BoardMod Support Forum - How To Add More User Levels

Dave Baughman

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08.06.01 at 23:10:43

Step 1)

Open up the Load.pl file. This is the only file we'll be needing to edit, so this shouldn't be too hard.

Find this section:
Code:

      if( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $GodPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[6]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $SrPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[5]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $FullPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[4]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $JrPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[3]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      else {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[2]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }

Okay, what that section does it this: It sees if the users post is greater than the number you have set in your settings.pl to be the God status posting number. If it's not, it sees if it's greater than the Senior level posting number. If not, it keeps going down the list, and finally if it's not greater than any posting level numbers, it sets the users status to newbie. Now, for the purpose of this tutorial, I'm gonna add three new levels. I'm also going to go into my admin center and change the first five setting levels, so 0-25 posts will be a newbie, 26-50 posts is a junior member, 51-100 posts is a full member, 101-150 posts is a senior member, and 151-200 posts is a god member. My three NEW status levels will be Hercules (201-250 posts), Titan (251-300 posts), and Zeus (500 posts and up). Here's what it's gonna look like:
Code:

      if( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > 500 ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "Zeus";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > 250 ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "Titan";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > 200 ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "Hercules";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $GodPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[6]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $SrPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[5]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $FullPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[4]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      elsif( $userprofile{$user}->[6] > $JrPostNum ) {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[3]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }
      else {
            $memberinfo{$user} = "$membergroups[2]";
            $memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
      }

See the changes? We made the god posting level into and elsif statement from and if statement because the highest level need to go first. The first check is always an "if" check, all the middle ones should be "elsif" checks, and the last should be "else". You can make as many member levels as you want using this method. Hope this tutorial helps. =)

- DaveB
http://www.davesworldzone.com

« Last Edit: 08.06.01 at 23:39:26 by Dave Baughman »

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johnsirach Bloody Novice Offline Posts: 3	Reply #1 - 22.06.01 at 07:48:57 This one is verry cool i gonna do it rihgt now on my board!!!!
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dOCdaS Moderator Offline Posts: 1568	Reply #2 - 17.07.01 at 15:33:11 Lol, why don't you wait for "Add more MemberGroups" Mod? Would be much easier then! It will be released this week!
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Reply #3 - 27.07.01 at 09:20:20

They don't show up when you click the user's profile, not sure why yet, but if I do I will report back. I am guessing you need to edit something in Profile.pl too.

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I think it is somewhere in here, but I don't know what I would be changing...

Code:

      if($settings[7] eq 'Administrator') {
            $position='';
            foreach $curl (@lines) {
                  if($curl ne $lines[1] && $curl ne $lines[2] && $curl ne $lines[3] && $curl ne $lines[4] && $curl ne $lines[5] && $curl ne $lines[6]) {
                        if($curl ne $lines[0]) { $position= qq~$position<option>$curl~; }
                        else { $position= qq~$position<option value="Administrator">$curl~; }
                  }
            }
            if($memsettings[7] eq 'Administrator') { $tt = $lines[0]; }
            else { $tt = $memsettings[7]; }
            print <<"EOT";

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Unknown553 Hacker Expert Offline Posts: 298	Reply #4 - 01.08.01 at 00:16:11 if you add mroe membergroups this way, can you still give people special titles?? I installed the more member groups mod and it works, but i cant give members another title
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Gobalopper Hacker Wannabe Offline Posts: 89	Reply #5 - 01.08.01 at 07:53:58 Yep I am pretty sure you can, the only bug I have found is the profile display of rank not showing up properly.
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jonnytyson Bloody Novice Offline Posts: 9	Reply #6 - 23.08.01 at 14:33:39 what tha...... is this 4 the UBB or this YaBB ????? i need a hacker 2 help me on my UBB tho.. plz reply if any 1 will help Laterz!
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Reply #7 - 23.08.01 at 15:22:13

This is only for YaBB!

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Reply #8 - 17.12.01 at 09:46:42

Here is a fix for getting it to work in profiles. This works in SP1 I don't know about Gold.

First find this in Profile.pl
Code:

      if($memsettings[6] > $GodPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[6]"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > $SrPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[5]"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > $FullPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[4]"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > $JrPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[3]"; }

And replace it with:
Code:

      if($memsettings[6] > 500 ) { $memberinfo = "Zeus"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > 250 ) { $memberinfo = "Titan"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > 200 ) { $memberinfo = "Hercules"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > $GodPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[6]"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > $SrPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[5]"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > $FullPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[4]"; }
      elsif($memsettings[6] > $JrPostNum) { $memberinfo = "$membergroups[3]"; }

You can of course change the names used and post levels.

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Reply #9 - 20.02.02 at 06:13:53

hi

can anyone help me with this please?

i edited the user levels in the Load.pl file that were already there to my own names i.e. new member, member, senior member etc.. (see the cose below)

i just made one of my friends a mod who has just joined my forum and his name has 5 green starts and says 'Moderator' but it also says 'New Member' below 'Moderator', but i don't want that these...

how could i get rid of that and let it just display 'Moderator'

please help.. the code is below

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Reply #10 - 20.02.02 at 06:14:29

if($userprofile{$user}->[6] > $GodPostNum) {
$memberinfo{$user} = "Legend Member";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}
elsif($userprofile{$user}->[6] > $SrPostNum) {
$memberinfo{$user} = "Senior Member";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}
elsif($userprofile{$user}->[6] > $FullPostNum) {
$memberinfo{$user} = "Member";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}
elsif($userprofile{$user}->[6] > $JrPostNum) {
$memberinfo{$user} = "Junior Member";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}
else {
$memberinfo{$user} = "New Member";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}
if(exists $moderators{$user} && $sender ne "im") {
$modinfo{$user} = "Moderator ";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/starmod.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/starmod.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/starmod.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/starmod.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/starmod.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}
if($userprofile{$user}->[7] eq 'Administrator') {
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/staradmin.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/staradmin.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/staradmin.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/staradmin.gif" border="0" alt="*"><img src="$imagesdir/staradmin.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
$memberinfo{$user} = "Administrator";
}
if($userprofile{$user}->[7] && $userprofile{$user}->[7] ne 'Administrator') { $groupinfo{$user} = "$userprofile{$user}->[7] "; }
if($userprofile{$user}->[7] ne 'Administrator') {
$memberinfo{$user} = "$modinfo{$user}$groupinfo{$user}$memberinfo{$user}";
}

if($userprofile{$user}->[6] > 100000) { $userprofile{$user}->[6] = "$txt{'683'}"; }

$yyUDLoaded{$user} = 1;
return 1;
}

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Dave Baughman VIP Offline Posts: 2038	Reply #11 - 20.02.02 at 14:40:58 Please erase those posts and put them in a thread in the help board... this is a tutorial, not a thread for posting code that isn't working. Thanks.
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Reply #12 - 20.03.02 at 04:01:41

hey, nice idea, it didn't work for me, just gave me an error page when i refreshed my boards, shame...

but i had an idea... zeus... is male... so what i was thinking is...

if($userprofile{$user} bla = $female, $userprofile{$user}->[6] > 500 ) {
$memberinfo{$user} = "Hera";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}
elseif($userprofile{$user} bla = $male, $userprofile{$user}->[6] > 500 ) {
$memberinfo{$user} = "Zeus";
$memberstar{$user} = qq~<img src="$imagesdir/star.gif" border="0" alt="*">~;
}

i would try this myself but firstly your mod didn't work for mine and secondly i would have no idea how to get hold of the gender information... so would this work??? Grin

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Shoeb Omar Mod Writer Offline Posts: 5665	Reply #13 - 20.03.02 at 04:18:52 it owuldnt be a comma but an && operator
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Darkened Hacker Wannabe Offline Posts: 57	Reply #14 - 20.03.02 at 05:10:05 lol, ok mister smarty pants... you know i don't know perl yet you mock me sobs lol it is plausable tho right?
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