Top xx Posters List

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The 3.5 version of my Top (10) Posters hack.

This has now been re-vamped for the release of version 3.xx - the hack no longer uses a seperate topposters.php file.

This hack displays a page with the Top Forum Posters for a given set of periods. Two periods are fixed ('This Month' & 'Overall') but can be turned off in the options. The other three periods are user definable (in days) - the default values are 1 day (24 hours), 7 days & 28 days. These three columns cannot be turned off.

The number of posters to be shown can also be set, the default is the top 10 posters. You can also select which usergroups are included in the count, so members in banned groups etc are not shown.

To upgrade (if you want to) uninstall version 2.xx and re-install this version. Note the url to display the page has changed.


History:

v3.01 - First public version 3
v3.02 - Fixed display error reported in post 59
v3.03 - Fixed display error reported in post 84
v3.11 - Series of additions, upgrades and settings added.
v3.12 - Updated install code to check for existing index.
v3.13 - Fixed uncached templates added in v3.11
v3.14 : Changes to display layout.
v3.15 : Minor changes, no update necessary.
v3.16 : Fixed bug in monthly totals caculation.

[Lance Carbuncle]

Hey Paul.... Your hacks all rock!... I have them all installed on my forum....

One thing I would like in the top posters display list is to have the usernames be active links to their member homepage... is there a line I can throw somewhere to get this to work....?

Thanks again for the great hacks........ Lance

http://www.forums.repashy.com/cmps_index.php

[Paul M]

It would (I think) require a template edit and changes to the sql queries.

[Lance Carbuncle]

Thanks Paul.....

I am not a coder, so wouldn't know where to start...I can only follow directions, and am lucky if I can pull that off most of the time LOL Maybe you will consider this for a future release.......

Cheers, Lance

Yikes, for some reason my forums didn't agree with this at all. Importing the product gave me a blank screen (well, blue, but no text) each time, and I got this:

Page generated in 29.82860 seconds with 16 queries [Server Loads: 3.79 1.50 : 1.01]

On each of my pages. I'm sure it's probably something to do with my particular setup, since Paul's a hell of a coder, but yikes, it was the hack of doom for me.

/me tries to determine what the sod happened

And upon checking my email, I get this SQL error trying to add the plug in:

I don't have this installed, didn't have it previously installed, and the only thing that I can think of is that perhaps this is using the same product ID as one of your other hacks?

[zylstra]

Paul, I hope I'm not hijacking this thread, but do you know of a hack that shows the 3 or 5 (or however many) top posters per board?

[AshokForums.com]

Can you create a Column to display their respective ranks?? Like 1, 2 , 3 etc

And also a cup (Like the arcade leaderboard) for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd member would be great

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Chris-777

Yikes, for some reason my forums didn't agree with this at all. Importing the product gave me a blank screen (well, blue, but no text) each time, and I got this:

Page generated in 29.82860 seconds with 16 queries [Server Loads: 3.79 1.50 : 1.01]

On each of my pages. I'm sure it's probably something to do with my particular setup, since Paul's a hell of a coder, but yikes, it was the hack of doom for me.

[high]* Chris-777 tries to determine what the sod happened[/high]

Unfortunately you have fallen victim to impatience and a lack of feedback from the product install system. The installation includes creating two indexes, which on larger forums can take a bit of time (and as you noticed, drive the server load up while they are created). vB just shows a blank screen while this creation takes place.

Because you stopped the install mid process, the product id exists, which is why you get the duplicate problem. On the import, try setting the "allow overwrite" to yes. Install it at a quiet period and just leave it to proceed, blank sccreen and all.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Lance Carbuncle

Thanks Paul.....

I am not a coder, so wouldn't know where to start...I can only follow directions, and am lucky if I can pull that off most of the time LOL Maybe you will consider this for a future release.......

Cheers, Lance

If you want to drop me a PM with admin access to your forum, I can probably do it for you sometime in the next week or two. It should be less than 30 mins of work.

Originally Posted by Paul M

Unfortunately you have fallen victim to impatience and a lack of feedback from the product install system. The installation includes creating two indexes, which on larger forums can take a bit of time (and as you noticed, drive the server load up while they are created). vB just shows a blank screen while this creation takes place.

Because you stopped the install mid process, the product id exists, which is why you get the duplicate problem. On the import, try setting the "allow overwrite" to yes. Install it at a quiet period and just leave it to proceed, blank sccreen and all.

That is the nicest way I've ever been told to stop being an impatient sod, ever.

You're absolutely right, thanks very much sir.

[high]* Guest210212002 humbly crawls up to the install button and clicks it[/high]