Miscellaneous Hacks - Live Topic

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Live Demo:

Live Topic 1.07b Demo (you must be logged in, and the topic must be "live")

Videos: 1.00b 1.06b

watch the damn videos... ^_^

Description:

This product is different from anything you have seen before, it raises the bar for forums. It will make your forums much more interactive, and also reduce server load.

Technical Details:

If a thread has been posted in X seconds then its now Live, if other users are viewing the Live topic and are on the last page they will experience a clean ajax experience while talking to other members. Once the thread is older than X seconds its no longer Live and it will now act like a normal thread. Also if a user edits one of their posts that's inside of the thread, it will be updated too so there is no longer a reason to ever have to refresh.

There is also logic for the viewer, the viewer of the thread has to be in an active state to see responses. An active user state is determined upon the users actions, if no actions were made in X seconds then the user is marked as inactive.

Also you may wonder why this could save your server bandwidth and CPU. If a user is refreshing to talk to another members the queries on a normal thread load are way more intense than the ajax call that this modification makes. So if you have 5 people talking to each other none of them have to refresh the page, all they are doing is simple page requests and one intense request when there has actual change.

You can test Live Topic with two users, you will see how amaizing this is... And probably spontaneously combust.

Found a bug? Want to request a feature?

Live Topic - Project Manager

Installation:

This is take less than 3 minutes to install, takes longer to notice its amazing feature. (you need multiple people to be active in the same topic)

Upgrade:

[1.01b to 1.XXb] Uninstall the product, then reinstall it. Overwrite all old files with new files and you should be fine.

[1.02b to 1.03b] Overwrite files, upgrade product (dont install product)

[1.03b to 1.04b] Uninstall the product, then reinstall it. Overwrite all old files with new files and you should be fine.

[1.04b to 1.05b, 1.05b to 1.06b,1.06b to 1.07b] Upgrade the product. Overwrite all old files with new files and you should be fine.

Works With (FF2, FF3, IE6, IE7, IE8, SF2, SF3, CHROME):

vBulletin [3.8.X]

get the vBulletin [3.7.X] version here

INCOMPATIBLE HACKS:

• USC
• PassiveVid (1.x)
• gXboxLive
• Topic (incl. Blog) of the Week
• Marquee Text

Versions:

1.01b
1.02b

fixes

safari 2 support
safari 3 support
google chrome support
added live topic icon on new posts page
fixed security issue, strongly suggest upgrading!

changes

added live edit (to avoid a performance hit i had to add two rows to two tables in the database)
added external style sheet

1.03b

fixes

fix double post
phrase notification
fixed an edit bug for people with table prefixes

changes

ability to change interval in ACP

1.04b

fixes

javascript error for guests
fixed live topic activation (first poster to raise a dead topic)

changes

auto quick reply focus after post

1.05b

fixes

css flaw
js error for unsupported browsers (random)
fixed chrome issue

changes

edit notification - thanks to nso
rebuilding some of the original logic to hopefully prevent product conflicts

1.06b

fixes

fixed a little javascript issue that had to do with displaying posts
uses GPC cleaner now

changes

limit the number of ajax posts on the live topic (example 40) and fade them away.
changed the way the hooks are used
tightened up everything a bit

1.07b

fixes

fixed a bug where the live topic notification always making an ajax call

changes

support user ignore list
changed the way the javascript logic worked (hopefully there are less compatibly issues) added support for IE6 and IE8

1.10

hmm

{Mark As Installed}

{Don't forget to vote for Modification of the Month}

[tommyturnage]

Originally Posted by tommyturnage

Im using a dark colored forum and the "notices" if you will, arent showing up

Here is an example of what I mean. (Its hard to explain)

Bump!

Lack of support much?

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by tommyturnage

Bump!

Lack of support much?

Just change the background color on the notice. It's in the css file he supplies in the mod.

[DISLEX]

On larger threads... I think once we reach like 160-170 posts, you can no longer see your own post when you do a quick reply. Other people's post show up, and your post gets posted in the thread, but LT is doing something that is causing it to not actually show up on your own screen after you post. You have to refresh to see your own

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by DISLEX

On larger threads... I think once we reach like 160-170 posts, you can no longer see your own post when you do a quick reply. Other people's post show up, and your post gets posted in the thread, but LT is doing something that is causing it to not actually show up on your own screen after you post. You have to refresh to see your own

how many times has this happened?

hard to reproduce a bug that requires over 150 post

[tommyturnage]

The css change only worked for internet explorer. Its the same on firefox

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by tommyturnage

The css change only worked for internet explorer. Its the same on firefox

What you said is no help for us to help you. Post what you did and let's see if we can help you fix it.

[inciarco]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

how many times has this happened?

hard to reproduce a bug that requires over 150 post

Originally Posted by DISLEX

On larger threads... I think once we reach like 160-170 posts, you can no longer see your own post when you do a quick reply. Other people's post show up, and your post gets posted in the thread, but LT is doing something that is causing it to not actually show up on your own screen after you post. You have to refresh to see your own

I Think that is Related with the Bug of Old Posts Hiding.

I Quote the Temporary Solution Posted by Coders Shack a Couple of Pages Before, perhaps it might Help:

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

when i have time ill look into this one, so yea if anyone else has the same issue just make the maximum visible posts 100000 (this would turn it off).

(Coders Shack, Please also Remember for the Next Update of this Great Mod, the Bug on Internet Explorer 6 that Shows the Quick Replies on Any Page of the Thread instead of Displaying the Message that Says "X New Posts Live Topic"; I mentioned this a Few Pages Before).

By the Way, When do You Think You'll be Releasing Your Next Update of Live Topic?

My Best Regards.

[Capt.Jack]

I really like this mod and believe it represents the future of community software. Thank you for your time and efforts in this.

That said, I do have an issue to report. When I have Live Topic enabled on my site, it makes the posts seem to "wave" as you scroll down in IE7. It's a very annoying effect. That's the only browser I have tested other than Firefox which works beautifully. This could be seen while viewing any thread on the board. It could be a problem with my IE (imagine that), but I'm not sure what to check or do. I have disabled it for now.
BTW, our site isn't officially launched yet although it is opened, so we only have about 40 members and a few hundred posts.

Live Topic version - 1.07b
vBulletin version - 3.8.1
URL - http://cardz247.com

[crazlunatic]

I want to install this but was wondering how the load is on the server?

[xiMxAxPr0Bl3Mx]

thank you very much, i need this !