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.

[Videx]

Originally Posted by tbworld

The gracious author clearly states that it does not work for animated avatars.

I had to go back and look, but you're right. Right there in post #1 he says "PNG avatar format" which any admin should know means non-animated.

Got to read these things, including the entire thread, before installing.

[Live_Bait]

Files upload easy, Install no errors.
Yes profile photo is now Avatar.
Yes link to Avatar gone in settings.
Still checking it out for my needs since I do not want avatars at all unless I can control more on what uses them.
Thank you for making this mod.

[gundamz]

hmm...
photo is not show on the avatar on the forumdisplay..
is this working on 4.2.1 ?

[sait.dogan]

Thanks for great mod. :up:

If the following are done, it works in 4.2.5

!!! 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"

[rodriiverduguez]

Run 4.2.5, I have managed to allow png files ... whichever you want, modifying hooks. But the files are uploaded as thumb / without transparencies, but in the profile there are transparencies

some help?