1: In your root directory (the one that has the sources, templates....etc...etc folders in it) you need to create a new folder called "avatars".
2: Next you need to create a noavatar.gif image to place into that folder.
3: open up topic.php and look for this:
//
// User's avatar
//
if ( $functions->get_config('hide_avatars') || !$postsdata['avatar_type'] ) {
$avatar = '';
} elseif ( intval($postsdata['avatar_type']) === 1 ) {
$avatar_force_width = ( $functions->get_config('avatars_force_width') ) ? ' width="'.intval($functions->get_config('avatars_force_width')).'"' : '';
$avatar_force_height = ( $functions->get_config('avatars_force_height') ) ? ' height="'.intval($functions->get_config('avatars_force_height')).'"' : '';
$avatar = '<img src="'.unhtml(stripslashes($postsdata['avatar_remote'])).'" alt=""'.$avatar_force_width.$avatar_force_height.' />';
}
} else {
//
// The poster was a guest
//
$poster_name = unhtml(stripslashes($postsdata['poster_guest']));
$poster_rank = $lang['Guest'];
$avatar = '';
}
replace that with this:
//
// User's avatar
//
if ( $functions->get_config('hide_avatars') || !$postsdata['avatar_type'] ) {
$avatar = '<img src="'.unhtml(stripslashes($postsdata['avatar_remote'])).'avatars/noavatar.gif" alt-"" title="" />';
} elseif ( intval($postsdata['avatar_type']) === 1 ) {
$avatar_force_width = ( $functions->get_config('avatars_force_width') ) ? ' width="'.intval($functions->get_config('avatars_force_width')).'"' : '';
$avatar_force_height = ( $functions->get_config('avatars_force_height') ) ? ' height="'.intval($functions->get_config('avatars_force_height')).'"' : '';
$avatar = '<img src="'.unhtml(stripslashes($postsdata['avatar_remote'])).'" alt=""'.$avatar_force_width.$avatar_force_height.' />';
}
} else {
//
// The poster was a guest
//
$poster_name = unhtml(stripslashes($postsdata['poster_guest']));
$poster_rank = $lang['Guest'];
$avatar = '<img src="'.unhtml(stripslashes($postsdata['avatar_remote'])).'avatars/noavatar.gif" alt-"" title="" />';
}
4: Save that file, and after you have placed the new image into the new avatar folder go check out your board.
