Miscellaneous Hacks - New posts and reputation comments.

This modification is no longer available or supported.

The 3.6 port of this simple hack with some small changes.

This displays the number of new posts since your last visit & the number of new reputation comments since you last checked your usercp - both are displayed in the welcome panel.

Changes ;

* Fixed bug of them not showing on error pages.
* Either can be now turned off with a setting in vBulletin Options > Display New Posts and Reputation.

Notes:

If upgrading from the 3.5 version then you will need to re-do the template changes.
Versions 3.21+ do not require any manual template changes. See Post #167


History:

v3.11 : Initial vb 3.6 release, bug fixs and settings added.
v3.12 : Updated for Version Checking.
v3.13 : Internal code updates, not released.
v3.14 : Phrases Updated.
v3.15 : Minor code changes (not released).
v3.16 : Changes to the way displayed messages are built.
v3.17 : SQL Changes to use slave.
v3.18 : Fixed broken Index creation (on install).
v3.19 : Internal development version (not released).
v3.20 : Internal development version (not released).
v3.21 : Manual template edits removed, seperate settings group added.
v3.22 : Links prefix added.
v3.23 : Added forum viewing permissions check to count.

[ePrOmD]

i?ve installed it on vb 3.6.4 (and i?ve marked it as installed jeje)
but i?ve the following problem.. the new post counter. seams not to update the real state of the unread posts :S

for example...

a user post ... the counter show 1 post unread
another user post ... the counter show 2 post unread
if, i post too ............... the counter show 3 post unread? :S

if i read the 3 post.. the counter go on showing the same number : 3
if i loggout my sesion.. when i loggin again.. the counter show the real number of unread posts: 0

can U help me?? i?ll estimate a lot! tks!

[Paul M]

Please read post #91.

[ePrOmD]

OOO sorry!! :$ , and I am grateful for you for indicating myself where to find the help.

Now I ask U the following thing: it is possible to annul the new messages counter to enable a hack of unread messages counter.
Or to adapt some blocks in your hack in order that instead of new messages it could show unread messages?

Thank you very much!

[Paul M]

For unread posts you need this ;

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=123886

[ePrOmD]

yes i know about that hack.. but i wanna get the new reputation report, and the unread post counter , but not the new posts..
it s possible to do that?

thanks paul!

[Paul M]

There is no released version that will do that.

However, if you install both, you can turn off the new posts display in this mod, so just the new reputation is displayed, and the other mod will display the unread posts.

[rjmjr69]

If I do not use the latest post part of the template mod does that affect anything? It display's properly and the site seems to work correctly.

[Paul M]

I don't quite follow what you mean. There is an option in the ACP to turn of each half of the mod, just use that, otherwise you may still be running the SQL.

[rjmjr69]

Originally Posted by Paul M

I don't quite follow what you mean. There is an option in the ACP to turn of each half of the mod, just use that, otherwise you may still be running the SQL.

Ah that I did not notice. thank you . What I should have explained was that I did not include in the template the first part of the edit. "New Posts"
The real reason is with my custom skin and other edits. I could not find the right place to insert the code I tried everywhere and I figured its sorta redundant anyhow. That information is already displayed via other add on's hacks....
So I would be safe to assume that not installing that portion of the template edit and turning that portion off in the admcp would be ok and have no ill affects?

Thank you for a great addition

[glorify]

Used the New posts portion