Avatar Hack: Categories & Usergroups

With this hack it is possible to use categories for avatars.

Latest version: 1.31 (9-29-2002)

Features:
- Tested with vBulletin 2.2.5, 2.2.6 RC, 2.2.6 Final
- categories can be activated and deactivated
- hide single categories general (v1.25.2)
- hide single categories on FAQ page (v1.25.2)
- sorting order of the categories (v1.25.2)
- browse custom avatars (v1.25.2)
- add multiple avatar categories (v1.25.2)
- avatar statistics (v1.25.2)
- Provide definite custom avatars also for other users (v1.30)
- category permissions (Usergroups) for each individual group adjustable
- all (global) categories permissions enabled/disable
- show up 'not categorized avatars' enable/disable
- hide empty categories
- category selection per select menue
- no select menue, if no categories or categories deactivated
- bug fixing in original member.php: "0 to 0 of 0" instead "1 to 0 of 0"
- show up 'no avatars available' instead nothing if 0 avatars
- replace avatar name by avatar filename (without file extension).
- upload/add: Set default Avatarname to Filename (without file extension)
- remove all avatar names.
- tip,if different minimum post settings for individual avatars in categories
- edit avatar option: with view of avatar / list of users (v1.25.2)
- mass move avatars
- move/remove selected avatars (v1.25.1)
- move/mass move in NEW category (v.1.25.2)
- dynamic display width: If number avatars on screen < display width then display width = number avatars
- screen name AND category name. if you select a screen name, then show up the screen name instead category name
- how many User use a definite Avatar (Control Panel) (v1.25.1)
- show up counter for avatars for each category in Control Panel
- show up counter for avatars in select menu (v1.25.1)
- if you do not have categories, nevertheless applicable
- categories for the FAQ page (Help-View on vBulletin) (v1.25.1)
- categories now also in Control Panel -> Users administration (v1.25.1)
- jump feature and CSS Navigation (Cascade Style Sheets), if you like.
- installation instructions are contained in sqltodos.php now (v1.25.2)

Updates 1.31 (9-29-2002):
- Bug fixed: New users (registration process) can choose avatars from not permitted or hidden categories.

Updates 1.30 (6-29-2002):
- Bug fixed: Page navigation is missing, if avatars are in a category between 100 and 249
- Faster statistics routine
- Provide definite custom avatars also for other users
- Small bug in user.php eliminated (if you use 'categories in Control Panel -> Users administration')

Updates 1.25.2 (6-09-2002):
- Tested with vBulletin 2.2.5, 2.2.6 RC, 2.2.6 Final
- Hide single categories general
- Hide single categories on FAQ page
- Sorting order of the categories
- Browse custom avatars (v1.25.2)
- Add multiple avatar categories
- Avatar statistics
- Modify avatars in Admin CP: move/mass move in NEW category
- Bug fixed: The same avatars from first category show up in every category.
- Bug fixed: SQL-Error in Admin CP, if the 'minimum posts' setting isn't a number.
- Bug fixed: If avatars are moved, the number avatars isn't actualized in the current category. (MSIE cache problem)
- Bug fixed: SQL-Error, if user avatar was deleted (Admin CP -> edit user avatar).
- Bug fixed: Remove deleted avatars in User settings in SQL DB (Admin CP).
- Smaller changes in avatar_categ.php
- The complete installation instructions, 'firststeps' and updateinfos are contained in sqltodos.php now. You must copy and execute only the file into your forums admin directory.

Updates 1.25.1 (5-27-2002):
- Bug fixed: User can call categories, which wasn't opened for the Usergroup.
- Total number avatars in a category (select menue).
- Categories now also for the FAQ page (Help-View on vBulletin) possible. e.g. Link
- Categories now also in Control Panel -> Users administration
- More options in Control Panel / Bug fixing in HTML Source
- How many Users use a definite Avatar (+list of Users) (CP).
- Adminlog function enabled (avatar_categ.php)
- Config/Admin-File (avatar_categ.php) for .php3 including now.

Updates 1.25:
- Adaptation to new version (2.2.5) in admin/index.php. @Syphin had already changed this - thx!
- Installation instructions enlarges.
- First steps after installation added. Please, read firststeps.txt!

Screenshots:
- Categories view
- FAQ Page
- Control Panel
- Edit Avatar
- Modify Avatars
- Add Categories
- Edit user avatar
- Avatar statistics

Installation:
- Read !readme.txt in ZIP-ARCHIV!
- Proceeding also for an update of a previous version so!

Download:

[bad_madman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by snyx
eek, all I know is I have the zip, here thanks for the help btw man

[SirSteve]

Got this while using the auto install. Am on 2.0.3:

...create template view_avatarcategories in Style Default...
...create template view_avatarcategoriesadd in Style Default...
...create template view_avatarcategoriesdis in Style Default...
...create template view_avatarcategorieslist in Style Default...
...add CSS-Styles for Navigation in template headinclude in Style Default...
...create template numbernav_own in Style Default...
...create template numbernav_pages_own in Style Default...
...change (for avatar categories) template modifyavatar in Style vB Original...

Template update complete.

Warning: fopen("index.php.backup","a") - Permission denied in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 245

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 246

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 247
...make backup of file index.php...

Warning: fopen("index.php","w") - Permission denied in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 265

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 270

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 271
...change menu entry in file index.php (Original avatar entry modified)...
...make backup of file member.php...

Warning: fopen("../member.php","w") - Permission denied in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 324
...Change (avatar hack - part 1) the file member.php in forum directory (original modified)...
...Change (avatar hack - part 1.1) the file member.php in forum directory (original modified)...
...Change (avatar hack - part 2) the file member.php in forum directory (original modified)...
...Change (avatar hack - part 3) the file member.php in forum directory (original modified)...
...Change (CSS and jump features) the file member.php in forum directory (original modified)...

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 330

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 331

Files update complete.

Warning: fopen("avatar_categ.php","w") - Permission denied in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 354

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 355

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 356
...write file avatar_categ.php to your forums admin directory...

File management complete.

???????

[bad_madman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SirSteve
Got this while using the auto install. Am on 2.0.3:

...Warning: fopen("index.php.backup","a") - Permission denied in /forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 245....
....???????

[bad_madman]

@SirSteve...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bad_Madman
I don't know But I assume that the Script to writing does not have sufficient rights. Make the forums folder and the forums/admin folder 777 chmod. PHP required to have permission to write files to disk. If they do not have the neccessary permissions, it will fail.

[SirSteve]

I'll have to get back to you as when I manually CHMOD the directories, they don't stick.

[Dakota]

Ok I got another suggestion. In the admin CP when you are selecting an avatar for someone to use, like to reset it, or give them a custom avatar or something. Could you also add the hack to that part of it?

[bad_madman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dakota
Ok I got another suggestion. In the admin CP when you are selecting an avatar for someone to use, like to reset it, or give them a custom avatar or something. Could you also add the hack to that part of it?

Originally posted by Bad_Madman
here preview picture 1: categories view

I'm terribly confused.

I installed the hack and while I can define categories in Admin just fine, when I go to change the avatar in my user CP, I don't get any sort of drop down menu of any sort.

I have followed the instructions PERFECTLY. So I don't understand what's wrong.



Is there SUPPOSED to be a category drop down menu?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Okay, well I got the dropdown list to work (I think) however I had to go into the "modifyavatar" template and replace $avatcategorie with the contents of the view_avatarcategories template.

Why did I have to do this? What does the $avatcategorie variable call and why did it seem to completely ignore whatever it was supposed to do?

Will replacing it with the contents of the view_avatarcategories template cause any harm?

Thanks in advance.

Okay, I figured out what the problem was.

$avatcategorie is pulling up the template for view_avatarcategoriesdis instead of view_avatarcategories for some reason. I cannot figure out why.

In the PHP code it states the avatarcategoriesdis template will be called when, "$totalavatars=$totalavatars2" however I can't understand for the life of me WHY this isn't working for me or why the "totalavatars" and "totalavatars2" are equal to one another.

Is there something I'm not doing right? Please help

Thanks.

[bad_madman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lyn
$avatcategorie is pulling up the template for view_avatarcategoriesdis instead of view_avatarcategories for some reason. I cannot figure out why.

Okay, then the question remains, I guess . . . .

How do I activate the categories?

I have three so far . . . I don't see any option to "activate"

How would I go about doing that?

Thanks.

Oh!!

I got it. I had to go into options and select Yes for "Show up avatar categories" which for some reason was turned off.

Everything is working now and it's beautiful!!

Thanks for the great hack.

I'm really not this stupid, just my blonde roots showing through.

[bad_madman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lyn
Okay, then the question remains, I guess . . . .
How do I activate the categories?
I have three so far . . . I don't see any option to "activate"
How would I go about doing that?
Thanks.

[bad_madman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bad_Madman
On the left side in the vB CP you find the point "Options" in the paragraph "Avatars / Categories". Then on right side: "Show up avatar categories" >> Yes/No (Categories activate/deactivate)