Status Icons
 

Basically when a post is made and a user is not logged in, the forum (status icons) don't change to say it contains a new post, any ideas?

Previously I have tried removing "forum is closed for posting" from the homepage by modifying the "FORUM HOME" template.

What have I done wrong?


Post if you need more detail please.

Problem solved, thanks :)

If the user isn't logged in (a guest), how could the board know that's a new post for him?

I think there is usually a link under Quick Links for posts from the last day. I think that is all you can do. How can you tell that it's a new post for one guest versus an old post for another guest? You can't. The software doesn't know what you have or haven't seen as a guest. The best it can do is give you a list of all the new posts in the last day (which I said is a link under Quick Links I'm pretty sure).

Oh but on another forum, the forum icons change if there is a new post, its confusing me, as the status icons start to flash if a new post is posted recently (I seen the time aswell it said)

You get told there are new posts when you are just a Guest? This sounds like some hack. I would ask them at the other site what hack they are using.

Ok thanks :)

The natural behavior of vbulletin notifies guests if there are new posts since their last visit to the site, thats NOT a hack.

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If the icon if flashing, then yes thats possibly a hack, but vbulletin still notifies guests if there is a new post since their last visit regardless, using the new post icon.

That site can simply be using a animated gif as its "new post icon".

Found it out :), it turns out to be with the "vbulletin options" It is not a hack and is just reading the options and clicking "no" to hide forum locked icons to users that can't post.


Thanks every1 :)


Problem Solved :)

I guess I need to visit my site as a Guest more often to see what Guests see!