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 /misc directory in your web root.

Setup step 2:

Copy the flags directory from the add-on folder to the /misc directory.

Example: domain.com

Setup step 3:

Give User group permissions to view the country flag:

Registered = Yes
Unregistered / Unconfirmed = Yes

Setup step 4:

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: When does the Cron entry run?
A: It runs once a day at 12:00AM UTC time.

Q: When the Cron entry runs, which members will have their country looked up?
A: Only new members which have an empty andy_country_flag_name field.

Q: Is there an option to make the add-on opt-in instead of opt-out?
A: No. Opt-in does not work, member will not take the time to opt-in.

Q: Is there a way I can update all the members country flags?
A: Yes. You can add the following to your forum URL:

countryflag/updateall

The next time the Cron entry runs it will update all your members country flags. Keep in mind inactive members will not be updated, this is a setting in the options page.