Alphabetical Search Bar for the Memberlist

This plugin installs a bar above the memberlist with a list of preset letters, so you can easily search members by the first letter in their name.

Click to view demo

Features
• Usability ! Clicking any preset will get all members that begin with the specified letter*
• Editability ! You can change the position of the bar from top, right, bottom, or left, AND you can completely customize the list of presets to include what YOU want.
• No Refresh ! The memberlist is retrieved via AJAX so you don't have to worry about the page refreshing when clicking a preset !


* There's a bug in Forumotion that displays a random member if there are no members that begin with the specified letter.

Installation

To install this plugin go to Admin Panel > Modules > JavaScript codes management and create a new script with the following settings.

Title : Memberlist Alphabet Bar
Placement : In all the pages

Code:

if (/\/memberlist/.test(window.location.href)) {
  $(function() {
    window.fa_alphabar = {
      // position of the bar ; 'top', 'left', 'bottom', or 'right'
      position : 'top',

      presets : ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],

      bar : $('<div id="memberlist_alphabar" />')[0], // creates the preset bar

      list : $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling, // memberlist

      // sort the memberlist by the letter that was chosen
      change : function(that) {
        if (that.id != 'alphabar_actif') {
          var actif = document.getElementById('alphabar_actif');
          if (actif) actif.id = '';
          that.id = 'alphabar_actif';

          $.get(that.href, function(d) {
            fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.innerHTML = $('form[action="/memberlist"]', d).parent().html();
            fa_alphabar.list = $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling;

            if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
            fa_alphabar.insertBar();
          });
        }
      },

      // inserts the preset bar
      insertBar : function() {
        fa_alphabar.bar.className = 'alphabar_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.className += ' alphalist_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.insertBefore(fa_alphabar.bar, fa_alphabar.position.toLowerCase() == 'bottom' ? fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling : fa_alphabar.list);

        /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position) && fa_alphabar.list.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<div class="clear"></div>');  // clear floats for left and right positions
      }

    };

    if (fa_alphabar.list) {
      // put together the alphabar
      for (var i = 0, j = fa_alphabar.presets.length, newRow = /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position), htmlStr = '<table><tbody>' + (newRow ? '' : '<tr>'); i < j; i++) {
        htmlStr += (newRow ? '<tr>' : '') + '<td><a href="/memberlist?mode=lastvisit&order=DESC&submit=Ok&username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '" ' + ( new RegExp('username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i].replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&") + '(?:$|&)').test(window.location.search) ? 'id="alphabar_actif"' : '' ) + ' onclick="fa_alphabar.change(this); return false;">' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '</a></td>' + (newRow ? '</tr>' : '');
      }

      fa_alphabar.bar.innerHTML = htmlStr + (newRow ? '' : '</tr>') + '</tbody></table>';

      if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
      fa_alphabar.insertBar();
    }
  });

  document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#CCC;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#EEE}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');
}

Save the script and the Alphabet bar will be installed ! You'll be able to see it and search members via their first letter by visiting the memberlist page on your forum.

If you want to make modifications to this plugin please see the section below !

Modifications

Here's a list of the modifications that you can make to this plugin.


1. Postion
Near the top of the script you'll see a variable like this :

Code: position : 'top',

. This controls the position of the alphabet bar. Currently it displays at the top of the memberlist. If you want it to display on the right, left, or bottom of the memberlist all you need to do is change the texts 'top' to the specified position. Left for example :

Code:

position : 'left',

2. Presets
Near the top you'll also see a variable named "presets" and an array of letters. By default, this array contains the english alphabet, but what if you want to add different letters and symbols ? Simple ! All you need to do is edit the array and add in more letters like this for example :

Code:

presets : ['*', '1', '2', '3', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],

As you can see, I added *, 1, 2, and 3 to the preset list.


3. The theme
By default the theme is white, so if you want to change the theme colors, find and edit the stylesheet at the bottom of the script :

Code:

  document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#CCC;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#EEE}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');

If you want a quick dark theme, replace the above stylesheet with this one :

Code:

  document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#333;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#111}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');

That's all the modifications to note ! If you have any questions, comments, or find a bug feel free to leave a reply below. Enjoy !

Notice

Tutorial written by Ange Tuteur. Special thanks to the Beta Testers for testing this plugin. Reproduction not permitted without consent from the author.

If you add more characters to the preset, will the bar include a scroll?

SLGray wrote:If you add more characters to the preset, will the bar include a scroll?

It should automatically resize to fit the forum, but if it doesn't let me know.

Ange Tuteur wrote:

SLGray wrote:If you add more characters to the preset, will the bar include a scroll?

It should automatically resize to fit the forum, but if it doesn't let me know.

I will later and reply the results.

It is not appearing on FM Themes.  I added 0-9 to the preset.  The bar itself is not appearing.

Code:

if (/\/memberlist/.test(window.location.href)) {
          'DEVELOPED BY ANGE TUTEUR';
          'NO DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR';
          'ORIGIN : http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t479-alphabet-search-bar-for-the-memberlist#5995';
       
          $(function() {
            window.fa_alphabar = {
              // position of the bar ; 'top', 'left', 'bottom', or 'right'
              position : 'top',
       
              presets : ['0'. '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],
       
              bar : $('<div id="memberlist_alphabar" />')[0], // creates the preset bar
       
              list : $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling, // memberlist
       
              // sort the memberlist by the letter that was chosen
              change : function(that) {
                if (that.id != 'alphabar_actif') {
                  var actif = document.getElementById('alphabar_actif');
                  if (actif) actif.id = '';
                  that.id = 'alphabar_actif';
       
                  $.get(that.href, function(d) {
                    fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.innerHTML = $('form[action="/memberlist"]', d).parent().html();
                    fa_alphabar.list = $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling;
       
                    if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
                    fa_alphabar.insertBar();
                  });
                }
              },
       
              // inserts the preset bar
              insertBar : function() {
                fa_alphabar.bar.className = 'alphabar_' + fa_alphabar.position;
                fa_alphabar.list.className += ' alphalist_' + fa_alphabar.position;
                fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.insertBefore(fa_alphabar.bar, fa_alphabar.position.toLowerCase() == 'bottom' ? fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling : fa_alphabar.list);
       
                /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position) && fa_alphabar.list.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<div class="clear"></div>');  // clear floats for left and right positions
              }
       
            };
       
            if (fa_alphabar.list) {
              // put together the alphabar
              for (var i = 0, j = fa_alphabar.presets.length, newRow = /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position), htmlStr = '<table><tbody>' + (newRow ? '' : '<tr>'); i < j; i++) {
                htmlStr += (newRow ? '<tr>' : '') + '<td><a href="/memberlist?mode=lastvisit&order=DESC&submit=Ok&username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '" ' + ( new RegExp('username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '(?:$|&)').test(window.location.search) ? 'id="alphabar_actif"' : '' ) + ' onclick="fa_alphabar.change(this); return false;">' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '</a></td>' + (newRow ? '</tr>' : '');
              }
       
              fa_alphabar.bar.innerHTML = htmlStr + (newRow ? '' : '</tr>') + '</tbody></table>';
       
              if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
              fa_alphabar.insertBar();
            }
          });
       
          document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#CCC;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#EEE}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');
        }

Nevermind!  I notice my mistake.

@Ange Tuteur  how do you add these characters:

Code: ( ) { } [ ] 0

?

@SLGray, you should add them as any other character

'{'

Andrei34 wrote:@SLGray, you should add them as any other character

'{'

If I do that, the bar disappears.

Try replacing your presets with the ones below to see if it works.

Code:

presets : ['(', ')', '{', '}', '[', ']', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],

Ange Tuteur wrote:Try replacing your presets with the ones below to see if it works.

Code:

presets : ['(', ')', '{', '}', '[', ']', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],

No bar.

I made a small update to the code. Try replacing your script with this one :

Code:

if (/\/memberlist/.test(window.location.href)) {
  'DEVELOPED BY ANGE TUTEUR';
  'NO DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR';
  'ORIGIN : http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t479-alphabet-search-bar-for-the-memberlist#5995';
 
  $(function() {
    window.fa_alphabar = {
      // position of the bar ; 'top', 'left', 'bottom', or 'right'
      position : 'top',
 
      presets : ['(', ')', '{', '}', '[', ']', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],
 
      bar : $('<div id="memberlist_alphabar" />')[0], // creates the preset bar
 
      list : $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling, // memberlist
 
      // sort the memberlist by the letter that was chosen
      change : function(that) {
        if (that.id != 'alphabar_actif') {
          var actif = document.getElementById('alphabar_actif');
          if (actif) actif.id = '';
          that.id = 'alphabar_actif';
 
          $.get(that.href, function(d) {
            fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.innerHTML = $('form[action="/memberlist"]', d).parent().html();
            fa_alphabar.list = $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling;
 
            if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
            fa_alphabar.insertBar();
          });
        }
      },
 
      // inserts the preset bar
      insertBar : function() {
        fa_alphabar.bar.className = 'alphabar_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.className += ' alphalist_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.insertBefore(fa_alphabar.bar, fa_alphabar.position.toLowerCase() == 'bottom' ? fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling : fa_alphabar.list);
 
        /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position) && fa_alphabar.list.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<div class="clear"></div>');  // clear floats for left and right positions
      }
 
    };
 
    if (fa_alphabar.list) {
      // put together the alphabar
      for (var i = 0, j = fa_alphabar.presets.length, newRow = /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position), htmlStr = '<table><tbody>' + (newRow ? '' : '<tr>'); i < j; i++) {
        htmlStr += (newRow ? '<tr>' : '') + '<td><a href="/memberlist?mode=lastvisit&order=DESC&submit=Ok&username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '" ' + ( new RegExp('username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i].replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&") + '(?:$|&)').test(window.location.search) ? 'id="alphabar_actif"' : '' ) + ' onclick="fa_alphabar.change(this); return false;">' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '</a></td>' + (newRow ? '</tr>' : '');
      }
 
      fa_alphabar.bar.innerHTML = htmlStr + (newRow ? '' : '</tr>') + '</tbody></table>';
 
      if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
      fa_alphabar.insertBar();
    }
  });
 
  document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#CCC;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#EEE}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');
}

Ange Tuteur wrote:I made a small update to the code. Try replacing your script with this one :

Code:

if (/\/memberlist/.test(window.location.href)) {
  'DEVELOPED BY ANGE TUTEUR';
  'NO DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR';
  'ORIGIN : http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t479-alphabet-search-bar-for-the-memberlist#5995';
 
  $(function() {
    window.fa_alphabar = {
      // position of the bar ; 'top', 'left', 'bottom', or 'right'
      position : 'top',
 
      presets : ['(', ')', '{', '}', '[', ']', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],
 
      bar : $('<div id="memberlist_alphabar" />')[0], // creates the preset bar
 
      list : $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling, // memberlist
 
      // sort the memberlist by the letter that was chosen
      change : function(that) {
        if (that.id != 'alphabar_actif') {
          var actif = document.getElementById('alphabar_actif');
          if (actif) actif.id = '';
          that.id = 'alphabar_actif';
 
          $.get(that.href, function(d) {
            fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.innerHTML = $('form[action="/memberlist"]', d).parent().html();
            fa_alphabar.list = $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling;
 
            if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
            fa_alphabar.insertBar();
          });
        }
      },
 
      // inserts the preset bar
      insertBar : function() {
        fa_alphabar.bar.className = 'alphabar_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.className += ' alphalist_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.insertBefore(fa_alphabar.bar, fa_alphabar.position.toLowerCase() == 'bottom' ? fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling : fa_alphabar.list);
 
        /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position) && fa_alphabar.list.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<div class="clear"></div>');  // clear floats for left and right positions
      }
 
    };
 
    if (fa_alphabar.list) {
      // put together the alphabar
      for (var i = 0, j = fa_alphabar.presets.length, newRow = /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position), htmlStr = '<table><tbody>' + (newRow ? '' : '<tr>'); i < j; i++) {
        htmlStr += (newRow ? '<tr>' : '') + '<td><a href="/memberlist?mode=lastvisit&order=DESC&submit=Ok&username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '" ' + ( new RegExp('username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i].replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&") + '(?:$|&)').test(window.location.search) ? 'id="alphabar_actif"' : '' ) + ' onclick="fa_alphabar.change(this); return false;">' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '</a></td>' + (newRow ? '</tr>' : '');
      }
 
      fa_alphabar.bar.innerHTML = htmlStr + (newRow ? '' : '</tr>') + '</tbody></table>';
 
      if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
      fa_alphabar.insertBar();
    }
  });
 
  document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#CCC;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#EEE}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');
}

Thanks.  It is working perfect now.

No problem !

More Characters:  \  /  '

I decided to just use the letters and the asterisk.

SLGray wrote:More Characters:  \  /  '

I decided to just use the letters and the asterisk.

Ooooh the first and last characters need to be escaped like this :

Code:

['\\', '\'']

I don't think the middle character should have a problem.

Thanks.

add it in invision with all greek and english letters everything worked fine thanks

Perfect. Installed and works fine on Edge!

I've got a question / request though. I've added a preset 'All' (all members) to it and I want it to light up (selected) and default to that when entering the memberlist. Also, I want the 'All' preset to work. I'm not that advanced writing JS yet, so I was wonering if you, @Ange Tuteur, could create us an updated script for that. Ofc, that 'd be a translatable setting for anyone who has their board language set differently than the standard English most of us are using.



Thanks in advance!

@Samantha NL give the following script a try.

Code:

if (/\/memberlist/.test(window.location.href)) {
  'DEVELOPED BY ANGE TUTEUR';
  'NO DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR';
  'ORIGIN : http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t479-alphabet-search-bar-for-the-memberlist#5995';
 
  $(function() {
    window.fa_alphabar = {
      // position of the bar ; 'top', 'left', 'bottom', or 'right'
      position : 'top',
 
      presets : ['ALL', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],
 
      bar : $('<div id="memberlist_alphabar" />')[0], // creates the preset bar
 
      list : $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling, // memberlist
 
      // sort the memberlist by the letter that was chosen
      change : function(that) {
        if (that.id != 'alphabar_actif') {
          var actif = document.getElementById('alphabar_actif');
          if (actif) actif.id = '';
          that.id = 'alphabar_actif';
 
          $.get(that.href, function(d) {
            fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.innerHTML = $('form[action="/memberlist"]', d).parent().html();
            fa_alphabar.list = $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling;
 
            if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
            fa_alphabar.insertBar();
          });
        }
      },
 
      // inserts the preset bar
      insertBar : function() {
        fa_alphabar.bar.className = 'alphabar_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.className += ' alphalist_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.insertBefore(fa_alphabar.bar, fa_alphabar.position.toLowerCase() == 'bottom' ? fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling : fa_alphabar.list);
 
        /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position) && fa_alphabar.list.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<div class="clear"></div>');  // clear floats for left and right positions
      }
 
    };
 
    if (fa_alphabar.list) {
      // put together the alphabar
      for (var i = 0, j = fa_alphabar.presets.length, newRow = /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position), htmlStr = '<table><tbody>' + (newRow ? '' : '<tr>'); i < j; i++) {
        htmlStr += (newRow ? '<tr>' : '') + '<td><a href="/memberlist' + (i == 0 ? '" id="alphabar_actif' : '?mode=lastvisit&order=DESC&submit=Ok&username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i]) + '" ' + ( new RegExp('username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i].replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&") + '(?:$|&)').test(window.location.search) ? 'id="alphabar_actif"' : '' ) + ' onclick="fa_alphabar.change(this); return false;">' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '</a></td>' + (newRow ? '</tr>' : '');
      }
 
      fa_alphabar.bar.innerHTML = htmlStr + (newRow ? '' : '</tr>') + '</tbody></table>';
 
      if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
      fa_alphabar.insertBar();
    }
  });
 
  document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#CCC;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#EEE}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');
}

I added "ALL" to the presets, but gave the first preset some special properties so that it displays all results and is automatically active by default.

Ange Tuteur wrote:@Samantha NL give the following script a try.

Code:

if (/\/memberlist/.test(window.location.href)) {
  'DEVELOPED BY ANGE TUTEUR';
  'NO DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR';
  'ORIGIN : http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t479-alphabet-search-bar-for-the-memberlist#5995';
 
  $(function() {
    window.fa_alphabar = {
      // position of the bar ; 'top', 'left', 'bottom', or 'right'
      position : 'top',
 
      presets : ['ALL', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'],
 
      bar : $('<div id="memberlist_alphabar" />')[0], // creates the preset bar
 
      list : $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling, // memberlist
 
      // sort the memberlist by the letter that was chosen
      change : function(that) {
        if (that.id != 'alphabar_actif') {
          var actif = document.getElementById('alphabar_actif');
          if (actif) actif.id = '';
          that.id = 'alphabar_actif';
 
          $.get(that.href, function(d) {
            fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.innerHTML = $('form[action="/memberlist"]', d).parent().html();
            fa_alphabar.list = $('form[action="/memberlist"]')[0].nextSibling;
 
            if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
            fa_alphabar.insertBar();
          });
        }
      },
 
      // inserts the preset bar
      insertBar : function() {
        fa_alphabar.bar.className = 'alphabar_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.className += ' alphalist_' + fa_alphabar.position;
        fa_alphabar.list.parentNode.insertBefore(fa_alphabar.bar, fa_alphabar.position.toLowerCase() == 'bottom' ? fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling : fa_alphabar.list);
 
        /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position) && fa_alphabar.list.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<div class="clear"></div>');  // clear floats for left and right positions
      }
 
    };
 
    if (fa_alphabar.list) {
      // put together the alphabar
      for (var i = 0, j = fa_alphabar.presets.length, newRow = /left|right/i.test(fa_alphabar.position), htmlStr = '<table><tbody>' + (newRow ? '' : '<tr>'); i < j; i++) {
        htmlStr += (newRow ? '<tr>' : '') + '<td><a href="/memberlist' + (i == 0 ? '" id="alphabar_actif' : '?mode=lastvisit&order=DESC&submit=Ok&username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i]) + '" ' + ( new RegExp('username=' + fa_alphabar.presets[i].replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&") + '(?:$|&)').test(window.location.search) ? 'id="alphabar_actif"' : '' ) + ' onclick="fa_alphabar.change(this); return false;">' + fa_alphabar.presets[i] + '</a></td>' + (newRow ? '</tr>' : '');
      }
 
      fa_alphabar.bar.innerHTML = htmlStr + (newRow ? '' : '</tr>') + '</tbody></table>';
 
      if (document.getElementById('ipbwrapper')) fa_alphabar.list = fa_alphabar.list.nextSibling;
      fa_alphabar.insertBar();
    }
  });
 
  document.write('<style type="text/css">#memberlist_alphabar table{font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;background:#CCC;border-spacing:1px;margin:10px 0;width:100%}#memberlist_alphabar td{width:20px;background:#EEE}#memberlist_alphabar a{text-decoration:none!important}a#alphabar_actif{color:inherit}.alphabar_left,.alphabar_right{width:3%;margin:1%}.alphalist_left,.alphalist_right{clear:none;width:90%;margin:1%}.alphabar_left{float:left}.alphabar_right,.alphalist_left{float:right}.alphalist_right{float:left}</style>');
}

I added "ALL" to the presets, but gave the first preset some special properties so that it displays all results and is automatically active by default.

Working great now. Thank you!

It works fine!!
Thanks for the code!!