XF 1.2 User Group/Staff Banners

In XenForo 1.1, if you want to customize the display of certain users, you're generally limited to user titles and user name styling. However, sometimes this isn't flexible or clear enough. Sometimes you want to be able to draw attention to multiple things for a single user.

Enter user group banners:

Banners can be configured per user group:

(I am aware of the first banner on the second column having its top border wrapped back. This is a browser issue that we're looking into.)

You'll note that this set up is similar to how thread prefixes are configured. You can use custom CSS classes to completely change the display of banners (such as by replacing them with images).

I've demonstrated that you can have more than one banner displaying simultaneously. By default, they'll be displayed in the display style group order (highest first). If the user is a staff member, that banner will take priority.

You can disable this option and configure a few different options (globally):

You'll also note that you have the option to override standard user titles with banners.

These banners are primarily displayed on messages, but they're also shown on profiles. There is a simple template helper function that can be used to display them anywhere.

 

[Jaxel]

Dammit... I was working on a mod for this =(

 

[Luxus]

Dammit... I was working on a mod for this =(

Mike draws quicker than you

 

[Andrej]

When editing the Display Styling, why doesn't it update live like it is done when you create or edit an prefix? Seems a little inconsistent.

View attachment 47162

@Mike - any comment on this? Not sure if I should fill this as a bug, an suggestion or it is done already.

(But it is certainly minor)

 

[Liam W]

This actually looks quite good!

 

[Liam W]

@Mike - any comment on this? Not sure if I should fill this as a bug, an suggestion or it is done already.

(But it is certainly minor)

It should update in real time really...

 

[DFI]

Another most important improvement which I was waiting since such a long time. Awesome @Mike

 

[Pope Viper]

I WANT 1.2 NOW!!

 

[Liam W]

Can you change/remove the default staff banner...?

 

[Chris D]

Not sure if there's any other way, but it can certainly be removed using CSS:

.userBanner.bannerStaff
{
     display: none;
}

 

[Mike]

You can turn it off - you can see the setting in the first post...

 

[Liam W]

You can turn it off - you can see the setting in the first post...

Why do I always forget the options?

(Before you answer, that was a rhetorical question)

 

[TPerry]

Why do I always forget the options?

(Before you answer, that was a rhetorical question)

OK... here's your rhetorical reply... because you have no options.
Resistance is futile.

 

[Kirk]

Looks awesome!

 

[Erik]

Awesome, only needs two additional features/options in my opinion:

1. The ability to (optionally) enable a "thread starter" banner that gives the thread starter/original poster a banner in that thread.
2. A similar banner, but for Style/Addon/etc. developers in a resource discussion thread (this is something I would more like to see implemented here, but would be nice as a feature in the software itself). It would be really useful to have the developer labelled as such with a banner for users who aren't clear on who the original creator is in the discussion.

Thanks!

 

[Anthony Parsons]

I would love to see this here for customers, so we as customers know when we're being hoodwinked by non-customers wanting something. Also good to see active customers vs. current customers who have a license upto date.

 

[whynot]

I would love to see this here for customers, so we as customers know when we're being hoodwinked by non-customers wanting something. Also good to see active customers vs. current customers who have a license upto date.

Not very healthy.
"What do you want? You are not a licenced customer!"

 

[Anthony Parsons]

I've had people contact me for things available to customers, and you don't know the person isn't a legit XF customer unless you're staff or ask staff. I believe it has valid purpose here.

 

[Paul B]

This discussion has been had many times before and this thread is not the place for it.

Use the license validation API: License Validation

 

[MichaelDance]

Would be nice for a gradient maker to do custom ones.

 

[Booth]

My only wish for this is that there's an option to award someone with a group banner saying "POWER POSTER" if their posts per day ratio goes over a certain amount, then is removed if it goes under that.

Gives them an incentive to keep up their post ratio. I'd want the posts per day ratio to be reset every month too so that people who haven't visited the site in a while can still get the banner.