New Posts & Threads Since Last visit

Um. I think this one is fairly self explaintiory by now.

It gets a count of the newest posts and threads since their last visit.


Optionally you should add indexes on your post and thread tables for the dateline columns
[sql]
ALTER TABLE `post` ADD INDEX ( `dateline` );
ALTER TABLE `thread` ADD INDEX ( `dateline` );
[/sql]

[ogden2k]

Ah, I see how this works. It goes by cookie based mark read system. Not bad, but I'd like to see it work with the other read systems too.

[Link14716]

Originally Posted by ogden2k

Ah, I see how this works. It goes by cookie based mark read system. Not bad, but I'd like to see it work with the other read systems too.

It shows how many have been made since last visit: the name of the hack itself shows that it doesn't matter whether it is read or not.

[ogden2k]

Right, but if you're using the new mark read system and don't view the threads from your last visit, those posts should still count as new.

[Reverend]

Originally Posted by Reverend

Installed plugin but nothing is displayed for me.

My mistake,i forgot to add the navbar edit

BTW, i removed the separate (get new posts) link as there is already a link under the posts and threads counts,and i also placed it under the pm stats (same position as Gary's 3.0 hack). Just my own preference.

Thanks for the hack though Zach.

[ogden2k]

Any way to get this to work wherever you are in the forum? I have this beside new posts (just new posts, not threads, so it shows a number and no text).

[Reverend]

Originally Posted by ogden2k

Any way to get this to work wherever you are in the forum? I have this beside new posts (just new posts, not threads, so it shows a number and no text).

Just thinking the same thing ogden. Would be useful to have it on more than just the forumhome.

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by Reverend

Just thinking the same thing ogden. Would be useful to have it on more than just the forumhome.

Move the plugin to global_start and remove this from the plug-in code:

PHP Code:

AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' 


Then it will work on every page.

[Reverend]

Originally Posted by tmhall

Move the plugin to global_start and remove this from the plug-in code:

PHP Code:

AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' 


Then it will work on every page.

Works a treat. Thanks.

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by Reverend

Works a treat. Thanks.

Glad to help.

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by tmhall

Glad to help.

Unless someone else already has done it I will see about updating and adding a number of unread posts to the display