All Astronauts Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 This plugin forces most user links throughout the Invision Community to display member group color/formatting. This applies in all places where the \IPS\Member object is used to produce links to a member. Your user name in the cover photo and also on profile hovercards (when you cursor over a username/photo and the mini profile appears) remain un-formatted and probably should remain that way as background images will nearly always conflict with the group formatted color and should remain white. See below. If you are wondering why some areas do not have formatted names and others do that is because there are many different ways the userlink is created throughout the suite. If the IPS\Member object is used the group color will be applied automatically. In EVERY other instance additional coding is required. Sometimes easy, other times not. Search and Stream Results are particularly challenging as they actually involve language files with variable passed directly to the language construct. As is right now you will see Search and Stream Results do have group formatting applied but the trailing possessive does not - i.e. Fate's topic. There may be away around this but it will require new language bits and that means translations and so on... Version 12 is 4.3 compatible and FREE - find it attached below. Version 11 is the last compatible version for 4.2 and is also FREE - find it attached below. Both version 11 and 12 are no longer supported! Version 13 and onward is paid and supported (as far as future Invision Community system changes will allow me) Currently the only difference between version 12 and version 13 is support for status replies is fixed in v13. At the time of this support topic creation the mod is beer/coffee priced. $7 with $4/year renewal. Just got to the point where the support requests (and patches for IPS changes) took too much time away from other things. FREE Group Color on User Link 12 - 4.3 only.xml FREE Group Color on User Link 11 - 4.2 only.xml puntito, NNZF.IO, 403 - Forbiddeen and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment
Shyuan Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hi, May I know what is the difference between v12 and v13 since both are IPS 4.3 compatible? Also, did you (or possibly previous developer?) delete the previous plugin listing? I bookmarked it and it's no longer found. So I found your plugin by manually searching through the marketplace. Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/5/2018 at 2:01 AM, All Astronauts said: Currently the only difference between version 12 and version 13 is support for status replies is fixed in v13. Its right there in the description in this thread and the Marketplace listing. 1 minute ago, Shyuan said: Also, did you (or possibly previous developer?) delete the previous plugin listing? I bookmarked it and it's no longer found. So I found your plugin by manually searching through the marketplace. Yes, removed. Both the 4.2 and 4.3 versions are linked here in this topic and in the new Marketplace listing. Shyuan 1 Link to comment
Shyuan Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 13 hours ago, All Astronauts said: Its right there in the description in this thread and the Marketplace listing. Apology. I did try to find out what's the difference, maybe I didn't look at the right thread. Thanks for your reply. ? All Astronauts 1 Link to comment
Daniel Halton Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 How the hell do I install this? Im new to Invision and have no idea how to do this. Link to comment
Joel R Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Daniel Halton said: How the hell do I install this? Im new to Invision and have no idea how to do this. It's a plugin. In your ACP, go to your Plugins screen and click Install. Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Just in case anyone is actually following this topic, it appears (haven't seen the code yet though) that the new group formatting feature built in for 4.4 is just doing what this plugin did years ago. There is a variable on the IPS\Member object for group formatting - it's always been there - I think all IPS did was flip the bit from "false" to "true". That just nulls out a portion of what this plugin does so if you still want formatting nearly everywhere, this plugin will remain valid. Cyboman and Millipede 2 Link to comment
VirusX Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 How can I color nicknames in topics, like in the picture (version 13) Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 This plugin doesn't do anything with those titles, just the names. You could target all of those with some CSS but it would color all of them the same color. Link to comment
VirusX Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) This is not titles, this is names actually in topic view. I've circled too big area near Jula. However, is there any possibility to make nicks colored in topic view? By using this mod or any other? Edited January 24, 2019 by VirusX Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 This plugin works for user names on forums, if you have this I'm not sure why it isn't working. Nicks would have to be a new mod, or added to this one, but either way its more work - I don't think there is anything out there right now that does it. Link to comment
Daniel Simoes Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 @All Astronauts, thanks for your plugin.. I find it very useful in my community After an upgrade to 4.4.0, looks like the Plug In is not working anymore,,, Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) It has not been upgraded to 44 yet. Edited February 20, 2019 by All Astronauts Link to comment
Daniel Simoes Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 OK.. Thanks for your fast response... Please let me know, If I can help you somehow... Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) What in the plugin isn't working? Everything checks out so far except for search and streams which I'm just getting to now (which is to say I'm just starting to look at that stuff in the plugin now, but everything else seems fine) Edited February 20, 2019 by All Astronauts Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Well, this is the first time I've actually went over the plugin with 4.4. When they announced built-in formatting with 4.4 my initial thought was they were just flipping a bit in some of the standard templates from OFF to ON, in which case this plugin would still be valid for edge cases. However, they've done the thing more completely and aside from the top of the messenger message where it lists all the members in the conversation, everywhere else is accounted for. 1) Disable this plugin. 2) ACP - Members - Profiles - Profile Settings Tab, scroll to the bottom of the page: Flip that to Global and save and you have this plugin. I'll be editing the Marketplace description now but this is pretty much over and done with unless anyone can find somewhere it's not applied with that setting set to global. Link to comment
Adriano Faria Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The only place missing in the IPS feature is topic view (posters name) or elsewhere where name and group appears. In this case, only group is formatted. jenaemma and Daniel Simoes 2 Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Ugh, alright, thx. I'll take a closer look. Millipede and Daniel Simoes 2 Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Alright, V14 going up momentarily. All it does is specifically mods out those forum post bits (both desktop and mobile views). Otherwise that global group option covers the rest BUT there may still be exceptions. The way the code works for these is if nothing is specified when these link templates are called, it checks to see if the global setting in the ACP is on, and if so then formats, BUT if the template is already being specifically passed in TRUE or FALSE for the formatting bit in these link templates, those take precedence - like this forum bit where they figure the group name is already there and being formatted so no need to format name. No settings for now, it's only this single bit now so no need. ArmaCoopCorps 1 Link to comment
Zorixceps Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 There is maybe a version on IPS 4.4? Link to comment
EmpireKicking Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, Zorixceps said: There is maybe a version on IPS 4.4? Link to comment
Babounet Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) We can add directly this precision 😉 : "With Invision Community 4.4 this plugin is ALMOST ENTIRELY no longer needed!" Edited February 27, 2019 by Micka Link to comment
Dean_ Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 On 2/25/2019 at 4:51 AM, All Astronauts said: Alright, V14 going up momentarily. All it does is specifically mods out those forum post bits (both desktop and mobile views). Otherwise that global group option covers the rest BUT there may still be exceptions. The way the code works for these is if nothing is specified when these link templates are called, it checks to see if the global setting in the ACP is on, and if so then formats, BUT if the template is already being specifically passed in TRUE or FALSE for the formatting bit in these link templates, those take precedence - like this forum bit where they figure the group name is already there and being formatted so no need to format name. No settings for now, it's only this single bit now so no need. Been using this plugin for years, but quick question for 4.4. Is there a way you can choose to target secondary groups instead of the main group? This way in the settings I can choose to show the colour of the secondary group. The reason being is that I have some main groups but they also inherit a second group which is their colour. I use group promotions on a yearly basis, so year 1 is just a standard colour, but their secondary group is a set colour, and this is what I'd like to show across the forum. Is it do able? Link to comment
All Astronauts Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Do-able? Yeah, but kinda complicated. Members often have MANY secondary groups. So which takes precedence? No matter what would need to account for multiple secondary groups and then determine which over-ride which for formatting. That and all the userlink templates would need to be over-written to account for the new stuff (they only account for primary groups when determining applying colors). I can see a path but its work and not a lot of reward... I'll mull it some more. Link to comment
Dean_ Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, All Astronauts said: Do-able? Yeah, but kinda complicated. Members often have MANY secondary groups. So which takes precedence? No matter what would need to account for multiple secondary groups and then determine which over-ride which for formatting. That and all the userlink templates would need to be over-written to account for the new stuff (they only account for primary groups when determining applying colors). I can see a path but its work and not a lot of reward... I'll mull it some more. Ah I can see how that could be a problem. I wasn't accounting for multiple secondary groups, be surprised if you need more then 1 but I guess people do. Cheers Link to comment
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