How to disable Avatar usage?

[PLAYBOY]

I dont want my regular members to use any avatar. I know i can disable avatar uploading options from permissions but that doesnt take off the avatars they already use.

So i want to set one membergroup not being able to use any avatar at all. This includes taking off their current avatars also.

How can i do that?

[kat]

If I send you to Admin>Attachments and Avatars>Avatar settings, I think you can figure the rest out...

[PLAYBOY]

I tried. But these settings are same of the permission settings. They dont take down the current avatars in use.

[kat]

So, go to their profiles and remove them.

[Illori]

there is no way to remove existing avatars/signatures etc if they are in place you would need to manually remove them or create a query to do the job for you.

[PLAYBOY]

I need to go to each profile and remove the avatars??? Thas ridiculous!

Hasnt anybody asked for this before? Isnt there any mod, code, trick whatever?

[kat]

create a query to do the job for you.

You do that in phpmyadmin.

No idea how, though.

Why not just tell your members to remove them?

[Illori]

if you have removed the permission to add them, i believe you have removed your members ability to remove them as well

[Kays]

I think this might do it. In Load/php look for:

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'avatar' => array(
'name' => $profile['avatar'],
'image' => $profile['avatar'] == '' ? ($profile['id_attach'] > 0 ? '<img class="avatar" src="' . (empty($profile['attachment_type']) ? $scripturl . '?action=dlattach;attach=' . $profile['id_attach'] . ';type=avatar' : $modSettings['custom_avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['filename']) . '" alt="" />' : '') : (stristr($profile['avatar'], 'http://') ? '<img class="avatar" src="' . $profile['avatar'] . '"' . $avatar_width . $avatar_height . ' alt="" />' : '<img class="avatar" src="' . $modSettings['avatar_url'] . '/' . htmlspecialchars($profile['avatar']) . '" alt="" />'),
'href' => $profile['avatar'] == '' ? ($profile['id_attach'] > 0 ? (empty($profile['attachment_type']) ? $scripturl . '?action=dlattach;attach=' . $profile['id_attach'] . ';type=avatar' : $modSettings['custom_avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['filename']) : '') : (stristr($profile['avatar'], 'http://') ? $profile['avatar'] : $modSettings['avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['avatar']),
'url' => $profile['avatar'] == '' ? '' : (stristr($profile['avatar'], 'http://') ? $profile['avatar'] : $modSettings['avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['avatar'])


And change it to:

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'avatar' => array(
'name' => '',
'image' => '',
'href' => '',
'url' => '',


Then all member's avatars won't show. Including yours.

[PLAYBOY]

create a query to do the job for you.

You do that in phpmyadmin.

No idea how, though.

Why not just tell your members to remove them?

They are not gonna just listen to me and do what i say. We are talking about thousands of people.

if you have removed the permission to add them, i believe you have removed your members ability to remove them as well

No i havent. I just wish there was an option to prevent them using an avatar.

I think this might do it. In Load/php look for:

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'avatar' => array(
'name' => $profile['avatar'],
'image' => $profile['avatar'] == '' ? ($profile['id_attach'] > 0 ? '<img class="avatar" src="' . (empty($profile['attachment_type']) ? $scripturl . '?action=dlattach;attach=' . $profile['id_attach'] . ';type=avatar' : $modSettings['custom_avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['filename']) . '" alt="" />' : '') : (stristr($profile['avatar'], 'http://') ? '<img class="avatar" src="' . $profile['avatar'] . '"' . $avatar_width . $avatar_height . ' alt="" />' : '<img class="avatar" src="' . $modSettings['avatar_url'] . '/' . htmlspecialchars($profile['avatar']) . '" alt="" />'),
'href' => $profile['avatar'] == '' ? ($profile['id_attach'] > 0 ? (empty($profile['attachment_type']) ? $scripturl . '?action=dlattach;attach=' . $profile['id_attach'] . ';type=avatar' : $modSettings['custom_avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['filename']) : '') : (stristr($profile['avatar'], 'http://') ? $profile['avatar'] : $modSettings['avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['avatar']),
'url' => $profile['avatar'] == '' ? '' : (stristr($profile['avatar'], 'http://') ? $profile['avatar'] : $modSettings['avatar_url'] . '/' . $profile['avatar'])


And change it to:

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'avatar' => array(
'name' => '',
'image' => '',
'href' => '',
'url' => '',


Then all member's avatars won't show. Including yours.

Thx. But i want to have an avatar. Plus some membergroups should have an avatar. So basically, using an avatar should be a privilege which not every member have it.

[Kays]

Then there's no easy way. Since you'll need to find wherever the avatar is shown in the various files, either Sources or theme, and to add a conditional.

[kat]

Thas ridiculous!
Hasnt anybody asked for this before?

Nope. Not once.

[PLAYBOY]

Thas ridiculous!
Hasnt anybody asked for this before?

Nope. Not once.

Wow. Do you guys (the team) think something like this could be added to the next update?
Because i think you all will agree that it is a useful option which should be in the default (permission) settings.

[Illori]

if it where to be added it would possibly be a feature for 2.1, not a feature for 2.0 as it is feature locked.

[kat]

I seriously doubt anyone would use it.

Well, except you.

Most people set those permissions when they install the forum.

[PLAYBOY]

Cmon guys. There are many option many people never use.
There are few options i dont even know what are they for. So this may not be a very useful and important option but it will definitely fill a gap.

At least, having a mod for this would be very helpful too.

[Illori]

then you can make a mod request in the proper board

[Kays]

It took a bit of doing, but I think that this should work.

in Load.php look for:

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if ($set == 'normal')
{
$select_columns = '
IFNULL(lo.log_time, 0) AS is_online, IFNULL(a.id_attach, 0) AS id_attach, a.filename, a.attachment_type,


And add at the end of the last line

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mem.additional_groups,


Then look for:

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// First do a quick run through to make sure there is something to be shown.
$memberContext[$user]['has_messenger'] = false;


And add before it:

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$avatar_groups = array(1,24);
$all_groups = explode(',', $profile['additional_groups']);
$all_groups[] = $profile['id_group'];
$all_groups[] = $profile['id_post_group'];
$check = false;

foreach ($avatar_groups as $group)
if (in_array($group, $all_groups))
{
$check = true;
break;
}

if ($check == false)
{
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['name'] = '';
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['image'] = '';
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['href'] = '';
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['url'] = '';
}


In the first line add the member groups for which you want the avatars to show. Comma separated.

In my testing, the only place it won't disappear it it is at the top of the page. Where only the member can view it.

[PLAYBOY]

It took a bit of doing, but I think that this should work.

in Load.php look for:

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if ($set == 'normal')
{
$select_columns = '
IFNULL(lo.log_time, 0) AS is_online, IFNULL(a.id_attach, 0) AS id_attach, a.filename, a.attachment_type,


And add at the end of the last line

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mem.additional_groups,


Then look for:

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// First do a quick run through to make sure there is something to be shown.
$memberContext[$user]['has_messenger'] = false;


And add before it:

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$avatar_groups = array(1,24);
$all_groups = explode(',', $profile['additional_groups']);
$all_groups[] = $profile['id_group'];
$all_groups[] = $profile['id_post_group'];
$check = false;

foreach ($avatar_groups as $group)
if (in_array($group, $all_groups))
{
$check = true;
break;
}

if ($check == false)
{
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['name'] = '';
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['image'] = '';
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['href'] = '';
$memberContext[$user]['avatar']['url'] = '';
}


In the first line add the member groups for which you want the avatars to show. Comma separated.

In my testing, the only place it won't disappear it it is at the top of the page. Where only the member can view it.

I really appreciate you tried and come up with some kinda solution. But i have been trying these... Do you think you can help out there?
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=456666

Eventhough there is no result yet, it looks easier. I just wish there was a check box for that though

[Kays]

As you noticed, it's not that easy to do. Permissions can't be used since they only pertain to the present user.