Major Additions - [DBTech] vBNotifications v1 (vB4)

vBNotifications: What is it?
vBNotifications is an innovative and unique modification that completely overhauls the default vBulletin notification system.

Uses

vBNotifications is perfect for any forum, both small and big alike. It boosts activity across the site by keeping users up-to-date with site activity and allows administrators greater customisation of what exactly they would like users to be notified about!

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If you like this mod please hit the button to the right ---->

Please remember to click the, button to the right if you installed the mod ---->

What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified by us whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps us know how many people are using our work, giving us extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

We appreciate the support!
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Differences between Pro and Lite

Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/vbdownloads.php

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Translations may be available @ http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/forums/91-Translations
Support for translations handled by the translator in its respective threads only.

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Major Features:


Instant Notifications: Notifications are refreshed by ajax which allow for near instant notification!

Mod Compatibility: vBNotifications integrates with 99% of custom modifications.

Global Notifications: VBNotifications allows administrators to set global notifications that all users will see.


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Complete Feature List
Lite

• Integration
  • 99% mod integration by default.
• Instant Notifications
  • Global Notifications
    • Time-refreshable notifications i.e. display a global notification every 7 days.
  • Displays
    • Bottom Bar Display
      • Notifications displayed in tab form at the bottom of the screen.
      • Ability to dismiss notifications using AJAX technology.
• Customisation
  • Notifications
    • Set which notifications that should show permanently on your notification bar.
  • Icons
    • Set individual tab icons.

Pro

• Configureable Notifications
  • Set custom notification message.
  • Set instant message content.
• Legacy Display - vBNotifications will give administrators the option of keeping the default notification display while maintaining vBNotification functionality.
• Customisation
  • Customisable Bar
    • Set Bar Background Colour.
    • Set Bar Tab Colour.
    • Set Bar Background Image.
  • Notifications
    • Set which notifications you should receive.
  • Popup Box
    • Set default background and text color.

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of pages generated by this mod which includes:

• 1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
• 1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[DragonByte Tech]

Update

Hotfix: PHP 5.4 Compatibility fixes


This does not guarantee the mod is error free on PHP 5.4, but it will take care of the reported errors. Thank you all for your reports



Fillip

[findingpeace]

Hey again, so I am still unable to figure out the HTTP/HTTPS link thing. Looking back, I am pretty sure I hard coded the URL for "Recent Likes" in one of your files (to link directly to the page, instead of a vbnotifs link, because I was having trouble with vbnotifs) - I know you don't support hard edits, but if you are able to think of which file that might be (the one that generates those links) off the top of your head, it would really help! I have tried looking at edit dates and everything, can't seem to find it

[DragonByte Tech]

The file that generates the notification you speak of would probably be /dbtech/thanks/hooks/notifications_list.php

As for what file you edited, it could have been /dbtech/notifications/core/class_notifications.php

Let me know if either of these files produce anything useful


Fillip

[findingpeace]

You are such a nice guy - thank you, that was the one!! Problem solved

[fly]

How can I reduce the server load requirements for this mod? If I check my access logs, every other line is

POST /vbnotifs.php HTTP/1.1 "200"

I tried changing the refresh rate to 300 seconds, but that didn't seem to help. My forum isn't THAT active...

[DragonByte Tech]

It executes one such request per page load, and then another per X where X is the number of seconds configured in the AdminCP.

Fillip

[fly]

Well that explains it being every other line... Can I at least disable the refresh rate by setting it to zero or something?

[DragonByte Tech]

Yes, but that completely removes the point of this mod


Fillip

[fly]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

Yes, but that completely removes the point of this mod


Fillip

Not really, they still get notified every page refresh (just like standard vB), right?

[tpearl5]

has anyone gotten this working for vbgallery or vba dynamics?