Social Group Statistics in Categories Listing
 

Group Statistics in Categories Listing
This mod adds 10 features to social groups.

The categories listing page is probably the most bland VB page, only showing the category name and # of groups. This mod will make that page much more interesting and visited by adding statistics per category and overall. You can specify how many groups will be shown in each category. This mod is fully phrased. 10 features are added:

• Show statistics for newest groups (last created).
• Show statistics for active groups (last updated).
• Show statistics for popular groups (most members).
• Show statistics for photogenic groups (most pics).
• Show statistics for talkative groups (most messages).
• Show statistics for talkative groups (most discussions).
• Show group icon next to unread groups. You can also specify to never show, always show, or alternate show the group icon.
• Group search input field provided for convenient searching.
• Show the overall group statistics in forumhome at 3 different places.
• Show the overall group statistics in VBA blocks; links will work for both VBA installed inside and outside forum directory.

Important Notes:

• The group statistics in VBA blocks will not show statistics for most discussions to allow cleaner presentation in 3-columns layout.
• 2-3 queries are required for the group statistics (3 if you enable marking unread groups with icons). If you installed version 1.0, the 2 manual edits are no longer required in version 1.1 in order to achieve 2-3 queries total.
• This mod requires VB 3.8+ and MySql 4.1+.

Installation:

• Upload the files to their respective folders in your forum directory.
• Import the product at Manage Products page and allow overwrite.
• Go to VB Options > Categories? Group Statistics to set your settings.
• Optional: to display the tag cloud in vbAdvanced, go to VBA CMPS > Download / Upload Modules > in ?Module to Upload?, select ?groupstats_vba.xml? (in the zip file), and click ?Submit?. Then go to VBA CMPS > Default Settings > Main Options > add to ?Portal Output Global Variables?:

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Version History:
1.0.0 - Initial Release.
1.0.1 - fixed table prefix bug.
1.1.0 - upgraded mod to not require file edits to reduce queries.
1.1.5 - fixed a minor bug. Added RTL language support.

Notes:
1. I read all posts for this mod so feel free to post any comments or suggestions.
2. You will be notified by e-mail for future updates if you click ?Marked as Installed.? If you find this mod useful, remember to click ?Nominate for MOTM.?

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Fixed the TABLE_PREFIX bug in v1.0.0. Reupload all files and reimport the 1.0.1 product xml file with allow overwrite.

Import the file groupstats_vba.xml, you place?

It doesnt work

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS groups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.visible DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS postgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.discussions DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS topicgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.picturecount DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS picsgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.members DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS hotgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.dateline DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS newgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.lastupdate DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS activegroups
FROM socialgroup AS club WHERE club.groupid IS NOT NULL;

MySQL Error : Table 'adforop_000032.socialgroup' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Sunday, February 8th 2009 @ 02:56:10 PM
Error Date : Sunday, February 8th 2009 @ 02:56:10 PM
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.32-Debian_7etch8-log

For some reason didnt add the table prefix to the query, it will query from table socialgroup instead of myprefix_socialgroup.

Can that be fixed?

very very nice mod! :)

thanks for sharing

However... when I enable this hack it shows me following:

It is not the edit, as I haver undone it with the editor... but the failure still showed up. I can only browse index.php when the mod is disabled... I guess this is not what you wanted...

I am getting a very similar error ... except that my MySQL version is 5.0.51a-log

I first installed noedit version and had to uninstall it due to this error.

I then, installed 2edit version and edited the group.php as advised; same error...

I have disabled the MOD but if this can be fixed or pointed out why such an error is occuring, that would be a great help.

I guess it can... if oyu have a new install create at least one group and then enable the product again... it worked for me

^ tried that, got the following error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.1:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS groups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.visible DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS postgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.discussions DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS topicgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.picturecount DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS picsgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.members DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS hotgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.dateline DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS newgroups,
CAST(GROUP_CONCAT(club.groupid ORDER BY club.lastupdate DESC, club.name) AS CHAR(255)) AS activegroups
FROM socialgroup AS club WHERE club.groupid IS NOT NULL;

MySQL Error : Table 'pakfuse_vbulletin_011409.socialgroup' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Sunday, February 8th 2009 @ 09:38:12 PM
Error Date : Sunday, February 8th 2009 @ 09:38:12 PM
Script : [url of my forum]
Referrer : [URL of the group I created]
IP Address :
Username :
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.51a-log

Sorry guys about the Sql error. There were 3 queries where I forgot to prefix the name of the table with TABLE_PREFIX. This error does not affect users who don't use table prefixes. I think I caught all the prefix problems now. The zip files were updated.

To Update: For both versions of this mod, reupload all files to your forum directory AND reimport the product xml file with allow overwrite.