User's avatar on a page

[hitmann]

When a user logs in, how do you make their avatar show on a specified location of forum?

[veenuisthebest]

you'll have to use something like this at the desired location

	<td class="$bgclass">

		<if condition="!$show['guest']">

			<if condition="$avatarurl">
				<a href="$vboptions[bburl]/profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar"><img src="$avatarurl" border="0" alt="$vbphrase[edit_avatar]" /></a></if></if>
				</td>

[hitmann]

That didn't do it. I have nothing showing up on the forum after pasting this in the header

[veenuisthebest]

that code i simply copied from the vbadvanced page...

okay try this then, this is from the postbit template

<if condition="$show['avatar']"><td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$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>

[Dismounted]

That will not work, as the variables required in that statement do not exist until you view a post. You need to create a plugin to fetch the avatar URL, then use that URL.

[hitmann]

Wow, that would be too advanced for me.
I guess I'd have to look for something else.

[MoT3rror]

This is what I do for the user avatar on every page.

Put this in your config.php

PHP Code:

define('AVATAR_ON_NAVBAR', true); 


Create new hook with this info.
Hook Location: fetch_userinfo
Execution order: 5
PHP code:

PHP Code:

if(defined('AVATAR_ON_NAVBAR') AND ($option & FETCH_USERINFO_AVATAR) AND $vbulletin->options['avatarenabled'])
{
     require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_user.php');
     fetch_avatar_from_userinfo($user, false, true);
} 


Plugin Active: yes

Also I am using 3.7.0 for the moment and it is working. I just download 3.7.1 about 2 hours ago and haven't got to it yet.

[GameWizard]

Just out of curiosity, could you explain what the 3 array items refer to and where they are defined?

fetch_avatar_from_userinfo($user, false, true);

[MoT3rror]

In the function fetch_userinfo(), the userinfo is contain in $user. The second parameter is to fetch the avatar thumb. The third parameter is return fake avatar or no avatar. You can read more info about fetch_avatar_from_userinfo() here.

[hitmann]

I don't get it.. I've done how you said and it's still not showing anything :S