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}

[bjkinzluvr]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Turn off all your other modifications and then see if this one works.

I'm willing to try that just for the sake of testing the theory. But if that's what it takes to run this, then I probably won't because I have many mods installed and running as an integral part of our forum.

But I'll try it and see.

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by bjkinzluvr

I'm willing to try that just for the sake of testing the theory. But if that's what it takes to run this, then I probably won't because I have many mods installed and running as an integral part of our forum.

But I'll try it and see.

he doesn't mean that this is incompatible with everything. You probably have 1 conflicting modification.

[Lynne]

Yeah, I was only suggesting this to see if it was a mod incompatibility thing. If turning off the mods doesn't 'fix' this, then it is probably some server configuration that is causing the problem.

[bjkinzluvr]

Originally Posted by bjkinzluvr

I'm willing to try that just for the sake of testing the theory. But if that's what it takes to run this, then I probably won't because I have many mods installed and running as an integral part of our forum.

But I'll try it and see.

Originally Posted by Lynne

Yeah, I was only suggesting this to see if it was a mod incompatibility thing. If turning off the mods doesn't 'fix' this, then it is probably some server configuration that is causing the problem.

I did this and got it working, so great suggestion. Thanks.

I was able to disable everything and then enable each mod one at a time until it stopped working again. I found I cannot have the "Topic of the Week" mod running with this.

But that's ok. I prefer this one and it works great now. Thanks for your help.

[inciarco]

Originally Posted by bjkinzluvr

I did this and got it working, so great suggestion. Thanks.

I was able to disable everything and then enable each mod one at a time until it stopped working again. I found I cannot have the "Topic of the Week" mod running with this.

But that's ok. I prefer this one and it works great now. Thanks for your help.

If you Check the Thread of this Mod for vB37x you'll find a Possible Solution I Proposed to Solve that Conflict with that Particular Mod and you'll be able to Use Both Mods, (if you use Topic of the Week/Month to Nominate Topics of the First Posts which means to Nominate the Thread and Not Particular Posts).

I think Coders Shack that It'd be Nice if you Include a Link to This Particular Post, on both Threads (vB37x and vB38x), it seems like some Users are having that Conflict and are Reporting that the Mod Don't Work without Checking Your First Mod and also if they Check it perhaps they don't Read Nor Search the Entire Threads of the Mod for vB37x and vB38x to Find This Solution to That Particular Conflict.

I read a User's Post that said that the Solution Worked for Him, so If You Try it and Approve it, it'd Help Some Users yo Enjoy Your Live Topic Mod.

You can Also Include in the Conflict List the Mod "Popup Private Messaging", as I reported to You in one of my Posts on the vB37x Thread, because that Mod Interferes with the Hide of Old Posts.

My Best Regards.

[bjkinzluvr]

Originally Posted by inciarco

If you Check the Thread of this Mod for vB37x you'll find a Possible Solution I Proposed to Solve that Conflict with that Particular Mod and you'll be able to Use Both Mods, (if you use Topic of the Week/Month to Nominate Topics of the First Posts which means to Nominate the Thread and Not Particular Posts).

I think Coders Shack that It'd be Nice if you Include a Link to This Particular Post, on both Threads (vB37x and vB38x), it seems like some Users are having that Conflict and are Reporting that the Mod Don't Work without Checking Your First Mod and also if they Check it perhaps they don't Read Nor Search the Entire Threads of the Mod for vB37x and vB38x to Find This Solution to That Particular Conflict.

I read a User's Post that said that the Solution Worked for Him, so If You Try it and Approve it, it'd Help Some Users yo Enjoy Your Live Topic Mod.

You can Also Include in the Conflict List the Mod "Popup Private Messaging", as I reported to You in one of my Posts on the vB37x Thread, because that Mod Interferes with the Hide of Old Posts.

My Best Regards.

Thank you. Mabye we'll give that a try.

[inciarco]

Originally Posted by bjkinzluvr

Thank you. Mabye we'll give that a try.

Please Write in this Thread Your FeedBack Experience With that Solution.

[drsli]

I?m grateful for all efforts to get these two mods (Topic of the Week/Month and Live Topic) working together! Unfortunately one feature of the former mod - to nominate any post, not only the first one - is the most frequently used on my forum. As far as I caught it, the Topic-mod will not function with the nomination-stamp in any posts besides the first one.

[inciarco]

Originally Posted by drsli

I?m grateful for all efforts to get these two mods (Topic of the Week/Month and Live Topic) working together! Unfortunately one feature of the former mod - to nominate any post, not only the first one - is the most frequently used on my forum. As far as I caught it, the Topic-mod will not function with the nomination-stamp in any posts besides the first one.

The Mod Topic of the Month will work but the only restriction will be the Display of the Nominated/Winner Stamp on top of the Posts, besides the first one.

There is something on the Code that you saw Edited (on the Plugin) and on the Template that is Used by that Plugin, that causes the Conflict with this Mod.

Hey, Coders Shack, could you provide a Solution Code Similar to the one you have for the Prevent DoublePost Mod, that can Block the Action of that particular Part of the Plugin so that it doesn't work on Quick Replies, allowing your Mod to work fine, but yes on other cases? I think that'd be the Real Solution, and not only for that Mod but for all the others that are in Conflict with your Mod.

I'll be waiting for your Opinion on this.

My Best Regards.

[nightbloom]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

hmm, so just edits? (weird, ill look into this asap)

Yes. At first I assumed it was because of another mod that prevents double posting. I removed that mod completely (literally reverse install) and then reinstalled Live Thread. It did not change. Any edits done to a post pop up like a single post with the message that it had been changed. You have to refresh to get back to the thread.

I cant say that this isnt caused by a conflict with another mod. I have a gaming forum and those are rife with drama so I have a lot of mods that prevent disgruntled former members from being a pain in the ass. None of my mods were on your list though. Here are the ones I am using, just in case that would help you.

AME - The Automatic Media Embeder
Automatic Profile Commenter
Change Threads Prefix Inline
Cyb - Advanced Forum Statistics
Cyb - Auto Birthday Greeter
Cyb - Auto Reply
Cyb - ChatBox
Cyb - PayPal Donate
Cyb - Visitors in Last X Hours
DMeNTED's RBL Checker
Extended reputation display
Favorite Smilies
Forum default avatar for members
Gifts System
GTSmiliebox
HZibProArcade: Profile Awards
ibProArcade for vBulletin
Link Canonicalization For SEO
Live Topic
Mini YouTube/full url for member profile
Miserable Users
Multiple Login Detector
Post Thank You Hack
TCattd - The Image Resizer
vBCode table
vBSEO :: Sitemap Generator
Video-Directory
xFire Profile Hack