Staff Icon in Postbit

Fully tested on vb 3.0.4, should work on 3.0.5
Staff Icon in Postbit
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by AnhTuanCool

What this hack does? Basically, this hack adds a small icon in postbit below the avatar for staff(selected usergroup) with alt as their usergroup title. See attachment for detail.

NOTE: If you want a different icon for your forum then just request it right here, otherwise you can use your own staff icon. When requesting please remember to leave your forum url and text you want to be on the icon. I'm not very free so just request and if I could then I will design it for ya as soon as I can. Thanks,

Update:
I've attached the source file and the font of the staff icon so you guys can make your own easier than from scratch. Have fun


Click INSTALL if you find this hack userful, thanks

[Snake]

This is just a replica of the ranks system in vBulletin so why make this hack I wonder?

[aranthorn]

Well, I use it to define staff while using ranks to define activity levels. Your point is a good one, but there are some of us that basically would like to have 2 definitions. A little eye candy for users and it's easier for me to tell when to promote someone to staff.

[Snake]

Oh I see. That activity level you're talking about, is that a hack or a feature in vB because I've never heard about it.

[Caveman2k2]

/me clicks Install

Thanks for a great hack!

[COBRAws]

i need a yellowgreen and white logo saying:

NightClubber MOD
NightClubber ADMIN
NightClubber SMOD

thanks

[m0nde]

Originally Posted by COBRAws

i need a yellowgreen and white logo saying:

NightClubber MOD
NightClubber ADMIN
NightClubber SMOD

thanks

um, why not make them using the files he's provided?

He's been kind enough to provide the font and the photoshop file as well with layers.

- Sid

[kakarot720]

how do I denote a user as staff? I've created a user group entitled "alt" and assigned users to it, but the icon doesn't show.

[m0nde]

Originally Posted by kakarot720

how do I denote a user as staff? I've created a user group entitled "alt" and assigned users to it, but the icon doesn't show.

You'll have to add the group's ID to the part of the showthread.php file that checks whether to display that group's id or not.

If you've added this hack, open your showthread.php file and
FIND:

PHP Code:

        // Icon Staff Hack by AnhTuanCool
        // get icon staff represent img and titles
        $staffusergroupids = array('5', '6', '7'); // your array of staff usergroupid
        if (in_array($post['usergroupid'], $staffusergroupids))
        {
            eval('$post[\'iconstaff\'] .= "' . fetch_template('postbit_iconstaff') . '";');
        } 


On the line which specifies $staffusergroupids, add your "alt" group's id in the same format as shown.

- Sid

[COBRAws]

Originally Posted by m0nde

um, why not make them using the files he's provided?

He's been kind enough to provide the font and the photoshop file as well with layers.

- Sid

yep, ok sorry. the thing is i just have MS Paint :nervous: , but ill try to do it.

[stan111]

kool hack
thanks a lot
installed