Change username link colors

roach6390 · August 24, 2006, 07:04:17 NACHMITTAGS

A while ago I found this code to change the color of links on a page. It uses JavaScript.

I'll try to explain better: Each member of your forum can have their personal color. Every time a link is posted with their name, (or how you set the code), the link will be their custom color.

Here is the code, with an example on the bottom:

Zitat<script type="text/javascript">
function ColourName(username,colour,method) {
   var iLink = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
      for (a=0; a<iLink.length; a++) {
         switch (method) {
            case "num":
               if (iLink[a].href.match(new RegExp('showuser=' + username,'i'))) {
               iLink[a].style.color = colour;
               }break;
            case "name":
               if (iLink[a].href.match(new RegExp('index.php?'))) {
               if (iLink[a].innerHTML.toString().match(new RegExp(username,'i'))) {
               iLink[a].style.color = colour;
               }break;
}
      }
   }
}

ColourName("roach6390","#3399CC","name");
</script>

You can change what is in bold to furthur refine which links are highlighted in the color.

You can either do it by "name" or "num" (number).
If you do it by number, it uses the first bold.
If you do it by name, it uses the 2nd bold.

Here is a PHP script to get your started integrating this into your forum. It will take the submission and edit the file above. Edit the values on the top.

Zitat<?

   $USER = $_POST['user'];
   $COLOR = '#'.$_POST['color'];
   $output = 'ColourName("'.$USER.'","'.$COLOR.'","name");';
   $fname = 'unc_change.txt';
   $found = false;

     // Read the file and count the lines
     $filetxt = file($fname);               // $filetext = a new array
     $line_count = count($filetxt);         // Line count in $filetext

     // Check each line to see if the user's name is in it.
     for ($i = 1; $i <= $line_count; $i += 1) {
     if (substr_count($filetxt[$i],'ColourName("'.$USER) == 1) {
     if ($found == false) {
     $newfile = str_replace($filetxt[$i],$output.'
         ',implode('',$filetxt));
     $found = true;
     }
     }
     }

     // The user's name is NOT in any of the files, so add a new one, and a blank "buffer" zone.
     if ($found == false) {
     $filetxt[($line_count-2)] = $output.'


';
     }


   // Write the new file
   if ($newfile == '') {
     $newfile = implode('',$filetxt);
   }
   $handle = fopen($fname,"w");
   fwrite($handle,$newfile);
   fclose($handle);

?>
Settings changed!<BR>
Your color is now: <? echo $COLOR ?><BR>
Preview: <FONT COLOR="<? echo $COLOR ?>"><? echo $USER ?>

Any bugs, please tell me!

Please move to Tips and Tricks!

Enjoy,
roach

junglecat · November 25, 2006, 01:44:54 NACHMITTAGS

I would like to do this, but where do I put the php script that writes the code and the first file?

I guess I need idiot instructions.

MinasC · März 07, 2007, 07:03:48 VORMITTAG

yeah , where ?

codenaught · Juni 30, 2007, 10:51:15 NACHMITTAGS

junglecat, MinasC, do either of you still need help with this? First place you should probably try is somewhere between the <head> </head> tags in Themes/<theme_name>/index.template.php.

MinasC · Juli 01, 2007, 04:18:13 VORMITTAG

you mean i should put both the script and the phpcode anywhere in the head section of the index.template.php ?

thnx a lot .

MinasC · Dezember 01, 2007, 06:44:15 VORMITTAG

Zitat von: MinasC in Juli 01, 2007, 04:18:13 VORMITTAG
you mean i should put both the script and the phpcode anywhere in the head section of the index.template.php ?

thnx a lot .

well ?

IchBin™ · Dezember 15, 2007, 12:11:50 VORMITTAG

Zitat von: MinasC in Dezember 01, 2007, 06:44:15 VORMITTAG
Zitat von: MinasC in Juli 01, 2007, 04:18:13 VORMITTAG
you mean i should put both the script and the phpcode anywhere in the head section of the index.template.php ?

thnx a lot .

well ?

That is what he said. Did you try it?

MinasC · Dezember 16, 2007, 03:27:26 VORMITTAG

yes but didn't change anything ...

Sarge · Dezember 23, 2007, 02:55:29 VORMITTAG

Zitat von: MinasC in Dezember 16, 2007, 03:27:26 VORMITTAG
yes but didn't change anything ...

If you use a custom theme in your forum, you need to make the change there.

Have you tried akabugeyes' suggestion and placed the code in index.template.php of the theme you're using?

MinasC · Dezember 23, 2007, 03:44:29 VORMITTAG

i am using the default theme , and yes i tried it .

Oldiesmann · Januar 19, 2008, 09:20:52 NACHMITTAGS

The javascript won't work at all because it's looking for things in the url that SMF doesn't use. I'm not sure what the php script is supposed to do. The best way to do this is to add a custom profile field to handle the color, then modify the link that's generated in the loadusercontext function in Load.php to change the link color if a color is set. Unfortunately I can't post examples right now because I'm on my cell phone, but that should get you started.

MinasC · Januar 22, 2008, 02:38:11 NACHMITTAGS

i'd be a liar if i say that i can do any of that by myself ! so i guess i'll have to wait till you get to a pc !

thnx a lot !

H · Februar 02, 2008, 05:51:42 NACHMITTAGS

Oldiesmann / MinasC, any update on this?

MinasC · Februar 10, 2008, 06:08:26 NACHMITTAGS

Zitat von: MinasC in Januar 22, 2008, 02:38:11 NACHMITTAGS
i'd be a liar if i say that i can do any of that by myself ! so i guess i'll have to wait till you get to a pc !

thnx a lot !

still waiting myself !

Rumbaar · Februar 17, 2008, 05:22:54 VORMITTAG

This mods might offer additional/alternate options:
ColorizePost

MinasC · Februar 20, 2008, 01:54:19 VORMITTAG

actually it does !

Rumbaar · Februar 20, 2008, 04:15:54 NACHMITTAGS

So what the mod a solution to your current issue?

MinasC · Februar 22, 2008, 04:54:30 VORMITTAG

i suppose it gave me some similar solution , so , yes , please consider this matter solved !
thnx !

eliteghost · August 31, 2008, 12:37:28 NACHMITTAGS

Does this old thing still work? ive been looking for this, now that ive found it i cant get it to work, maybe i need better dummy instructions..

After all this argument up top here about where to put it, you would think they could just specify.
I pasted it all into my index.template.php after <head> and it wouldnt load my page, gave me a parse error.

now, i know with coding my own page that it should go in the <head> of the page. of index template. I would place it somwhere in the profile.php so that in the users profile they can change thier color and appearance on the entire forum.

Anyone have this working? Help me out?

Rumbaar · August 31, 2008, 06:05:51 NACHMITTAGS

I would recommend the "Member Color Link" mod, it will change the color of each persons link based on membergroup in many places.

eliteghost · August 31, 2008, 07:18:03 NACHMITTAGS

aww lame, thats not what i wanted lol Dam!

this only colors the members by group, its not user selectable. How can i mod this mod so that users select a color from thier profile, and it applies it thoughout the entire forum?

H · September 01, 2008, 10:16:43 VORMITTAG

Do you know php? If not I suggest you post in Mod Requests.

esttecb · November 16, 2009, 07:17:30 NACHMITTAGS

Ok, this is pretty old... but this topic is a friend of google...
So, here we go...

Open Source/Load.php
find:

Code Auswählen

'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $profile['ID_MEMBER'] . '" title="' . $txt[92] . ' ' . $profile['realName'] . '">' . $profile['realName'] . '</a>',

replace with:

Code Auswählen

'link' => '<a style="color: ' . $profile['member_group_color'] . ';" href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $profile['ID_MEMBER'] . '" title="' . $txt[92] . ' ' . $profile['realName'] . '">' . $profile['realName'] . '</a>',

all done. I know it's by member group, but it doesn't need any mod.

Arantor · November 16, 2009, 08:45:30 NACHMITTAGS

That assumes everyone has a member_group_color; Regular Member does not, neither do the post count groups by default.

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