[DBTech] Follow User v1 (vB4)

[DragonByte Tech]

What is Follow User?
Follow User from DragonByte Tech is a modification designed to allow members to follow one another in different social aspects of the forum. When a followed user completes an action such as a new post or a new thread, the followers receive either an email and/or PM updates based on their preference.

Follow User allows users to follow one another and get notifications when the member they follow complete certain actions.

Email and private messaging notifications, usergroup permission controls, and privacy options are all included in this product.

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Other addons available @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum (http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/forum)

Major Features
Ability for users to follow each others posts / threads with a pm or email notification.

Privacy: Users can make it so their following is private.

General Settings:
Option to toggle the Navtab on/off for vB v4.1.x
Option to toggle the Quick Links and Community menu links on/off for vB v4.1.x
Option to toggle plugin on or off.
Ability to enter the closed reason if you turned the mod off via the above option.
Option to hide the version number in the footer.
Option to define who sends the PM notice.
Option to show the PM senders signature in the pm sent to followers.
Ability to choose which usergroups are allowed Private Follows.
Option to show the users follow/following stats in the postbit.
Ability to choose seven different locations to show the follow/following stats in the postbit.
Option to show the users avatar on the Follow User settings page in the usercp.
DBTech Affiliate ID support.Usergroup Permissions:
Can Be Followed
Can View User Follow
Can Follow

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of Show Thread and product pages which includes:
1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[Hornstar]

I think it would be good to have an option to have it added to the user profile, and instead get a notification and when you click on your notification you get sent to your profile tab for it instead of having a pm.

[Sarab]

I think it would be good to have an option to have it added to the user profile, and instead get a notification and when you click on your notification you get sent to your profile tab for it instead of having a pm.

1+ =D

[DragonByte Tech]

So a visitor message notification? Or where you think of something else?

- Jon

[Sarab]

So a visitor message notification? Or where you think of something else?

- Jon

No I think what we want is a new tab for those notification =D

[Draffi]

Or a small "follow me" icon in the postbit legacy (what redirect to the settings page...)...!

[Footman]

Or a small "follow me" icon in the postbit legacy (what redirect to the settings page...)...!

+1
This icon would be perfect either in the postbit legacy or the post footer etc

[DragonByte Tech]

No I think what we want is a new tab for those notification =D

Ah! It's so clear to me now. Definitely a "will add" feature.

[SpikeSaunders]

This is great idea!
The only thing stopping me from downloading/installing it right now is that for my forum's purpose's, as users are part of particular groups, it would be awesome if the 'group' itself could be followed in this way. So any member in GroupZ, which is subscribed to to follow, when they post a new thread, those followers are alerted.

Any chance of a feature like this being added? :)

[DragonByte Tech]

If you post it in our support forums here: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=200 it'll get recorded in our system and taken into consideration :)


Fillip

[SpikeSaunders]

Will do / done.

[DragonByte Tech]

v1.0.1 is now released which is a bugfix release.

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:
Fixed: References to wrong product in the readme file.
Fixed: Missing phrase in Admin Permissions page for Can Administer Follow User.
Fixed: Missing navigation links, including Quick Links, Community and a NavTab, is supported in 4.1.x and 4.2.x
Fixed: Removed unnecessary Manage Content Types link in the ACP.
Fixed: The footer for the product as it was not there and none of the settings to control it did nothing.
Fixed: Uncached templates in the usercp.
Fixed: Display issue on the Followers Block that added a space in between the blockhead and block subhead.
Fixed: Display issue on the Followers Block where the Content Type was showing the date instead of the Content Type.
Fixed: The size of the Notifications column in the Following block.
Fixed: A display issue in IE with the contents of the Following block going outside the block.

Chris

[Azucar]

Great work. Thanks a lot. :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks, glad ya like it, enjoy.

Chris

[hugh_]

Great mod, thanks! Some suggestions...

1. Add a link to follow or unfollow a member to postbit and member profile.
2. Add a "follower" and "following" count to postbit and member profile.
3. Create a page with a table of top members being "followed" or "following" including links to follow or unfollow each, and make it sortable (e.g: most / least followers, etc).
4. Add content types for creates album, posts visitor message, creates calendar entry, etc.

[Nirjonadda]

Uncached templates in the usercp does not fixed ? Can you add option ? Show Tab On Second Navbar ? (second navbar enabled with vBNavtabs (Pro)

143399

[diddy29]

In the settings shown on the Usergroup Edit page, there is a setting "Is Manager". What exactly does it mean? Does it grant access to part of the settings for this plugin?

[artcrimes]

Ohh very nice plugin!

[diddy29]

Hope my question in post #17 can be answered.

We've installed this and like it! Time will tell, but so far it's working! We have it set up so that only staff know about it, so that staff can 'follow' problem users to keep track of them better.

A feature request for a future release: I personally feel that a seperate tab on your profile for following would be better than sending PM's or emails. So to clarify, have lt similar to the Friends tab. So you get a notification (like you do for a friends request), you click on that notification and it takes you to your following tab on your profile (that only you can view).

[DragonByte Tech]

Great mod, thanks! Some suggestions...

1. Add a link to follow or unfollow a member to postbit and member profile.
2. Add a "follower" and "following" count to postbit and member profile.
3. Create a page with a table of top members being "followed" or "following" including links to follow or unfollow each, and make it sortable (e.g: most / least followers, etc).
4. Add content types for creates album, posts visitor message, creates calendar entry, etc.

Those will be taken into consideration in future updates of the mod. :)

Uncached templates in the usercp does not fixed ? Can you add option ? Show Tab On Second Navbar ? (second navbar enabled with vBNavtabs (Pro)

143399

None of those template have anything to due with Follow User, but I will see what I can do if anything.
For the tab on second navbar, it will be taken into consideration in future updates of the mod. :)

In the settings shown on the Usergroup Edit page, there is a setting "Is Manager". What exactly does it mean? Does it grant access to part of the settings for this plugin?

If I understand the file structure correctly, no all that does is over rides all the other settings, like having them all Yes.

Ohh very nice plugin!

Thanks, glad ya like it.


A feature request for a future release: I personally feel that a seperate tab on your profile for following would be better than sending PM's or emails. So to clarify, have lt similar to the Friends tab. So you get a notification (like you do for a friends request), you click on that notification and it takes you to your following tab on your profile (that only you can view).

It will be taken into consideration in future updates of the mod. :)

[Prawn Star]

I get this, but the class_install.php is there....
http://gyazo.com/da64a454cb5135519cdf3f4a50c3dca6 - What it says when I try to upload it.

[DragonByte Tech]

What's the url to your site, if you don't want to display it publicly pm me the url.

Chris

[Muhammad Rahman]

Great mod, thanks! Some suggestions...

1. Add a link to follow or unfollow a member to postbit and member profile.
2. Add a "follower" and "following" count to postbit and member profile.
3. Create a page with a table of top members being "followed" or "following" including links to follow or unfollow each, and make it sortable (e.g: most / least followers, etc).
4. Add content types for creates album, posts visitor message, creates calendar entry, etc.

good idea ... :up:

[diddy29]

If I understand the file structure correctly, no all that does is over rides all the other settings, like having them all Yes.

It will be taken into consideration in future updates of the mod. :)
Thanks for your help and consideration. Keep making awesome mods! :-)

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi everyone,

This update is basically a bugfix / performance release, with a few requests added as well.

If you like the product you can show your support by nominating it for mod of the month and also please rate it to help cancel out the users who 1 star our mods.

As always, please make sure you revert any templates you may have changed in order to take full advantage of the update.

Also report any issues you find asap so I can get them sorted quickly. ;)

Well without further ado here is the list of stuff.

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

Fixed a issue where you would get a notification on posts when type is set to thread.
Fixed a issue when you updated your following settings, you would not get a re direct message informing you of successful changes.
Fixed a issue where users could be followed if they were in a usergroup that was not allowed follows.


Changes To Existing Features:

Removed the setting Is Manager from Usergroup Permissions as it was really a defunct setting.
Added html markup support for usernames on the Follow User settings page.


Additions To Product From Feature Requests Or Just Something Else Added:

Option to show signature in the pm sent to users who are following someone.
Option to show users avatars now show on the Follow User settings page.
Clicking on users name on the Follow User settings page, will now re direct you their profile.
Ability to select which usergroups can have "Private" follows.
Ability to show the users follow / following count in the postbit.
Option to choose seven different locations in the postbit to display the users follow / following count.


Chris

[SpikeSaunders]

Oooh! Will be checking out the usergroup's portion tomorrow hoping this is what I was needing! Awesome Chris.

[DragonByte Tech]

If you are talking about what you requested here, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2394999&postcount=9 then that has not been added yet.

Chris

[Speedy131]

another idea for content type to add: attachments

[DragonByte Tech]

I don't know if that one is possible, but if you follow posts or threads and they post attachments, you would still get the notice.

Chris

[Speedy131]

true, but a follower may not be interested in the post if it doesn't contain new attachments ... I know this probably only applies to certain types of forums
To complete it, it would also need to be able to track new attachments in an album.

Well just thinking out loud, this mod is actually pretty cool the way it is :)

[DragonByte Tech]

It will be looked into during a future update of the mod. :)

Chris

[SpikeSaunders]

If you are talking about what you requested here, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2394999&postcount=9 then that has not been added yet.

Chris

Aww I misread the notes then. Still here is to hoping!

[diddy29]

Thanks for the update! For the update is all we need to do to upload the xml file again? Or the other stuff to the server as well?

[DragonByte Tech]

Upload the new files to your server just as you did on initial install, then import the new xml allowing overwrite.

Chris

[Nirjonadda]

Where To Show In PostBit > User Info Right After Posts (Legacy & Horizontal)

Does not show correctly , conflict with [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards v3 (vB4) (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=236973) ? Please can you check and fix on this issue ? Also try to add locations to show "Postbit Controls Area (Legacy & Horizontal)"

143505

[DragonByte Tech]

Then you would have to manually place it in the template and prefix the code with a <br /> or two depending on how it lines up.

As for Postbit Controls Area I don't believe I will be adding it there as a option, cause it will cause to many alignment issues in that area, but I will test it out during the next feature update and see if it will work there.

Chris

[bfdzio]

Can't get this to e-mail. I select it, it reverts back to PM.

Also am I the only one who isn't getting a redirect or is it not built in? Every time I submit anything on this, it just goes to a blank page (my board is there just the spot where the submit and form was just goes away). It saves everything (except if I chose e-mail) but just seems off.

[DragonByte Tech]

The redirect was addressed in the latest version, as far as the email issue, I'll look into it and report back when there is a fix.

Chris

[Prawn Star]

What's the url to your site, if you don't want to display it publicly pm me the url.

Chris

It worked when the owner tried adding it. I think it required FTP.
The product is great. Thanks for it. :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Yeah it requires ftp, or cpanel access as you have to load files to the server. Thanks for reporting back.

Chris

[diddy29]

Thanks for the update! :)

Are you considering a different follow method in future releases?

[DragonByte Tech]

Yeah there is a bunch of different follow types under consideration for future updates.

Chris

[iliarien]

Hi,

thanks for this Great Mod,

Well im having database error :
Invalid SQL:


SELECT COUNT(*) AS count, followeeid AS userid

FROM VBdbtech_follow_follow

WHERE followeeid IN(

SELECT DISTINCT userid

FROM VBpost AS post

WHERE

)

GROUP BY followeeid;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
In this page :
profile.php?do=editoptions

Thank you.

[DragonByte Tech]

Go to ACP / Plugins & Products / Plugin Manager and under the Product : DragonByte Tech: Follow User look for Count In Profile which is the hook, profile_complete. Un tick that box, scroll to the bottom and click on Save Active Status.

That will get rid of that error.

Chris

[diddy29]

Go to ACP / Plugins & Products / Plugin Manager and under the Product : DragonByte Tech: Follow User look for Count In Profile which is the hook, profile_complete. Un tick that box, scroll to the bottom and click on Save Active Status.

That will get rid of that error.

Chris
I had this same database error. Your steps fixed the problem, but just letting you know that I got the error too (if that helps).

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks for reporting, but to be honest that was something I was testing and actually should not be in there anyway since it does nothing right now, that's why it shows the error. In the next bugfix version I will remove that completely, as soon as I track down one other bug.

Chris

[DragonByte Tech]

Fixed a couple of bugs:

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

Fixed a issue when you selected email as the notification type, it would not save.
Fixed a issue when you navigated to General Settings in your usercp you would get a db error.


Chris

[diddy29]

<i>"You must 'Like' someone else's post before liking any more by DragonByte Tech."</i>

[DragonByte Tech]

"You must 'Like' someone else's post before liking any more by DragonByte Tech."

That's cool, thanks for trying.

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes: v1.1.2

Fixed a issue where you could not deselect notifications in the Notification Menu on the Follow page in the usercp.

[grey_goose]

Is there a way to manually add a link/URL using "&username=" to construct a "follow me" link in the postbit?

[DragonByte Tech]

Not at this time, as it requires you to choose a follow type when you follow someone, but it has been requested and is under consideration for future update.

Chris

[diddy29]

We're having some issues with the latest update.


It appears only admins can follow users, even though the permissions are set up so that Global and Super mods can also follow, but they get errors saying you can not follow this type of user, but that type of user can be followed as defined by the usergroup permissions
There's no redirect after pressing submit to follow a user. Instead a blank page with the usercp.php template appears. When we click on the follow user link on the navbar the plugin has saved our changes, but it's annoying that the reidrect doesn't occur

[DragonByte Tech]

We're having some issues with the latest update.

It appears only admins can follow users, even though the permissions are set up so that Global and Super mods can also follow, but they get errors saying you can not follow this type of user, but that type of user can be followed as defined by the usergroup permissions
There's no redirect after pressing submit to follow a user. Instead a blank page with the usercp.php template appears. When we click on the follow user link on the navbar the plugin has saved our changes, but it's annoying that the reidrect doesn't occur

That's really weird, I am unable to reproduce that, could you pm me a admin account and ftp info and I will try and figure out what's going on.

Chris

[datoneer]

Definitely will try this mod. Tagged for now

[The_____KinG]

I'm having a small problem. When I choose "Email" option in the notifications, I'm getting PMs and when I choose "Private Message", I'm getting Emails.

Can this be fixed adhoc?. If so which file I have to modify and what part?.

One suggestion: In the notifications, is it possible to have a third option "reports" which when selected will come like a report like the user tag/ user mention mods.

Thanks for the great mod.

[DragonByte Tech]

Updated to v1.1.3

Feature: Added DBTech Affiliate ID support.

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm having a small problem. When I choose "Email" option in the notifications, I'm getting PMs and when I choose "Private Message", I'm getting Emails.

Can this be fixed adhoc?. If so which file I have to modify and what part?.

One suggestion: In the notifications, is it possible to have a third option "reports" which when selected will come like a report like the user tag/ user mention mods.

Thanks for the great mod.

Sorry for the late reply. Upgrade to the latest version, and let me know if the issue still persists.

Chris

[mia_undertaker]

This is a great addition but for some reason it is not sending a PM. It is sending an email but has the URL twice so the link is invalid:
[QUOTE]You can view this content here: http://www.miaclan.net/http://www.miaclan.net/showthread.php?31851-Film-Grabber-Game&p=196136&posted=1#post196136

Any ideas?

[mia_undertaker]

I got the PM part to work correctly but I am still have issues with the double URL in the emails

[DragonByte Tech]

So in the PM it is only showing one url, and in the email it is showing two?

Chris

[DragonByte Tech]

Fixed the issue with the site url showing twice in the emails. To fix, redownload the zip and re import the xml.

Chris

[DragonByte Tech]

I got the PM part to work correctly but I am still have issues with the double URL in the emails

This has been fixed, read the post above. Btw what did you do to fix the pm part?

Chris

[The_____KinG]

Sorry for the late reply. Upgrade to the latest version, and let me know if the issue still persists.

Chris

The issue still persists. If I select PM, I get e-mails and vice-versa.

[DragonByte Tech]

Ok thanks for the update, I should have this fixed this Friday.

Chris

[DragonByte Tech]

v1.1.4 released

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

Fixed a issue where the link in the email was showing wrong, thus not redirecting you to the post / thread.
Fixed a issue if you selected Private Message for the notification type you would get a email and visa-verse.


Chris

[Chadi]

postbit is not showing actual numbers of following / followers

I'm following 2 moderators, but followers / following both show 0 / 0 instead of 0 / 2

I did repair cache too.

Show Users Follow Stats is enabled

My postbit code

<dl class="userinfo_extra">
<dt>{vb:rawphrase dbtech_follow_total}: {vb:raw post.total_count}</dt>
<dd>{vb:rawphrase dbtech_follow_total_following}: {vb:raw post.total_count}</dd>
</dl>

[DragonByte Tech]

Are you using one of the default locations to show the info in the postbit or did you insert that code to display it in a different location?

Chris

[Chadi]

I unchecked the private box on both, repaired cache, refreshed and they still show zero

[DragonByte Tech]

I unchecked the private box on both, repaired cache, refreshed and they still show zero

You must have read the post from a email before I edited it, read the post above yours please.

Chris

[Chadi]

Using: User Info Right After Posts (Legacy & Horizontal)

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

What is the contents of the dbtech_follow_postbit template? Is it what you posted above? If so try reverting that template.

Chris

[Chadi]

<dl class="userinfo_extra">
<dt>{vb:rawphrase dbtech_follow_total}: {vb:raw post.total_count}</dt>
<dd>{vb:rawphrase dbtech_follow_total_following}: {vb:raw post.total_count}</dd>
</dl>

That's it.

[DragonByte Tech]

Try replacing the contents of that template with this:

<dl class="userinfo_extra">
<dt>{vb:rawphrase dbtech_follow_total}</dt>
<dd>{vb:raw post.total_count}</dd>
<dt>{vb:rawphrase dbtech_follow_total_following}</dt>
<dd>{vb:raw post.total_count2}</dd>
</dl>

Why it is showing up like that if the template is not customized is beyond me as it is not like that in the product xml.

Chris

[Chadi]

I customized it to simply put both outputs in a single row. I realized it was the missing "2", which I've just added and it works now.

Thanks.

PS: it would be nice if they are linked to the user's follow page

[DragonByte Tech]

Ahhh ok that makes sense then. A more interactive postbit has been requested and is under consideration for future versions.

Chris

[Chadi]

Thanks Chris

[DragonByte Tech]

Not a problem, glad to help. :)

Chris

[Tyran1]

Version of vBulletin 3.8.7 ?? Please!!

[DragonByte Tech]

Unfortunately there is just not enough demand to do it at this time.

Chris

[Tyran1]

Unfortunately there is just not enough demand to do it at this time.

Chris

Since you think wrong, many have still vB3 in use.

[DragonByte Tech]

Since you think wrong, many have still vB3 in use.The statistics don't support your conclusion.

vBShout (vB4): 894 installs
vBShout (vB3): 173 installs

APTL (vB4): 1168 installs
APTL (vB3): 84 installs


As you can see, the amount of vB3 installation we have is a fraction of our vB4 install base. Going by the "Downloads" counter reveals a similar pattern.


Please do not assume that we know nothing about the ratio of vB4 to vB3 users of our own products - it's our job to know these things. Thank you :)



Fillip

[Jennifer2010]

Wonderful product. Marked as installed!

Request:

The ability to add a nice little "Follow User" button (which would appear in postbit, signature, wherever)

I installed but users wouldn't even know this exists unless I linked them to the follow users page, where they have to manually enter in a username to follow (which is difficult for the users who have exotic usernames)...

Thank you!

[DragonByte Tech]

That has been requested before and is under consideration for future versions.

Chris

[Jennifer2010]

I ended up having to disable this mod as it was causing severely high server load. (Specifically, mysql)

We're on Linux/Apache, fcgi, PHP 5.3.21, vb 4.2.1

Our load averages went from under 2.00 to up to 35.00+ after enabling the mod.

Would love to know if anyone else has had this problem and what the fix may be.

Thank you

[DragonByte Tech]

No one else has reported such an issue with the mod. I am not sure why it would produce that on your setup.

Chris

[DragonByte Tech]

Update

Hotfix: PHP 5.4 Compatibility fixes


This does not guarantee the mod is error free on PHP 5.4, but it will take care of the reported errors. Thank you all for your reports :)



Fillip

[giorgioarmani]

Going to give this a try, sounds interesting...

[webmastersitesi]

Does this works with 4.2.X ? seems to me interesting mod.

[DragonByte Tech]

I do believe so :)


Fillip

[BgHurt]

So anything further on getting a follow button from the user profile screen or even integrate it into your hover mod as well?

Also on the popup when you click on a users name in a thread.

Thanks for another great mod. Just need some more bells and whistles.

[Morrus]

It's an interesting idea, but linking it to notifications seems like it could get very annoying very quickly, especially if you follow a lot of people. Imagine if Twitter emailed you every time someone you followed tweeted! Why not just a page which shows posts from folks you're following? Seems like a much more elegant and intuitive way to handle it. You could keep the notifications for those who really want them.

[Goomzee]

will this mod works in vbulletin 3.8.x version?

[ozzy47]

No, this is for the vB4 series. It was never made as a vB3 mod.

[Normal]

I do believe so :)


Fillip

Hello, Thanks for that it's is great work, So I am asking about this one

1. Add a link to follow or unfollow a member to postbit and member profile.

Thanks

[m7sen]

can you support this mod for vb 3.8.8 please

[sadiq6210]

Thanks Fillip

Can I see the followers for a user?
and could you please explain (private following) in more details

Thanks dear

[carlosacgj]

have you thought about getting this mod for vb3.8.x?

[DragonByte Tech]

have you thought about getting this mod for vb3.8.x?There's no plans for a 3.8.x version at this time, sorry :(


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Follow User v1.2.0:
Feature: vBSocial 10 integration - sends a vBSocial notification when someone follows you

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Follow Users v1.4.0:
Feature: Notification Type: vBSocial - Members can now use vBSocial as a method of notification instead of Private Message or Email
Feature: Profile Block: Following
Feature: Profile Block: Followers
Fix: Resolved an issue where Mixed Content / Unsafe Scripts warnings could display when running the site via HTTPS
Fix: If the follower had a different language setting than the person making the post or thread, the email would parse in the wrong language
Fix: In certain scenarios, user group permissions would not apply correctly when checking whether notifications should be sent
Fix: If one follower no longer had permission to follow anyone, no subsequent followers would receive notifications for new threads
Fix: Fixed a PHP 7.1 compatibility issue
Fix: It was possible to trick the mod into changing other users’ following lists in certain scenario

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Follow User v1.5.0:
Feature: The profile tab is now a single tab with AJAX switching between Following and Followers, rather than two separate tabs
Fix: If you unfollowed someone you recently followed, the vBSocial notification would not be removed

Fillip

[musik]

I know I'm a few years late into this post, but had to ask: is it possible to limit the "follow" to threads started in a specific forum?