User Icons

Current version: 1.2.1 (Last updated:4/30/03)
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New features/fixes since the last update:
- Optimized code so it uses much less queries on private.php.
- Added instructions I forgot for private.php.
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With this hack members have icons next to their name in posts, announcements, private messages, on the who's online and on the forumdisplay page. Users can use a public icon list or upload their own icon just like avatars. They can also choose to not display icons in the user cp. Administrators have various icon options exactly like with avatars.

This is based upon the mini avatars hack but I liked it more if it was exactly like how avatars are handled. A whole lot of the code is a copy from the avatar code except all variables are changed and only a few other changes/additions. But I wrote a full instruction for your convenience.

You can see it in action here: http://forums.thegaminguniverse.com.

Screenshots
Screenshot of icons on the who's online on index.php.
Screenshot of icons on the who's online on online.php.
Screenshot of icons in the posts on showthread.php (also in private messages and announcements).
Screenshot of icons on the thread list on forumdisplay.php.
Screenshot of the edit icon option in your user cp.
Screenshot of icon options in the admin cp under.

[sabret00the]

03-25-03 at 08:44 PM Dark Jim said this in Post #62
Yes, you can set the maximum size under vBulletin Options -> User Icons.

See here

sorry jim i was being dumb, got excited before even checking it over properly

[DigitalDesktops]

Today at 10:51 AM Dark Jim said this in Post #70
I noticed you forgot to do step 19.4a. Under edit options in your user cp I didn't notice the option to show or not show icons. Do that step, set the option to "yes" and then see if the icons show up.

It shows up in Who's Online, member.php, memberlist.php, forumdisplay.php.

But it doesn't show up in showthread.php, and private.php.

[Dark Jim]

I updated this again. I had a few 100 private messsages and it caused a few 100 queries too. Now I changed it to not use any additional queries. Everyone who uses this hack I suggest you redo step 10. I also added a step I forgot to add the whole time so your icons would never show up in private messages. The only thing I can think of that still needs to be done is optimize online.php.

[kevinnguyen]

this is the longest hack i've ever done
very nice thoe
thanx

[Dark Jim]

The last update is not working right. While it does reduce the queries, the icons are not showing correctly or not at all. Other than that it works fine. I'll need to figure out how to get this working sometime. Help is appreciated. I also need to optimize the code for online.php.

[MrNase]

Hey, i got a problem

iam using the 2.3.0, i installed it and i shows up everything correctly but not at the index.php

This is my original-code:

    if ($loggedin['usergroupid'] == 6 and $highlightadmin) {
      	$username = "<b><i>$loggedin[username]</i></b>";
      } else if (($mod["$userid"] or $loggedin['usergroupid'] == 5) and $highlightadmin) {
      	$username = "<b>$loggedin[username]</b>";
      } else {
				$username = $loggedin['username'];
			}

and this is my current code:

   if ($loggedin['usergroupid'] == 6 and $highlightadmin) {
      	$username = "$iconavatar<b><i>$loggedin[username]</i></b>";
			} else if (($mod["$userid"] or $loggedin['usergroupid'] == 5) and $highlightadmin) {
				$username = "$iconavatar<b>$loggedin[username]</b>";
			  } else {
				$username = "$iconavatar$loggedin[username]";
			}

the problem is: the icon isn't shown up by a mod... Normal User and admin works fine, even the mod at the online.php works fine, but there is NO icon for a mod at the index.php... what have i done wrong?

I downloaded the 1.2.1, did you change that number after fixing the instructions?


now, the part in the index.php looks like this, but the icon is shown up by a normal only... but iam the admin and iam the only one with an icon

 if ($loggedin['usergroupid'] == 6 and $highlightadmin) {
      	$username = "<b><i>$loggedin[username]</i></b>";
      } else if (($mod["$userid"] or $loggedin['usergroupid'] == 5) and $highlightadmin) {
      	$username = "<b>$loggedin[username]</b>";
      } else {
				$username = $loggedin['username'];
			}

[MrNase]

no one

now, it is not shown up by the moderator group...

demo @ www.sportboard.de (german )

[Dark Jim]

That piece of code appears twice in index.php. Did you make changes to both?

[MrNase]

ah i think iam blind or there is something missing in your instruction
you have to place $iconavatar just before <b>$loggedin[username]</b> also (2 times in index.php)

I didn't see that in your instruction and i forgot to include but now i added it and it works, thanks for that beautiful hack, my users like it

*clicking install*

[sabret00the]

i've enjoyed using this with vb2, are there any plans to port to vb3?