Effects Store

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Effects Store 2.0.1

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phpBB 2.0.22**
PHP 4.2.0
Shop 3.1.0
Points or Cash

Page Updated: Jun 10, 2007

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When Zarath released the 3.0.0 update of his popular Shop modification, he chose not to include the special effects shop features. These features, he said, would later be released as a separate add-on for the base Shop. When I began working with Shop 3 some time later, those add-ons had not yet been released.

Since the special effects were the most requested add-on for Shop 3, I decided to port the Shop 2 effects shop, to give more people reason to use the newest Shop release. After working with it for a few minutes, it became clear to me that my personal coding style is so different from the Shop 2 code that it would take a very, very long time to port. The best way for me to continue was to build a totally new effect shop from the ground up.

This is Effects Store for Shop 3, a new take on the concept of a special effects shop. None of the original code from the Shop 2 effects shop is used in this modification, but most of the original features have been duplicated. Some areas, mainly the admin panel, have been simplified bit. A few new and improved features are included, much of these in the public shop.

Features of Effects Store 2.0.1

  • Allows members to spend points to buy various special effects and privileges. Supported privileges include:
    • Use of Avatars
    • Use of Signatures
    • Custom Title (in addition to or in place of normal rank)
    • Change username
    • Change Custom Title of other members
    Supported effects include:
    • Color, glow, and shadow for usernames, ranks, and custom titles.
    • Color and background color for posted messages.
  • Color selections may be made using a color picker ported from phpBB 3.
  • Instant preview of color selections.
  • For members that have not bought the privileges, signature and avatar fields are hidden in profile editing.
  • Admins and moderators can use signatures, avatars, and username change without purchase (can be turned off for each level).
  • All effects can be enabled or disabled easily.
  • Word censors are applied to all custom titles.
  • Built-in support for Censor Block.

Also Available At

This refinement can also be downloaded from the following sites. They may have a slightly older version; new releases are posted here before being submitted to these sites. These are the only "official mirror" sites where this refinement is submitted.

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Additional Notes

** Tested only on this phpBB version. May have unpredictable results on other versions.

A working installation of Shop 3.1.0 and a points or cash modification is required to use this refinement.