Forum Home Enhancements - Split Useronline on Forumhome

Description
Splits the User Online section on the Forum Home to allow for staff/team members and users to be split into separate groups. This is the latest version of my previous mod and is now compatible with 4.0.x. My 3.7.x version was itself a new version of Surviver's original modification which was made for vBulletin 3.6.4.

My 3.7.x version of the modification can be found here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1537920


The rjs_split_online_40_vb4.1.2.zip download is only compatible with vBulletin 4.1.2 and above.

However if you are still using 4.0.x up-to 4.1.1 then please use the original download: rjs_split_online_40_pre4.1.2.zip



Features

• Currently allows for five different types of extra users (Admins, Staff, Premium, VIP, Donators) on top of the usual members (for those not assigned to any of the other groups).
• This is controlled through the usergroup manager whereby you can select Yes or No for each of the five types of users.
• This works off a user's display usergroup for which section/s they will appear in on the online listing.
• The titles for the six groupings (5 plus members) can now be managed inside the Vbulletin Options inside the Split Useronline section.
• Compatibility with User Legend Hacks (providing their Execution order is set to 2 or more)
• You can use HTML markup to change the colours of the titles. e.g
  

  <style="color:red;">Staff</span>

• The default additional spacing between the groups is now optional. This is managed in the VBulletin Options alongside the other settings above.
• There are no manual template edits any more.

Installation

1. Upload all necessary files to their respective directories. Overwrite files where prompted.
2. Install the product XML file. Be sure to Allow Overwrite.
3. Check that Split Useronline tool is turned on: vBulletin Options -> Split Useronline -> Activate: Yes
4. Decide whether you want to use the additional spacing between Groups.
   
5. If you are using a 4.0.x version prior to 4.0.6 then you will need to make the below template change:
   
   Style Manager -> Expand the "CSS Templates" Group -> Customize "split_online.css"
   
   And then change the following:
   

   #wgo_onlineusers .commalist li.nocomma:after {content: "";}
   #wgo_onlineusers .commalist li.br {display:block;}

   To (i.e. remove "#wgo_onlineusers "):
   

   .commalist li.nocomma:after {content: "";}
   .commalist li.br {display:block;}

   After you do upgrade to 4.0.6 just revert the above template and all will be fine.
   
6. Set relevant permissions for each usergroup.

Upgrading from 2.0.0 (was made for vBulletin 3.7.x)
Do not uninstall the old version of this mod before installing. Upgrading from my 3.7.x version of this modification should be painless. It will auto remove the previous version (if you have it installed). As detailed above I've switched from using phrases to vbulletin options to define the titles for the groupings. This was done due to user feedback from the last release. The groups each have a default title in place however they can easily be changed to your own preference.

Upgrading from 1.0.3 (was made for vBulletin 3.6.4)
Unfortunately anyone wishing to upgrade from Survivor's original modification will be unable to. You will need to uninstall this product at your own convenience. The usergroup assignments are also managed through the usergroup permissions screen rather than the vBulletin settings.

Changelog
2.5.0 - 4.0.x compatible release.
2.5.1 - Fixing issue with friend icons/invisible icons not appearing.
2.5.2 - Changed order of groups and made the extra spacing optional.
2.5.4 - Added an Automated CSS Template instead of manual template edits.
2.5.5 - Resolved compatibility issues with latest VBulletin. vBulletin 4.1.2 and above only

Author Notes
The main priority was simply to get a 4.0.x compatible version released but at the same time I did try to listen to user feedback and thus increased the number of groupings to five. In addition to this I also changed how the group titles are defined in an attempt to make this more accessible.

Credit for the original version of the modification still goes to Surviver.

Also the credit for the ilog function and the product un-installation process found within the installation code goes to Paul M.

[Bounce]

Originally Posted by hIBEES

I'd like the same, there does not seem to be anyway you can change the order

Sussed that... in the plugin manager move the text

if($onlineusers['admins'])
	{
		$activeusers .= $start.$options['split_admin'].':</b></li>'.$onlineusers['admins'].$break;
		$show_m = true;
	}

To below

{
		$activeusers .= $start.$options['split_staff'].':</b></li>'.$onlineusers['team'].$break;
		$show_m = true;
	}

[consolegaming]

Sorry I had intended for admins to be at the top but must have forgot about that lol. I'll get it fixed in a new release shortly. The intended order should have been: Admins, Staff/Team, VIP Members, Premium Members, Donators and then Members.

But yeah that Plugin code above is how you change the order. As I said though I'll get the order to work like I described above in my next release which I'll do in the next couple of days (just fixing that).

And hIBEES you can change the names to whatever you would like through the vBulletin Options -> Split Useronline page. If you want to change what they're called on the usergroup management screen i.e. in the AdminCP then you'll need to edit the phrases. All of the phrase names for this plugin begin with the prefix "split_".

[Bounce]

Originally Posted by consolegaming

And hIBEES you can change the names to whatever you would like through the vBulletin Options -> Split Useronline page. If you want to change what they're called on the usergroup management screen i.e. in the AdminCP then you'll need to edit the phrases. All of the phrase names for this plugin begin with the prefix "split_".

Thanks, got it just after I posted the code change, thanks for nice hack :up:

[BadgerDog]

Installed... thanks ... :up:

Is there a way of eliminating the extra spacing between groups being displayed? (see pic)

With a few user groups, it will spread out vertically pretty fast, so it would be good to eliminate the extra line feed between group displays.

Regards,
Badger

[Bounce]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Installed... thanks ... :up:

Is there a way of eliminating the extra spacing between groups being displayed? (see pic)

With a few user groups, it will spread out vertically pretty fast, so it would be good to eliminate the extra line feed between group displays.

Regards,
Badger

You mean the spacing? post 4 takes care of that....

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....85&postcount=4

[BadgerDog]

Yup .. thanks ... :up:

I downloaded the update which overwrote my previous change I made as shown in post #4 ...

Made the change again ... I'll have to remember this for the next update ...

Regards,
Badger

[consolegaming]

OK just released a slightly updated version. Upgrade instructions are as usual.

Fixed the ordering as I promised (Admins is now at the top). The exact ordering is now:

Admins, Staff/Team, VIP Members, Premium Members, Donators and then Members.

You can still call these groups whatever you would like but I felt the ordering needed to change to properly reflect the default names.

Lastly as the extra spacing/break line seemed to be causing a bit of an issue for a few users I've changed it into an option in the settings. Just set 'Use Additional Spacing' to No if you don't want the gap to appear. Thought it was best to do it properly than continue advising people to edit the plugin themselves.

[BadgerDog]

Thanks for the update ....

Appreciate the linefeed addition ...

Regards,
Badger

[LilPimp]

Can you do Staff, Members, and Contributors too?

I don't have enough contributors yet, im just wondering.

[consolegaming]

Sorry? You can call the groups whatever you want. And there is a 'Staff' group already.