Phpbb3 custom user group

How to display members of a custom user group in a custom color (phpBB3)

Note: Before adding this MOD you should back up all AJAX Chat files related to this MOD.

OPEN

chat/lib/config.php

FIND

// Define AJAX Chat user roles:

ADD AFTER
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if(!defined('AJAX_CHAT_VIP')) define('AJAX_CHAT_VIP', 5);

OPEN

chat/lib/class/CustomAJAXChat.php

FIND

            if($auth->acl_get('a_'))
                $userData['userRole'] = AJAX_CHAT_ADMIN;
            elseif($auth->acl_get('m_'))
                $userData['userRole'] = AJAX_CHAT_MODERATOR;
            else
                $userData['userRole'] = AJAX_CHAT_USER;

REPLACE WITH
Tip: Replace the preceding lines to find with the following lines.

            if($auth->acl_get('a_')) {
                $userData['userRole'] = AJAX_CHAT_ADMIN;
            } elseif($auth->acl_get('m_')) {
                $userData['userRole'] = AJAX_CHAT_MODERATOR;
            }    else {
                // Check if we have a member of our custom user group
                if($userData['groupID'] == 7)
                    $userData['userRole'] = AJAX_CHAT_VIP;
                else
                    $userData['userRole'] = AJAX_CHAT_USER;
            }

Note: You may have to replace the groupID 7 with the id number of your custom user group.

OPEN

chat/lib/class/AJAXChat.php

FIND

                    ($this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_MODERATOR || $this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_USER))

REPLACE WITH
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                    ($this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_MODERATOR || $this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_VIP || $this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_USER))

FIND

            if($userData['userRole'] == AJAX_CHAT_USER || $userData['userRole'] == AJAX_CHAT_MODERATOR || $userData['userRole'] == AJAX_CHAT_ADMIN) {

REPLACE WITH
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            if($userData['userRole'] == AJAX_CHAT_USER || $this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_VIP || $userData['userRole'] == AJAX_CHAT_MODERATOR || $userData['userRole'] == AJAX_CHAT_ADMIN) {

FIND

            } else if($this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_USER && $this->getConfig('allowUserMessageDelete')) {

REPLACE WITH
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            } else if(($this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_USER || $this->getUserRole() == AJAX_CHAT_VIP) && $this->getConfig('allowUserMessageDelete')) {

OPEN

chat/js/chat.js

FIND

            if(this.userRole == 1 || this.userRole == 2 || this.userRole == 3) {

REPLACE WITH
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            if(this.userRole == 1 || this.userRole == 2 || this.userRole == 3 || this.userRole == 5) {

FIND

        if((((this.userRole == 1 && this.allowUserMessageDelete && (userID == this.userID ||

REPLACE WITH
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        if(((((this.userRole == 1 || this.userRole == 5) && this.allowUserMessageDelete && (userID == this.userID ||

FIND

                return 'chatBot';

ADD AFTER
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            case 5:
                return 'vip';

OPEN

chat/css/font.css

FIND

#content #chatList span.moderator {

ADD BEFORE
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#content #chatList span.vip {
    font-weight:bold;
}

OPEN

chat/css/[STYLE_NAME].css

FIND

    #content .moderator {

ADD BEFORE
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    #content .vip {
        color: #660099;
    }

Note: Do this change on all related .css files (incl. print.css). Specify the color you want to use.

OPEN

chat/css/shoutbox.css

FIND

#ajaxChatContent #ajaxChatList span.moderator {

ADD BEFORE
Tip: Add these lines on a new blank line before the preceding line to find.

#ajaxChatContent #ajaxChatList span.vip {
    font-size: 0.9em;
    font-weight: bold;
}

FIND

#ajaxChatContent .moderator {

ADD BEFORE
Tip: Add these lines on a new blank line before the preceding line to find.

#ajaxChatContent .vip {
    color: #660099;
}

Note: Specify the color you want to use.

EOM

Save all changed files and upload them to your website! It might be essential to purge the browsers
cache after all, just do it! If the installation went bad, simply restore your backed up files.