Where to put rank images?

[duffer]

Having trouble figuring this out. I have images I would like to use with rankings in phpbb currently in a desktop folder. Where do I put them and how would I access them in rank administration?

[racefan20]

Go into your Admin Panel and scroll all the way to the bottom to 'Ranks'. Click that, create the rank(s) and create a link to the images. For instance, say the folder you have on your desktop is called ranks. Upload it to your forum's root and then the url will be yourdomain.com/forum/ranks/name_of_image.jpg or .gif

Let me know if that's not clear enough and I'll break it down more.

[duffer]

Thank you for the reply racefan. I guess my main problem is that I don't know how to upload to my forum's root. Just a corporal after all.

[racefan20]

Originally Posted by duffer

Thank you for the reply racefan. I guess my main problem is that I don't know how to upload to my forum's root. Just a corporal after all.

No worries, open BlueFTP (in BlueVoda, tools>ftp manager) or whatever ftp program you use and log into your server with the same username, password and IP address you use to publish.

You should see two windows open. On the server side (usually the right side), navigate to public_html/forum (with forum being whatever you've named it) - if you use BlueFTP for this, it automatically opens public_html, so you just have to find forum.

On the desktop side (usually the left side), navigate to the folder where your images are stored, click it once (don't open it) and then find the 'copy to' button at the top of your screen - with some programs, the 'copy to' button is simply an arrow pointing to the other side of the screen. Click that, watch the files fly through the air with the greatest of ease and once they're finished your images have been uploaded.

[duffer]

Worked like a charm. Thanks for your time.

[racefan20]

Happy to help. Have fun.

[nzbr]

Hi racefan,
Have done all the above. Then go to "rank" (bottom of Administration board).
Then I go and create a new rank, like "private". That's easy. But then how do I get the pictures that I have upload to match with "private"?

It says:"Rank Image (Relative to phpBB2 root path):
Use this to define a small image associated with the rank"

What do I write on the blank box in front of this message?

Thanks,

[PlayItByBeer]

Originally Posted by nzbr

Hi racefan,
Have done all the above. Then go to "rank" (bottom of Administration board).
Then I go and create a new rank, like "private". That's easy. But then how do I get the pictures that I have upload to match with "private"?

It says:"Rank Image (Relative to phpBB2 root path):
Use this to define a small image associated with the rank"

What do I write on the blank box in front of this message?

Thanks,

Hi NZBR

Check where you placed the uploaded rank images (should be in the images folder in the subsilver template if thats the template you are using) and you will enter something similar to this:
"http://www.nzbrtours.com/forum/templ...nk/private.gif"

in the blank box.

Cheers,

[PlayItByBeer]

Sorry... for tiediness it should be in the template/images/rank folder. It really doesn't matter where the rank picture is, just enter it's full path and away you go.(http://www.nzbrtours.com/.../private.gif

Cheers,

[nzbr]

Thanks for the help, but I still can't do it. (hv been trying for hours!)
Maybe it was how I upload the file from my desktop to ftp.?

I'm writing as you said (and in 1000 different ways!) but the picture never comes up. Instead I have that small logo. When I right click on it and go in properties, thats what it says about the location of the picture:

http://nzbrtours.com/forum/http://ww...ks/private.gif


Something is wrong, isn't it?

Cheers,

[nzbr]

Here is what I did step by step:

-went to control panel (in one of my pages) to open the ftp
-located my folder, which is in my desktop
-got the conection
-the right side opens up and I see a folder caled "forum" (the name of my forum)
-then i go back to left side and click once (don't open it) on "ranks"
-go to the to of the page and click in "Copy to" (beside the 'delet sign')
-comes up a window like that: COPY: ranks
To: ftp://75.126.10.7/public_html
-I click ok and wait for the files to go

Are they going to my folder "forum", or, as you said, it does'nt matter as long as they are there in the public_html?


After doing all that I go back to my forum:

- all the way down to rank to 'edit' the ranks I put there, and have the images for: private, corporal, colonel,etc....
Rank Title: private
Set as Special Rank: NO
Minimum posts: 1
"Rank Image (Relative to phpBB2 root path):
Use this to define a small image associated with the rank":
Now comes the problem:

I write: http://www.nzbrtours.com/forum/ranks/private.gif

What else can I do?

Thanks a lot!

[PlayItByBeer]

I'm not hundreds on where your picture is, so to check on the full path go back to CP file manager and find the picture. Double click on it's name>> on the top right you'll now see an address for the file http://... right click >>copy >>and dump this info into the forum rank root area. Change the pictures permissions while you are there to open 777. (file manager)

This should do it

[PlayItByBeer]

If you are worried about the success of your upload, before you copy the pictures full path. Click on 'show file contents' this will show you the file.

[nzbr]

Sorry but I'm still a beginer...

Control Panel in my computer you mean? ( the file "rank" with all the pictures is in my desktop)

[PlayItByBeer]

No Problem,
Give me a second and i'll return post a full description.
The CP (control panel) is on the right of the bottom nav bar of BV program.

[nzbr]

got some of it:

found the cp in blue voda
found the picture
right click and on the top right is the ad: http://www.nzbrtours.com/ranks/private.gif

"copy and dump in forum rank root area"?

[nzbr]

permission was 6 6 6
then I clicked in Execute and the numbers changed to 7 7 7.
Shall I do that to all my rank pictures (corporal, major,colonel.....)?