbit template.

Find

<vb:if condition="$show['threadicon']">

And add the following just above it.

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'postuserid', 'postusername'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw thread.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Find

<dt>{vb:rawphrase last_post_by}</dt>

Please note: Some custom templates have the above code as

<dt class="lastpostby hidden">{vb:rawphrase last_post_by}</dt>

And add the following just above it.

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'lastposterid', 'lastposter'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw thread.lastposteravatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Edit forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post templates as follows.

Find

{vb:raw forum.lastpostinfo}

And add the following code just above it.

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw forum}, null, 'real_lastposterid', 'real_lastposter'}"><img height="48px" width="48px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw forum.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Edit search_threadbit

Find the first occurrence of

<div class="inner">

And add after that

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'postuserid', 'postusername'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin:7px 4px 0 0" src="{vb:raw thread.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Then again find

<dl class="threadlastpost td">

And add after that

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw thread}, null, 'lastposterid', 'lastposter'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-right:4px" src="{vb:raw thread.lastposteravatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Edit search_results_postbit

Find

<div class="contact">

And add after that

<a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw post}, null, 'userid', 'username'}"><img height="32px" width="32px" style="float:left;margin-left:4px" src="{vb:raw post.avatarurl}" border="0" /></a>

Upgrading Instructions

If you are upgrading the plugin, just import the new plugin file and overwrite the existing plugins. Once done make the necessary edits to the search templates.

Credits

1. Last poster's avatar idea by James from VirtueScience

Support

This plugin is supported, so you can post your issues and queries either on my blog or in comments below.

If you would like to Optimize your vBulletin for Less Server Load & Better User Experience, read this post on Optimizing vBulletin

History

Updated 21st August

1. Added support for avatars in search results.
2. Fixed bug for thread started by guests.

Updated 18th August

1. Avatar of sub forums last post bug fixed.

Updated 17th August

1. Added Support for avatars in forumhome
2. Avatars linked to member urls

Enjoy!!!

[Sarab]

Originally Posted by shabbirbhimani

Can you share with me your forum url so I can look into it.

Here now: http://www.phantom-theater.com/vb/forum.php =D

[shabbirbhimani]

Originally Posted by Sarab

Here now: http://www.phantom-theater.com/vb/forum.php =D

Not sure why but it works fine on my forum.

[Sarab]

Originally Posted by shabbirbhimani

Not sure why but it works fine on my forum.

Ain't there anything I can do ="(?

[shabbirbhimani]

Originally Posted by Sarab

Ain't there anything I can do ="(?

PM me with your admin details and I can look into why the issue.

[dany_danay]

Originally Posted by shabbirbhimani

You have to add the html inside the lastpostby Div instead of its parent div. Let me know if I made any sense to you.

Perfect mod, but can you explain this?

[shabbirbhimani]

Originally Posted by dany_danay

Perfect mod, but can you explain this?

Needed only if you want to display the avatars differently. Let me know if you want to change the way avatars are being displayed and then will explain more on this.

[racale]

hello
how to put in the frame Avatar,as seen above in the first post

thanks

[shabbirbhimani]

Originally Posted by racale

hello
how to put in the frame Avatar,as seen above in the first post

thanks

If you are referring to the mod description post then that image has the frame but you can always style those image using CSS to add that frame using border.

[racale]

Originally Posted by shabbirbhimani

If you are referring to the mod description post then that image has the frame but you can always style those image using CSS to add that frame using border.

hello
I wanted to put the frames where you see the arrow as picture

thanks

[shabbirbhimani]

Originally Posted by racale

hello
I wanted to put the frames where you see the arrow as picture

thanks

I already see the frame in your picture and what other frame you want in there. PM me and I will share with you my email or skype so we can discuss as I am not able to understand what you mean by frame.