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}

[beekay]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I didn't check whether the code is good or not, just that what you wrote the first time was definitely invalid.

This is what I use personally to disable for users with IE 9... (on the global_start hook)

if (ieversion() < 9.0)
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

And it works for everyone else. If you want it only for mods and admins I would suggest:

global $vbulletin;
if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 7))
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

(you don't need an array.)

If it still breaks for other users then I don't know, check and make sure no other code was changed.

Thank you, that code worked perfectly. :up:

[Wonksta]

Does it not work with IE9?

If so would you kindly show us how one would incorporate the IF IE9 and usergroup options into one.

I'd like to disable the mod for IE9 like you have BOP and also set it only for specific usergroups.

Thanks so much

[BirdOPrey5]

For me it was not working for IE9, your mileage may vary.

To disable for IE9 just follow what I did in post #1220... Go to plugin manager, edit that plugin, and make the block of code look like what I posted.

If you want to disable on IE9 AND limit it to certain usergroups:

global $vbulletin 
if (ieversion() < 9.0 AND is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 7))
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

That will allow usergroups 5, 6, and 7 to use it and only if they are NOT using IE9.

[beekay]

This code was working well for me but Live Topic eventually stopped working for me until I reinstalled it. It seemed to work fine during lower activity levels but once I had more members online it stop working.

global $vbulletin 
is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 7))
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

Also is there a not_member_of alternative? I would like to give this another try to see if it stops working again.

Thanks again to BOP5!

[BirdOPrey5]

Actually that code is missing the if condition, it probably never worked right...

If you want to specify groups the member is NOT a member of, simply put an ! in front of "is_member_of"

example:

if(!is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1, 2))

That would be true for all members NOT in usergroups 1 or 2.

[Wonksta]

Are you please able to amend the code above with the if condition fixed I am not sure where it goes in php :\

[BirdOPrey5]

just this:

global $vbulletin 
if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 7))
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

work only for groups 5, 6, and 7

OR

global $vbulletin 
if (!is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1, 2))
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

work for all groups EXCEPT 1 and 2.

[Wonksta]

Thank you very much

[beekay]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

just this:

global $vbulletin 
if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 7))
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

work only for groups 5, 6, and 7

OR

global $vbulletin 
if (!is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1, 2))
{
  $is_livetopic = true;
  $livetopichook = 'template_edits';
  include 'includes/livetopic_hooks.php';
}

work for all groups EXCEPT 1 and 2.

I'm sorry but this code is just not working for me, I'm wondering if maybe theres a conflict somewhere else. I've tried both versions of the code and Live Topic stops working no matter what I do. I've tried adding it to both ajax_start and global_start. I've tried each plugin individually with the code as well as both of them having the code.

[Wonksta]

Do you have mods the amend postbit? Like adsense ad insertations? It will break if you do, happened for me.

In the mean time DragonByte has his version of thiis available that was less buggy