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Custom profile banners/backgrounds?

ZhaanZhaan Professional fool ✭✭
edited May 2014 in Vanilla 2.0 - 2.8

Hi again, VF sweethearts! Got a quick question for you, is there any way for users to upload a custom profile banner/background? You know, like Twitter and Facebook?

Any addons that could be configured to do this?

Thanks! I'm using 2.2.4 atm.

Answers

  • hgtonighthgtonight ∞ · New Moderator

    This sounds like a cool idea!

    This could be done by modifying the Profile Extender addon.

    It would probably be better to make your own plugin.

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  • peregrineperegrine MVP
    edited May 2014

    @Zhaan

    can you explain it better to give the gist for people who don't use twitter or facebook . A few screenshots of proposed look could help.

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • ZhaanZhaan Professional fool ✭✭
    edited May 2014

    @hgtonight‌ Interesting! I'll look into that.

    @peregine Yeah, sorry about that. Basically something like this:

  • Sorry for being so ignorant. so when you say custom? do you mean a different banner per each user?

    or do you mean a an assortment of banners that users can select from?

    A specific user has an option for uploading banner. somewhere (probably profile page). and it replaces the banner on all pages viewed by that specific user. on non-mobile user pages for that specific user. Or does it place a banner in the specific users profile so when other users view the user's profile they see the users banner.

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • ZhaanZhaan Professional fool ✭✭

    No worries!

    Or does it place a banner in the specific users profile so when other users view the user's profile they see the users banner.

    This is basically what I want, yeah. That's how Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Twitch, and most other social media sites handle it. It's a great way to let your users customize their profiles without giving them too much freedom.

  • peregrineperegrine MVP
    edited June 2014

    thanks for making this happen - @Zhaan

    I added a few positioning features and screenshots

    http://vanillaforums.org/addon/userbanner-plugin

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • vrijvlindervrijvlinder Papillon-Sauvage MVP
  • vrijvlindervrijvlinder Papillon-Sauvage MVP

    that look bad on white....this is better

  • peregrineperegrine MVP
    edited June 2014

    top


    above info

    I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.

  • vrijvlindervrijvlinder Papillon-Sauvage MVP
    edited June 2014

    Awesome plugin p !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    great pic of you house too ;) did not realize Uzbekistan/pergrinestan was so nice...

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