[AJAX] Mark Forum As Read Using New Post Icon

[Nutz]

[AJAX] Mark Forum As Read Using New Post Icon

Description
This plug-in will allow you and your users to mark forums as read from forumhome and forumdisplay using the new post icons (see screenshot animation).


Details

1 Product
1 Phrase
2 Template Modifications


Notes
Requires 2 small template modification to forumhome_forumbit_level2_post and forumhome_forumbit_level1_post.
Big thanks to hambil (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=57845) for the initial AJAX version :D

History
1.0
Initial Version

1.1
Initial AJAX Version

1.2
Refined AJAX Version

Last Words
I hope you enjoy the hack!
And don't forget to click install please :)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/
(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=101101)
Thanks,
Mat

[nexialys]

yeah, this was planned to be added to 3.5, but as people was not very happy with the result, that was trashed...

i like the idea...

[Nutz]

I never knew that.

Thanks,
Mat

[Snake]

It's an IPB feature as well so yeah, thanks!

[BamaStangGuy]

You should rel="nofollow" the link to mark them

[Nutz]

Now with AJAX, see first post for details :)

Thanks,
Mat

[Apophis]

I installed this TODAY and then an hour later out pops the AJAX version!

I did the upgrade and everything worked flawlessly, thanks for the great plugin!

[Makaveli105]

Installed :) great work..

any chances of making it so after you click the icon it doesnt take you to the top of the page?

[hambil]

Installed :) great work..

any chances of making it so after you click the icon it doesnt take you to the top of the page?
I do not believe that the anchor around the img tag in the template is needed. Try removing it.

Instructions in readme:
## FIND ##

<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />

##########

## REPLACE WITH ##

<if condition="$forum[statusicon] == 'new' ">
<a href="#">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" title="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" onclick="ajaxMarkForumRead($forum[forumid])" id="mfarfh_$forum[forumid]" border="0" title=""/>
</a>
<else />
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
</if>

###################

New instructions:
## FIND ##

<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />

##########

## REPLACE WITH ##

<if condition="$forum[statusicon] == 'new' ">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" title="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" onclick="ajaxMarkForumRead($forum[forumid])" id="mfarfh_$forum[forumid]" border="0" title=""/>
<else />
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
</if>

###################

Let me know if that helps!

[Nutz]

I do not believe that the anchor around the img tag in the template is needed.

Its not, I added it so that user knew that the image was also a link via the cursor.

Thanks,
Mat

[Tralala]

Nice idea, but it seems altogether too easy to mark a forum as read when you didn't intend to do that. I know it's not as sexy as immediate AJAXy goodness, but it sure would eliminate some complaints when users inadvertently click that and see all of their unread markers lost! Maybe an interstitial warning/confirmation dialogue would make sense here.

[hambil]

Interesting idea.

[Tralala]

Sorry, I didn't mean any offense, and completely appreciate the hard work put in here. I was just making a suggestion for the coder, as well as pointing out a different use for that button, I suppose in the hopes of satisfying everyone's concerns.

I have edited my post accordingly.

[hambil]

No hard feelings, thanks for the edit.

[Makaveli105]

Thanks Hambil :D and i like the idea about the warning / confirmation. :)

[Nutz]

How about on double click? :)

Thanks,
Mat

[Makaveli105]

that'd be nice, making it on double click

[Snake]

Thanks for the update!

[akanevsky]

Very nice.

[hotwheels]

great mod........I really enjoy seeing the ajax mod's.

[Snake]

It's not working for me. :S

www.bonethugsforums.com

[BamaStangGuy]

Just curious but would it be possible to do this within showthread so that you can mark individual threads as read?

[Ziki]

Doesn't work in FF

[Snake]

Yep same here.

[.Tim]

Just curious but would it be possible to do this within showthread so that you can mark individual threads as read?

That would be very nice!


Doesn't work in FF

Yep. :(

[Snake]

Please fix!

[LordJMann]

Works fine in Firefox 1.5.0.3

To make it double click, change:


<if condition="$forum[statusicon] == 'new' ">
<a href="#">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" title="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" onclick="ajaxMarkForumRead($forum[forumid])" id="mfarfh_$forum[forumid]" border="0" title=""/>
</a>
<else />
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
</if>

to


<if condition="$forum[statusicon] == 'new' ">
<a href="#">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" title="$vbphrase[mark_this_forum_read_home]" ondblclick="ajaxMarkForumRead($forum[forumid])" id="mfarfh_$forum[forumid]" border="0" title=""/>
</a>
<else />
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
</if>

Also, I'm not sure why the href tag is in there, you can safely remove it and things work fine.

To make it show a confirmation box after clicking, edit the plugins and change:

$header .= '
<script type="text/javascript">
mfarfh_AJAX_Object = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true);

function mfarfh_AJAX_Changeimage(idd)
{

elm = document.getElementById("mfarfh_" + idd);
img = elm.src;
img = img.replace("_new", "_old");
elm.src = img;

}

function ajaxMarkForumRead(id)
{
mfarfh_AJAX_Object.send("forumdisplay.php?do=markread&f=" + id + "&mfarfh_id=" + id + "&mfarfh_ajax=true");
mfarfh_AJAX_Changeimage(id)
}
</script>
';
To:

$header .= '
<script type="text/javascript">
mfarfh_AJAX_Object = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true);

function mfarfh_AJAX_Changeimage(idd)
{

elm = document.getElementById("mfarfh_" + idd);
img = elm.src;
img = img.replace("_new", "_old");
elm.src = img;

}

function ajaxMarkForumRead(id)
{
if (confirm("Are you sure?"))
{
mfarfh_AJAX_Object.send("forumdisplay.php?do=markread&f=" + id + "&mfarfh_id=" + id + "&mfarfh_ajax=true");
mfarfh_AJAX_Changeimage(id)
}
}
</script>
';


Hope that helps.

[Snake]

Can someone test this whether it works or not please?

[Polo]

great hack, will definetly install :)

[Snake]

And does it works to you if you're running on v3.5.4?

[naqalone]

for me, it works only in forumhome (level 1), but not in forumdisplay (level2).

Pls help !
Anyway, it's very great job !

[tony adams]

this is now in 3.6 but its a double click, will this work with 3.6 and over ride the integrated one

if not does anybody know how to change the setting in 3.6 to be single click

[Ziki]

Best hack ever dude :)

Should be 3.5 default

[JohnBee]

Interesting hack.
I have to ask though, what is the sense of clicking the New Post icon to off when the threads within the forums still register as unread? I don't get it... is this only to turn off the icons in the forum home?
It doesn't seem to work with IE7 btw

[mhackl]

Is this compatible with 3.6.8, and if not is there a ported version?

[Nutz]

Not needed, its built into 3.6.8

Thanks,
Mat.