XF 2.0 Giving users of 1 user group, different colors on their usernames

[Frode789]

So I have a premium user group, and I want them to be able to have differently colored usernames. F.ex. member A blue, B red, etc. How can I achieve that? I don't want to make a new user group every time a new user becomes a member of my premium group.

 

[rfc0001]

Are you wanting different colored Titles, Banners, or username?

 

[Frode789]

Are you wanting different colored Titles, Banners, or username?

Usernames.

 

[Ozzy47]

That would require custom development. Or template edits and custom fields. There was a discussion about this for XF1, https://xenforo.com/community/threads/different-color-username-for-certain-members.31961/ maybe adapt that to XF2

 

[Frode789]

Hmm okay. So is what is written in this post: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/different-color-username-for-certain-members.31961/post-366020
still relevant for XF2? I can't find any templated called message_user_info..

 

[Ozzy47]

I believe the template is now message_macros but if course the template syntax is different than it was in XF1.

 

[rfc0001]

It should be a simple template change. Lemme take a look...

 

[Frode789]

It should be a simple template change. Lemme take a look...

Thank you!

 

[rfc0001]

So, what would the color be based on? Just randomly assigned? User specified? Groups of users? It starts getting really complicated and I think the result would be ugly/confusing if every user has a different color. If it's groups, that's the easiest - you can have different groups for different levels of premiumness or based on number of posts, etc. and just promote people to those groups. It's easy to change the color of user name in groups.

 

[Mellow1234]

 

[Ozzy47]

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He does not want it per usergroup, he wants it per user.

 

[Mellow1234]

Ah.. my bad.. yeah, that would get pretty ugly...

 

[Frode789]

So, what would the color be based on? Just randomly assigned? User specified? Groups of users? It starts getting really complicated and I think the result would be ugly/confusing if every user has a different color. If it's groups, that's the easiest - you can have different groups for different levels of premiumness or based on number of posts, etc. and just promote people to those groups. It's easy to change the color of user name in groups.

User specific, whatever the user want. He request a color, and I'll assign it, as long as it isn't a color that looks completely off on the style. Yes I'm aware that you can assign it to user groups, and that would be the easiest way of course. That said, I don't want a to split it into many different user groups. I want all my lifetime premiums in one group

Nono, I doubt it would come to that. It is a premium, lifetime option, which means there will be few users with it. I currently only have 3, out of about 160 members.

 

[Paul B]

It may be possible with a custom user field and template edits.

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/using-custom-user-fields-to-customise-the-layout.4015/

 

[Ozzy47]

That would require custom development. Or template edits and custom fields.

Same thing I said.

 

[rfc0001]

User specific, whatever the user want. He request a color, and I'll assign it, as long as it isn't a color that looks completely off on the style. Yes I'm aware that you can assign it to user groups, and that would be the easiest way of course. That said, I don't want a to split it into many different user groups. I want all my lifetime premiums in one group

Nono, I doubt it would come to that. It is a premium, lifetime option, which means there will be few users with it. I currently only have 3, out of about 160 members.

OK, here's how to do (tested it on my forum):

1. Create a custom user field:
   • Field ID: usernameColor
   • Title: Username color
   • Description: Username color
   • Type: Drop down
   • Possible choices:
     Enter following in Value and Text fields:
     • Black Black
     • Blue Blue
     • Brown Brown
     • Green Green
     • Orange Orange
     • Pink Pink
     • Purple Purple
     • Red Red
     • Yellow Yellow
       
       You can also specify a rgb(x,x,x), #xxxxxx hex value, or any other standard HTML color name as the value (See https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp)
   • Uncheck User Editable (unless you want to modify the user details template to conditionally show based on user group).
   • Check Moderator Editable
2. Then, edit message_macros template, changing:
   

   <h4 class="message-name"><xf:username user="$user" rich="true" defaultname="{$fallbackName}" itemprop="name" /></h4>

   to
   

   <xf:if is="$user.Profile.custom_fields.usernameColor">
       <h4 class="message-name"><xf:username user="$user" rich="true" defaultname="{$fallbackName}" itemprop="name" style="color: {$user.Profile.custom_fields.usernameColor} !important" /></h4>
   <xf:else />
       <h4 class="message-name"><xf:username user="$user" rich="true" defaultname="{$fallbackName}" itemprop="name" /></h4>
   </xf:if>

 

[rfc0001]

Note: FWIW I would just use a custom title and/or banner. If anything, allow changing the color of the title, using this same approach (just with the xf:title on the next line of message_macros). Changing the color of a hyperlink is bad.

 

[SFP Touch]

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when i add this it doesn't set the specific color. This is what i have: