Topic: Shorten Username in Top Posters

[roomeat]

Would anyone know how I could shorten the usernames for the Top Posters block??
I have a few members with long usernames (Shawskin_Productions for example )
Would like the block to shorten that to Shawskin...

[Nathaniel]

Moved to the Custom Coding Board.

Find this code (sources/SPortal2.php file, line ~981):

Code: [Select]

'name' => $row['real_name'],
Replace with this code:

Code: [Select]

'name' => substr($row['real_name'], 0, 15),

[roomeat]

Thanks Nathaniel.. but that didn't seem to change anything

[ccbtimewiz]

This is not possible in the way you want it.

You can't shorten every name to what you want. You can restrict how many characters appear, but that might not be what you want for every user.

Example, if I cut 15 chars, and my username was ThisIsATestLolLolLol, it would return: ThisIsATestLolL

[roomeat]

So you can't make it so that:
Username under 15 characters appear normal
Username over 15 characters are cutoff and a ... put after it ?

Obviously I can't ask people to change their usernames to suit a block. The block should be able to compensate for such obstacles.

The phpbb portal that I am using on my live site at present has this ability.. but the coding is totally different to that of SMF so I have no idea what I am looking at

[ccbtimewiz]

That is possible, and is probably recommended.

Did you perform the edits LHVWB provided?

[roomeat]

LHVWB??? umm.. can't see any posts by a user with this name lol

[Nathaniel]

LHVWB??? umm.. can't see any posts by a user with this name lol

That used to be my username.

That edit will simple shorten the usernames, you can change the length by changing the '15' value. If you really want to add an ellipsis '...' then I can post an edit.

[roomeat]

The ellipsis identify that it has been shortened.. but as mentioned above.. I didn't notice a change after making that edit.. and I double checked that I had the right edit done

[roomeat]

Have pulled apart my existing site to see how the shortened names work and I guess it should work with SP as well.. but not sure where to place this function to get it to work??

Code: [Select]

function sp_checksize($txt,$len)
{
if(strlen($txt) > $len)
{
$txt = truncate_string($txt, $len);
$txt .= '...';
}
return($txt);
}

And in sources/SPortal2.php file, line ~981

I have changed

Code: [Select]

'name' => $row['real_name'],
To

Code: [Select]

'name' => sp_checksize($row['real_name'],15),
I get the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function sp_checksize() in /var/www/vhosts/ozsuperbikes.com/httpdocs/Sources/SPortal2.php on line 981

I guess thats because I don't know where to put that first function lol.. Anyone able to help me out with this please?

[Nathaniel]

Put it at the end of your SPortal2.php file.

[roomeat]

hmmm.. now I get

Fatal error: Call to undefined function truncate_string() in /var/www/vhosts/ozsuperbikes.com/httpdocs/Sources/SPortal2.php on line 3229

lol

[Nathaniel]

Use the substr() function, like:

Code: [Select]

substr($txt, 0, $len)

[roomeat]

Sorry Nathaniel.. not sure where I need to add that?

[Nathaniel]

Replace this code:

Code: [Select]

truncate_string($txt, $len)
With that last code snippet I posted.

[roomeat]

Thanks mate. That got rid of the errors.. but for some reason it's still not adjusting the length of the names

By the way.. where bouts in Aus are you?

[Nathaniel]

I'm in Melbourne.

Do you have any usernames over 15 characters? Try shortening the length from '15' to '8' or something smaller, 15 is probably a bit long.

[roomeat]

Cool.. Gold Coast here
Yeah already tried shortening the number.. but still nothing changed

[Nathaniel]

That would be due to the way that SP colors the usernames.

Some more edits:

Code: ("Find this code (/sources/Subs-SPortal2.php)") [Select]

$color_profile[$row['id_member']]['link'] = '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['id_member'] . '"' . (!empty($onlineColor) ? ' style="color: ' . $onlineColor . ';"' : '') . '>' . $row['real_name'] . '</a>';

Code: ("Replace with this code") [Select]

$color_profile[$row['id_member']]['link'] = '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['id_member'] . '"' . (!empty($onlineColor) ? ' style="color: ' . $onlineColor . ';"' : '') . '>' . $row['real_name'] . '</a>';
$color_profile[$row['id_member']]['short_link'] = '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['id_member'] . '"' . (!empty($onlineColor) ? ' style="color: ' . $onlineColor . ';"' : '') . '>' . sp_checksize($row['real_name'], 8) . '</a>';


Code: ("Find this code (SPortal2.php, line ~1021)") [Select]

$member['link']

Code: ("Replace with this code") [Select]

$member['short_link']

[roomeat]

Still nothing Thanks for the efforts though

[roomeat]

Actually.. I'll retract that statement.. I edited the first instance instead of the one you noted.
Have corrected.. but now I have NO usernames being displayed lol

[Nathaniel]

Ah, forgot about the block's link.

Replace this code (SPortal2.php, line ~982):

Code: [Select]

'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['id_member'] . '">' . $row['real_name'] . '</a>',
With this code:

Code: [Select]

'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['id_member'] . '">' . $row['real_name'] . '</a>',
'short_link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['id_member'] . '">' . sp_checksize($row['real_name'], 8) . '</a>',

[roomeat]

Almost
It's shortening the names.. but from both ends lol.

Take a look at the Top Posters block on the right side at www.ozsuperbikes.com

The first poster is me.. and that appears coorect.
The second name is idroppedit but appears as it...
The last name in the list is Shawskin_Productions and for some reason it appears as _Productions...

Hmm.. actually.. after reading that it is cutting the front of the username rather than the back lol.

[roomeat]

Fixed.. a typo in my copy paste

Thanks heaps Nathaniel.. top work

[roomeat]

Don't spose you want to have a crack at my scrolling recent topics?? lol