Show Thread Enhancements - YouTube Video Avatars for specified usergroups

Hello, what this mod does is allows users to have a "Video Avatar" if they are a member of the usergroup you specify.

Installation instructions are attached. See screen shots below to get an idea of what it looks like.

UPDATE! I recorded a video of me installing it on a blank board. The video should help anyone having trouble. There are a couple extra things like me closing my password manager that you should ignore, but the video will show you what to do.

Installation Video Instructions

You can change the height and width of the video by changing the attributes in the code.

It requires one template edit, 2 if you use both postbit styles.
It requires one profile field.

I am new to the modding still, and my instructions here aren't great, but you can see it in action here.

UPDATE!
To Display them in your user profiles
open the memberinfo template
find

			<if condition="$show['avatar']">
				<td><img src="$userinfo[avatarurl]" $userinfo[avatarsize] alt="<phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" style="border:1px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top:none" /></td>
			<else />
				<td>&nbsp;</td>
			</if>

Replace with

<if condition="in_array($post['usergroupid'], array(5,6,7,12,14)) AND $post[fieldXX]">
<td>
<object width="150" height="123.5"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[fieldXX]"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[fieldXX]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="150" height="123.5"></embed></object>
</td>
<else />	
			<if condition="$show['avatar']">
				<td><img src="$userinfo[avatarurl]" $userinfo[avatarsize] alt="<phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" style="border:1px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top:none" /></td>
			<else />
				<td>&nbsp;</td>
			</if>
			</if>
</if>

Be sure you replace all fieldXX with your actual field number!

Click installed!
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[4x4 Mecca]

Yes, the way this is designed to work is allow only the usergroups you want to have video avatars, but ALL usergroups, even unregistered should be able to see it.

[Alfa1]

That's good news, but what about Morrus his comment?

Originally Posted by Morrus

Additional note -- it seems that, although I can see my own video avatar just fine, others cannot! Presumably, again, those with more than one secondary usergroup.

Is this a bug? And if so; do you have a fix?

[AzH]

Originally Posted by PoetJA-1975

Thanx for the sharing anyway - ALSO will appreciate any help getting it aligned right

Jacquii.

I think I have a fix for you. Use this code instead:

		<if condition="in_array($post['usergroupid'], array(5,6,7,22,48)) AND $post[field8]">
<td class="alt2">
<object width="150" height="123.5"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[field8]"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/$post[field8]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="150" height="123.5"></embed></object>
</td>
<else /> 
<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<td class="alt2">
&nbsp;<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
</td>
</if>
</if>

I was getting the same error as you so I switched from:

<div class="smallfont">

to:

<td class="alt2">

with the respective closing tag </td> and it works fine.

[Alfa1]

Can you please post a link to where this can be seen in action?

[AzH]

<a href="http://lurkingmastermind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8262" target="_blank">http://lurkingmastermind.com/forums/...ead.php?t=8262</a>

[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by AzH

http://lurkingmastermind.com/forums/...ead.php?t=8262

that is not a link to video avatars, that is a link to an AME demo

[yoyoyoyo]

is there any way to make the user profile field option hidden to groups who are not allowed to use the video avatar feature?

[AzH]

Originally Posted by yoyoyoyo

that is not a link to video avatars, that is a link to an AME demo

No, it's a link to a thread which shows the video avatar in action, which is what was requested by the previous poster, and is what was supplied by me.

[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by AzH

No, it's a link to a thread which shows the video avatar in action, which is what was requested by the previous poster, and is what was supplied by me.

where is the video avatar? the only moving avatar I see is a gif image

[Alfa1]

I see lots of posts with youtube vids in them, but not as avatars.