Display count of unread posts in welcome box

This modification is no longer available or supported.

* This hack only works if you use the new database thread marking system, if you don't, then you probably should be. *

With the new marking system I have found a simple count of the new posts since your last visit to be less informative and useful than it used to be - esp as the GetNew function now excludes threads you have read, but includes threads from before your last visit. Therefore I decided to try a new system that counts the actual number of posts that are still considered unread by you, and will show up in a GetNew search.

In fact this hack gives you two options (with a new setting in the vBulletin Options > General Settings). If set to yes, it will only count the unread posts since your last visit, if set to no it will count all posts considered unread. This setting reflects the divider in the GetNew display.

To install this hack simply download the xml file to your pc and then import it into vbulletin as a product - then alter the ACP setting to your preferred option (the default is 'no' (i.e. all unread posts).

Note: This hack injects the result direct into the navbar template during page construction, thus avoiding the need for a template edit. This requires that a certain text combination exists in your template. This will be fine for most boards that use a navbar based on the vB default, but you should bear this in mind if you have a totally custom navbar.



History:

v1.01 : First Release.
v1.02 : Minor changes, no update necessary.

[ryuji]

is there any preferance considering i disabled the rep part... like server load wise?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by ryuji

is there any preferance considering i disabled the rep part... like server load wise?

I have a preference yes, but that's just a personal choice.

Each is one select query, the choice is really down to what you want, unread posts, or new posts. I cannot make the choice for you.

[Tralala]

This requires that a certain text combination exists in your template.

What is the "certain text combination" that this plug-in looks for, to insert the new text string? I ask because it's working fine in one skin, but not the other, and I'd like to fix the navbar on the second so it's compliant.

[Paul M]

It looks for "</strong><br />" (which is the end of the Welcome, xxxxxx. message).

[mkdevo]

unfortunately, i had to uninstall this. i loved it, and so did my users, but the db thread marking system made my forums really really really slow.

[Paul M]

Not much I can do about that, except recommend you move to a decent host - db thread marking should not slow your system.

[icare]

Originally Posted by Rogerl

Works fine, but it sent the server load through the roof so I had to remove it

How did you remove it? I also want to reomove it coz my navbar doent appear(in fire fox only, works fine in IE) if i add adsense code to header! My navbar dissapeared in FF. If you want to check please check in FF and the link is www.hornybollywood.com

[Paul M]

What has removing this got to do with adsense ?

[icare]

Originally Posted by Paul M

What has removing this got to do with adsense ?

I dont know! Snice I had installed this hack, my navbar disappered in firefox.. ITs perfect in IE though. I odnt know wahts wrong. YOu can check my website in FIREFOX

[NR Fatal]

Cool, Thanks! funny thing though, it made all threads on my Forums new, lol. nice though.