e-steki Smilie Maker 1.7

This modification allows you to create personalized smilies by choosing eyes, mouth and face. The smilie set that was used for the graphics is one of the most popular and beautiful ones (see screenshots). It is possible to create up to 18000 different smilies for this so hours of fun are guaranteed! Additionaly, it includes plugins for custom WOL location, so that they don't show up as unknown and a handy bbcode (bbcode example: [smilie=1,2,3]) to put those smilies in posts. There is a field in the smilie maker which displays the bbcode that should be used so that the user can copy it from there. Every action is made via javascript so that the page does not reload. It is fully phrased so translations are now a piece of cake!

DEMO: http://www.e-steki.com/forum/smmaker.php (Note that the demo is in greek. However as there is not much text in this hack, you'll probably find your way )

Important:You need GD enabled in your server to use this (and almost all image-creating-on-the-fly mods so you better tell them to enable it if they haven't already ) Also this doesn't work in some forums that have the hack for transparent pngs in IE.

Installation
-1 product file which adds 5 plugins, 1 template, 4 AdminCP settings and 15 phrases.
-2 php file uploads
-1 folder with images upload
-1 small template edit
Detailed instructions are included in the accompanying zip file.

Please be kind and click INSTALL if you have installed this mod. I *can* see this you know!

I hope you enjoy this mod as much as I enjoyed making it

Changelog:
Version 1.7
-Made the tables for the eyes, mouth and face collapsible
-Added 15 more eyes, 15 more mouths and 2 more faces
-Added text to show till a smilie is made so that the user doesn't think that nothing is happening. The text disappears after the creation of the smilie.
-Fixed the bug with the preview of the BBcode.

Version 1.6
-Added AdminCP option to hide the creation buttons to guests and show a message instead
-Added AdminCP option to hide the bbcode editbox so that forums with a lot of traffic don't get a big server load from many dynamic smilies. (to completely disable the functionality though you have to disable one plugin and not perform the suggested template edit)

Version 1.5
-Added Random Smilie button
-Added bbcode like [smilie=1,2,3] to use custom smilies in posts. Beware that this may be server-intensive in big forums.
-Editbox that displays the bbcode that should be copied, which also changes with javascript instantly.
-Fully phrased now
-Template and phrase addition is done with the attached product
-Link in the smilie popup to the smilie maker
-Custom WOL locations
-A lot shorter image URL

As english is not my native language I may have done some grammar mistakes. I would really appreciate it of you reported them in this thread

Thanks to KW802's mod for inspiring me on how to use the javascript.

Translations availiable

• French

[hbalagh1]

in fact now that i think of it, most were requested by users

[defcon_420]

nice idea i tried to install it, but it wont make the faces..the page loads with the icons but at the bottom the complete made icon is missing, and when i post the icon code in a post it no icon appears
i dont know why cause i put the files where it says uploaded the xml and edit the template
here is a link

[Lea Verou]

"500 internal server error"
you will need to contact your host for that.

[defcon_420]

for some strange reason the next day it just started to work... gremlins?
anyways i very happy ty

"clicks install"

[Davidspl]

Is it possible to get the smileys to work in the shoutbox?

[dakar]

Originally Posted by defcon_420

nice idea i tried to install it, but it wont make the faces..the page loads with the icons but at the bottom the complete made icon is missing, and when i post the icon code in a post it no icon appears
i dont know why cause i put the files where it says uploaded the xml and edit the template

Same issue here... everything is fine but no final image Maybe I need to wait till tommorow too?

here is a link

[brianmt]

This is awesome, great mod!

but umm wouldn't this use lots of dsik space or bandwidth or something?

and once you create a smilie can you use it anytime with the code it gives you, and can anyone else use the smilie, too?

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by brianmt

This is awesome, great mod!

but umm wouldn't this use lots of dsik space or bandwidth or something?

and once you create a smilie can you use it anytime with the code it gives you, and can anyone else use the smilie, too?

The code is the same for the same smilie. If someone quotes you he can see the code and use it.

No it does not use lots of disc space.
The bandwidth usage is the same as every normal smilie.
The only concern is the CPU usage, but a forum admin I know with a dedicated server told me it didn't increase the percent at all.
Of course this depends on how much the hack is used by the members

[davelacey]

Works like a charm.
Thankyou.
*clicks install*

[Stop]

works great. thanks