Miscellaneous Hacks - Cyb - Advanced 'New Posts' (AJAX)

Info:
This hack will show how many new posts/threads have been posted in forums since 'last visit' time. "New Posts" in navbar menu will be replaced with "New Posts: x (In y Threads)" which is updated via AJAX - no page refresh. User can manually check for new posts, or you can enable auto-check which is executed in defined time interval. Optionally you can enable and configure Smart Search Menu to give users ability to search only selected forum sections. See screenshots...

Installation:
Import product XML: AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - Advanced 'New Posts'

Versions:
v1.0 - Apr 29. 2006.
-First version
v1.5 - Jun 25. 2006.
-Added - advanced searching of new posts (see screenshots)
-Fixed known bugs, code optimized
v1.6 - Jun 26. 2006.
-Advanced searching of new posts splitted into two navbar items
v1.7 - Jun 28. 2006.
-Depending on number of new posts different phrase is used
-Added links to phrases to hack options page so you can easily find and change/translate them.
v1.8 - Aug 04. 2006.
-Release of this hack for vB v3.6
v1.9 - Sep 28. 2006.
-Added Product Version Checking
-Fixed links to phrases in ACP (used to easily customize phrases)
-Added option to change text color
-Fixed bug (unneeded extra space after "SSM" in navbar menu)
-Product name changed to "Cyb - Advanced 'New Posts'"
NOTE: Before upgrading save somewhere content of "Menu Items" field to restore it after upgrade. It will be removed during upgrade process.
v2.0 - Jul 31. 2007.
-Added "No New Posts" to show when there is no new posts after user last visit
-Smart Search Menu (SSM) improved (no more need to write lines of code, just put forum IDs in setting field)
-SSM automatically hidden when there is no new posts
-A lot of improvements and optimization done, including:
*two templates removed
*improved integration with different styles (to avoid manual template edits)
v2.1 - May 03. 2008.
-Compatible with vBulletin 3.7
-Minor bugs fixed
v2.2 - Jan 14. 2009.
-New: New post check is now done via AJAX - no page refresh ;-)
-New: Auto-check for new posts every x seconds
-Ability to set order of items in Smart Search Menu
-Minor bugs fixed
v2.3 - Jan 15. 2009.
-New: Set how often user can manually check for new posts
-New: Option to colorize text only when there are new posts
-New: Option to disable product in selected styles
-Fixed some minor bugs
v2.4 - Jan 18. 2009.
-Added permissions check to fix problems where sometimes incorrect numbers are shown
-Fixed bug where unexpected content is shown on user session expiration

Mark as installed to get support and updates.

[Valter]

Originally Posted by Blue91

Hell, it doesn't work on my "stock" VB style, so please stop blaming the issues on the users' "custom styles."

Why it then works perfect here:
bihforum.com
or here:
noitats.com ?

I can not fix *something which I can not reproduce. I don't know what's your config, are there edited files, wrong file versions, bad settings, some php problems, other problematic hacks installed, problems with templates etc...

[Chadi]

It doesn't work for me either on 3.8.1 / custom style.

[Jack Black]

Is there anyway of making the post count amend itself once someone has read a new post?

[TsirhCitna]

Not working for me as well on any style. It refreshes and always comes up with 0 new posts which is wrong.

[dvsDave]

Hey Cyb,

I've got the default theme with no manual template edits, and it's not working for me either.

[chiapeterson]

It used to show you a list of "unread" threads... even if there were no "new" threads. Now it doesn't. Was that a "feature" change?

Edit: Just realized... it's not working at all! :-(

[Valter]

If you are interested create temp admin account for me so I can check it on your forums during next weekend.

[MikesSite]

Install & nominated. Very nice!

What would be the easiest way to adjust the width of it? There seems to be way too much space to the left and right of the New Posts notification. Check the attachment to see what I am talking about.

[sectomy]

yeah it shows always: 1 New Post
even if i marked all as read.
if i can change this to 0, then it should work
but how ?

[Urinemachine]

I installed this mod but it doesn't do anything on my page