Does this hack cause a large increase of server resources for a large forum?

VirtueTech, the actual expand/contract is javascript. Therefore, it's client side. So I can't see how it will increase load.

In any event, if my board is anything to go by, it made no difference. And I think my board is relatively large.

I checked the option on this board to contract all read posts....and it contracts all posts in every thread...even those I have not read.

However your post here was not contracted. Any ideas why?

VirtueTech, it works based on what is considered "unread" by vBulletin. If you leave now and come back in 20 minutes, only posts made in the last 20 minutes or so will be expanded - because that's what is considered by vBulletin to be 'new/unread posts'.

Gotcha.

That is the best way I guess to save on queries. Would be more efficient if it was traked better. Not your fault...just saying.

Thanks for this hack bira...I can't wait to install it.

Hi! I cannot find this line in showthread.php:

As no one else has had this problem, I have to think it's something I'm doing wrong. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks so much! (And awesome hack bira, can't wait to get it working :))

I have v 2.2.1

Hi Sadie,

You should find getforumrules($forum,$getperms); at the very end of the script.

The original 2.2.1 showthread.php looks like this at the end:

I have overlooked to insert the code in register_adult when have installed hack. You could not remind it?

inetd, run the installer from the first post in your admin directory. Select 'UPGRADE' -- you'll get all the info you need there.

Does this hack add any considerable load to a server.

It seems to have on my system.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
You should find getforumrules($forum,$getperms); at the very end of the script. [/code]

VirtueTech,

I wanted to check what you're saying, so I ran &explain=1 on a thread with 29 posts, on a limited resources server. First I did it on an "out of the box" vb 2.2.1:

The I did with with only this hack added:

I am the only user on this server, so it's pretty much "lab tested".

Also, the load average on my server right now is 0.66, 0.73, 0.75 with ~80% CPU idle and 334 processes.

There are currently 67 members on my BB. I don't know how many guests (my who's online page doesn't seem to count guests, always saying 0 for that :/)

So from my own standpoint, I haven't noticed a change in load. But I really don't know much about this stuff so I'm all ears if you have suggestions.

Thanks,

Bira

I think your correct. I do know that is causes a slight bandwidth increase...thus possiblity of a smaller load increase for the web server...but I don't know off hand.

Well it's a picture, that should make a difference..

very excellent indeed. :D

I think that this hack is one of the best, if not the best.

for some reason my yes or no thing always is on NO i tried click it a ton of times but it switch back to no after i like modify :mad:

any idea y?

On your forum if there is no title you show the first few words. On mine it is blank. How do you set this up?
thanks

Lionel, look for FireFly's instructions, in post #50 of this thread.

GameZilla - sounds like the selection is not stored in the database. Check to see if you edited member.php fully and whether you ran the installer as requested.

i checked it all
can u e-mail the mysql stuff it need i think my sever does not let the script make the tables it self :confused:

e-mail me the tables i need to gamezilla@socal.rr.com

GameZilla, download the installer from the first post. Everything you need is there.

$post[shortmsg]
where in template to put?

wherever you want within the first <div></div>

(for more explanation about the two DIVs in postbit, look at post #29 on this thread)

I got it. I appreciate the help, specially the fast answer

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
GameZilla, download the installer from the first post. Everything you need is there.

i reinstall it :/ and nothing works still its the same prob

if u want go to http://www.otakuforums.com/ and test it

isn't anyone gonna help ? :confused:

GameZilla, did you get it to work? Cause I took at look at your forums and they seemed to be working fine.

:)

that thing works the problem is that the contract post if it is already been viewed part does not work

Greetings:

Same problem. Old replies aren't closed automatically. Looks like the database entry for this user option isn't updating when a user updates their site options.

Ummmmmm

I installed it and everything but it won't automatically collapse the read threads

Do you have to do this manually?

My test board is at http://www.splitviews.com/blindhope

Thanks :)

it sounds like you either did not make the necessary changes in the member.php file.

Run the installer again selecting UPGRADE and move to the changes needed section. Check EACH AND EVERY CHANGE was made extremely accurately.

Every single person to so far complain of a problem of this nature, which I asked to send me his/her files, forgot one step or didn't follow instructions accurately.

If you follow them accurately it will work just fine.

very sweet.

why is this post so wide?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
it sounds like you either did not make the necessary changes in the member.php file.

Run the installer again selecting UPGRADE and move to the changes needed section. Check EACH AND EVERY CHANGE was made extremely accurately.

Every single person to so far complain of a problem of this nature, which I asked to send me his/her files, forgot one step or didn't follow instructions accurately.

If you follow them accurately it will work just fine.

I am running 2.2.1

and I installed this hack unintalled then reinstalled and I got the same problem both times, The collapse/expand links are there but they dont do anything and also I can see what looks like 1 template on top of another each post has 2 titles. From what I can tell all extras are working like in register.php etc. but its just showthread template or showthread.php is wrong.

Bira are the installation instructions fine for 2.2.1 users?

I installed on 2.21 no problem.

This is most certainly not an *easy* hack to install - it demands a bit of time, concentration and following details in the instructions very accurately.

But I can guarantee that doing that will always result the same: the hack works.

It's one thing finding a bug in a hack and then fixing it. But what you are describing can ONLY come from an error in the installation.

If you want, send me all the necessary files and templates (placed in a templatename.txt file) and I will find your error. But do that only after you checked EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DOT IN THE INSTRUCTIONS WAS FOLLOWED BY YOU.

:)

Yes the hacks work brilliantly. :up:

Nonetheless I've (temporarily) shut it down... I'm trying to figure out a way to make it work without the posts being contained in tables.

You see, I'm developing an extremely 'less is more'-ish board and I really am trying to avoid the tables inside tables inside tables syndrome. My 'showthread' template - including postbits, but excluding exterior control panels is one big table with no interior tables inside it... my goal is to make it render incrementally as it loads, but unfortunately none of the major browsers does this very well.

Nonetheless, if there is a way to make the display bit control whether a table ROW is displayed or not instead of controlling whether the TABLE is displayed or not, you would really make my day. :)

ok ill give this another shot when i have more free time probably next weekend

Nice .. Clean and Ez.

i luv it .. thanks for such an wsome idea and work.