Add-On Releases - vbuserbar for 3.6.x

This modification contains a security vulnerability, you are hereby advised to uninstall until further notice.
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vbuserbar by StonyArc
I'm proud to announce that the new version 1.1.0 for vbulletin 3.6.x is currently available to you all !!!



You can now nominate hacks yourself for hacks of the month. There is a link on the right of hacks on top of the files.

Function
A userbar is a small image (350*19) typically used in the signatures of forum users, to show their support for software, hardware, food, pretty much anything. The new application allows you to dynamically create userbars including several plugins to display text.

Don't forget to hit install !!!!!!!
Please read the guide before asking for support !!!!!!!

Special

- Read the attached PDF for more information. The pdf is also included in the zip file.
- Some directories must be chmod to 777 (list included in pdf)
- vbuserbar requires PHP and the GD2 image library.
- The mod_rewrite module must be loaded as well. This is most of time on by default. If you run your own Server you can load it yourself in the php.ini. If not, please contact your hosting provider to activate it.

Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com

Detailed installation instructions are in the included pdf file.




Current Features

Userbars for Vbulletin is created by StonyArc. The application is inspired and partially driven by the Dynabars scripts by Kenneth Watson.

Userbars for Vbulletin takes full advantage of direct integration with Vbulletin and allows users to directly create usersbars (both single and rotating as animated gif).

By using plugins other integrations are possible. The plugin creation guide is available on request.

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission.

Changes in this version

1.0.0
Initial version
1.1.0
Additional options added to limit max number of bars
Improved phrase support
Added a new plugin to display browser and OS information
IE javascript error
Top statistics option


Planned Features
- TBD



Demonstration
http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums/vbuserbar.php (registration required)
(screenshot in pdf)

Samples

Static











Or combined dynamically:




Credits

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission. Instructions are included in the pdf file
Special credits to Kenneth Watson for the initial Dynabar script.


FAQ

The FAQ is included in the pdf file.




Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com



(c) 2006 Stonyarc

[Tyegurl]

yours is ssaved too....called test in the /bars/ folder....

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Tyegurl

yours is ssaved too....called test in the /bars/ folder....

Tyegurl

Can you try changing the .htaccess to the following

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^show/(.+).png$ show.php?id=$1 [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^group/(.+).gif$ group.php?id=$1 [NC,L]

[psico]

I have the same problem as Tyegurl, the file is created under /forums/userbar/bars without any extension but the image is not showing, here is an example:
http://www.psicofxp.com/forums/userbar/show/caca.png

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by psico

I have the same problem as Tyegurl, the file is created under /forums/userbar/bars without any extension but the image is not showing, here is an example:
http://www.psicofxp.com/forums/userbar/show/caca.png

http://www.psicofxp.com/forums/userbar/show.php?id=caca that one works so the application itself is fine.

it's the rewrite that is acting up.

best to check the .htaccess in /userbar to see that it matches the specific requirements of your server.

If you have SEO stuff running exclude the userbar apps and files from being handled.

On the tyegurl server it's fixed by changing the .htaccess to

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule /(.+).png$ show.php?id=$1 [L]
RewriteRule /(.+).gif$ group.php?id=$1 [L]

[Trana]

Originally Posted by stonyarc

it's the rewrite that is acting up.

Are you still planning on releasing a version where we can disable rewrites?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Trana

Are you still planning on releasing a version where we can disable rewrites?

coming soon to a theater near you

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by psico

I have the same problem as Tyegurl, the file is created under /forums/userbar/bars without any extension but the image is not showing, here is an example:
http://www.psicofxp.com/forums/userbar/show/caca.png

Psoco,

Did you apply the change I implemented for tyegurl????

[stonyarc]

Please drop in a reply if you want to see additional features or additional plugins for this application.

I want to release the next version as soon as possible.

[Cloudrunner]

Before I go ahead and play with this I need to know three things.

1) Will this have, or does it already have, support for custom fonts?
2) Can the final image be customize as far as sizing goes (I would like to offer something bigger than a 19px high siggy block)?
3) Is there support for server side hosted images to be used as a background?

Those would be the only things keeping me from using this just yet.

Thank you in advance. Yes I did a cursory check for these answers.

Cloudrunner

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Cloudrunner

Before I go ahead and play with this I need to know three things.

1) Will this have, or does it already have, support for custom fonts?
2) Can the final image be customize as far as sizing goes (I would like to offer something bigger than a 19px high siggy block)?
3) Is there support for server side hosted images to be used as a background?

Those would be the only things keeping me from using this just yet.

Thank you in advance. Yes I did a cursory check for these answers.

Cloudrunner

1. Currently the standard userbar font is supported so no additional fonts are present for now
2. userbars have a clearly defined size and should not be considered as full blown signatures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Userbar

Userbars come in many varieties. Many userbars have the following characteristics:

1. Exactly 350 pixels in width.
2. Exactly 19 pixels in height.
3. A semi-transparent half-ellipse covering the top half of the userbar. There are userbars with other kinds of decoration or with no decoration at all.
4. Text using the 'Visitor TT1 (BRK)' font, at 10px aligned to the right and centered vertically.
5. A diagonal stripe pattern (commonly called a 'scanline' pattern) of varying density.
6. 1 pixel black border, sometimes called a stroke.
7. Animations are allowed, example: "GameSpy" userbar.
8. PNG format for good quality, GIF for animations.
9. Most of the time userbars are used for forum signatures.

You can use any image as background as long as it's 350*19 as background. You can upload any image having that size.

I could release my automated full size sig maker like I made for http://www.xboxusersgroup.com

Samples on http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums...ad.php?t=66451