Who was online today [available in english & german]

Hack Name: Who was online today
Hack Version: 1.0.2
For vB Version:: 2.x
Originally Created by: genial @ Skats Board (Contact)
Documentation, Translation, a few changes and posted by: Mystics

Description:
This Hack adds something like the "Currently Active Users:"-Feature of vBulletin.
The difference is, instead of showing the users, who are currently online, it shows
all Users, who were online on a day and it also displays "Most users ever online on a day".

Summary of the Features:

• Shows "Number of Active Users Today"
• Shows "Most users ever online on a day"
• Shows last online time for each User while pointing the Mouse Cursor on it's name (=mouseover) in the list

Important: The Hack only works 100% correct, when each member is in the same time zone as the Server!

Files to edit: index.php
Templates to edit: forumhome
New Templates: forumhome_todayloggedinusers, forumhome_todayloggedinuser

I have attached the Install Instructions in a Text File.
The Instruction is in English and in German.

I will attach a Screenshot in a Reply to this Thread!

Post any Questions into this Thread!

Updates in 1.0.1: Inserted the two new templates into the template precaching (first step)

Updates in 1.0.2: Fixed a little Bug with the "Most users ever online on a day"-Count
(Replace '$maxusers[2] = $todayonline;' with '$maxusers[2] = $numbertodayonline;' in index.php)

Info: You can find an other version of this Hack here. In this other version the usernames of the members, who were already online today, are not shown on the Forum-Mainpage; the names are shown in an extra File (like online.php), onlinetoday.php (Screenshot).

So, depending on which version of the Hack you prefer, you have to download this:
Version with usernames on the main Site of the Forum

or this:
Version with usernames on extra site (onlinetoday.php)

Regards,
Mystics

[Trigger351]

I think it is a bug...I ended up removing that part of the script so what I have now is:

Active Members Today:

The following members have already visited the Board today:

[ogden2k]

Is it possible to show this only to mods and admins?

[X-Fan]

Working fine on my forums except for the timezone thing. I even adapted it to work nicely on my vbHome front page.

Is there a working fix for the timezone problem yet?

And has anyone found a way for it to include total guests that visited throughout a day as well?

[X-Fan]

Okay, it's inexplicably stopped working now - users today is 0 even though there's currently 25 members online.

Anyone got any ideas as to why, or is this just a result of that timezone problem?

[Trigger351]

Its the timezone problem...The only way to fix it is to get your server to change to your local time or change servers to one that is in your timezone.

Our server shifted us to an Aussie time zone and it fixed the problem.

www.tmaauto.com

[X-Fan]

Originally Posted by Trigger351

Its the timezone problem...The only way to fix it is to get your server to change to your local time or change servers to one that is in your timezone.

No can do. I'm based in Australia, but the server needs to be US time.

There's got to be a simpler way to fix this problem than to tweak hardware! :ermm:

[Trigger351]

Might be time to change servers...Ours is Flexihostings and they had enough Aussie based customers that they set one of there servers up in Aussie time

[X-Fan]

I don't think I'm going to go through the hassle of changing servers just to get one single hack working. I'll easily do without if that's the only option.

[iceman-x]

Is it possible to show this for mods ore admins only.

[Rabbitoh Warren]

Finally read through the entire thread! I've installed Mystic's original version and it's working fine for me so far here after two days. I'm using vB version 2.3.2.