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Quote:

Originally Posted by Coders Shack (Post 1723763)

would like to have server info on your board.

(size and stuff, avg users, shared or dedicated ..)

Check your messages.

I hope you get the kinks sorted out in this one because it's a hack I've been hoping on seeing released for a long time.

..installed, strait sick! if you dont have this installed, install it.

Can't wait to get this up on my forum. We have several high traffic single threads so this is fantastic. Would love user group permissions in the future.

This is amazing. My users love it, and this might be one of the best mods I've ever seen posted here. Thank you CS!

EDIT: Someone asked, so I'll ask the question: What are the parameters for this feature going into effect? I didn't know the exact answer, and you posted 'X', so I was just curious.

Quote:

Originally Posted by patsfans (Post 1731447)

you control them via the ACP

I've Installed the Update on vBulletin 3.7.3 PL1, and Now New Posts are Displayed on FireFox even if they're Send Via Reply (and of course via Quick Reply). On Internet Explorer 6 Still Not Working but on Mozilla Works Fine.

I Confirm the Incompatibility with "Topic (incl. Blog) of the Week", when Disablig the Mod this Mod Works Fine, but when the other Mod is On then I can see the Window Trying to Display the New Posts (on FireFox) but Are Not Displayed (a little Space is Moved like the Message is there but Not Displayed for some reason related withn the other Mod).

I Hope You Can Fix That Bug with the other Mod, Coders Shack, I like the other Mod too because is a great way to Recognize the Efforts of Forumers to Share Interesting Threads and Post to the Forum.

Congratulations for this Mod, I'd like to Nominate it for MOTM when that small Bug can be Fixed. ;)

My Best Regards and Hopes for an Update with that Little Bug Fixed. ;)

:)

I Liked a Lot the X New Responses Feature and the Link to Browse to the Last Post when an User is Not on the Last Page of the Thread !! :up::up::up: (Congratulations for that is Very Nice Feature).

And the Counter of New Posts is Updated if the User don't Browse to them by Increasing each time the Code Checks for New Posts !! (I'm Impressed a lot for that Feature, so a user can leave a Window Opened and wait for new Responses during the time the Thread is Live, this is a Magnific Mod, a MOTM Candidate To Win, No Doubt) :up::up::up:

Coders Shack, Please Fix the Problem with the "Topic (incl. Blog) of the Week" Mod, I'd like to be able to use both Mods on my Forum and I think more vBulletin Admins are using that other Mod too. ;)

(I noticed one thing that perhaps can be Useful for you to make this mod work on Internet Explorer 6; I noticed that when the "Topic (incl. Blog) of the Week" is Activated when I Post on FireFox a Post then I can see some movement on the IE6 Window, but when the "Topic (incl. Blog) of the Week" if DeActivated then I Don't see Any Movement when the New Post Tried to be Displayed and Blocked/Interrupted by the other Mod because in second case the other Mod is Off, so there's something in the Other Mod that Detects the New Posting and for some reason when is Not Active then that Action is Not Detected; I Hope this Helps, but with the Fixing of Both Mods Working Together I'd be a Very Happy "Live Topic - AKAX Mod" User.)

My Best Regards.

:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coders Shack (Post 1731706)

you control them via the ACP

I didn't see it in there....I'll have to look. What are the default settings?

Quote:

Originally Posted by patsfans (Post 1732181)

I didn't see it in there....I'll have to look. What are the default settings?

Thread Idle Time = 300 seconds
User Idle Time = 300 seconds
Request Interval = 3000 milliseconds

those are the defaults, they can be changed via the ACP -> Live Topic

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coders Shack (Post 1732315)

Thread Idle Time = 300 seconds
User Idle Time = 300 seconds
Request Interval = 3000 milliseconds

those are the defaults, they can be changed via the ACP -> Live Topic

Thank you. It looks like that link wasn't added in my navbar on the install. But I'm satisfied with your default, and as I said my users enjoyed it as well. We had nearly 300 people active in one thread last night and it worked incredibly well. So again, thank you for putting it together :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by patsfans (Post 1732426)

happy to hear this :)

One Possible Solution for Conflict with product "Topic Of The Week_Month Nomination", at least for the Display of Nominated/Winner on the First Post of the Thread, (on all other Posts it won't Display because of the "if" Conditional).

The Conflict with this Product is on the Template "nominate_topic_stamps" that is Triggered by some of the Last Lines of the Plugin "Topic Of The Week_Month Nomination" that uses the Hook "global_setup_complete", lines that will be Commented (to Not be Used) on the Following Solution, and Changed of place to use the Conditional Explained later to Only Use this Template on the First Post of a Thread (whic won't interfere with the Quick Replies).

"Coders Shack" if you can Please Check the mentioned Plugin and the mentioned Template, Analyze the Code, and propose a Better Solution to be able to Not Disable the Code mentioned on the Solution for ALL Posts Except the First One of a Thread, I think many Users will Appreciate that, (I can only offer this Solution with my Limited Knowledge).

Also, if you can Please Confirm me/us if the following Solution Provided won't have any Problems with the Performance of the Display of the Posts, I/we will appreciate it a lot; as you'll see I've changed the Location of that specific Code that causes the Problem to another Plugin where I can use the Conditional to Use it only on the First Post of a Thread, but what I don't know is if that Change can cause Problems on the Performance/Optimization of the Speed and Memory Use of the Displaying of the Posts on the Forum and on the Usage of the DataBase and of the Server. I had to Create that Plugin because on the Original One I received an Error that told me that on that Global Location I wasn't able to use those Variables that can be used without Problems on Hook Locations related with Postbit.

I/we Appreciate Your Guide. ;)

Solution:

Step 1:

Create New Plugin.

Product: vBulletin
(if you create it on the "Topic Of The Week_Month Nomination" and you Update and overwrite the Product you'll lose this Plugin because it'll be Deleted)
(if you Disable or Uninstall the "Topic Of The Week_Month Nomination" Product you'll have to Disable this Plugin so that it don't cause Problems)

Name/Title: Topic Of The Week_Month Nomination - Live Topic Solution - Postbit_Display_Complete

Hook Place: Postbit_Display_Complete

Execution Order: 5

PHP Code:

Code:

if ($post['postid']==$this->thread['firstpostid'])



{





                                                if ($vbulletin->options['legacypostbit'])        {



                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit_legacy'] = str_replace("<!-- / icon and title -->", $vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_legacy_stamps]."<!-- / icon and title -->", $vbulletin->templatecache[postbit_legacy]);



                                                }

                                                else{



                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit'] = str_replace(">&nbsp;</td>", ">&nbsp;</td>".$vbulletin->templatecache['nominate_topic_stamps'], $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit']);



                                                }





}

Notice the "nominate_topic_stamps", it'll Display the "Nominated Topic" or "Winner Topic" Logo and Link that is Created with the Template "nominate_topic_stamps", ONLY ON THE FIRST POST of the Thread, which is the Only One that is not Created via Quick Reply.

If you have Set your Mod Options to Nominate Any Post and Not Only the First One, then, if that Post is Nominated and is not the First One, then it'll Not Display the Top-Right Image that Says (Nominated and/or Winner TOTW TOTM), but the Below Options will Appear without any Problem, (the ones that Allow you to Retire your Nomination and Visit the Hall of Fame and the Nomination Thread).

Step 2:

Commenting the Previous Code Lines on the Plugin "Topic Of The Week_Month Nomination" Hook Location "global_setup_complete", which after the Changes will be like this:

Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT === 'blog'){

                                                if ($vbulletin->options['nominate_topic_blog_on_off']){



                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['blog_entry_with_userinfo'] = str_replace("<!-- message -->", "<!-- message -->".$vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_list_blog_stamps_box], $vbulletin->templatecache[blog_entry_with_userinfo]);

                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['blog_entry_without_userinfo'] = str_replace("<!-- message -->", "<!-- message -->".$vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_list_blog_stamps_box], $vbulletin->templatecache[blog_entry_without_userinfo]);



                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['blog_show_entry'] = str_replace("<!-- ads could go here -->", "<!-- ads could go here -->".$vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_blog_stamps_box], $vbulletin->templatecache[blog_show_entry]);

//                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['blog_show_entry'] = str_replace("<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:10px\"></div>", "<div style='clear:both; margin-top:10px'></div>".$vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_blog_button], $vbulletin->templatecache[blog_show_entry]);



                                                        $string = htmlentities($vbulletin->templatecache['blog_show_entry'], ENT_QUOTES);



                                                        $searchee = '<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:10px\"></div>';

                                                        $searchee = htmlspecialchars($searchee, ENT_QUOTES);

                                                        $replace_by = $searchee.htmlentities($vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_blog_button], ENT_QUOTES);

                                                        $string = str_replace($searchee, $replace_by, $string);



                                                        $searchee = '<div class=\"alt2 smallfont\" style=\"text-align:';

                                                        $searchee = htmlspecialchars($searchee, ENT_QUOTES);

                                                        $replace_by = htmlentities($vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_blog_box], ENT_QUOTES).$searchee;

                                                        $string = str_replace($searchee, $replace_by, $string);



                                                        $string = preg_replace('~&#x([0-9a-f]+);~ei', 'chr(hexdec("\\1"))', $string);

                                                        $string = preg_replace('~&#([0-9]+);~e', 'chr("\\1")', $string);

                                                        $trans_tbl = get_html_translation_table(HTML_ENTITIES);

                                                        $trans_tbl = array_flip($trans_tbl);

                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['blog_show_entry'] = strtr($string, $trans_tbl);

                                                }

                                        }

//                                        else {

//                                                if ($vbulletin->options['legacypostbit'])        {

//                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit_legacy'] = str_replace("<!-- / icon and title -->", $vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_legacy_stamps]."<!-- / icon and title -->", $vbulletin->templatecache[postbit_legacy]);

//                                                }

//                                                else{

//                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit'] = str_replace(">&nbsp;</td>", ">&nbsp;</td>".$vbulletin->templatecache['nominate_topic_stamps'], $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit']);

//                                                }

//                                        }



                                        eval('$template_hook[navbar_search_menu] .= "' . fetch_template('nominate_topic_navbar_search') . '";');

                                        if ($vbulletin->options[nominate_topic_receiving_forumid]){

                                                eval('$template_hook[navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1] .= "' . fetch_template('nominate_topic_vbnav_quicklink') . '";');

                                        }

Notice the Commented Code Lines with the "//":

Code:

//                                        else {

//                                                if ($vbulletin->options['legacypostbit'])        {

//                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit_legacy'] = str_replace("<!-- / icon and title -->", $vbulletin->templatecache[nominate_topic_legacy_stamps]."<!-- / icon and title -->", $vbulletin->templatecache[postbit_legacy]);

//                                                }

//                                                else{

//                                                        $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit'] = str_replace(">&nbsp;</td>", ">&nbsp;</td>".$vbulletin->templatecache['nominate_topic_stamps'], $vbulletin->templatecache['postbit']);

//                                                }

//                                        }

Step 3:

ENJOY !! :p

I Hope for another Solution that could involve perhaps some small Changes on the Template "nominate_topic_stamps", so that both Mods can Work Fine on ALL Cases and on ALL Posts. :rolleyes:

My Best Regards. ;)

:)

One Question About the "N New Messages (Live Topic)" Message on the Bottom-Right Corner of the Window:

I noticed that if I access a Dead Topic (with FireFox) and I place myself on one of the Pages of the Thread, (Not the Last One), and some User Come and Post a Reply to the Thread (gets the Topic Live), then for the User that Accessed the Topic while it was Dead this Message is Displayed.

Seems like that Particular Code of that Message is Still Active even if the Topic is Dead. Is this the way is Designed to Work or perhaps is a Bug and that Code is not supposed to Work if the Topic is Dead or if it Gets Dead after the X Minutes Specified for it to Die? :confused:

Edit: Idea: If it is supposed to work like that, then I think that if a Topic Dies and a User is in the Last Page of that Thread, then that Message Should Display to that User to Tell Him/Her that the Topic Have New Messages and for Him/Her to be able to Browse to see them. (This moment if the User is in the Last Page of the Thread while it is Dead, Nothing Happens, but if the User is in any other Page happens what is previously Described) ;)

My Best Regards.

:)

I Forgot to Mentione it. :o

I Nominated this Mod for MOTM, is a Great Mod. :up::up::up:

My Best Regards.

:)

woopdeedoo! This add-on is cool! xD Installed!

Quote:

Originally Posted by inciarco (Post 1735389)

I'm not sure why you guys are getting bad notices.

But yea the notice system is only in place if your on a page other than the last page of the thread and the actual topic is active. The nice will stay up. I will add logic to hide the notice once it stops checking for new posts. But currently once it sees that the topic is dead it stops making calls.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coders Shack (Post 1737459)

Actually that's the Bug, for some reason the Notice System Keeps Tracking for New Posts, even if the Thread is Dead; I made lots of Tests about this issue and All the Times when an User Accessed a Dead Thread and X Minutes Later another User Posted a Message and Activated the Thread, then the Other User (that Accessed the Thread when it was Dead), Started Getting Notices about the New Posts. That makes me think that the Notice System is Active All the Time and Consuming Resources. :confused: I also made the same Test by letting the User to Stay in the Thread for some minutes after it Goy Dead, and then Other User to Access the Thread and Start Posting Messages, and then the Other User Started Getting Notice Messaged, which also makes me think that the Notice System was Active even if the Thread was Dead. :confused:

About the Code to Partially Solve (in my Case 100% because I Only Nominate Threads / First Posts) the Problem with the Mod to Nominate Topics, what do You Think about it? :confused: Would it cause any Considerable Extra Server Load or is it a Normal Code in terms of Server Load? :confused:

My Best Regards. ;)

:)

Hmmmm... doesn't work for me in 3.7.3.

Would love it though.

This is really cool.

Working perfectly up to now in 3.7.1. Brilliant work, much appreciated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TitanJeff (Post 1739098)

Hmmmm... doesn't work for me in 3.7.3.

Would love it though.

you probably are using a conflicting mod

watch the new video for a 2 min demo of features

Great Improvements Coders Shack, Congratulations, this is a MOTM Winner For Sure, once Forumers Test it in their Forums. :up::up::up:

One Conflict: With the Mod "Popup Private Messaging", in the Hide of the Old Posts; once disabled that other Mod the Hiding of the Old Posts works Fine, but with it Enabled that doesn't work. :confused::confused::confused:

Could you Please Analyze the Conflict with that other Mod? :confused:

(The other Mod requires Edits on HeadInclude and Footer, including a JavaScript and also what seems to be the Hidded Popup Private Messaging System).

My Best Regards.

:)

I've had to disable it for now, as it increased the server load averages significantly. It went from .73 with it disabled, up to over 10 when I enabled it. There were about 250 users online, which is a fairly quiet time on my site.

I had hoped to use this during the busiest times on the site (it's a football site and gets especially busy during and after games), but as things stand there's no way I can do that, which is a shame as I love this feature.

Any ideas on why it's increasing the load average, and more importantly, how I can resolve this problem?

Cheers

Try Spacing more the Checks for New Posts (Request Interval), from 3000 milisecs to 15000 milisecs. ;)

:)

There's a Bug: Something is Not Working Right with the System that Hides the Posts.

I've set the Posts to Hide when 6 Posts are Reached (I Display 5 Posts per Page), and after reaching that Number of Posts in a Page the First 10 Posts (Haven't Counted then Exactly) Hide Well, but then the System to Hide Posts Stops Working and Also when the Users that are Having the Old Posts Hidded Try to Post a New Message that New Message isn't Displayed on their Page but yes on the other User's Pages (remember that the System Stopped Hiding Old Messages), and that also Happens to the Other Users as Well. I've tried that on FireFox and on Google Chrome. :confused::confused::confused:

Is somebody Having this same Issue? :confused:

My Best Regards.

:)

Other Bug: When Setting to 0 the "Maximum Visible Posts", the Mod Displays Instantly the Message Warning about Maximum Amount of Posts Diplayed by Page Reached and Old Post Going to Dissapear, Immediately after the First New Post Made, and Starts Hiding Old Posts on Page befor the First New Post Made only Not Hiding the New Posts Made, and from the Beginning None of the Posts Made by the User is Displayed on His Own Page. :confused::confused::confused:

I've tried this on a Fresh Install (Forum with No Mods in it), and Happens as Previously Described, so the Bug is Happening on vBulletin 373. :confused:

I Hope this Can be Fixed, Coders Shack. ;)

:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by inciarco (Post 1745036)

Try Spacing more the Checks for New Posts (Request Interval), from 3000 milisecs to 15000 milisecs. ;)

:)

I'll give this a try and report back on the results, thanks for the help.

Changing the request interval has definitely reduced the load. I need to keep an eye on it during busy times, but at the moment it seems to have done the trick.

Thanks inciarco!

I'm Glad that Helped, Jari37. :up:

Coders Shack, I just made a More Exact Test setting the "Maximum Visible Posts" to 4 Posts, and Discovered that After the Post Number TEN (10) the Mod Stopped Displaying the Posts Posted by the Same User in it's Page, (is Displayed on the Other User Page), and also it Stopped Hiding the Old Posts, and also I noticed that for Quick Replies that Require to Click on a Post to Activate it Automatically Got De-Activated after that Post Number TEN (10); does that Post Number Ten (10) means something on Your Mod or perhaps on the vBulletin Board Options? :confused::confused::confused:

As I told you I made that Test on a Fresh Forum, so the Bug is Happening. :confused:

Do You Need me to Set Anything on Any of the Plugins or on the vBulletin Options to see if that Makes a Difference? ;)

My Best Regards and Hopes for Your Instructions and Solutions to that Bug ;); I Liked a Lot the Improvements, this is Becoming a Really Strong Mod After Each One of Your Updates, Thank You For Sharing This Great Mod. :up:

:)

Tests on vBulletin 373 PL1, Fresh Installation (No other Mod on the Board):

Test 1:

When Maximum Visible Posts Set to Zero (0), (Maximum Displayed Posts Before Page Split if 15), I started Having Eight (8) Posts on the Page, and from New Post Number 1 the Warning Title on Top Appeared ("he maximum amount of posts on this page can display has been reached..."), as mentioned on previous Posts this Setting to Zero (0) is Not Working Well Deactivating the Checkings; the moment I Posted New Post Number 10, the Bug Triggered, Stopping Hiding Old Posts and De-Activating the Quick Reply for the User that Posted Post Number TEN (10), after that His Posts didn'r Show on His Page and Old Posts don't Hide.

Test 2:

I Set the Maximum Visible Posts to 17, (Maximum Displayed Posts Before Page Split if 15), I started Posting Messages Until Completing Post Number 17, after that I Counted FIVE (5) New Posts until when on Post Number SIX (6) the Bug Triggered and the Quick Reply Asked Again to Click on a Post to Activate and the Mod Stopped Hiding Old Posts.

Test 3:

I Set the Maximum Visible Posts to 7, (Maximum Displayed Posts Before Page Split if 15), I started with 3 Posts on the Page and Posted the First 4 New Posts to Activate the Hiding of the Posts from there on, After that when I Posted the Fifth (5) Post over the 7 Allowed per Page, (4 Posts Got Hidden), then for that User who Posted New Post Number 5 (over the 7), the Bug Triggered, the Quick Reply Got De-Activated, the Old Posts Stopped Hidding, and His Replies didn't Showed on His Page but Yes on the other Users's Page.

I made this Tests with Google Chrome for One User and FireFox for the Other, simulating the 2 Windows for the 2 Users.

(The Bug Happens No Matter the Number Set for "Maximum Displayed Posts Before Page Split" on the vBulletin Options., on my previous Post I had this Setting to 10 and on this other 3 Tests I set it to 15 as mentioned).

I Hope this 3 Tests and it's Results can Help You on the Solution of this Bug, Coders Shack. ;)

My Best Regards.

:)

it's not compatible also with doublepost prevention (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=203705)!!! is there a way to fix it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jGas (Post 1746361)

it's not compatible also with doublepost prevention (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=203705)!!! is there a way to fix it?

I Confirm this, (I forgot to Report it earlier). I had to Disable that other Mod because every time a Post Got Merged it Freezes the Live Updates for the User whos Posts Got Merged. :(

:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by inciarco (Post 1746368)

I Confirm this, (I forgot to Report it earlier). I had to Disable that other Mod because every time a Post Got Merged it Freezes the Live Updates for the User whos Posts Got Merged. :(

:)

so you give your preference to live topic?
for you it's more important than doubleposting?
i don't know what to do... :rolleyes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by jGas (Post 1746676)

so you give your preference to live topic?
for you it's more important than doubleposting?
i don't know what to do... :rolleyes:

I think Users might like more Live Topic, is more Interactive for Users (if there are enough to enjoy it, of course). :rolleyes:

:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jGas (Post 1746361)

it's not compatible also with doublepost prevention (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=203705)!!! is there a way to fix it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by inciarco (Post 1746368)

I Confirm this, (I forgot to Report it earlier). I had to Disable that other Mod because every time a Post Got Merged it Freezes the Live Updates for the User whos Posts Got Merged. :(

:)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....4&postcount=49

i posted a fix there (i use it on my boards)

where this picture that I have not even seen in my forum?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/02/40.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by inciarco (Post 1735288)

One Possible Solution for Conflict with product "Topic Of The Week_Month Nomination"
My Best Regards. ;)

:)

Your solution worked for me! I am really happy now....

Awesome work dude! :up::up::up:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Das UndergrounD (Post 1747490)

where this picture that I have not even seen in my forum?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/02/40.jpg

its used in the notifications (you get a notification if your in a live topic but not on the last page, and people are responding)

Phrase Groups Available:

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Template Usage: (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (3)bbcode_code_printable (17)bbcode_quote_printable (1)footer (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (6)option (1)pagenav (1)pagenav_curpage (4)pagenav_pagelink (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (1)printthread (40)printthreadbit (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open Phrase Groups Available: global postbit showthread	Included Files: ./printthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/class_bbcode_alt.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete printthread_start pagenav_page pagenav_complete bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete printthread_post printthread_complete
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