Very Simple Automatic Medals Based On Posts

[RateU]

Updated: 16 Dec 2010. Thank you very much, Yumi

This is a very simple automatic medals (I don't know how to call it) based on user's posts.

We need Template Conditionals plugin or PHP in Templates / Complex Templates plugin for this.
We will combine it with settings configuration.

1. We will add a settings group for our automatic medals:
   AdminCP -> Configuration -> Add New Setting Group:
   • Title: Post Automatic Medal
     Modify it as our needs. This is the title of our automatic medals settings.
   • Description: Automatic medal based on user's posts
     Modify it as our needs. This is the description of our automatic medals settings.
   • Display Order: 500
     Modify it as our needs. This is the display order of our automatic medals settings.
   • Identifier: pam
     
2. Then, we will add a setting for our first automatic medals condition:
   AdminCP -> Configuration -> Add New Setting:
   
   Basically, we only need to repeat this step as our needs.
   In this example, we will create two automatic medal.
   The first medal will be given to users who have at least one post in our forum, and the second medal will be given to users who have reached 100 posts in our forum.
   
   
   1. First posts condition and display/medal:
      
      First posts condition:
      • Title: #1 Post
        Modify it as our needs. This is the title of our first automatic medals condition.
      • Description: Number of posts for #1 automatic medal
        Modify it as our needs. This is the description of our first automatic medals condition.
      • Group: 'select the group setting in step #1'. In this example, Post Automatic Medal.
      • Display Order: 1
      • Identifier: pn1
      • Type: Text
      • Value: 1
        This is the minimum post number to get this medal.
        
      First automatic medal display:
      • Title: #1 Medal Display
        Modify it as our needs. This is the title of our first automatic medals display (output).
      • Description: How the #1 medal should be displayed?
        Modify it as our needs. This is the description of our first automatic medals display (output).
      • Group: 'select the group setting in step #1'. In this example, Post Automatic Medal.
      • Display Order: 2
      • Identifier: am1
      • Type: Textarea
        If the HTML code we use not too long, we can use Text in the setting above.
      • Value:
        
        HTML Code

        <img src="url_or_path_to_medal_image_1" alt="First Post" title="First Post" />

        ---

        Modify it as our needs.
        

      
      We need to put this code in ourpostbit_author_user template for this first automatic medal:
      
      Code:

      <if str_replace($mybb->settings['thousandssep'],'',$post['postnum']) >= $mybb->settings['pn1'] then> {$mybb->settings['am1']} </if>

      ---

      Now, if our members have at least one post in our forum, they will have this medal, and the medal will be displayed in postbit.
      

   2. Second posts condition and display/medal:
      
      Like said before, we only need to repeat the step above.
      But we need to use a different identifier.
      
      First posts condition:
      • Title: #2 Post
      • Description: Number of posts for #2 automatic medal
      • Group: 'select the group setting in step #1'. In this example, Post Automatic Medal.
      • Display Order: 3
      • Identifier: pn2
        We use a different identifier here.
      • Type: Text
      • Value: 100
        This is the minimum post number to get this medal.
        
      Second automatic medal display:
      • Title: #2 Medal Display
      • Description: How the #2 medal should be displayed?
      • Group: 'select the group setting in step #1'. In this example, Post Automatic Medal.
      • Display Order: 4
      • Identifier: am2
        We use a different identifier here.
      • Type: Textarea
      • Value:
        
        HTML Code

        <img src="url_or_path_to_medal_image_2" alt="Reached 100 Posts" title="Reached 100 Posts" />

        ---

        Modify it as our needs.
        

      
      We need to put this code in ourpostbit_author_user template for this first automatic medal:
      
      Code:

      <if str_replace($mybb->settings['thousandssep'],'',$post['postnum']) >= $mybb->settings['pn2'] then> {$mybb->settings['am2']} </if>

      ---

      Now, if our members have at 100 posts in our forum, they will have this medal, and the medal will be displayed in postbit.
      

   
   

We can edit each settings whenever we want, just like a normal plugin:
AdminCP -> Configuration -> Settings -> Post Automatic Medal.

If we want to display the medals in profile/header, just change the conditional codes.

That is our very simple automatic medals based on users posts and using Template Conditionals plugin or PHP in Templates / Complex Templates plugin

Well, because I'm still noob, please tell me if I had made a mistake with the code above.

Live Demo:
http://www.14.mynie.co.cc/showthread.php?tid=237
I have not put it in profile page. I still celebrate the presence of the new XThreads features

[1master1]

wow. this is awesome. rateu, you must hand over the development of further mybb versions
you will sure make mybb beat all other forum softwares with your innovative ideas.

[Imran]

Nice.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

And this thing doesn't excessively query unlike some other similar plugins, lol

Just wondering, is there a bug or similar for you to use this expression?

Code:

''.$mybb->settings['thousandssep'].''

---

[RateU]

Because I think in postbit_author_user, the $post['postnum'] already in my_number_format(), Yumi?
I don't know how to "revert" it back, so I can compare a user posts with the post setting
Example:
User post = 1,000
Post setting to get a medal = 5

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Yeah, I get that, just not sure why you chose

Code:

''.$mybb->settings['thousandssep'].''

---

instead of

Code:

$mybb->settings['thousandssep']

---

[RateU]

Ah, yes. It works. Thank you very much, Yumi
I've updated the first post.

[RateU]

"Combined" with XThreads additional parser setting (Custom Page):
http://www.14.mynie.co.cc/showthread.php?tid=296

[1master1]

is it possible to develop something like experience for user based on user - spent online time, no of posts, no of threads, no of reputations and assigning medals based on them?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

You'd just add more conditionals, though for number of threads, you'd need something like the thread count on postbit plugin.