Live Forum Statistics on All Pages in Header

Plugin Keywords: Forum, Stats, Statistics, Members, New Members, Forum, Statistics, Member Info

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Requested by :
Myself :devious:

Context :
Searched through vb.org but could not find a similar plugin/hack for vB3.5/vB3.0.x. I wanted to show all vital forum stats like total posts, total threads, total members and newest member on each page of my forum as well as vBa CMPS, in header template and this plugin performs exactly the same function.

What this plugin does ?
This plugin uses the 'global_start' hook and stores the desired information from your forum database into php variables and when called in 'header 'template, produces the desired results.

Utility :
Imagine... an unregistered/guest visits your website for the first time via a search engine link (95% of times its not the homepage that is found via a search engines link) and the first thing s/he notices is the forum header information and says wow!! this forum has got xxxx members, xxxxx threads, xxxxxx posts, why not get registered with this community and see what this forum has got in store for me. LOL!! quite true actually.

Demo : http://www.sikhism.us

Any Screenshots : Demo is self-explanatory.

Warning : This plugin executes 5 queries per page.

Installation Instructions : (Also attached alongwith the plugin.)

 
Step by Step Instructions: 
1. Ofcourse, download the Plugin.
2. Go to 'Plugin System' module in vb admin panel and click 'Download/Upload Plugins'.
3. Towards the botton of next screen, you will see a box table - 'Import Plugin Definitions XML File'. Click the 'Browse' button and select the Plugin Definitions XML File downloaded and saved somewhere on your computer. Click the 'Import' button and well... you are not quite yet done. LOL!!
4. Ok, Now go to Styles & Tempalte --> 'Styles Manager' and select the 'Common Templates' option from drop down menu and click the 'Go' button.
5. In the header template:
 
Find: (ususally at the end of the template file)
<!-- content table -->
$spacer_open
 
$_phpinclude_output
 
 
 
Add Above:
<!-- Forum Stats in Header Template -->
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
    <td>
     <div align="left"><span class="smallfont">| <b>Discussions:</b> $totalthreads | <b>Messages:</b> $totalposts | <b>Members: </b>$numbermembers | <b>Online: </b>$totalonline </b> | <b>Newest :</b> <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/member.php?u=$newuserid"><b>$newusername</b></a> (Welcome!)
</span></div>
     </td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- Forum Stats in Header Template -->
 
Ofcourse you can customise this code to suit your website setup. ;)
 
9. And, now finally you are done! :)

Enjoy!!

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[kildjean]

Dude chill your attitude... jeez.. just trying to find some info.

John's Post:

[ January '06 ]
There are a few styles we offer pre-coded to have the ability to display live forum statistics in the header. We have simply coded the skin but there is a plugin we provide a link to that actually make this happen.

This plugin was released for free from vbulletin.org and as such is not warrantied nor supported by vBSkinworks.

As with any add-on or hack, it is highly recommended that you backup your database prior to installing and further, we recommend you familiarize yourself with how this plugin works and any issues you may encounter.

The plugin may be found and researched at: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=95493

Thank You, The vBSkinworks Team

[smacklan]

I am running this plugin on vBSkinworks with no issues (version 3.5.4), however, the plugin does add 5 sql queries so that is something to keep in mind when deciding whether to use it. My experience has been when the database errors occur, it's related to table prefixes of your vb database. The author has addressed this earlier in this thread with an altered version of the plugin and that is the one I use.

[ShadowOne]

works great for me with the blackteal skin on 3.5.4

[mcyates]

How come the total posts on my header says 280,848 but the total posts in the Forum Statistics at the bottom of the forumhome template says 280,022?

Do they take the information from different sources?

[Neutral Singh]

This hacks counts all the posts in your database whether they are under usergroup restrictions or not which i think is the true count of posts in your forums.

[mcyates]

Originally Posted by Neutral Singh

This hacks counts all the posts in your database whether they are under usergroup restrictions or not which i think is the true count of posts in your forums.

Well how can i get them to be the same, can i change the at the bottom of the site to show the same number of posts as the one at the top?

[offsidex]

is there a way to uninstall this thing ? It has messed up my whole website!

[trickedoutpc]

where can I d/l the newest version in zip format or do I just d/l the XML file next to the instructions. I tryed that but get errors. anyone have a link to a good d/l thanks again.

[smacklan]

Originally Posted by trickedoutpc

where can I d/l the newest version in zip format or do I just d/l the XML file next to the instructions. I tryed that but get errors. anyone have a link to a good d/l thanks again.

Hey, PM me on my site and I'll send you the one you need that will work for you

[mano1.com]

Installed!