Get New Posts From Last X Hours, Minutes or Seconds

[amykhar]

This one was requested here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=66089

It works in versions 3.0.5, 3.0.6 and 3.0.7. I am reasonably sure it works in earlier versions as well.

What it allows you to do is to get the posts made in the past X number of hours. You set up the links to provide the intervals you desire.

This one is very easy to install, and I have been running it for a while now. It should work just fine for you. It is in beta just to make sure everything is a-ok before newbies start installing it.

No screenshot provided because where you put the links is entirely up to you. It works very nicely with this template mod:

http://www.vbulletintemplates.com/mods/showthread.php?t=6979&highlight=new+posts

[d7me4ever]

thanx

nice job

[trevelyn1015]

hmmm...

[amykhar]

If you want it for minutes or seconds, you can use the code in this post:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=590794&postcount=17

[amykhar]

This hack has been checked and installs and works fine in the latest version 3.0.5

Amy

[BaconDelight]

Great little hack, installed and working.

I created a little form on my advanced search page so that users can input any number of hours (up to 999) and search. I located it on the bottom left in the "Search Options" column. Screenshot and instructions (it only requires editing the search_forum template) are attached.

[amykhar]

cool :) Thanks for sharing your code.

[agiacosa]

Bacon,
When I implement your hack, it works, but the rest of the advanced search function doesn't. Any thoughts?

[BaconDelight]

Oops. Turns out you can't nest forms like that. So to keep that field located where I had it, I'd have to modify search.php more than I care to at the moment. So, because I'm lazy, I've just relocated it outside the main form on the page.

I've attached the new instructions. Basically, don't do step one of my original instructions (or, if you've already done it, undo it by adding style="margin:0px" back into the fieldset tag), move the code from step 2 from where I originally had it to after the </form> tag, above "$footer" and wrap it in <table> and <td> tags to format it to the correct width.

That will have it positioned at the bottom left of the page, below the "save search prefs" drop down, above the time disply. You may need to change font colors as I've done in the attached screeshot. Let me know if you need help with that.

[agiacosa]

Thank you!

[Bulent Tekcan]

Can I put the minute ? 15,30 or 45.....

[amykhar]

Yes. I did the code for minutes as well.

As mentioned in post #4 of this thread, you can find that code here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=590794&postcount=17

[amykhar]

I have updated this hack to include the contents of post 4, which allows you to search for minutes or seconds as well as hours.

I have also provided a link to a template mod that works very well with this hack. You can see it in action on my forums at http://www.eaforums.com/forums/

[agiacosa]

Great little hack, installed and working.

I created a little form on my advanced search page so that users can input any number of hours (up to 999) and search. I located it on the bottom left in the "Search Options" column. Screenshot and instructions (it only requires editing the search_forum template) are attached.
Hi Baconlight,

Your mod seems to be limited to "getdaily" or just the last 24 hours. Not 999 hours. Is that right?

[BaconDelight]

Nope, it will search as far back as you put in. My mod really just takes whatever number you give and plugs it into the search url that amykhar gives. As written, it's limited to 999 hours becaue I've only allowed for a 3 digit input. Otherwise, amykhar's hack is written to accept any number of hours.

[agiacosa]

Bacon,

Please try it here: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/search.php?

It only returns the last 24 hours no matter what you put in. Perhaps it has something to do with this in your mod?

<input type=hidden name=do value=getdaily>

[BaconDelight]

No, getdaily is just the function call in search.php. Notice, it appears in amykhar's installation instructions.

Do you perhaps have you forums default thead display cutoff set to 1 day?

[agiacosa]

No, getdaily is just the function call in search.php. Notice, it appears in amykhar's installation instructions.

Do you perhaps have you forums default thead display cutoff set to 1 day?
Where would I check that?

[BaconDelight]

AdminCP, I'd be more specific, but my host is down right now. I'll let you know when I can get back into it.

[BaconDelight]

Nope, that seems to be a red herring. That's a forum setting, not an overall board setting, so it shouldn't be affecting it. And it defaults to 1 month.

Just out of curiosity, if you put in LESS than 24, does it give you the right results, or still 24?

[agiacosa]

Nope, that seems to be a red herring. That's a forum setting, not an overall board setting, so it shouldn't be affecting it. And it defaults to 1 month.

Just out of curiosity, if you put in LESS than 24, does it give you the right results, or still 24?
Nope, always results in last 24 hours

[trevelyn1015]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=73893" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=73893</a>

[Marco van Herwaarden]

@Trevelyn

Please don't spam the support thread of other hacks with links to your own hacks, this is considered to be very rude.

Thank you.

[amykhar]

Announcement: I will be porting this hack to 3.5. It's probably going to be ready this weekend.

[BaconDelight]

Sweet, thanks amy!

[amykhar]

Ported:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=664845#post664845