This checks the image dimensions and if its a real image, but does NOT check the file size as the image is not being uploaded to the server, it is eing linked remotely.
Dimension checking is so that it can't screw up layouts.
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If A user already has an avatar that is NOTremotely hosted - it will be displayed, else the remotely hsoted avatar will be displayed.
to include the avatar in other places on your site, add an if statement:
PHP Code:
if ($post[avatar2] != '' AND $post[avatar2] != "http://www." AND $post[avatar2] != "http://" AND $post[avatar2] != "www.") {
$post['avatarurl'] = $post[avatar2];
}
Another alternative (which unfortunatly adds another query) if you only have the userid is:
PHP Code:
$pic = $DB_site->query("SELECT * FROM `". TABLE_PREFIX ."user` WHERE userid = ".$userid);
$piccy = $DB_site->fetch_array($pic) ;
if ($piccy['avatar2'] != '' AND $piccy['avatar2'] != "http://www." AND $piccy['avatar2'] != "http://" AND $piccy['avatar2'] != "www.") {
$avatarurl = $piccy['avatar2'];
}
(Replace $avatarurl with whatever the variable is for the url of the avatar to show )
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Requires:
Edit: Fixed Small bugs
- Incomplete lines from editing in pico
- if avatar2 was "http://www." for some reason - it displayed no avatar, rather than the old avatar.
Edit: Added Ability for users to still use predefined avatars or no avatar (In last 2 If statements made it set avatar2 to http://www.)
if user enters NONE in the customavatar URL field - it also sets their avatar to no avatar. (Its up to you to change the phrase if you want your members to know - else they can use the "no avatar" setting above as normal)
Works in member.php aswell now
Edit: Fixed more Pico erros and added example of getting avatar url direclty from DB
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I'm pretty ignorant on this query stuff. Is this something I have to run with something like phpadmin? We're setting up a new site and it's going to have a very large membership. We'd kinda like to set this up but I'm unknowing when it comes to mysql and playing around with it. If I could receive a little better explanation on how to do this query at the end of the text file that would be great. Thanks much.
Yup, would really love to use this hack, except I ran into the same problem...users can remotely link avatars, but they can't upload anymore.
Can someone who has applied this hack tell me exactly what the problem is with it?
I would like to use it, since I do not like my members to upload avatars to my server (so if the problem is that they can no longer upload, it's not a great loss for me), but I want them to be able to select either one of the server's avatars or an external one.
this should be a default feature in vBulletin, especially with large boards. Is there no working hack for this? Invision has this feature for heaven's sake
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02-27-2004, 12:52 AM
