Country flag

Description:

Shows a country flag in the message user info block.

(Example of country flag)

 

(Example of Privacy page)

 

(Example of Options page)

 

(Example of User group permissions)

 

Features:
 

• Privacy option allows members to not show their country flag.
• All phrases start with countryflag_ for your convenience.

Setup step 1:

Create a /data/files/country_flag/shiny/32 directory on your server.

Setup step 2:

Copy the files from the /flags/shiny/32 located in the Country flag add-on directory to the /data/files/country_flag/shiny/32 directory you created in Setup step 1.

Setup step 3:

Install the MaxMind updater add-on.

https://codanya.com/items/maxmind-updater/1009

Setup step 4:

Update the Country flag Options page.

Setup step 5:

Give User group permissions to view the country flag:

Registered = Yes
Unregistered / Unconfirmed = Yes

Setup step 6:

Run the Cron entry for the Country flag manually, this is only required upon initial setup. The Cron entry will run run once a day at 12:00AM UTC.

Database modifications:

This add-on will create two columns in your xf_user table:

andy_country_flag_name
andy_country_flag_display

Questions and Answers:

Q: When I hover the flag with my mouse, the filename is displayed in English, can I phrase this to show the filename in another language?
A: No.

Q: What does the 'Last activity days' in the options page do?
A: This value is used when the Cron entry runs.

Q: How is the country determined?
A: The members IP address is used to determine the country.

Q: When does the Cron entry run?
A: It runs once a day.

Q: Is there a way a member can change their country flag?
A: Yes. The following URL will allow your member to update their country flag:

https://example.com/countryflag/update

Q: Is there a way I can update all the members country flags?
A: Yes. The following URL will delete all members country flags:

https://example.com/countryflag/updateall

The you can run the cron entry to update all members country flags.

Q: Is there a way I can see all the members country flags?
A: Yes. The following URL will show all members country flags:

https://example.com/countryflag/list