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}

[Mr. Baws]

Originally Posted by Mr. Baws

is there any way to disable avatars and signatures in live threads?

oh i found

<if condition="$post['signature'] AND $GLOBALS[forumid] != X">

but i have another question will this live thread "die" if no one post for some time?

[nascartr]

Originally Posted by adhmwagde

can someone explain to me what is the Idea for ' live post ' i have been to test in beasttoast forum i try to put the last modifications the coder give but i can't see that work in my forum i can see the icon in the address of the post only .. this like the hot post i don't understand good sorry

There has to be two active members in one live topic for this to work visually. You'd have to make a post and then someone else would have to post in the same topic at the same time you are viewing the topic during the timeframe for their post to automatically popup.

[mrthe]

How is the function of the image comment_add.png ? i can't find it anywhere in my forum.

[azher]

Are there any known incompatibilities with vbOptimise? I had this working fine until just now when I installed that.

:-|

[schlottkej]

getting this error on the active page:

Line: 8
Character: 4570
Error: Object Required.

If its a multi-page thread, the previous pages do show the update with the # of new posts.. just not getting the latest posts showing.. yet.

[Lone Gunman]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

haha thanks man. Which mods were they by the way? (id like to provide a list of mods that don't work with this product)

this was one...
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=201552


the other was ultimate side colums.

the first i just added just b4 yours so i hadnt started using it yet. USC i added a month ago or so, but hadnt gotten around to figuring out what i wanted to do with it. either way your mod was way cooler than either of those.

i got a lot of respect for the guys and gals smarter than me on here creating these mods. yours is just the absolute coolest i ever saw. VB 3.9 better come with your mod standard!

Im just helping a friend start up a forum. http://brianslawn.com/forum. its just a hobby for us. who cares if it ever gets big. we got friends that love it and we are glad to find talented people like you to help add to it.

send me a small logo through contact us email link on site, and i will be glad to add you as a sponsor.

thanks a million!
LG

[nascartr]

Originally Posted by azher

Are there any known incompatibilities with vbOptimise? I had this working fine until just now when I installed that.

:-|

I've used vbOptimise from the beginning and they have not conflicted with one another.

[gibby540]

Loads of fun, thanks!

Oh, and what happens with non-compatible browsers? Just nothing? Thanks!

[GavM]

This plugin is still maxing out our SQL connections, so we've had to disable it again.

[glennybee]

Oh nice... > away to install and have a play!