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}

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Yah, that's what I was HoPING. but I don't have any of those mods installed. heh.

so there's no admincp configuration huh? dunno what to do/check.

what are ppl editing to make the refresh check time faster?

[Lynne]

Yes, there are setting in the Admin CP - they are under vboptions > Live Topic. But, I don't think any of those (three) settings are going to fix the issue you are having.

[McCarroll21]

Got a question: Some of my members were complaining about the message that's shown above some of the messages. I believe it's just the edited posts, but I'm not sure.

If I go in and delete the contents of the livetopic.css file that we were to upload to the server, along with deleting the contents of the livetopic_edit_message phrase, that should prevent the edit message from showing up, right?

Is there a way in the future to make that an option in the admin control panel?

[Britmovie]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

where /waht is mod security?

I seem to have the same problem...installed. no errors...
but can't actually get it to do anything when I tested. (same icon appears...but no updates even testing with 2,3,4 ppl)

Same as you no idea why all mods but for vbseo and blogs turned off. Page just opens or lenghtens my a mm but nothing else. Icons etc all show. So if all the mods are off can we rule conflict out?

[Lynne]

Check your error_logs guys. I know I had some mod_security problems at first with this mod and it showed up in my error_logs.

[Britmovie]

is the a way of switching error logging on as in a lot of softwares so it can be viewed live or does it have to be saved as a log?

[CPOWA]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

i want feedback! feedback is key

Downloaded and installed! Thank you!

I had to disable this product. It caused the "Errors on page." message to appear in the IE7 status bar and when I tried to edit a post (any post) and it caused my "Go Advanced" edit option/button to disappear.

I'll be keeping an eye on this one for updates!

Regards,
Nita

[Britmovie]

Damn life has kicked me in the butt! Anyone who wants a few pounds via paypal and who can help......helllllp!

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Britmovie

is the a way of switching error logging on as in a lot of softwares so it can be viewed live or does it have to be saved as a log?

I'm talking about the apache error_logs and that is a server thing that you must enable.

[Britmovie]

Can View Forum Yes
Can View Thread Content Yes
Can View Others' Threads Yes
Can Search Forum Yes
Can Use Email to Friend Yes
Can Post Threads Yes
Can Reply to Own Threads Yes
Can Reply to Others' Threads Yes
Can Edit Own Posts Yes
Can Delete Own Posts Yes
Can Delete Own Threads Yes
Can Open / Close Own Threads No
Can Move Own Threads No
Can View Attachments Yes
Can Post Attachments No
Can Post Polls Yes
Can Vote on Polls Yes
Can Rate Threads Yes
Follow Forum Moderation Rules
If no, posts are always placed into moderation queue Yes
Can See Deletion Notices No
Can Tag Own Threads Yes
Can Tag Others' Threads Yes
Can Delete Tags on Own Threads No
Can See Thumbnails Yes
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Would any of these settings cause a prob. Where would we find mod_security settings that you changed for it to work?