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}

[movslow]

Originally Posted by Lynne

It's not easy to make a modification work with every other modification out there. Plus, the developer has a real job that takes time. I'll bet you haven't even added this to his bug tracker (nope, I just checked and you haven't).

I agree and you are right, however I've posted here on multiple occasions trying to help, back when this thread first started. Weeks have passed and I've been rather patient. I didn't post on his other site b/c you have to register. So I listed features/bugs here.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by movslow

I agree and you are right, however I've posted here on multiple occasions trying to help, back when this thread first started. Weeks have passed and I've been rather patient. I didn't post on his other site b/c you have to register. So I listed features/bugs here.

If you are able, you may want to do some investigating yourself about the issue. Take a look at the video mod and see what sort of code it adds and where. Try applying the changes to the live topic mod and see if you can fix it and then post the fix.

[AzErEuS]

Hello there. im going to use the live topic on my forum now.

But i have a request or and idea if you want to call it that way.

The idea is perfect. i love it.
Can you do the same but with the main page of the forum?
I mean not a single topic, but the entire forum.

I will try to xplain myself.

when you are in the main screen of your forum some one post something and you can see it live, a good idea would be to add a sound, like the one in facebook, so you know some one as posted something.

If you ask yourself why this would be usefull?
Well for me i spend most of my time in the main page of my forum clicking F5 to check on the new posts. ( im the admin and main moderator ).

Thanks for this addon thow

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by movslow

I agree and you are right, however I've posted here on multiple occasions trying to help, back when this thread first started. Weeks have passed and I've been rather patient. I didn't post on his other site b/c you have to register. So I listed features/bugs here.

I have opened up a bug management system due to the amount of issues with conflicting products. If vbulletin.org had such service i would be using it.

Like Lynne said, I have a real job and this is not part of it. I do this for pure fun, I am not obligated to support anything as you are not obligated to use anything i develop. This thread has 600+ responses, its not the most logical way to manage bugs/requests.

I'm trying to provide a quality addon, and i feel the best way is to have some sort of bug management system. I hope you understand.

Originally Posted by AzErEuS

Hello there. im going to use the live topic on my forum now.

But i have a request or and idea if you want to call it that way.

The idea is perfect. i love it.
Can you do the same but with the main page of the forum?
I mean not a single topic, but the entire forum.

I will try to xplain myself.

when you are in the main screen of your forum some one post something and you can see it live, a good idea would be to add a sound, like the one in facebook, so you know some one as posted something.

If you ask yourself why this would be usefull?
Well for me i spend most of my time in the main page of my forum clicking F5 to check on the new posts. ( im the admin and main moderator ).

Thanks for this addon thow

I think your looking for vbispy search the mods its already been made ^_^

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=125947

[DobieGillis?]

Hey Coder, does your Passive Video worl well with Live Topic? Looking for an alternative to AME which has issue with LT

[Leo Brazil]

I use Passive Video with Live Topic and no problems at all on 3.8

[DobieGillis?]

Originally Posted by Leo Brazil

I use Passive Video with Live Topic and no problems at all on 3.8

thank you Sir!

[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)

[DISLEX]

anyone else have a problem where the username popup box that lets you see their profile, send a pm, etc is all messed up? Only half the entries show up, the rest are empty rows.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by DISLEX

anyone else have a problem where the username popup box that lets you see their profile, send a pm, etc is all messed up? Only half the entries show up, the rest are empty rows.

It isn't just you. I had forgotten all about that cuz I don't usually click on the username in a live post. At least View Public Profile and Visit Homepage are partially missing - the <a> tag isn't 'finished' and the phrase isn't there - note the lines in red:

<tbody><tr>
        <td class="thead">xxxx</td>
    </tr>
        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option vbmenu_option_alink" style="cursor: default;"><a href="member.php?u=9" linkindex="400"/></td></tr>
        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option vbmenu_option_alink"><a rel="nofollow" href="private.php?do=newpm&amp;u=9" linkindex="401">Send a private message to xxxx</a></td></tr>
        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option vbmenu_option_alink"><a rel="nofollow" href="search.php?do=finduser&amp;u=9" linkindex="402"/></td></tr>
    <tr><td class="vbmenu_option vbmenu_option_alink"><a href="profile.php?do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=9" linkindex="403">Add xxxx to Your Contacts</a></td></tr>
    </tbody>

I'll add it to the bug tracker.