Miscellaneous Hacks - Unread Posts and Reputation Comments (welcome box)

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: The unread posts portion of this hack only works if you use the database thread marking system.

This will display the actual number of posts that are still considered unread by you (and will show up in a 'getnew' search).

Versions 1.22+ also display the number of new reputation comments since you last checked your usercp.

There is the option to count the unread posts since your last visit, or all posts considered unread. This setting reflects the divider in the 'getnew' search display. There is also the option to disable the unread posts display or the new reputation comments display.

All settings are located in vBulletin Options > Display Unread Posts and Reputation.

To install this hack unzip the xml file and import it using the ACP Product Manager.


History:

v1.11 : First Release for vb 3.6 - various changes.
v1.12 : Updated for Version Checking.
v1.13 : Phrases Updated.
v1.14 : Dependancies updated, URL's updated.
v1.15 : Minor phrasing changes.
v1.16 : Changes to the way displayed messages are built.
v1.17 : SQL Changes to use slave.
v1.18 : Fixed broken Index creation (on install).
v1.19 : Modified slightly to exclude moderated or soft deleted posts (unless moderator).
v1.20 : Duplicate line of code removed.
v1.21 : ATCS and disable options added.
v1.22 : New reputation comments added. ATCS removed as now unnecessary.
v1.23 : Bug fixes. Added links prefix setting.
v1.24 : Fix reputation comments not being marked as read.
v1.25 : Permission check updated to include 'canviewthreads'.

[hamidkh]

i slove my problem

i customize XML file and it's work for my customize style

[Trana]

I upgraded two hacks that I had previously installed and this is no longer working.

VBSEO 3.0RC to 3.0Gold
VBA CMPS 2.0 to 3.0

I did not make any other changes and this seems to be broken now.

Does anyone have any idea what I should check?

Thanks.

[Paul M]

Define broken.

I run VBSEO and that has no effect on this. I don't see how CMPS would affect it (unless you mean just on the portal page).

[Yours]

I have this installed on 3.6.7 and It doesn't show where it should be. Is there any possible template edits I could do to fix this?

[Trana]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Define broken.

I run VBSEO and that has no effect on this. I don't see how CMPS would affect it (unless you mean just on the portal page).

I don't understand it either. Basically it doesn't show up anymore. I reinstalled the XML product, is there anything else that should be done?

[Trana]

Ahh, I figured it out. I had removed the </ br> in the navbar during a template edit. It would be helpful to have an install file that explains in a note the method you use for changing the screen since us old school hackers are used to manually putting variables into our templates.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Yours

I have this installed on 3.6.7 and It doesn't show where it should be.

I would guess you have customised your Navbar and removed the code this looks for.

[Dotara]

[Solved] working just fine.

[brvheart]

Paul, I would I get this to work if I wanted to use it in the header instead of the navbar? I believe that it is looking for the navbar, but on my mobile style I use the header for everything...any help would be greatly appreciated

[Paul M]

Easiest way is to insert a comment in the header template where you want this to appear (such as <!-- UNREAD -->) and then edit the mods Auto-Template settings to search for that comment.

Edit: Hmm actually, I never put those settings in this mod, so you will have to edit the $search_text variable in the plugin.

Note to self: I must update this.