Does this hack work with VB 3.0.1?

It should work fine with 3.0.1 - however the instructions were written for 3.0.3 - so you might find that some of the code you have to look for is slightly different. That aside, however, the code you have to insert should work fine as is. :)

Ocean big thanks for your help! Is there anyway to make it so the "Already viewed this thread" "Already viewed this thread since" tables do not show up at all in forums i didnt specify them in? I know it doesnt show the names of people but Id prefer for it not to show at all

thanks!

If you followed my instructions properly, you shouldn't see them at all in the Subs you chose to exclude.

That's what the new addition to the ShowThread template is for. :)

ha....sorry, I dont know how I overlooked the template change. it works fine, thanks :nervous:

You're welcome. I'm glad everything worked out. :)

hey mate,

i reckon the popup would be much better to hold the info - otherwise my server will die.

if :
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (1 members and 0 guests) [put your link here]

and make it say "people who have already viewed this thread."

that would be fantastic.
Take care mate.

I kinda like the pop-up idea as you only pull the information when you want it.

A question: Does this show you when the user first (or last) read the message? I think it would be great if the master (original) "read" list included when the user first read the message and the secondary (trip-metered) "read" list included the last time someone read the message.

I belienve that if the above were in this hack, I would install it in a heartbeat! On Ikonboard, this was a great add-on. I would love to be able to add it on my vB board!

The Pop-Up window is something that I will probably add to the next version of this hack.

As to your question, unfortunately it does not show when a post has been read. But that is also why I added the second resetable counter. This way, you can add a post, for example, and reset the second counter so that you can see who has viewed that thread from that point on. This allows you to easily see who has viewed that thread at all, and who has viewed it after that particular change has been made.

Adding a date/time stamp would mean an additional Query for every thread view on your board. I'm not sure it would be worth the overhead - especially on larger boards.

Perhaps, then, instead of storing a bit that indicates that it has been viewed (assuming that is how you are doing it), you store the time and date value and check for a nul entry in the event that is has not been viewed? Doing this should not increase the queries as you are just querying for different data.

The value I have seen in this is when an announcement is made in the forums for whatever reason, people have stated that they never read the message. If there was a time limit on response to a message, if they had read the message, the time stamp would indicate that they saw it in the time allowed and had the chance to respond.

In any case, it is a great hack. This is just that extra function that I would not mind seeing.