Version: 1.11, by digitalpoint
Developer Last Online: May 2016
Category: Miscellaneous Hacks -
Version: 4.x.x
Rating:
Released: 05-26-2010
Last Update: 09-09-2012
Installs: 404
DB Changes Uses Plugins Auto-Templates
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About
This is a Digg-style spy for seeing what's going on in your forum in realtime.
This is something I originally made about 4 years ago. Now that I rewrote it for vBulletin 4 (it also now uses the bundled YUI for animation), I decided to also wrap it up as a product package and release it for the world to use.
Installation
Put the spy.php file in your forum folder.
Put the digitalpoint_spy.js file in your clientscript folder.
Install the product-digitalpoint_spy.xml product under AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product
Oddly enough, it only seemed to work on my (busy) site the first time I checked. Ever since I posted a message telling people to check it out, it hasn't worked. No threads display at all. What could have gone wrong?
Would you mind if I back-ported this to vB3, not for redistribution, just for use on a forum I'm a part of?
Sure, that's fine... the whole thing was ported FROM a vB3 version I had, but it was always designed for in-house use, so never really thought to keep a copy of the old one when we moved to vB4.
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Originally Posted by Sal Collaziano
Oddly enough, it only seemed to work on my (busy) site the first time I checked. Ever since I posted a message telling people to check it out, it hasn't worked. No threads display at all. What could have gone wrong?
Do you have anything in the digitalpoint_spy table? That should be getting a new record as stuff is added. If not, make sure your plug-ins are enabled.
Hey Shawn. I imported the product XML but the Spy link doesn't show up.
Later edit: Found it. It's in the community submenu. Never figured to look it up there. I always thought it would be in the main navigation menu, right after What's new.
Sure, that's fine... the whole thing was ported FROM a vB3 version I had, but it was always designed for in-house use, so never really thought to keep a copy of the old one when we moved to vB4.
Do you have anything in the digitalpoint_spy table? That should be getting a new record as stuff is added. If not, make sure your plug-ins are enabled.
Love this!
Is there anyway to remove the link in the community dropdown altogether?
Or add an 'if admin'/'if moderator' conditional phrase to the link in the dropdown?
I looked in the navbar template but can't even find it to remove it.
EDIT: found it, so disabled the plug-in for navigation. But would still like to have it there or somewhere for admins and moderators only. Anyone have any idea what the 'if' conditional phrasing/coding would be to add to the navigation plug in?