Show Thread Enhancements - Who has read a Thread

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This modification has been withdrawn.
vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x are no longer supported.

The feature is already built into the core vBulletin 4.2.x code.
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This displays who has read a thread, and the time they last looked at it.

The main features of the 4.x version are as follows ;

(Note, items in this colour are those added to vB4.2 core)

1. Turn the system on/off.
2. Restrict the display to certain usergroups
3. Restrict the IP display to certain usergroups.
4. Restrict the display to a set number of days.
5. Option to allow thread author to view who read information.
6. Option to turn on the who read cutoff date (reset) function
7. Restrict use of reset function to certain usergroups.
8. Option to set whoread data records to be cleaned out after xxx days.
9. Clicking on a user will display a page of their thread viewing history, most recent first.
10. Restrict the display to certain forums only.
11. The display can be set as always collapsed on initial page load.
12. Restrict the list of reader names to certain usergroups.
13. Restrict the list of recent threads a member has read to certain usergroups.

The set/reset facility allows members to click on the 'set' link which then sets a personal 'cutoff' time - only showing who has read the thread after that time. The time can be reset as many times wanted, and also completely cleared again.

There is also a link to allow you to view a seperate list of all readers of the thread, this is where the ip will be shown [if you have permission].

Warning: When using the set/reset option - there is only a limited capacity of entries per thread (several thousand) - therefore you should only allow this feature to be used by a limited number of people - typically Staff usergroups. Allowing all members to use it will probably slow down your forum and cause errors if more than about 3000 members set a date on one thread.

Note: When using option 4 or the set/reset facility, the data is still kept beyond this limit, so they can be changed at any time.

All settings are located in vBulletin Options > Who Has Read a Thread

To install, download the zip, extract the XML file and import using the vb Product Manager.


History:

v4.0.1 : 21-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 21-Dec-2009 : Add missing template to cache.
v4.0.3 : 22-Dec-2009 : Minor display fix as posted by Raug.
v4.0.4 : 24-Dec-2009 : Install code updates.
v4.0.5 : 31-Dec-2009 : Fixed bug in forum selection feature.
v4.0.6 : 03-Jan-2010 : Fixed template cache bug due to v4.0.5 changes. Display css updates.
v4.0.7 : 10-Jan-2010 : Minor display fix.
v4.0.8 : 16-Jan-2010 : Added always collapsed option, updated install code.
v4.0.9 : 19-Jan-2010 : Fix collapse icon position when thread information block enabled.
v4.0.10 : 23-Jan-2010 : Fix minor display issue. Settings updated. Other minor changes.
v4.0.11 : 18-Feb-2010 : Installer & code updates.
v4.0.12 : 23-Feb-2010 : Fix Author display.
v4.0.13 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.14 : 29-May-2010 : Fix error in upgrade section of install code.
v4.0.15 : 11-Jul-2010 : Internal ip address changes, not released.
v4.0.16 : 22-Oct-2010 : Fixed for style changes in vB 4.0.8.
v4.0.17 : 25-Oct-2010 : Fix missing action links, broken by v4.0.16.
v4.0.18 : 06-Nov-2010 : Install code updated.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.
v4.1.1 : 27-Dec-2010 : Fix permission bug.
v4.1.2 : 30-Dec-2010 : Fixed small permission bug in set/reset. Added new display permissions.

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.
v4.1.8.0 : 18-Nov-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.8 onwards (only).
v4.1.11.0 : 03-Mar-2012 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.11 image changes.

[elz3abi M.D]

Hi Paul , are considering my suggestion

[Paul M]

Sorry, no, I wont be doing that in the forseeable future.

[BadgerDog]

Hi Paul ....

Just updated our site from 4.04pl1 to 4.1.3 and then updated ALL your mods accordingly ... :up:

We're now running 4.1.2 of this mod and I started receiving emails from members that they can no longer view who has read a thread that they started? They now get a message saying that they aren't permitted to view the list of names. (see pic)

I went to the AdminCP and checked, but I have the "Allow Thread Author" box (If set to yes then this allows the thread creator to see the who has read display whatever usergroup they are in.) set to YES, so I'm not sure what the problem is that has changed?

Way back in the earlier version, I had that problem with Google CSE displaying private threads which you verified was a bug and then you had me make an EDIT change to the XML file to fix that, as I wasn't able to update to a more current version of this mod because I was still stuck with 4.04. I only mention it as I wasn't sure if that's a factor in this problem, but I doubt it as I assume the importing of 4.1.2 contained all the fixes necessary?

The authors of the threads are also a members of usergroups which are not checked off with permissions to see the list of names, but that wouldn't be a problem would it?

Any help would be appreciated ... :up:

Regards,
Doug

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

The authors of the threads are also a members of usergroups which are not checked off with permissions to see the list of names, but that wouldn't be a problem would it?

That would be exactly the reason.

"Allow Thread Author" only allows them to see the actual box - if they dont have names permission then they still wont see the names.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Paul M

That would be exactly the reason.

"Allow Thread Author" only allows them to see the actual box - if they dont have names permission then they still wont see the names.

Gotcha ...

For whatever reason, these folks who have been complaining are thread starters (authors), who no not belong to the selected user groups, but claim with the previous version of this mod under 4.04 of vBulletin, were able to read the user name list.

Being an Admin myself and part of user groups allowed to view the list, as well as click on names for more info, I've never had an issue with either this version, or the old version.

I'll go back and check the user group options again and see if I can somehow permit the thread starters to see more than just the box by adding them to a user group.

Thanks Paul ...

Regards,
Doug

[Paul M]

Names permission was only added in the last version (4.1.2).

[UKCE_Hitman]

installed thx

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Names permission was only added in the last version (4.1.2).

Ahhh... that explains it Paul ..

Thanks ..

Regards,
Doug

[COL NIL SATIS]

spot on as always!!!! thanks for this Paul

[DebtFree]

I've installed this mod, thank you for it, I have set Days Limit to 0 but its only showing the last 7 days or so, should it be showing from the start of the thread or will it be only the last few days because I've only just installed it? I'm running the latest vb4.14.