Group Images or Rank Override
This is related to my post in the templates forums regarding ranks for admins and moderators.
I want to be give the appearance that admins and moderators are assigned a higher rank in the forums, one that is not based on the number of posts. I can do this one of two ways if the following features are implemented.
1) I need to be able to override the rank assigned to each user. So for each user I can set a specific rank or select "Based on number of posts".
2) It also seems the description for each rank is no longer displayed on the front end. Is it possible to have that reenabled?
OR
To do this I need a couple of things for each group:
1) I need to be able to hide the number of posts and associated rank for all users that belong to a certain group.
2) I need to be able to hide the user role (Administrator, Moderator, Registered, etc) for all users that belong to a certain group.
3) I need to be able to assign an image, similar to those used in ranks, to each group.
3) I need to be able to display the group a user belongs to in their information, including the name of the group, the image associated with the group, and the group description.
Re: Ranks without Posts
Okay, now that I've got my other problems solved I am back to this.
Trying to have ranks for Admins & Moderators based on their role instead of the number of posts, or at least appear that way.
I could easily accomplish this if I can figure out how to implement two things:
1) Assign an image to each group that can be displayed in place of the group name. Instead of displaying the work Administrator in the user info, all Administrators have the same picture displayed.
2) Hide the number of posts and rank of users. Ideally this could be done on a group basis to avoid having to edit each user.
Any ideas on how to implement this, or an alternative method?
http://www.base113.com/front/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=2&Itemid=142#p2
EDIT: Moving this to the Feature Request forum as that seems more appropriate, but I still welcome any suggestions.
Re: JooBB Crushed
Nevermind. It's working now. I had to make the changes to the Joobb CSS file instead of the CSS file specifically for the editor.
I used the following code in joob_black.css
Code
.jbEditor {
background: #EEEFFF;
color: #000000;
border: 1px solid #cccccc;
font-size: 13px;
margin: 0px;
}
Re: JooBB Crushed
Right, I'm trying to change the colors for that textarea, and any other similar textareas used for input.
Okay I tracked down the CSS files for the jbEditor. Thanks for that, I hadn't even considered there would be separate CSS files for the editor.
I added this code to joobeditor_black.css
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.jbEditor {
background: #FFFFFF;
}
Re: JooBB Crushed
Uh...
I added some categories and forums in the backend, the switched to the frontend and hit refresh. Voila, it popped in place! I don't know why it happened, but I'll take it. It still occassionally gets crushed and dumps the graphics tied to the width, but if I hit refresh it comes back. Good enough for now.
Now I just have to readjust the colors again.
EDIT
Got most of the color adjusted, but I've got one big problem left. I need to change the background color of the text input box when posting. I need to be able to change this independent from the colors on the rest of the site, not by editing the Joomla template.
This doesn't appear to be implemented in JooBB anywhere that I can find, including the CSS files. Could someone give me an idea of how to add it? Thanks
JooBB Crushed
I recently replaced my JooBB 0.7.4 with 0.9.1, deleted old forums and installed JooCM, JooBB, language pack, enabled new editor, disabled old editor. My old 0.7.4 installation fit with my Joomla template with no issues, but 0.9.1 seems crushed.
As you can see from my site http://www.base113.com/front/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=board&layout=joobb&Itemid=142 I am using a complex Joomla template - YooPulse. This template allows you to changes the width of Joomla via the three small boxes along the upper right corner.
As you can see, my new installation doesn't look so good. It seems as though it is set at too narrow a width or some sort of justification. I'm also not sure if there are any graphics missing, but it looks like its all text with a few linked images.
I've read through the forums for a couple hours now, scanned through various CSS files, and I still cannot find anything. I though it might be related to jbWidth55 when I look at the source code, but I can't find why it's using jbWidth55 as opposed to jbWidth80 or any other jbWidth. I don't think this is caused by my Joomla template, particularly since my old JooBB had no problems with it.
Can anyone give me a hand figuring this out? Thanks
Max Post Length
How do you change the maximum length for a single post? I made a long post which appeared to be cut off, but cannot find a way to change the max length?
Re: Ranks without Posts
Robbie
Thanks. This is approaching what I am trying to do. Here is a brief explanation:
My site supports a pen & paper RPG I am currently writing. The game world includes actual military ranks and security clearance levels, which I am relating to my forums. I want normal users to advance in rank and clearance based on the number of posts.
Their information to the right of the post should include the image of the rank insignia, the name of the rank, the number of posts, and an additional line of text based on their rank (security clearance). This line could simply be the description listed for the rank.
Avatar (pic)
Username
Corporal
Corporal Insignia (pic)
Security Access Level Indigo
Joined Board
Sep, 16.2008
Posts8
I want the moderators and administrators to have the same basic data displayed, but their rank and security clearance is based on their role instead of their forum rank (number of posts).
Avatar (pic)
Username
General
General Insignia (pic)
Administrator
Security Access Level White
Joined Board
Sep, 16.2008
Posts8
I suppose you could accomplish this by doing the following, but my coding knowledge is far to small to implement it:
Allow the forum rank description to be set as visible
Add an image to the user roles similar to rank images
Allow administrators and moderators to set their forum rank to not visible, so both their role and rank information are not shown
How could I go about this?
http://www.base113.com/front/index.php?option=com_joobb&view=topic&topic=4&Itemid=142
Re: Ranks without Posts
Could you point me in the right direction? I've created a whole new set of ranks, but they are all based on the number of posts a member has. I cannot find a way to link a specific rank to a specific member or group, unrelated to how many times they have posted.
Thanks
Ranks without Posts
Is there some way to assign a user a specified rank without them having to post the required number of times? I want to make the moderators and administrators higher ranks.
Alternatively is there a way to make the group a user is assigned to function similarly to rank?
Link colors
OK I feel a little foolish, but I cannot get the colors of the links to change. I entered the suggested code to change the text color with no problem, but I cannot figure out the code for the links. Please help
Actually the links I am trying to change are the links to the author on the top and right sides of the post.