Counting threadviews and rating threads

[Tomek]

Hi,

I've got two wishes:

• do not count threadview, when the threadstarter clicks on his own thread
• the threadstarter should not be able to rate his own thread

Perhaps there are already those hacks, but I didn't find anything related to this.

Thanks in advance.

[why-not]

Do you want as an Admin Panel / Forum Option / per forum or just a quick script change?

Sonia

[Tomek]

A quick script hack would be sufficient.

[why-not]

Originally Posted by Tomek

A quick script hack would be sufficient.

Wow you posted back quick, I did not see it!

Anyway.....

Follow me...

Open './showthread.php'

FIND THIS...

if ($vboptions['threadviewslive'])
{
	// doing it as they happen
	$DB_site->shutdown_query("
		UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread
		SET views = views + 1
		WHERE threadid = " . intval($threadinfo['threadid'])
	);
}
else
{
	// or doing it once an hour
	$DB_site->shutdown_query("
		INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "threadviews (threadid)
		VALUES (" . intval($threadinfo['threadid']) . ')'
	);
}

REPLACE WITH...

if ( $thread['postuserid'] != $bbuserinfo['userid'] )
{
	$show['user_rate'] = true;

	if ( $vboptions['threadviewslive'] )
	{
		$DB_site->shutdown_query ( "UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread SET views = views + 1 WHERE threadid = " . intval ( $threadinfo['threadid'] ) );
	}
	else
	{
		$DB_site->shutdown_query ( "INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "threadviews (threadid) VALUES (" . intval ( $threadinfo['threadid'] ) . ')' );
	}
}
else
{
	$show['user_rate'] = false;
}

close, save './showthread.php'


Go to your Admin Panel...

Language & Phrases >> Phrase Manager

Change to >> Phrase Type = Show Thread

Go to the bottom and click >> Add New Phrase

Varname = no_rating
text = No Rating

Click Save....

Go To Styles & Templates >> Search in Templates

SEARCH FOR...

<if condition="$show['threadrating']">

click Find!

Style Manager Opens!

Select the template >> SHOWTHREAD...

FIND THIS...

	<if condition="$show['threadrating']">
		<td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadrating">
			<a href="#goto_threadrating"><if condition="$show['rating']">$vbphrase[rating]: <img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_$thread[rating].gif" alt="<phrase 1="$thread[votenum]" 2="$thread[voteavg]">$vbphrase[thread_rating_x_votes_y_average]</phrase>" border="0" /><else />$vbphrase[rate_thread]</if></a>
			<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadrating"); </script></if>
		</td>
	</if>

REPLACE WITH...

<if condition="$show['threadrating']"><if condition="$show['user_rate']">
<td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadrating"><a href="#goto_threadrating"><if condition="$show['rating']">$vbphrase[rating]: <img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_$thread[rating].gif" alt="<phrase 1="$thread[votenum]" 2="$thread[voteavg]">$vbphrase[thread_rating_x_votes_y_average]</phrase>" border="0" /><else />$vbphrase[rate_thread]</if></a><if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadrating"); </script></if></td><else />
<td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadrating"><if condition="$show['rating']">$vbphrase[rating]: <img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_$thread[rating].gif" alt="<phrase 1="$thread[votenum]" 2="$thread[voteavg]">$vbphrase[thread_rating_x_votes_y_average]</phrase>" border="0" /><else />$vbphrase[no_rating]</if></if></if>

FIND THIS...

<if condition="$show['threadrating']">
	<td class="alt2" $nodhtmlcolspan>
	
	<!-- rate this thread -->
	<form action="threadrate.php" method="post">
	<div class="smallfont">
		<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[dbsessionhash]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="t" value="$threadid" />
		<input type="hidden" name="pp" value="$perpage" />
		<input type="hidden" name="page" value="$pagenumber" />
		<strong>$vbphrase[rate_this_thread]</strong>:<br />
		<select name="vote" onchange="this.form.submit()" style="width:175px">
			<optgroup label="$vbphrase[choose_a_rating]">
				<option value="5" $voteselected[5]>5 : $vbphrase[excellent]</option>
				<option value="4" $voteselected[4]>4 : $vbphrase[good]</option>
				<option value="3" $voteselected[3]>3 : $vbphrase[average]</option>
				<option value="2" $voteselected[2]>2 : $vbphrase[bad]</option>
				<option value="1" $voteselected[1]>1 : $vbphrase[terrible]</option>
			</optgroup>
		</select>$gobutton
	</div>
	</form>
	<!-- / rate this thread -->
	
	</td>
	</if>

REPLACE WITH...

	<if condition="$show['threadrating']"><if condition="$show['user_rate']">
	<td class="alt2" $nodhtmlcolspan>
	
	<!-- rate this thread -->
	<form action="threadrate.php" method="post">
	<div class="smallfont">
		<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[dbsessionhash]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="t" value="$threadid" />
		<input type="hidden" name="pp" value="$perpage" />
		<input type="hidden" name="page" value="$pagenumber" />
		<strong>$vbphrase[rate_this_thread]</strong>:<br />
		<select name="vote" onchange="this.form.submit()" style="width:175px">
			<optgroup label="$vbphrase[choose_a_rating]">
				<option value="5" $voteselected[5]>5 : $vbphrase[excellent]</option>
				<option value="4" $voteselected[4]>4 : $vbphrase[good]</option>
				<option value="3" $voteselected[3]>3 : $vbphrase[average]</option>
				<option value="2" $voteselected[2]>2 : $vbphrase[bad]</option>
				<option value="1" $voteselected[1]>1 : $vbphrase[terrible]</option>
			</optgroup>
		</select>$gobutton
	</div>
	</form>
	<!-- / rate this thread -->
	
	</td></if>
	</if>

Save template 'SHOWTHREAD'

All done...

You have added....

1. Thread starter can not rate their own thread!
2. Thread starter, thread views do not count towards threads visits!


Sonia

[Tomek]

Big thanks for your work. I'll try it later this day and report.

[MickDoneDee]

Just what I was looking for. Installed and working on 3.0.3. Big thankyou. This should be released as a mini-mod.