UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums General Suggestions and Feedback More Control and Customization with User Titles

As of now it appears that there is a strict priority over the titles being generated according to the number of user posts. I like the titles but I'd like to also assign special ones to whomever I want and not have the system add the automatic one as well, i.e. similar to version 6.

Thank you for your input, and yes this has been requested before.

Many are hoping for similar changes in an upcoming version, at least different methods or options than are currently supported.

Don't quote me on this, but I think it was Rick who said in a future version we as admins will have the option of displaying the board default names or the custom titles given. Don't shoot me if my memory is wrong

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Hmmm... Well I still don't like that option or maybe I'm missing something.

(without looking at the tables) isn't there a column entry for CUSTOM TITLE, NORMAL TITLE

Can't the Custom Title be always shown along with the normal title ?

If so then I would like the ability to allow NORMAL TITLE to be either board posts controlled or manual over ride on a per group and / or per user basis. Keep CUSTOM the way it is.

Looking on my own site where I have Admin rights it does appear to allow NORMAL and CUSTOM to be shown at the same time.

So.... for my
I would like to suggest my above request.

Thats how it works now; if there is a custom the forum uses both the custom AND the post count; most people don't like seeing two, it looks ugly.

The way Rick plans to update it (from what I can recall) is that the admin can choose weather he wants posttitles as:
Current, show both -OR- Show only custom (if set, else show postcount)

I agree.

Since version 7.2, post based titles are forced upon the user at every post. If you change in the database, it gets reset right away by ubb on the next post.

This gave us a little of a headache, since we used that field just for custom membertitles. They were all reset to junior member (the only post based member title we have, when they have 0 posts ) as soon as they posted.

For our board the fix was easy, kill the code in addpost.inc.php that updates the membertitle.

I am thinking about moving over those membertitles to the custom membertitle field, and give that custom membertitle field a default "Junior member" and empty out the post based ones. But have not tested if this will give an empty line.

we've taken the custom title and just prioritized it over the post based one.

if $customTitle show($customTitle);
else show($normalTitle);


small change in showflat and viewmessage and *poof* done. also, the title is colorized according to the username color too..

Sirdude,
Are you saying you've already created this modification? I'm not a programmer, but the "if, else" clause makes a lot of sense. It's exactly what how I'd like the site to behave. In other words, if there is a custom title inputted, show that. If not, revert to the post generated one. So only one title shows up, not two.

Custom titles help us distinguish users and gives a sense of "VIPness" to select others. Having two titles, I think, defeats the purpose and just adds clutter.

I still say a 3 prong approach - method would be a lot more versatile for everyone.

yes, i can post it over at ubbdev, if you can't wait for the 7.3 version. it's really too simple to qualify as a mod though.

I can't wait. Please post it on UBBDev. I'd appreciate it very much.

Just out of curiosity, what form will this take?

Just go there and see. it's posted now

Note, the mod i had done originally was for 7.1.1. This is for 7.2, hence the filenames that are affected.

OK, I guess I'll have to move from 7.1.1 to 7.2 before I can accomplish this.

Do you by chance still have the mod for 7.1.1?

Thanks for doing this.

yah, i have a 7.1.1 mod lying around. i'll just PM you the info.

PM sent