Profile Enhancements - Photo As Avatar

port of vb3 version, with mass-check feature.

This mod completely disables standard avatar functionality and generates avatars automaticaly from profile photos. That helps with 2 points:

• "Socialize" you forum. Real visitors likes to se their faces.
• Simplify usage. Many people don't understand, why they can upload pictures in 2 places, and what is the difference.

Also, this mod makes sexy rounded corners for avatar. It seems strange, but forum impression become much better. See attached images.

Features:

• Automatically generates avatars from profile photos
• Round corners for avatars
• PNG avatar format, compatible with any skin background
• Mass rebuild avatars via ACP
• Mass check/remove avatars from ACP (rebuild counters)

How to install:

• !!! ACP -> Avatars -> User Pictures Storage Type. Move to filesystem, if not.
• Upload files from appropriate folder and import product XML
• Go to ACP and change settings each group. Those are recommended:
  • 160х160px - profile photo size
  • 80x80 - avatar size
• Go to ACP -> Options -> User Pucture Options. Select corner rounding you like.
• Go to ACP -> Rebuild counders. Run "Rebuild avatars from photos"

This mod is developped here http://github.com/rcdesign/vb-photo_as_avatar . Patches are welcome.

PS. Screenshots from vb3 version, don't care.

[Fusion2]

Originally Posted by southie

i see a bug when a user uploads a profile photo

this error msg appears on the redirect page

Warning: fopen(../image.php?u=150&dateline=1286082305&type=p rofile) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/includes/functions_avatar.php on line 36

I am getting several of the same errors everytime i try to do the rebuild function...

[gmptp]

I just tried also same error below for v3.8.7 (same goes to v4 as per this thread similar error), will the developer come forward to advice please............

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Warning: fopen(../image.php?u=1&dateline=1314244202&type=pro file) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No error in [path]\includes\functions_avatar.php on line 36

Warning: fopen(/tmp/c20b4b7e7348d88006f179d1f0cbc252tmp_avatar_img) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]\includes\functions_avatar.php on line 37


i've already move from dbase to file system for avatar and attachment and social group but still getting line 36/37 error, what could be wrong? help.............


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PS. Do the same for all.
ACP -> Attachments -> Storage type
ACP -> Groups -> Storage type
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...=245816&page=2

[sudhir]

this mod is not working on my forum

[jjameson]

Is this mod compatible with 4.2? OR is there another way to use profile pics as avatars?

[onespot]

Doesn't work :-\

[marianoaran]

Hello, I installed this in vB 4.2.1 and it seems to work ok, but I have to manually go to ACP> Maintenance > General Update tools > Rebuild Profile Photo Avatar Thumbnails for the avatars to show.

Is this supposed to update the avatars right after the user uploads their photo profile?

[Bubble #5]

Not sure if this is working correctly or not for 4.2.1

It's partially there but not formatted like in your example. There is no photo_samle.gif showing up.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Bubble #5]

Just verified, this hack is NOT working on 4.2.1. Not only that but it will prevent animated avatars from working, and mess up your settings because the avatar link will no longer show up. See this thread for more information;

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...r-issues/page2

[tbworld]

Originally Posted by Bubble #5

Just verified, this hack is NOT working on 4.2.1. Not only that but it will prevent animated avatars from working, and mess up your settings because the avatar link will no longer show up. See this thread for more information;

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...r-issues/page2

If you look at the last time a mod is updated you can summarize that it is not up to date. If your going to state that it does not work in the current version, it is better that you state what does not work in the current version. instead of a blanket statement (I know you tried). It is kind of given that styles might be askew in an older modification, that doesn't mean the modification does not have true value.

The gracious author clearly states that it does not work for animated avatars. You checking the modification out and giving feedback is admirable, but be careful that you are not discrediting our awesome free mod authors.

To the right person this mod is just a few simple fixes away from being very useful.

Thanks for the ear.

[Bubble #5]

Originally Posted by tbworld

it is better that you state what does not work in the current version.

Which is precisely why I left a link explaining the issue