Miscellaneous Hacks - New posts and reputation comments.

This modification is no longer available or supported.

The 3.6 port of this simple hack with some small changes.

This displays the number of new posts since your last visit & the number of new reputation comments since you last checked your usercp - both are displayed in the welcome panel.

Changes ;

* Fixed bug of them not showing on error pages.
* Either can be now turned off with a setting in vBulletin Options > Display New Posts and Reputation.

Notes:

If upgrading from the 3.5 version then you will need to re-do the template changes.
Versions 3.21+ do not require any manual template changes. See Post #167


History:

v3.11 : Initial vb 3.6 release, bug fixs and settings added.
v3.12 : Updated for Version Checking.
v3.13 : Internal code updates, not released.
v3.14 : Phrases Updated.
v3.15 : Minor code changes (not released).
v3.16 : Changes to the way displayed messages are built.
v3.17 : SQL Changes to use slave.
v3.18 : Fixed broken Index creation (on install).
v3.19 : Internal development version (not released).
v3.20 : Internal development version (not released).
v3.21 : Manual template edits removed, seperate settings group added.
v3.22 : Links prefix added.
v3.23 : Added forum viewing permissions check to count.

[subnet_rx]

Anyone know how to stop automatic template edits in just one addon?

[SBlueman]

Originally Posted by SBlueman

I have a bit of a problem....

I modified my site some and got rid of the usual vbulletin section where you'd normally see this. I added a login menu at the top of the site and when people are logged in they would see all this information. Now the new posts information is showing up underneath the Welcome, [username] section and the reputation part of this mod is not showing up at all. This is my code:

<table width="880" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" background="http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3619/cellpic13702babzk1.png">
    <tr>
	<td>&nbsp;</td> 
      <td><font color="#000000" size="1"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]"><strong>$vbphrase[welcome_x]</strong></phrase></font></td>
      <td><div align="center"><if condition="$show[pcount]"><font color="#000000" size="1"><strong>$bbuserinfo[pcount]</strong></font></if> 
        </div></td>
      <td><div align="center"><font size="1"><phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]"><font color="#000000"><strong>$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</strong></font></phrase></font></div></td>
      <td><div align="center"><font size="1"><if condition="$show['pmstats']"><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]"><font color="#000000"><strong>$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</strong></font></phrase></if></font></div></td>
      <td><div align="center"><font size="1"><if condition="$show['pmwarning']"><strong><phrase 1="$vbphrase[pmpercent_nav_compiled]"><font color="#000000">$vbphrase[your_pm_box_is_x_full]</font></phrase></strong></if></font></div></td>
      <td><div align="center"><font size="1"><if condition="$show[npr_reputation]"><font color="#000000"><strong>$vbphrase[npr_reputation]</strong></font></if></font></div></td>
      <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]')"><strong><font size="1">$vbphrase[log_out]</font></strong></a></td>
    </tr>
  </table>

Is there anything I can do to keep this on my site? Or do I have to give it up because it won't work with my custom setup?

This is my site: http://gridironfans.com/

Anyone?

[Paul M]

You seem to have old template edits in there, mixed with something you've made up yourself. The latest version does not require template edits as it attaches itself to the welcome_x phrase and either the private_messages_nav or last_visited_x_at_y phrase.

[The Notorious]

Ok I got a quick question in the old version with the template mod I could remove the "New Posts since your last visit." and only keep the how many reps part?

[Paul M]

That's a statement, not a question

Also, all 3.6 versions have had settings to simply turn off either the new posts or reputation part.

[The Notorious]

Originally Posted by Paul M

That's a statement, not a question

Also, all 3.6 versions have had settings to simply turn off either the new posts or reputation part.

Ok so how I turn "New Posts since your last visit" off?

[SBlueman]

Originally Posted by Paul M

You seem to have old template edits in there, mixed with something you've made up yourself. The latest version does not require template edits as it attaches itself to the welcome_x phrase and either the private_messages_nav or last_visited_x_at_y phrase.

So what am I missing from my custom code so I can see reputation comments?

[Paul M]

Either the private_messages_nav or last_visited_x_at_y phrase, I would guess the former.

[SBlueman]

I am embarrassed to say....but I don't know what to do after reading your post.

[birdie]

Installed it and it works fine, BUT got one problem. I have vBCredits installed and it is now dropped down into navbar (its a custom job and designer is not available until the new year). See attached image (I have renamed vBCredits as CPD Points). Any idea how I can fix this? I will also ask over at vBCredits site.

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