Identicon Avatars

[Paul H.]

Uses an identicon avatar for all users, guests, and/or users without avatars (based on your settings)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identicon

Uses "PHP Identicons" by "bcosca" on Sourceforge, GPL.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/identicons/


Download:
http://mods.mybb.com/view/identicon-avatar

Screenshots:

Only users without avatars and guests have identicons:
http://i.imm.io/cUDr.jpeg

All users have identicons:
http://imm.io/cUDJ

[Tom K.]

looks good

However, why does:

		$avatar_width_height = "width=\"{$dim}\" height=\"{$dim}\"";   

appear twice in identicon_avatar()?

Also, there is a "slight" security risk of exposing user IP addresses If you could figure out the hash used to produce the image, then find the IP from that But that is negligable

[Paul H.]

Good question. I've removed it from the next release.

Qutoting from wikipedia:

The Identicon graphic is relatively unique since it's based on the user's IP, but it is not possible to recover the IP by looking at the Identicon

I would say anyone who could decode the image probably would find the person's IP in a lot easier way

[Maj]

What about dynamic IP? Or plugin uses only registration IP?

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And what about to include monsterids and wavatars in this plugin so admin can choose which one to use on the forum?

http://gravatar.wordpress.com/2008/04/22...ars-oh-my/

[Paul H.]

There already is a gravatar plugin for MyBB.


Guest posts use the post IP, registered user posts use the registration IP.

[Maj]

Gravatar plugin only for gravatars. I'm talking about monsterids and wavatars .

[Tom K.]

I'd love to play with this plugin But i cba to install a test board to play

[Paul H.]

I'll consider developing a plugin for them.

[Maj]

Another suggestion - store generated avatar images in cache (in forum directory) to prevent server overload. But I don't sure about it, because I don't know how this plugin works.

[Paul H.]

Another suggestion - store generated avatar images in cache (in forum directory) to prevent server overload. But I don't sure about it, because I don't know how this plugin works.

Hmmm, good idea. I'll add that to a future version.