vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack v2.2

vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack
Version 2.2
(By Boofo)

What does this hack do?
This hack will add some forum statistics to your forumhome that will be cached (to reduce the query load) for a certain amount of time that can be set to whatever you want. This covers most of the stats any forum Admin would use on his site.

Note: This is the setting for the time interval (in minutes) that you want the cache to be updated on. The default value is 10 minutes. The following code is in the index.php part of this hack.

$updatetime = 10;

Once you install the Admin CP setting (at the end of this file), you will be able to update this from the Admin CP vBulletin Options settings.

Credits:
I want to thank Tigga for the original Forumhome Statistics Cache hack for vB2, partly on what this hack is based. I also want to thank EvilLS1 for his time and patience in helping put this hack together. Another thank you goes out to Mike Gaidin for testing this thoroughly while I was putting together this install file. And, finally, thank you goes out to NTLDR, for helping me track down a very stupid mistake on my part which I had overlooked.

Version 2.0 credits go out to g-force2k2 for getting me started on the datastore version of this hack and guiding me through some of the rough parts in the beginning. And also to KirbyDE for answering all of my dummy questions while writing this version and verifying the code when I figured out all of my mistakes. This is my first attempt at using the datastore function but it seems to work better and be easier to code than the older way of doing things.

Version Information:
Version 1.0 --Initial release
Version 2.0 --Completely rewritten using the datastore function for vB3. It now uses "serialize" to store the data and "unserialize" to retrieve the data. There is also now 1 less query when reading from the cache.
Version 2.1 --Combined the "new threads since last visit" and "new posts since last visit" queries into 1 query, thus eliminating another query on cache hits. Thanks goes out to g_force2k2 for this one. Also added Admin CP setting code so you can change the time interval between cache updates via the Forum Display Option setting in the vBulletin Option in the Admin CP. That code to add is at the end of this file.
Version 2.2 --Added "Top Reputation" statistic (requested by rinkrat ) and totally re-did the template. It looks cleaner now.

New Installation:
Do all of the steps in this file.

To Update Version 1.0 to Version 2.0:
To update this hack you will need to do everything in this file over again except the second query (Query #2). After you have this hack up and running again and you have made sure it is running to your satisfaction, you can drop the statscache table (from version one of this hack) completely. It is no longer needed.

To Update Version 2.0 to Version 2.1:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and go to the end of this file and add the setting for the Admin CP.

To Update Version 2.1 to Version 2.2:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and replace the code for the forumhome template.

Installation overview:
Queries to run: (2)
Files to edit: (2)
--index.php
--member.php
Templates to edit: (1)
--forumhome
Settings to add: (1)
--forumhomecachetime

vB3 Arcade hack stats addon:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=262

The first attachment shows the Guest loggedin and the second attachment show the Registered Member and above loggedin.

[Boofo]

Hang in there, we'll get it.

[Boofo]

Ok, I intentionally did this so there was no image on the left as the box is long and an image at the top obn the left didn't look right to me. I have all my boxes down there with no images on my site.

Set the update time to 0 and run it a few times and see if that fills those percent areas. Let me know, ok?

[Boofo]

Also, change that last code I gave you to this and let me know if it still looks ok.

<td class="panelsurround" align="center" colspan="6">

And don't forget to change back the first code I gave you that didn't work.

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Ok, I intentionally did this so there was no image on the left as the box is long and an image at the top obn the left didn't look right to me. I have all my boxes down there with no images on my site.

Set the update time to 0 and run it a few times and see if that fills those percent areas. Let me know, ok?

Did that, still nothing.

There is no text for Thread Views:, etc. There wasn't anything in the instructions to add phrases, not sure if thats the problem.

[Boofo]

I don't have the phrase system set up for this yet. All of that is hardcoded. I'll look at it now and get it going for you until I can get the phrase system in place. Ok?

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I don't have the phrase system set up for this yet. All of that is hardcoded. I'll look at it now and get it going for you until I can get the phrase system in place. Ok?

I re-edited index.php and re-added the template changes and still nothing, no % and no text.

My index.php is unhacked :P

[Mijae]

$vbphrase[bf2_thread_views]:

Stuff like that isnt showing up :P

[Erwin]

Very cool hack, Boofo.

[Mijae]

Also, the welcome latest member won't show up!

Damn, your hack messed all my stats :P My forum didnt seem to like the hack altho I did :P

[Boofo]

Ok, relax. I just uploaded a fixed version to the first post. Clear your cache and re-download it and it should fix ALL of your problems. Let me know. I will stay with you until it is working 100%. That's all I can do except apologize for not looking closer at the file I uploaded the first time. I'm sorry for all the troubles.