Since the Lodestone creates a little avatar I thought it would be neat to code a forums avatar that automatically updates when the Lodestone does. So I coded a php script to do just that.
Anyone here can use this, so feel free too. The data is pulled by your Lodestone id, which you can find in the url.
Example: na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/
871200Then just take the ID at the end and put it in the URL for my site:
http://www.pals4life.com/ffxiv/avatar/871200.jpg
To use this image on CKD forums go to this page:
ucp.php?i=profile&mode=avatarAnd enter the image url under the
Link off-site field.
Set the dimensions to
96x96 and you're all set!
If the Lodestone changes it's code base this will break. However I am using the XIVDB.com API and they seem really on the ball so odds are I can get it fixed really fast.
* Note: I haven't tested this extensively but it seems to work on any character.