[6.0x] Custom User status (Titles)

User Status Hack

Well, on my UBB board the users love to have a custom stat under their name. I am not sure if somone posted this yet, but if they did I did not see it. I figured out how to do it by changing some stuff for the custom avatar hack that MM posted (http://www.h-realms.com/hacks/6.x/avatar6.txt)

This is very simple, and it worked very easily on my board, but make sure you back up your files first.

Here it is

#############################
public_topic_page.pl
#############################

## FIND:

sub topic_row {

## PASTE THIS UNDER:

my $this_txt = $user_profile[19];
chomp($this_txt);

## FIND:

$user_status

$member_number

##(something other than member_number may be here...$AuthorExtra was there in my code)

## PASTE THIS UNDER:
##if you want more breaks, just do the line break html code.

$this_txt

#############################
Save, upload, Clear Cache
#############################

##Then go to your control panel (primary settings:registration settings) and use the LAST custom slot. Enter "Custom User Text" or whatever label you want to use, and make it an optional field. If you wish to use another custom slot, you will need to change the number 19 that I have in the code, to the number of the slot that you use.

-Lupus

User Status Hack

change--->
my $this_img = $user_profile[19];

to--->
my $this_text = $user_profile[19];

oops, typo...on my board I did it the right way...but when I typed out the instructions I forgot to change it from the image form. Thx for pointing it out. I am getting ready to put it in a text file now...I will fix that typo as well.

[ February 05, 2001: Message edited by: ClanKiller ]

User Status Hack

I fixed the prob, and cleared up the directions a bit, and uploaded it. Click on the above link to view it. If you see more typoes, or problems please post them.
-Lupus

That was flawless, worked perfectly.

http://www.aliensoup.com/cgi-bin/ubb6beta/ultimatebb.cgi

Good work.

Nice job!

thanks

Thanks

Now can I replace Member, Administrator status with the custum status?

Cloud, that specific feature you mentioned is not included in this, but will come out with my custom status hack, which will be released with my stars hack in the future. The custom status hack will replace the moderator/admin/etc, just like the old ones did

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The hack is currently in production.

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This hack was to let individual users change their status by typing in what they want in their profile. You seem to be asking how to change the label for admins, mods, members... This feature is built into the UBB without any hacks. It is somewhere in the control panel.(Primary settings:miscellaneous settings) There is also a "stars hack" out that will put images for different statuses and post amounts. There is a link to it somewhere in this forum (I think a couple different people have written versions of that hack).

yes, all these things can you do with this hack: https://www.ubbdev.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=20&t=000090

i was wondering how you went about limiting the size of this variable?

within cp_edit_profile, i listed my 4th variable as:

Code

code:

note the max length and size are both 25 -- however, even after uploading and clearing the cache file, users still have the ability to enter an 80 character sentance! anyway to limit it?

thanks!

well have u tried editing public_edit_profile.pl and changing

Code

code:

to

Code

code:

[ April 20, 2001 03:37 PM: Message edited by: Travis ]

The only problem I see with this hack is that it allows people to put in stuff like "Administrator" and "Moderator". I know it would only appear underneath their real rank, but it seems there should be a way to prevent them from doing this. I don't know enough about CGI myself to do it.

Code

code:

That should do it.

[ July 11, 2001 11:21 PM: Message edited by: Tech-Ni-Kal ]

Or, if that doesnt work, use this:

Find:

Code

code:

Replace with:

Code

code:

Add above:

Code

code:

this:

Code

code:

Make sure the bottom code you put above the sub routine.

[ July 11, 2001 11:31 PM: Message edited by: Tech-Ni-Kal ]

The link to the .txt file has now become an adult site..

I think a mod/admin should fix this.. Preferably sooner rather than later..

And that's exactly what I did

How approipate of you.