Add-On Releases - Country Flags - Postbit & Postbit_Legacy. vB 4.0.x (Inc GO

Description:

This Add on, gives a selection of Countries that your Member (New or Existing) can choose from in a 'Drop-Down Menu'. The Country he/she selects, will be displayed as a Flag in their Postbit.

Credit for the Flags goes to Cobro. (I have renamed each and every flag to work with this Mod).


Instructions:

Firstly ?Upload? ALL the Flag GIF pics to your forum root /images/buttons/flags folder.

IE: yourforumaddress.com/forum/images/buttons/flags

Please Note: Due to the flags folder being too large to upload as one - I have been forced to upload it as "flags1", "flags2" and "flags3" - Please ensure that you add a new folder to "images/buttons/" and name it "flags". Please copy the contents of ALL THREE (3) flags folders in the attachment below to the new 'flags' folder that you have just made. (DO NOT place them as 3 seperate folders!"


Then in your Admin Control Panel (ACP), please do the following:
ACP -> User Profile Fields -> Add New User Profile Field ->Profile Field Type -> Single-Selection Menu (select ?Single-Selection Menu? from the Drop-Down Menu) -> Please enter the following into the following fields (REMEMBER to make a note of the FieldID, because you will need to replace ALL the X?s in [fieldX] with it!!!
(Please see 'FieldID.jpg' attachment below).

Add New User Profile Field Single-Selection Menu:

Title = Country Flag
Description = Add your country flag to your profile:
Profile Field Category = (Uncategorized)
Options = Copy & Paste the Whole contents of the file attached below (OPTIONS)
Set Default = None
Display Order = You Select this (dependant on how many you already have)
Field Required = yes, at registration and profile updating
Field Editable by User = Yes
Private Field = No
Field Searchable on Members List = No
Show on Members List = Yes


Optional Input:

Allow user to input their own value for this option = No
Max length of allowed user input = 100
Field Length = 25
Regular Expression = Leave this Blank


Display Page:

Which page displays this option? = Edit Your Details ** Please note that the vB4.0.4 Version does not show this option. Please select "Edit Profile" option. The selct your country flag option, I can confirm, Also shows on registration too.
** SAVE **


Then, In your Admin Control Panel (ACP)...

ACP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> <<>> -> Postbit Templates -> select the template that you use (ie Postbit or Posbit_legacy) ? This is for the Postbit_Legacy?

FIND:

                    <span class="usertitle">
                        {vb:raw post.usertitle}
                    </span>

If you would like to place it under your number of user posts (to the right of your Postbit) then look for:

<dt>{vb:rawphrase posts}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.posts}</dd>

(upto vB4.0.5) ADD BELOW:

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(for vB4.0.6 AND 4.0.7) ADD BELLOW:

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"> <dt>Country</dt> <img src="http://www.YOURFORUM ADDRESS.com/forum/images/buttons/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" alt="This is {vb:raw post.username}'s Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if></p>
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(Also adds the Username to the 'alt' Code on Mouseover).

(for vB4.0.8):

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><style="text-align:left"> Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" align="middle" alt="Users Country Flag" border="" /></vb:if>  
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

(Thanks to Krusty1231 for this).

(for vB4.1.0 , 4.1.0 PL2 & 4.1.1)

<!-- Wy Country Flags Start -->
<vb:if condition="$post['fieldX']"><style="text-align:left"> Country:</dt> <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/flags/{vb:raw post.fieldX}.GIF" align="middle" alt="{vb:raw post.fieldX}" border="" /></vb:if>  
<!-- Wy Flags End -->

Even though I have not tested this in these versions, others have and have reported this mod to be working in them.[/B]

Please make sure the style and template edits are still there. Just one of the people can be seen on post 350


** Replace the ?X? with your FieldID number **
** Replace the ?Red Text? with Your Forum Address **



** SAVE Template **





And that's it - Enjoy!


Please do not forget to click "Install"

Edit & Update TRACKER - Keep Upto date here:

** 30/05/2012 - Update "Flags2 to include correct name on Switzerland flag"..

** 27/09/2010 - Update on 4.0.6 "added code for the 4.0.6 Version, and instructions on how to place the flug under a user's postcount in posbit"..


** 12/07/2010 - Update on 4.0.4 "Which page displays this option"..

** 26/06/2010 - Updated Flag Names and Country Names in the "Options" text file. PLEASE Re-upload and overwrite all three flag folders and the options Text file...

** 15/01/2010 - Made all the Countries in the "OPTIONS.txt" in Alphabetical Order..

** 27/12/2009 - Changed the contents of OPTIONS.ZIP folder from a .docx file to a .txt file, as requested.

** 26/12/2009 - Option 2 Added
- Flag folder Updated (UK.gif changed to UK.GIF)

** 05/12/2009 - OPTIONS File Added.

[COL NIL SATIS]

Originally Posted by fusionpot

Thank you for your help welshy.

I gave welshy access to help me resolve my issue with the flags not working on my site. within 10min of sending him his login info he was fast to help me. even after forgetting to give him admin rights he was patient on helping me out even thou he didnt have alot of time.

welshy was able to find the issue in my forum that was a non related code issue on my part or his part. its was due to another popular mod that was put into the wrong postbit area.

i look forward to using more of welshys products or plugins.

thanks again welshy.

Glad it got sorted for you

[troykp]

Mod is excellent. Thank you for the effort put in!

One minor problem though; I can't get this to work in my alternative skin. For my main skin, it works great, but I have a second skin for my forum which doesn't display the flag; only the text phrase, ie England.

Using the exact same code in each skin and can't figure this out.

Help much appreciate.

[glen290]

Recently upgraded to 4.1.2 and its stopped working, any ideas how to get it back up and running ?

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by troykp

Mod is excellent. Thank you for the effort put in!

One minor problem though; I can't get this to work in my alternative skin. For my main skin, it works great, but I have a second skin for my forum which doesn't display the flag; only the text phrase, ie England.

Using the exact same code in each skin and can't figure this out.

Help much appreciate.

Sorry Mate, but support is not given to custon skins.

However, if you want to set a temporary Amdin account for me with full admin permissions and PM the details and a forum link to me, I will have a look. (that is all I can do).

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

Did you check to make sure the style edits where still there?

Originally Posted by glen290

Recently upgraded to 4.1.2 and its stopped working, any ideas how to get it back up and running ?

Did you try the above? (quote on top of yours).

I haven't upgraded my test forum to 4.1.2 yet.

If you would like me to have a look at yours, please look at my reply to the post above your one above this.

[Trystan^]

Im on 4.1.2 and cant seem to get it to work and i really want a welsh flag under my name lol

[COL NIL SATIS]

Originally Posted by glen290

Recently upgraded to 4.1.2 and its stopped working, any ideas how to get it back up and running ?

you could try adding the code to your DEFAULT skin and make this the parent to your Custom skin,that may work..prob worth trying

[Welshy2008]

Evening Col.

[Trystan^]

i cant seem to get it to work in the default,

what am i to do after finding

<span class="usertitle">
{vb:raw post.usertitle}
</span>

soz for being a noob

btw i did the bit after that but im not sure if im confusing myself over the first step because its says to find the above but hen goes onto find something else

again im probably being a complete tool but any direction would be great

Edit again,

Now working, creating a child theme under the default, importing my custom style into that then editing the postbit legacy sorted it love the mod

[COL NIL SATIS]

Originally Posted by Trystan^

i cant seem to get it to work in the default,

what am i to do after finding

<span class="usertitle">
{vb:raw post.usertitle}
</span>

soz for being a noob

btw i did the bit after that but im not sure if im confusing myself over the first step because its says to find the above but hen goes onto find something else

again im probably being a complete tool but any direction would be great

Edit again,

Now working, creating a child theme under the default, importing my custom style into that then editing the postbit legacy sorted it love the mod

Glad you sorted it mate :up: