Who has read a Thread

[Paul M]

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This displays who has read a thread, and the time they last looked at it.

Hovering over a name will show when the member last viewed the thread, and (optionally) what IP address they viewed it from (Note: as of v3.34 you can only view the ip addresses in the 'View-All' display).

There is now an option to allow a thread author to view who has read their thread when they are not in one of the allowed usergroups. The IP and number of days restrictions still apply.

A new time set/reset facility has been added. Members allowed to use this facility can click on the 'set' link and it will set a personal 'cutoff' time - only showing who has read the thread after that time. The time can be reset as many times as you want, and also completely cleared again. When using this facility there is also a link to allow you to view a seperate list of all readers of the thread.

A cron job has now been added that can (optionally) delete records from the whoread table that are over a certain age - this is provided for large forums where the number of table entries can start to reach a million or more after 12 months. The delete age is a setting in the ACP.

Warning: When using the set/reset option - there is only a limited capacity of entries per thread (several thousand) - therefore you should only allow this feature to be used by a limited number of people - typically Staff usergroups. Allowing all members to use it will probably slow down your forum and cause errors if more than about 3000 members set a date on one thread.


There are settings for the following (in vBulletin Options > Who Has Read a Thread) ;

1. Turn the system on/off.
2. Restrict the display to certain usergroups
3. Restrict the IP display to certain usergroups.
4. Restrict the display to a set number of days.

New in v3.28

5. Option to allow thread author to view who read information.
6. Option to turn on the who read cutoff date (reset) function
7. Restrict use of reset function to certain usergroups.
8. Option to set whoread data records to be cleaned out after xxx days.

New in v3.39

9. Clicking on a user will display a page of their thread viewing history, most recent first.


Note: When using option 4 or the set/reset facility, the data is still kept beyond this limit, so they can be changed at any time.

Download the zip, extract the XML file and import using the vb Product Manager.


History:

v3.20 : First Release for vb 3.6, a few code changes.
v3.21 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v3.22 : Updated for Version Checking.
v3.23 : Internal Development version.
v3.24 : Internal Development version.
v3.25 : Internal Development version.
v3.26 : Internal Development version.
v3.27 : Private release.
v3.28 : Public release of new features.
v3.29 : Fixed bug in clean-up, the setting was hours, not days.
v3.30 : Added options to disable/change auto template insert (not released).
v3.31 : Internal Code Changes, Settings Group renamed.
v3.32 : Minor template change.
v3.33 : SQL Changes to use slave.
v3.34 : Added new template for username display code, made 'View-All' always available.
v3.35 : Added last post marker to 'View-All' display.
v3.36 : Fix uncached templates.
v3.37 : Fixed missing date/time display when 'set' function is used.
v3.38 : Moved auto-template options to mods main settings group.
v3.39 : Version infomation added, display of user thread reading activity added.
v3.40 : Bugfix : Correct bugs reported in posts #308 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1333290) & #318 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1333514).
v3.41 : Minor changes to install code only.

[BoYagoob]

installed .. :)

[Milad]

I installed this https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91409

will your hack work with the old data?

[amnesia623]

Installed! thanks!

[Snake]

Thanks!

[flfooty tv]

phat mod *installed*

[HSN]

Installed,

but there are no options in the vB options page for this hack!

[Paul M]

They are in in vBulletin Options - Thread Display Options.

[asj]

Paul M Installed . thanks :)

[iran.gs]

lnstalled ty

[adwade]

Download the zip, extract the XML file and import using the vb Product Manager.

This is the first Product I've tried to D/L & Install, so bare with me here...

I D/L'd the file, unzipped it, uploaded it via the Product Manager and it all seemed to work just fine.

However, when I logged into my vBulletin Forum (v3.6.0) I didn't see any difference. So I went back and reviewed the Thread Display Options and noticed you needed to be in groups 5,6,7 to see the effect. I added a trailing 2 to that list, saved it, then went and logged in as a registered user just to see what it looked like. Still no difference. Lastly, I removed the trailing 2, then went and logged in as Admin to see it. Still no difference.

What am I doing wrong, or what have I failed to do?

Thanxx.

[adwade]

Hovering over a name will show when the member last viewed the thread, and (optionally) what IP address they viewed it from.

Maybe I'm just misunderstanding what it is supposed to do.

Do you mean when your cursor 'hovers' over a name that the info should pop up so you can see it?

Or do you mean, 'hovering' above the name in a banner you should see this?

Here's what my screen looks like logged in as Admin and as a Normal Registered user viewing a post by adwt.
(Note: The upper right hand corner of the pics.)

[Paul M]

I assume you have it turned on ?

There are no pictures in your post, a link to your forum would help.

[adwade]

I assume you have it turned on ?

There are no pictures in your post, a link to your forum would help.

Yes, I've got the Radio Button toggled to Yes alright.

I attached 2 .GIF files and they show up as thumbnails beneath my post.

Anyway, here's a LINK to my forums at:

http://www.rocketriding.org/forums/index.php

[Paul M]

The attachments are there now, but they seem to be pictures of specific posts, this is a thread display, it appears at the bottom of the thread (under Quick Reply, above the posting rules).

[adwade]

Sorry-so-stupid, it's working. I scrolled down the page to where you said and here's what I saw! (attached screen print)

Many Thanxx for your help!

[Paul M]

NM, glad its okay. :)

[bchertov]

I would only want this hack enabled for the original poster. It doesn't look like that option is available. Oh well.

[Paul M]

Nope there is no such option. Interesting idea though, I'll keep it in mind.

[Hatsu]

Great Hack, thank you.

How can I put the hack above the thread? Is it possible?

[GreysAnatomy]

Brilliant hack and veeeeery easy to install, thanks!

Great Hack, thank you.

How can I put the hack above the thread? Is it possible?

I was wondering the same thing.

[voteforbird]

Can this be enabled only in certain forums?

[Paul M]

No, there is no option to restrict it to certain forums.

[hurry]

Is it possible to make it compatible with 3.6.0 Beta 1? It gives the message it is nt compatible. Thankyou for your help.

[Paul M]

No it isn't.

No forum should be running Beta Software, if you're on 3.6 then you should upgrade to the full release version.

[Lea Verou]

I hate it when hacks do template changes themselves. I have to change the code to make it look good to me. :(

[MaLTRaiN]

Sorry, Paul... this mod killed my forum... this doesn't work for large forums I think... he had topics with 2000 users in 24 hours... I uninstalled and everything worked fine...

[Paul M]

Define "killed".

I haven't tried 2000 members, but our live forum has threads where 500/600 members have read them, and it doesn't even blink. Mind you, I think a list of 2000 members would look a bit overpowering in a thread anyway.

[MaLTRaiN]

"Killed" the conection... I put it and every was fine... of course, every page started with cero... 24 hours later, many pages had 1500, 2000 (Silent Hill release, for example) and more... so the conection went down gradually... at last, I uninstalled this and everything return to normally.
But I liked this mod... maybe if someone figures how solve this, I'll install it again.
Thanks anyway, man. And sorry for my english.

[asj]

thanks

[alserb]

Installed... thanks

[Paul M]

Installed... thanks....Please remember to click Install if you have installed this modification.

[ctsolutions]

I noticed that "Who has read a Thread" will be displayed only in the default style.

Which code should I add in the others ?

thanks,
mike

[Paul M]

Do you have customised styles then ?

[WeArab]

Hello Paul,

Nice hack thank you! :)

Could you please add an option to allow us to use this add-on on what forums?

For example, I need this add-on to work in my Moderators forum only. ;)

[ctsolutions]

Do you have customised styles then ?


yes, Paul. I use vbulletin 3.6

the "Display_Readers" template was installed in the style where I missed the
"Who has read a Thread".

take a look, please.

thanks,
mike

[Azhrialilu]

Another of my favourites.. Thanks Paul :D

[Paul M]

yes, Paul. I use vbulletin 3.6

the "Display_Readers" template was installed in the style where I missed the
"Who has read a Thread".

take a look, please.

thanks,
mike
Your custom styles are suffering this old 'bug' ;

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs35.php?do=view&bugid=1280

You need to change the comment at the end of the active users section.

[ctsolutions]

Your custom styles are suffering this old 'bug' ;

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs35.php?do=view&bugid=1280

You need to change the comment at the end of the active users section.


YEAH, master. that was ;)

thanks,
mike

[Ascor]

installed, thank you :)

[rberardo]

Can i make a sugestion?

It is possible update only the date/time when someone come back to the post, this way we know if someone is followin the discussion and wich post he stoped to read?

Example:

Who read this thread: rberardo (24.08.2006 11:40)

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

weird. no showing up and I get this error message at top of my TRHEAD DISPLAY OPTIONS:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/adminfunctions_options.php on line 124


any ideas?

(just upgraded to 3.6.0 gold)

[Paul M]

That's a problem with your bitfields - this modification does not touch bitfields so the problem is elsewhere.

[rberardo]

Hello Paul, =)

The update is possible?

It is possible update only the date/time when someone come back to the post, this way we know if someone is followin the discussion and wich post he stoped to read?

Example:

Who read this thread: rberardo (24.08.2006 11:40)

thx =)

[Paul M]

No, for two reasons ;

1. No changes are currently planned for this.

2. I don't actually understand what you are asking.

[rberardo]

No, for two reasons ;

1. No changes are currently planned for this.

2. I don't actually understand what you are asking.

I just want to track the users last visit. To know if they are reading the message... Matching the time of the post with the time of the last visit to the thread.

Thx:)

[IFor[You]]

able to make a function from this, whereby we can display a list threads a user has visited?

probably can be sorted according to last visit time?

[Paul M]

I just want to track the users last visit. To know if they are reading the message... Matching the time of the post with the time of the last visit to the thread.The read time is updated each time you visit the thread.

[rberardo]

Sorry for the dumb question. I see the forum visit time, but where i can see the user read time of a thread?

thx a lot for your support man.

[Paul M]

From the main post ;

Hovering over a name will show when the member last viewed the thread, and (optionally) what IP address they viewed it from.

[angelo]

Hi Paul,

I'm planning on upgrading my forums from 3.5.3 to 3.6.0. I currently have this hack installed, is there any way I can carry over the current "who viewed" data to the new 3.6.0 system?

Also, is there any way you can make the who viewed box collapsed by default? I know we can tick it to be uncollapsed or not but some of my users aren't aware of the hack and they could really care less who viewed the thread. I think it would be a lot easier for it to be always collapsed by default no matter if you uncollapsed it already or not.

Thanks

[Paul M]

Upgrading to 3.6 will not affect the data.

[angelo]

Ok, what about the second question?

[Paul M]

No, there is no option to do that - but if they collapse it themselves, it will stay collapsed until they change it again.

[nitro]

Thanks Paul, nice little mod, wonders why this isnt part of vb core. :)

[phpdevrus]

nice. is there anyway to set it only to a particular forum? like the mod forum lol so i can keep track who has or has not read my posts. ;-)

[Paul M]

nice. is there anyway to set it only to a particular forum? like the mod forum lol so i can keep track who has or has not read my posts. ;-)Nope, sorry, this has no such facility.

[Gripemaster]

*INSTALLED*

Thanks Paul... great for announcement threads!

[MediaHound]

Great hack, thanks!
One suggestion:
It would be great if it also showed the number of guests that viewed the thread - the "thread views" counter is useful, but this would be more icing on the cake.

[Nathan2006]

Thanks Paul :)

[VitroX]

Great Hack, thank you.

How can I put the hack above the thread? Is it possible?

How can we make this happen?

I would like it to show at the top of the thread and not at the end.

Thanks for this great hack

[Paul M]

You can't, it's not designed to be moved, it attaches to the list of thread viewers.

[maaref]

thanks
great mod

[mtha]

Paul, how's this hack doing, in term of using system resources?
should it uses a lot of queries, memory?

[Paul M]

It runs one update query when you read a thread, and one select for the display (so basically two queries per thread). The resource use of those queries is small as the table is indexed.

The table can grow, especially on a busy forum, for example, we have been running this for six months now, and the table now has 450,000 rows (we have 47,000 threads, 500+ members visit per day). Again, as it's indexed this is not really a big deal, nevertheless, the next update will have a cron job to remove entries over a certain age (12 months by default).

Taking one of our busiest threads, the update takes 0.00046 seconds, the select takes 0.02508 seconds.

[snyperj]

Looks nice. Paul, will this work with 3.5.4? I am new this so sorry if I am missing where it says which versions.. Thanks

[Paul M]

This version is for vb 3.6.

There is a 3.5 version here ;

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=112192

[Biggles]

Thank you, kind sir. Just the bees knees. Have clicked as requested.

Regards

Biggles :cool:

[Paul M]

Version 3.28 uploaded tonight - this has a number of new facilities ;

* Option to allow a thread author to view who has read their thread.

* A new personal set/reset facility - allows a member to set a personal 'cutoff' time - only showing who has read a thread after that time.

* A cron job to (optionally) delete whoread records over a certain age.

More detals are in the main post.

To upgrade simply download the new (zipped) product file and import it in the normal manner.

[Shazz]

Updated* Thanx!

[sebbe]

Thanks Paul, atm I only have hacks made by you installed on my forum (two hehe). So efficient and to the point hacks!

[Biggles]

Great, thanks. Upgrading today! Nice work. :)

[Spiffware]

i willl install it as soon as my host desides to fix my server

[BS5]

installed... thanks :)

[PoetJA-1975]

Nice share - tried installing on 3.5.4 and not so much love lol
Any chance of making this one available for the 3.5 series?
Would so much love this!

Thanx

Jacquii.

edited: could have sworn this one was for 3.5.4 :(

[Paul M]

There is a 3.5 version in the 3.5 add-ons section, however, it does not have the new features added to this version.

[jcodemasters]

Thanks Paul. i will try today this mod

[PoetJA-1975]

There is a 3.5 version in the 3.5 add-ons section, however, it does not have the new features added to this version.
:( any chance of porting the newest for 3.5.4
At anyrate - suppose if I wasn't so very scared of upgrading - I'd have this one :P
It's a beautiful piece of work no doubt - Thanx anyway for the sharing PAUL :)

Jacquii.

[Paul M]

Sorry, there is no chance of me adding new stuff to the old 3.5 hacks - I only develop on the latest series, and indeed, as of 2007 I will be cutting back on the support of the 3.5 series as well.

I can't see any reason this would not work on 3.5 - the main thing stopping it is the fact that the product won't install because of the execution order elements. In theory, if you edited them out of the XML you should be able to install this on a 3.5 forum (I won't support such a setup if it doesn't work though). The cron will not install.

[PoetJA-1975]

Understood! Thanx anyway - perhaps one of these days I'll upgrade :)

Jacquii.

[gummerz]

cheers paul this is a must have :)

[Muellmann]

it doesn't list the people who have readed on some threads now after a while.
on the beginning it listed all threadreaders correctly. now i recognized that on some new threads no reading people exists (i mean no members exists who readed the thread, in the list), but many members readed the thread already.

the old hack works fine (for 3.5) with all threads. the new hack must have a bug somewhere because i set all settings surely correctly (its not my first installed hack). the first five hours it works and then on some threads beginner to be no new readers displayed. i have a clean 3.62 engl. version.

i needed to uninstall and i hope on a soon fix. till it i will use your older working one.

[Paul M]

Hmm, do you have a value set in the Table Clean-up setting ?

[Paul M]

There was a bug in the records clean-up code - the setting was being treated as hours, not days, so if you set it to (say) 180, it would remove records after a week, not six months. The default on installation was for this option to be disabled, so you would only be affected if you changed this. To upgrade simply import the new product XML.

[grazianno]

i got tis error when i updated the plugin

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO vbplugin
(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
('1', '5', 'Display Thread Readers (1)', 'cache_templates', 'if ($vbulletin->options[\'whohasread\'])\r\n{\r\n $groups = explode(\',\',$vbulletin->options[\'whohasreadgrps\']); \r\n if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo,$groups) OR $groups[0] == 0) \r\n {\r\n $show[\'whohasread\'] = true;\r\n $globaltemplates[] = \'Display_Readers\';\r\n }\r\n else \r\n {\r\n $show[\'whohasread\']= false;\r\n }\r\n $wripgrps = explode(\',\',$vbulletin->options[\'whoreadipgrps\']); \r\n if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo,$wripgrps)) \r\n {\r\n $show[\'whohasreadip\'] = true;\r\n }\r\n else \r\n {\r\n $show[\'whohasreadip\'] = false;\r\n }\r\n}\r\nelse\r\n{\r\n $show[\'whohasread\']= false;\r\n}\r\nif ($vbulletin->options[\'whoreadauthor\'])\r\n{\r\n $globaltemplates[] = \'Display_Readers\';\r\n}', 'paulm_20050716');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Tuesday, October 10th 2006 @ 12:30:22 PM

[DJGavin]

I must say how much I love this add on. It is so useful to see who has read a thread and when - especially with some of the +++++ier comments my members make about people (well one sensitive person in particular). Also nice to see such prompt support.

[Shazz]

Thanx for another update :)

[Gripemaster]

Thanks yet again Paul... I love the reset feature... great for announcement threads.

so let me make sure I have this right:

Who read records older than this number of days will be purged from the database, this is an optional housekeeping function - set to 0 to disable.

If I set the value to "30", all entries over 30 days old will be automatically cleansed from the table?

Thanks as always. :)

[Paul M]

i got tis error when i updated the plugin

.......

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Tuesday, October 10th 2006 @ 12:30:22 PM
You cannot install a 3.6 modification on a 3.5 forum.

[Paul M]

If I set the value to "30", all entries over 30 days old will be automatically cleansed from the table?Yes.

[dilbert]

Oops, I installed too fast.
I had the prior version installed on a 3.6.0 forum, and have not upgraded to 3.6.2 and didn't notice this was for 3.6.2 until after I installed.
Is the prior version still available? This does not work on my forum. It worked before, now nothing shows.

Thanks, Cliff

[Paul M]

This works on any 3.6 version.

[dilbert]

Hmm, not working. Any suggestions?

[jgommel]

Is there a modification I can make to only display the "Who has read a thread" at the bottom of the thread and remove it from the top?

Sorry if this has already been addressed.

[YLP1]

This installed effortlessly and the table at the bottom of the thread shows up BUT there are no member names who have viewed the thread listed.

I double checked all the settings and all appears to set correctly.

Is there a cron job that must be setup to get the names listed?

Thanks in advance.

[Paul M]

Has anyone viewed it yet ?



Is there a modification I can make to only display the "Who has read a thread" at the bottom of the thread and remove it from the top?

Sorry if this has already been addressed.Top ? You must have a customised template for that to happen.



Hmm, not working. Any suggestions?Not unless you are more specific than "not working"

[Shazz]

Hmm, not working. Any suggestions?
This current version is for the 3.6.2
Are you trying to install on a 3.5.4?

[YLP1]

I installed the update but I members that visted are not showing up.
Is there a special cron job that I must setup in order for the viewing members to be listed?

Thanks in advance.

[Shazz]

Bugs in the new version just released?

[Paul M]

I installed the update but I members that visted are not showing up.Check the settings (like allowed udergroups) in vbulletin options, it's likely that the update will have reverted them to the defaults.

[Paul M]

Bugs in the new version just released?Is that a question or a statement ? If you think there is a bug then please post exact details.

[Shazz]

Is that a question or a statement ? If you think there is a bug then please post exact details.
2 other people had problems, was just wondering, But it seems to be working well with the update. Thanx! :)

[maaref]

Thanks for the update.
I already have version (3.21) installed of this mod.

do i have to uninstall the one before first then install this one?

is the list of names under the thread will be deleted after the update?

[Paul M]

No, do not uninstall, just import the new version (with overwrite = yes). The names will not be lost, but you may need to redo your settings.

[Silvio]

TY Paul, installed again on 3.6.x.

In next release, will be possible to let date to be set as vBulletin settings are.
Example I have set to display today, yesterday on date display. so will be amazing that also this mod will follow the rules set in vB display parameters

ciao & take care

Please accept my apologize for my bad english

[Paul M]

I think that's unlikely, but we'll see when I next look at this.

[maaref]

Thanks Paul.
installed

[Silvio]

I think that's unlikely, but we'll see when I next look at this.
ty in any case Paul, >You Rock!!

[YLP1]

Check the settings (like allowed udergroups) in vbulletin options, it's likely that the update will have reverted them to the defaults.

I double checked the settings (admin is usergroup 6) and all seems to be set correctly.

What else could be causing no members to be listed?

I have posted a graphic of my settings screen and a graphic showing the who viewed table with no names in it.

This specific topic has 47 replies and over 400 views.

[Paul M]

Do you actually have records in the whoread table ?

[YLP1]

Do you actually have records in the whoread table ?

I have a vb3_whoread table and in that table there are over 3300 records.

I have attached a graphic showing the first page of records.

[Paul M]

Perhaps I should have been clearer, I meant do you have records for that specific thread.

Also, those records displayed are very old (and missing the ip address ?) can you sort them in dateline order (desc) and post the most recent ones.

[YLP1]

Perhaps I should have been clearer, I meant do you have records for that specific thread.

Also, those records displayed are very old (and missing the ip address ?) can you sort them in dateline order (desc) and post the most recent ones.
Hi Paul, do you mean do I have who read fields in the thread record?

I just want to make sure this is what I should look for.

I will also sort the table by dateline order and post.

[YLP1]

Ok, I took a guess at what fields you wanted in the thread table.

The first graphics are of a single record of a recent topic that has over 200 views. I had to break the graphic up into two because of the size.

One of the who fields is empty the other has a value.

The third graphic is the vb3_whoread table by dateline and descending.

Thank you for all your time in helping me with this issue. I appreciate it very much.

[Paul M]

The reason none are being displayed is clear from the whoread table - the newest record in it dates from 17 Aug 2006. Something is stopping the mod from adding records to the database.

Check the plugins and make sure you have the "Display Thread Readers (2)" plugin and it's enabled.

If it is then I would say another plugin connected to the showthread_complete hook is broken and preventing this from running - change the above plugin execution order from 5 to 4, that should mean it gets run first.

If that does mean records start getting added again then you should change it back to 5 and start disabling other plugins on that hook until it starts working - you have then found the broken hook.

[YLP1]

I disabled all plugins that had a showthread_complete hook and that didn't work.

So I disabled all plugins except CMPS and that didn't work either.

There is a hook with showthread_complete under the Vbulletin heading (refer to graphic) that I didn't touch because it looks like it's a core vb hook.

I have done the above and uninstalled the mod and reinsntalled and have the same problem.

Any other ideas?

Thanks in advance.

[Paul M]

I disabled all plugins that had a showthread_complete hook and that didn't work.

So I disabled all plugins except CMPS and that didn't work either.

There is a hook with showthread_complete under the Vbulletin heading (refer to graphic) that I didn't touch because it looks like it's a core vb hook.

I have done the above and uninstalled the mod and reinsntalled and have the same problem.

Any other ideas?

Thanks in advance.
There are no core vb hooks.

That looks like a very old plugin from an early version of my mod. Disable it.

Other than that, there is nothing I can do unless you want to give me admin access.

[Limerick]

Hello Paul,

At line 83, you should use collapse_tcat instead of collapse_thread, it looks better, IMHO ;)

Thank you for your product :)

[Shazz]

Ever since I installed this, my attachment icons such as zip,notepad etc Don't show... Ive tried this out on 2 forums :(

[Paul M]

At line 83, you should use collapse_tcat instead of collapse_thread, it looks better, IMHO ;)It looks pretty much the same here, but technically tcat is correct, so I've changed it for the next version. :cool:

[Limerick]

It looks pretty much the same here, but technically tcat is correct, so I've changed it for the next version. :cool:


Cool, I won't need to change again when I'll upgrade :D

[howard007]

I have just installed it. Some instructions as to how to use it would be awesome! Where do I go after it's setup in AdminCP?
Need docs.

[MustangLisa]

Installed, thanks!

[MustangLisa]

I have just installed it. Some instructions as to how to use it would be awesome! Where do I go after it's setup in AdminCP?
Need docs.

In your AdminCP, go into "vBulletin Options" and it's probably the last one in the list. Called "Who has read a thread". :up:

[howard007]

In your AdminCP, go into "vBulletin Options" and it's probably the last one in the list. Called "Who has read a thread". :up:

I did that and still don't see any results. What exactly am I supposed to see when going to the message threads...

thanks

[Paul M]

There is a screenshot in post #15

[Silvio]

Paul, donno what happen, but after having installed vB3.6.3 with this hack is no more there the great popping up info showing the time an user last read that post.

pls excuse my horrible english.


ciao


ty so much for ur really great hacks!

[Silvio]

hmm really donno what is.
I have to correct my previous post

Hack is again working 100%

it happend after upgrading vB and there was no way to display date/time

After a PC reboot all is ok now ... windoze misteries:alien:

[Malibu]

excellent feature es[ecially for administrative purposes...

thanks paul

[Captain Kirk76]

installed thanks!

[Shazz]

/me updates

[Josh1]

awesome mod, installed.

[Nathan2006]

Thanks for the update Paul :)

[ra7al]

Install ....

Can I Translate It To Arabic

[Paul M]

Just edit the phrases.

[KURTZ]

INSTALLED

thx Paul :)

[dellow]

Thank you just installed and seems working very fine in 17000+ members forum.

but the question is :

is it possible to disapear usergroup like admin and moderator from the list of who has read a thread ?

Thank you again.

[Paul M]

No, that is not possible (other then if they are 'invisible', and the viewer is not allowed to see invisible members).

[DannyMilner]

Nice one! I think this should be on vbulletin when you install it.

[vectra-c.com]

Installed :)

Very nice mod - great for Admin/mod use. :)

[CaGo]

installed... Thanks....

[Makc666]

Members who have read this thread : {1}
Members who have read this thread in the last {1} days : {2}
Members who have read this thread since {1}

Paul M
Why there is a "space" before each ":" ?

[Paul M]

Because there is.

[Shazz]

Members who have read this thread : {1}
Members who have read this thread in the last {1} days : {2}
Members who have read this thread since {1}

Paul M
Why there is a "space" before each ":" ?

lol, how more detailed could you go :rolleyes:

[Nathan2006]

Thank you

Updated :)

[KURTZ]

updated!

thx Paul

[MeMySelfNi]

<font color="Yellow">updated</font>

[TrIn@dOr]

updated!

[Shazz]

/updates

[Limerick]

Hello Paul,

Would it be possible to improve your - great - hack in order to have an other feature which would allow to see who have read the thread since the last post were posted ?

There would be 'Who has read a Thread' and 'Who has read the thread since last post'.

Cheers.

[Artificial_Alex]

We just had to upload a backup..and now..I made a thread, and the second I did, it said 9 people viewed it, some of which weren't even on. :O Know what would cause it to fault like that?

[Paul M]

Would it be possible to improve your - great - hack in order to have an other feature which would allow to see who have read the thread since the last post were posted ?

Funnily enough I was looking at a way to do that, and have included it in the "View-All" display, which is now available at all times, not just when you have a cutoff set (ip display is now in that view only).

I few other internal changes have been made, I'm currently testing v3.35 for release later.

[MeMySelfNi]

<font color="Yellow">updated</font>

[Shazz]

/me updates

[trigon]

ive found a bug ^LOL^: If you want to Download from the 1.st Page: you got this Error:
Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

On 2.nd Page all is ok, seems that the AttachmentID is different.
Anyway a very usefull Hack, Thx for this.

[Limerick]

Funnily enough I was looking at a way to do that, and have included it in the "View-All" display, which is now available at all times, not just when you have a cutoff set (ip display is now in that view only).

I few other internal changes have been made, I'm currently testing v3.35 for release later.

Yep, I read in your mind :D

But, there may be a slight bug because a new thread with one post has been read by three users in the same afternoon, but two of them are in View all, "Who Viewed This Thread", and the third is in "Last Post".
In fact, they all read this only post quite in the same time.

Is there something I did not understand ?

By the way, thank you for the improvement ;)

[Shazz]

/me updates

[Paul M]

But, there may be a slight bug because a new thread with one post has been read by three users in the same afternoon, but two of them are in View all, "Who Viewed This Thread", and the third is in "Last Post".
In fact, they all read this only post quite in the same time.

Is there something I did not understand ?
There are no bugs that I know of, and I did test it in a number of situations - I don't really understand what you just posted to answer you.

[Spiffware]

<font color="DarkGreen">Updated</font>

[TheWhite]

great

[KURTZ]

updated

but with i dont understand anything with all these updates :)

[Shazz]

updated

but with i dont understand anything with all these updates :)

Just read the posts above :rolleyes:

[Paul M]

updated

but with i dont understand anything with all these updates :)You will find that when I'm on holiday from work (like over xmas) I release a few updates as I have the time to update and change bits that have been waiting. Most are just internal changes to tidy things up and don't require you to update unless you want to. If I think the change warrents it then i will either post in the thread or send an update message. You can always see the reason for an update in the history section of the main post. :cool:

Version 3.37 uploaded tonight fixes a date display problem introduced in one of the previous xmas updates (v3.34).

[Shazz]

* Shazz updates 4th time :D

[BeaLzeBuB]

installed and clicked

thank you;)

how i put it, under navbar?

[MeMySelfNi]

<font color="Yellow">updated</font>

[KURTZ]

You will find that when I'm on holiday from work (like over xmas) I release a few updates as I have the time to update and change bits that have been waiting. Most are just internal changes to tidy things up and don't require you to update unless you want to. If I think the change warrents it then i will either post in the thread or send an update message. You can always see the reason for an update in the history section of the main post. :cool:

Version 3.37 uploaded tonight fixes a date display problem introduced in one of the previous xmas updates (v3.34).

thx Paul :)

obviously updated :)

[elricstorm]

Installed and nominated for MOTM.

[maxicep]

so nice installed..

[carphead]

Is there away to disable it for selected forums? I've tried and can't find a way.

Great Mod BTW.

[KURTZ]

Paul a question for future developments: it's possibile to build this hack with some features like the following:

1) how many time a user has seen the thread
2) when the user has seen the thread (day and hour)

i think these (hoped) modifications can be very usefull for the admins and moderators ... in my prevously forum (a phpBB) i had installed a modfication that tells me ALL the activities of a specific user, i always could know all with this hack i only could know IF a specific user has seen a thread ...

hope that i explained well what i wanna say :)

[Paul M]

In reverse ;

2. The Date Time they last read a thread is already there - hover over the username, or click on "View-All".

1. It may be possible to have a simple count of how many times a person has read a thread, as well as the last read time. I will certainly never keep a record of all the dates/times - as that would be a huge amount of data.

[bos-maxjay]

installed ty

[Nik_s3]

Installed. Very nice. Thank you.

[blogtorank]

Thanks for the upgrade!

[DanCan]

I have installed the hack, ensured that it is activated and that I and other admin/mods should be able to see it. But it does not appear (I have looked beneath the quick reply box where it was supposed to be). just for the record, I use 3.6.. Any ideas?

EDIT: Solved. It is appearing now.

[Nathan2006]

Thanks for the update :)

[xlguy]

Can this feature be set on a per-forum basis? I would like it for staff forums only for example.

[Paul M]

No, there are no forum settings available.

[Paul M]

Version 3.38 is simply a move of the Auto-template options from a shared group to this modifications own options group. There is no need to update.

[KURTZ]

anyway i do the update :)

thx Paul

[navajotex?]

tanks ok

[aciurczak]

This is an incredibly useful mod that I'm grateful to have found. It is great to be able to see who has read your threads, and when they saw them (to see if it's likely that they read your post within that thread).

Fior a site admin with OCD tendencies, it's an unbelievable tool to see where your users have been. By using phpadmin, or even just entering sql queries directly in admincp, you can easily see everywhere someone has been:

SELECT * FROM `whoread` WHERE userid = 121 order by dateline

will return all records of where userID 121 has been, in date order. You can then go to a browser window and type

"http://www.yourforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21138"

and substitute one of the threadID's you saw in the SQL query for 21138. This makes me think that if someone has some free time, it would be a great addition to the admincp to create a panel that does nothing but this. From that panel, you could click on a username, and it would bring up a page with the list of threads they've visited, which could then be sorted by threadID, date, whatever. You could easily find out how people are navigating through your site, in order to make conscious decisions about how to streamline or improve that navigation.

[ericgray]

i think this is a great mod -- no quesiton --

-- i originally had 3.0 and my board was running fine --

-- when i upgraded to this version, with its cron script, it disabled my rss autpost robot --

-- since i disabled this version and went back to 3.0, the bot is posting again --

-- just an FYI --

eric

[Shazz]

Loved this mod, had to fall away from it though, since no one ever looked at how many people read the thread, and didn't seem to effective.

Never had any problems with it, always worked great
:)

[Paul M]

How could you possibly know how many looked ?

[YLP1]

Thank you so much for this Paul. I was finally able to get around my initial issue that you helped me on a couple of months ago (I had more tasks than number of hours in my day to get all of them done) and installed this revision without a hitch! Awesome job! Thank you so much.

[mamashid]

Up and running, thanks!!!

[h3ads.com]

nice!

Installed

[Quantnet]

nice. clicked installed

Thanks

[2meplie]

Great hack! I was wondering if it would be possible to add a function where we could see who voted on a poll. Not their answer but just who voted.

Would be really fantastic.

Thanks. :)

[Paul M]

Just make the poll public, or look via the ACP.

[2meplie]

Wow I didn't know I can check by the adminCP. Thanks Paul! :D

[daddygrim]

good hack!!!

[manofphat]

I would like to see it have a per-forum feature ;)

[tehPARADOX]

Another useful & nice looking mod, thanks!

[p1a6u3]

figured something out....i have this hack installed and couldn't, for the life of me get it to display..i have 3 customized skins, and none were showing the users who had read the thread let alone the the border box...so i went to the showthread template for each style and just saved them (after borking the board while doing, trial and error you know) and they appeared.....

*clicks* ~ install ~

[Tom_S]

Very Nice...Installed

[Doctor Death]

Great mod. Easy to install, setup and use. Thanks for a great effort.

[Bree]

Thanks Paul for yet another perfect mod! You rock!

vB 3.6.5 - I totally agree with Doctor Death - Easy to install, set up, and use!

Always, Bree

[SnitchSeeker]

This looks great!

Could you include a screenshot in the first post? (or a DEMO link?) And could you explain a little better which usergroups (if not all) would see this?

Thanks! :)

[beachinxj]

I am trying to install this on 3.5.4... Not sure if it will work or not, but I get this error on install:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: query_read_slave() in /homepages/27/d148851894/htdocs/forum/admincp/plugin.php(1232) : eval()'d code on line 4

I removed all the execution order stuff, but I still get this error. Any help possible?

Thanks!

[Paul M]

This is not written for vb 3.5 - that's why it's in the 3.6 forum.

[beachinxj]

This is not written for vb 3.5 - that's why it's in the 3.6 forum.

Figured I would ask anyway. Many mods are backwards compatible. Thanks for the helpful response.

[SnitchSeeker]

Installed and working so far! Thanks! :)

[rasun]

Very nice, thank you!

*click install*

Is it possible to turn this on/off in different forums? You say that the SQL tables can get very big through this mod, this maybe would help ...

[Paul M]

Is it possible to turn this on/off in different forums? No, that is not a feature.

[RENDY81]

install thanks

[donal]

installed

[rasun]

I have another question.

I would like to request that you are only able to see the list after you click a button (like the View-All Button now). I don´t want that everytime a thread is loading the hole list at the bottum has to be loaded too. I noticed that it took a little longer to load a thread through that (one more querry, don´t know?).

So is it possible to show just a button in the threads and only load the list after you click it?

This button can also be on the top beside "thread options" or so, but that´s not so important...

[Paul M]

There is no such facility atm and it's doubtful I will add anything to this anytime soon.

[rasun]

There is no such facility atm and it's doubtful I will add anything to this anytime soon.
OK thank you for your answer.

[cbiweb]

Love this mod, just installed it, and noticed that the list isn't showing up in private forums? (see screenshot) Is this intentional or is something wrong?

I can see the list in every other forum but private ones.

[Paul M]

Has anyone actually read it (according to that they haven't). What exactly do you mean by a "Private" forum - it's fine in all our staff forums.

[cbiweb]

People have definitely read the thread, because they also posted replies.

The list doesn't show in any of my staff forums, nor the forums for a specific usergroups. :(

EDIT: Just checked again, now it's working. *scratches head* All is well, sorry about the false alarm. (*scratches head again*)

Excellent mod!

[BadgerDog]

Hi Paul ... :)

Installed and it seems to work fine for forums that are read/write....

We use reference library forums where users can view "canned" threads, but not respond to them. In those, it says "0" users, even though the number of reads of the thread indicate high amounts. ie: 50+

Any suggestions? Does it start building the database from the time I install, so those threads that haven't been read in a while will show "0" until people start reading them after your mod has been installed?

Regards,
Badger

ps: I'm also not getting IP addresses displayed (Display ALL), even though I have the option turned ON for 5,6,7 and I'm an administrator. It just shows the IP address for myself?

[Paul M]

Sadly, as time travel has not yet been invented, it cannot tell you who read something before it was installed.

I think the ip address function probably only works on primary usergroup (I don't have time to start checking that atm, as I'm off out).

[BadgerDog]

Sadly, as time travel has not yet been invented, it cannot tell you who read something before it was installed.


Thanks Paul ... :)

I thought that might be the case, but apparently with some forums it has been invented. :D

I'm able to read threads in our general discussions forum and at the bottom with the mod installed and truned on, they show doezens of user entires with dates that go back weeks, even immediately after the install.

Regards,
Badger

ps: Paul, I forgot to ask.... does this mod impact system performance greatly? Thanks...

.... and I've also just noticed that IP addresses have started appearing. It looks like they started recording sometime after the mod was installed....

[Paul M]

Actually, it can sort of go back in time - I forgot that if you have been using the vb database thread marking system, it will read that data and use it to populate it's own database - however, for performance issues on installation, it only reads the first 10,000 marking records.

[BadgerDog]

Thanks .... nice work ... as with all of your modes.... :)

Regards,
Badger

[audis3]

Great work as always!Installed!Thanks!

[cirdok2]

Great mod, installed! ;)

Dumb question: if I turn it off, entry are not inserted in the database, am I right? :o

[Paul M]

Depends what you mean by "turn off".

If you turn off the display (in the options) then data will continue to be collected so that when you turn the display on again, it will still be correct. If you disable the mod then no more data will be collected.

[cirdok2]

Depends what you mean by "turn off".

If you turn off the display (in the options) then data will continue to be collected so that when you turn the display on again, it will still be correct. If you disable the mod then no more data will be collected.

so...
vBulletin Options -> Who has read a thread -> No (data are beeing collected)
Plugin Manager -> Disable (dare are not beeing collected anymore)

For now, I chose "Table Clean-Up" 10 days.
Just one other question: when the clean up is performed (hourly, daily...)?

Thank you, this mod is really really useful :up:

[Paul M]

so...
vBulletin Options -> Who has read a thread -> No (data are beeing collected)
Plugin Manager -> Disable (dare are not beeing collected anymore)
That's correct.

Just one other question: when the clean up is performed (hourly, daily...)?Hourly.

[Lilaena]

Great mod - installed. Thank you :)

[giotmuadong]

is there anyway to arrange specified room?

[Paul M]

is there anyway to arrange specified room?
Eh ??

[swatkins]

Great mod,, I like the easy install even better :)

Thanks!

[cirdok2]

I have 200 threads a day each one read by more than 300-400 users (at least one time, sometimes more than one time for users).

I am wondering... is it bandwidth-expensive?

[Paul M]

Define 'expensive'

A name is only listed once, no matter how many times they read the thread - 300/400 readers per thread is quite a lot, are you sure all your threads are really read by that many ?

Anyway, 300 names will be about an extra 9K/Bytes on the page (as a reasonable guess).

[Tom_S]

Since he has 14.931 members I would say that is highly possible. Wow! That is a huge number for daily traffic for shared hosting.

[cirdok2]

A name is only listed once, no matter how many times they read the thread - 300/400 readers per thread is quite a lot, are you sure all your threads are really read by that many ?

I am pretty sure because I read the number from... your script ;)
Some threads (announcements of new functions) have more than 550 readers...
(even if in the weekend the traffic is lower)

Anyway, 300 names will be about an extra 9K/Bytes on the page (as a reasonable guess).

thanks. Since the visualization is allowed just for the admins (two of us), I guess this is not a big deal.

Ehm... the names visualization is the only thing that affects the bandwidth? :o
I mean enabling (without visualization) or disabling it, from the bandwidth point of view is the same?

Sorry if the question sounds trivial or dumb, but I really like this hack, it is very useful for administration purposes.

Since he has 14.931 members I would say that is highly possible. Wow! That is a huge number for daily traffic for shared hosting.

Few days ago we shifted on a VPS, same hosting; now we are comparing the bandwidth used beetween the old and new server, this is why I am asking these trivial questions about the bandwidth usage (I added this hack after the "moving on").
BTW, the hosting is doing a really great work, even if when we were on their "pure" shared hosting, the website was always fast and reliable (and the support very quick, that is what I like the most, as per vbulletin, both .com and .org :up: ).

Thank you guys! ;)

[Paul M]

Ehm... the names visualization is the only thing that affects the bandwidth? :o
I mean enabling (without visualization) or disabling it, from the bandwidth point of view is the same?

Sorry if the question sounds trivial or dumb, but I really like this hack, it is very useful for administration purposes.
The extra bandwidth is because the list of names is passed as part of the page, if you disable the display of names, then there will be no exta bandwidth.

[cirdok2]

The extra bandwidth is because the list of names is passed as part of the page, if you disable the display of names, then there will be no exta bandwidth.

cool, thank you.

[Simasher]

thanks for this hack ;)

[Mrdby]

QUESTION? I would like members to see who has viewed a thread as well without being able to view ip addresses. Possible?

[Paul M]

As it says, the view IP and view readers are separate permissions ;

There are settings for the following (in vBulletin Options > Who Has Read a Thread) ;

1. Turn the system on/off.
2. Restrict the display to certain usergroups
3. Restrict the IP display to certain usergroups.
4. Restrict the display to a set number of days.

So yes, just set it up correctly in the settings.

[BOLT]

Paul, when I try and upload it from my computer it says

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1

[Paul M]

You have a duff file, download it again.

[deezelpope]

Installed, thank you.

[rasun]

How can I uninstall it? Where is the data saved, what SQL table I have to delete?

Thank You

[Paul M]

Use the standard product uninstall option.

[Basboss]

Thanks for the hack :)

I was wondering if we can have an option to sort threads in forumdisplay by most thread readers?

Thanks again.

[Paul M]

Nope, that would be somewhat difficult as the number is not stored in the thread record.

[yeku]

Hello Paul, It installed

I need that the usergroups of Administrator be NOT shown al to visit the theme.

Is possible:confused:??

Thanks

[yeku]

Paul...S.O.S. hehehe:erm:

[Paul M]

I don't fully understand the question, but you cannot exclude usergroups from being displayed if that's what you are asking.

[Mrdby]

works great!!!!

[yeku]

Indeed that is what I ask, I do not want that the group of Admin is visible to the rest of users, or indicates to the rest of groups that I, like admin, have read that subject.

Thanks