The Activity Hack v2.1

vB3.5 and vB3.6 users click here

There will be no additional releases of the vB3/hack version; this mod has moved on to vB3.5 as a plugin (see here)

I've been using a less-configurable version of this hack on my forum for over a year. After constant pestering from certain people, here is a version IMO fit for public consumption; consider it a Christmas gift.

Description
This hack adds an activity metric for users to your forum; this metric takes into account a variable number of weeks. Also provided is a Junior/Normal/Senior member system based on this metric, and a longevity metric (user registered time as a percent of the amount of time the first user has been registered).

See zelaron.com for an example of what can be done with this.

Visiting each day and posting the configured amount of times per day for the configured number of weeks will yeild 100% activity. Posts are checked individually for each day, so days cannot be skipped then spammed up afterwards. The weight of visiting for the day relative to posting is configurable. Weeks are weighted so the most recent has a bigger impact on the activity percent than the most distant.

When a user logs in with 50% activity, they are promoted from Junior Member to Member. When they log in 3 months from that time, they are promoted to Senior Member.

Complexity
This hack edits 6 files and 3 templates. The hack adds one table, four fields to the user table, as well as its own settings and phrases.

Technical
This hack adds 1 query to showthread for each user who posts in that page (or only 1 for the logged in user by configuration). 1 query per thread is performed to find join date of first user (this will be changed to a setting in a future version). In addition, the first time a member's post or profile is accessed during a day (GMT), 3 queries are performed to find that user's activity depending on configuration.

Notice
When you first install this hack, no user will have 100% activity because whether or not a user visited on a day is not recorded untill after installation. You may want to set the number of weeks to two at first and increase it as time passes and the visit log fills.

Support
Please click the install link if you install this hack
This hack is in beta because remaining bugs will only become evident over time due to the nature of this hack. I will support this hack in this thread.

3/30/2005
Added barsamples.zip, sample activity and longevity bar images.

Update v2.1
I have fixed the activity calculation so that it adds a fixed 3 queries instead of 16 to 48. To update, simply upload the new activity.php

[WetWired]

*Sigh*
I guess I need to use a table prefix on my test forums so that I can easily check for propperly compatable queries. Updated activity.php with AS phrases.

[TTG]

Cool hack .. installed on 3.0.6 with only a few problems.

Had to set it up showing information as text .. the images provided are in the buttons directory but refuse to show.

Problem solved .. had to place button in my skin, button directory .. duh

Clicked install

[dcarr]

Just a question, can the activty percent..be used to enable promotions?
Is there a way to do that? Thank you

[WetWired]

No, it cannot.

[dcarr]

Thank you

[Anonymous999]

Will this work on 3.0.8 ?

Will it show how manu active users i have had ix X (variable) days/weeks ?

[Logikos]

This should work on 3.0.8

[Anonymous999]

Originally Posted by Live Wire

This should work on 3.0.8

Thanks for that answer

What about my second question active users in X days/weeks ?

[Logikos]

This hack doesn't do that, but WW did create a small custom mod on his site. http://zelaron.com/forum/zelstat.php?num=50

[adill420]

great works for 3.0.9 one thing to point out is that..when images are enabled to show it looks for longevityX.gif instead of longX.gif

other than that great one! thanks