I installed this hack on 6.2.3 this evening, but I'm having problems with the threaded view. The icons won't show up on the reply list.<br /><br />I'm assuming this is handled by the code changes around line 150 in showthreaded.php. My hacked area looks like this:<br /><br /> elseif (preg_match("/-5-/",$postergroup)) { // adjust the group number if needed<br /> $UserStatus = "<img src=\"{$config['images']}/industry.gif\" alt=\"Industry Rep\" border=\"0\" />";<br /> }<br /> elseif (preg_match("/-6-/",$postergroup)) { // adjust the group number if needed<br /> $UserStatus = "<img src=\"{$config['images']}/aodstaff.gif\" alt=\"AoD Staff\" border=\"0\" />";<br /> }<br /> elseif (preg_match("/-7-/",$postergroup)) { // adjust the group number if needed<br /> $UserStatus = "<img src=\"{$config['images']}/va.gif\" alt=\"Voice Actor\" border=\"0\" />";<br /> }<br /> elseif (preg_match("/-8-/",$postergroup)) { // adjust the group number if needed<br /> $UserStatus = "<img src=\"{$config['images']}/retailer.gif\" alt=\"Retailer\" border=\"0\" />";<br /> }

It's never worked right in the replies of threaded view. It's tacked onto the admin /mod flag thing... and I don't believe that the admin /mod flags have ever worked right in threaded view on replies. I think that's always been a bug. <br /><br />I always assumed that when the Admin/Mod flag issue gets resolved in threads, this would function properly in that area as well. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Well... it appears the admin/mod flags are working properly in the latest version of threads.<br /><br />I'll have to look at this bit again.... it should work the same as admin/mod flags. It probably wont' be until I get back from vacation until I can look at it though.

Any ideas Josh? This just does not work..

No I use this myself on several production sites, probably for almost a year. No problems. <br />You've never posted any details of what "doesn't work"... so without more details, I don't really have any answers other than start again with a clean copy of the scripts and make sure you got all the steps.<br /><br />95% of the problems with hacks, (and this happens when I install them as well) are problems with doing all the steps. When I have trouble.... first I backup and try again and make sure I did't miss a step.<br /><br />Then if that still doesn't work, then I suspect a conflict with another hack... so then I try with a clean "out of the box" copy of the scripts. That usually helps me narrow it down.

I'm sure I have!<br /><br />I have entered the code as requested. However, no users are getting the new little flag.<br /><br />If I change the setting to group 2 or 3 which would be for Moderators, or Users, then the flags are applied as I would expect.. but using any group that has been created, it ignores it, and you do not see the flag.<br /><br />I have tried all the steps multiple times, and the same thing happens time and time again.<br /><br />I have no other hacks installed on version 6.2.3.<br /><br />It is now set to "5" which is for the group I have created, I have added some users to this group, and there are no flags.<br /><br />Totally lost now..

Do you not get flags anywhere? Or in just a particular script.

Hi.<br /><br />No flags anywhere.. the only time I see a flag, is if I change it to group 2 or 3.. very weird!

OK <br /><br />Find the user number of a user in group 5 or whatever.... whoever should have a flag and run this query:<br /><br />SELECT U_Groups<br />FROM w3t_Users<br />WHERE U_Number = 'xxxx'<br /><br /><br />

[]JoshPet said:<br />OK <br /><br />Find the user number of a user in group 5 or whatever.... whoever should have a flag and run this query:<br /><br />SELECT U_Groups<br />FROM w3t_Users<br />WHERE U_Number = 'xxxx'<br /><br /><br /> [/]<br /><br />Interestingly it only shows -3- and not -5- .. and yet if I goto the mass group manager, and try to add the user again, it does show him as listed <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

I'm not sure why it's not letting you properly change the user's groups.<br /><br />Might want to reupload the /admin/showgroup.php and /admin/dochangegroup.php scripts. (I think that's what they are called.)<br /><br />You can test the status flags by doing this:<br /><br />UPDATE w3t_Users<br />SET U_Groups = '-5-'<br />WHERE U_Number = 'xxx'<br /><br />That'll update that user, and you can see if the flags are working properly.

Thanks Josh, forcing the membership works.. so I guess the hack IS working, but the group membership side of UBB isnt working <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Ill have to raise that with Infopop then, could also explain why I have never been able to demote moderators!

Josh, the previous query now only shows the user in -5- and not -3- any more.. how do I ensure that he is in both groups?

Ah....<br /><br />UPDATE w3t_Users<br />SET U_Groups = '-3-5-'<br />WHERE U_Number = 'xxx'<br /><br />Have you done much hacking? If you haven't done much to the admin section, I would try uploading a clean copy of the /admin directory... then see if the group problem is fixed. It would seem to me that an old script, without the get_input function of 6.2 might be kicking around.

Thanks very much.. wish I learned SQL!<br /><br />I've been looking at this a little more, and I think that my group 5, or at least the group I thought was 5, isnt in fact 5.. I've listed (using the above commands) other users that ive added to groups, and they are not listed as being in -5- but numbers up as high as -23- .. seeing as I only have 7 groups, how the hell did they get that high?<br /><br />How do I find out what numbers my groups are?!<br /><br />Threads is nice, but the user managment side of it is crap!

Groups don't renumber themselves. Thats why there is no way to delte them... deleting them creates issues. Did you delete any along the way?<br /><br />Try this to see the content of your groups table and what numbers they are:<br /><br />SELECT *<br />FROM w3t_Groups<br /><br />That'll list everything.

No, never deleted any wouldn't know how if there was no menu item.. can only assume its from the UBB days when we imported it in.<br /><br />Now I have updated the code with 23, and everything has kicked into life!<br /><br />So, MANY thanks for your help in getting it working.<br /><br /><happy bunny>

I just did a fix for this, it now shows the specialflag correctly in expanded view on postlist as well as in the thread list on showthreaded.<br /><br />It's for 6.1 though. It's most certainly working differently in later versions.

I haven't had a chance to play with this - but would like to re-write this for 6.3 with an admin panel to add images and configure the groups. <br /><br />So I still need to play with the "fix". <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />If I can't figure it out - I may ask your guidance. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

What I did was do a join with the Users table to get the correct group value for each post, and had this added to the $tree-array. The way it works now it only checks on $postergroup which is the group for the post you are looking at, which is not the same as what should be shown in the list. Also, inside the show_replies() function it won't even apply as that value is set outside the function.<br /><br />In 6.2+ the join is already there, so it's mostly a matter of adding U_Groups to the query in all places in both postlist and showthreaded. And passing it along in the $tree array along with all the other values of course.