New Posts Question

[ringnews24]

Under new posts (recent posts) http://ringnews24.com/boxingforum/search.php?searchid=353377

Is there a mod available to stop users/forum sections from showing up in NEW POSTS?

Thanks

[ringnews24]

Anyone?

[ozzy47]

Why would you want to exclude forums / users from that search?

[ringnews24]

I have a boxing forum and when users log on and check recent posts, it contains spoilers (fight results). And on a boxing forum the members dont like it. They want to still talk about boxing before they get a chance to download or watch the fight.

I would like to exclude some users and certain sections.

I have a few users that auto post boxing news, and I would like to exclude some users also.

[ozzy47]

Edit the Recent Posts tab in the Navigation Manager, and change Target URL to this.

search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&exclude=X,Y,Z&content type=vBForum_Post

X,Y,Z being the forums that you want to exclude. I don't think there is a way to exclude certain users.

[ringnews24]

Thanks Ozzy47.

That worked brilliant.

Is there anyway to remove it from the activity stream also???

The Target url in activity stream says - activity.php{session.sessionurl_q}

[ozzy47]

You would have to add two new plugins. ACP --> Plugins & Products --> Add New Plugin

This is untested, but it should work.

Product: vBulletin
Hook Location: postdata_presave (excludes replies to existing threads)
Title: Exclude Forum Posts From Activity Stream
Execution Order: 5
Plugin PHP Code:
if (in_array($this->info['forum']['forumid'], array(X,Y,Z)))
{
$this->set_info('skip_activitystream', true);
}Product: vBulletin
Hook Location: threadfpdata_presave (excludes new threads)
Title: Exclude Forum Threads From Activity Stream
Execution Order: 5
Plugin PHP Code:
if (in_array($this->info['forum']['forumid'], array(X,Y,Z)))
{
$this->set_info('skip_activitystream', true);
}X,Y,Z are of course the forums you want to exclude. This will only work on new threads/posts not existing ones.

[ringnews24]

Thanks Ozzy47

I will give this a try.

[ozzy47]

Let me know how it goes. :)

[ringnews24]

It didn't work Ozzy.

[ozzy47]

I just tested the one to exclude new threads, and it works fine.

--------------- Added 1382272911 at 1382272911 ---------------

Also just tested the replies, and it works.

[ringnews24]

Thats weird, double checked the plugins and they are perfect like you said to do.

Not sure whys its not working.

I can leave Activity stream un-enabled and make do with the Recent Posts.

Thanks for all your help Ozzy.

[ozzy47]

Are you viewing old posts / threads or newly posted ones? This will only work on new threads / posts.

I am going to turn this into a mod, so you can set the forums in a ACP option.

[cellarius]

Not wanting to make anyone look stupid, but this happens to me all the time: ringnews, have you made sure the plugins are active? I always forget to set that last option to yes when saving a new plugin.

[ozzy47]

Actually, you can delete those and use this mod, [OzzModz] Exclude Forums From Activity Stream (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=303633)

And yes, that happens to me quite often to, cellarius. :)