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Browser on Who's Online
Developers: derekivey
Version: 1.0.3
vBulletin Version: 3.6.4 (3.5.0 version available here)
File Edits: 2
Template Edits: 1
New Phrases: 8
Uses Plugins: Yes
Difficulty: Easy

Description: This hack will show each user's browser in the Who's Online Box beside their name. It supports IE, Firefox, Opera, Camino, Safari, Konqueror, and Netscape. If the user is using a browser that is unsupported with this hack, it will show a Question mark icon, which means its an Unknown browser.

*** I Strongly Recommend That You Backup Before Installing/Upgrading This Hack! ***

Planned features for a later release:

• Add support for more browsers.
• Add browser to online.php
• Show only 1 image for each browser when there is more than 1 person with that browser.
• Whatever is suggested.

Features/Changes in Version 1.0.3:

• Fixed bug where some of you were just getting unknown for everyone's browser.

Features/Changes in Version 1.0.2:

• Fixed SQL bug

Features/Changes in Version 1.0.1:

• Moved browsers to session table.
• Removed 'Unknown' from being stored in database, replaced it with Psionic Vision's suggestion.

This was a hack request by ReadOrDie.

Note: If you are using vBadvanced CMPS, please follow 350Chevy's post to get this hack working on it, if you want to show their browser on the CMPS' Who's Online.

I have added screen shots of this hack in action below.

Please click Install If you installed this hack.


Thanks!

[smoknz28]

Originally Posted by ubblite

That was the same problem I had, smoknz28.

Yea, looks like there's several others with the same problem. I'm sure he's pulling his hair out trying to fix this. Lets hang in there and see what comes about.

[Bison]

You definitely have to drop the tables ... if you had any previous versions installed before installing this.

[derekivey]

Try refreshing the page? For some reason vB's is_browser function only works when you refresh the page. It doesn't seem to work right when the session is created, I am trying to fix it, but have no idea when it will be fixed.

[smoknz28]

Since the install of the hack....I've refreshed (multiple times), closed browser completely (IE, Firefox), reopened browsers, rebooted computer, cleared cache...

All of the above and the hack will still not show any other icon but the question mark "unknown" for the browser.

Sorry Derek....hope you can figure this one out as this looks like it would be a nice feature to have on our boards.

[derekivey]

This may sound like a dumb question, but you have done the file edits right?

[smoknz28]

Originally Posted by derekivey

This may sound like a dumb question, but you have done the file edits right?

No, not dumb...you're just trying to get to the root of this and I appreciate that.

Okay, looking at my index.php file I see that the changes were already made when I initially installed this hack:

session.userid, session.browser, session.inforum, session.lastactivity,

'username'          =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['username'],
'browser'           =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['browser'],

Here's my entire forumhome_loggedinuser template, which you can see the addition was made:

<!-- Start: Browser on Who's Online by derekivey - Version 1.0.2 -->
<if condition="$loggedin[browser] == internet_explorer">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/ie.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_internet_explorer]" />
</if>
<if condition="$loggedin[browser] == opera">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/opera.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_opera]" />
</if>
<if condition="$loggedin[browser] == firefox">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/ff.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_firefox]" />
</if>
<if condition="$loggedin[browser] == camino">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/camino.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_camino]" />
</if>
<if condition="$loggedin[browser] == konqueror">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/konqueror.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_konqueror]" />
</if>
<if condition="$loggedin[browser] == safari">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/safari.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_safari]" />
</if>
<if condition="$loggedin[browser] == netscape">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/netscape.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_netscape]" />
</if>
<if condition="!$loggedin[browser] OR $loggedin[browser] == unknown">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/question_icon.gif" alt="$vbphrase[browser_unknown]" />
</if>
<!-- End: Browser on Who's Online by derekivey - Version 1.0.2 -->

$stylevar[dirmark]<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$loggedin[userid]" rel="nofollow">$loggedin[musername]</a>$loggedin[invisiblemark]$loggedin[buddymark]

[jw00dy]

Nice mod. I have the exact same problem as smoknz28 and my edits are the same as his.

[derekivey]

Can one of you guys please send me the link to your forum, so I can just take a look and see if it happens for me if I login?

Thanks,
Derek

[derekivey]

Actually, nevermind, I have confirmed this and am fixing it. I will release a new version shortly.

Derek

[jw00dy]

Thank Derekivey