Show Thread Enhancements - Who has read a Thread

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This modification has been withdrawn.
vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x are no longer supported.

The feature is already built into the core vBulletin 4.2.x code.
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This displays who has read a thread, and the time they last looked at it.

The main features of the 4.x version are as follows ;

(Note, items in this colour are those added to vB4.2 core)

1. Turn the system on/off.
2. Restrict the display to certain usergroups
3. Restrict the IP display to certain usergroups.
4. Restrict the display to a set number of days.
5. Option to allow thread author to view who read information.
6. Option to turn on the who read cutoff date (reset) function
7. Restrict use of reset function to certain usergroups.
8. Option to set whoread data records to be cleaned out after xxx days.
9. Clicking on a user will display a page of their thread viewing history, most recent first.
10. Restrict the display to certain forums only.
11. The display can be set as always collapsed on initial page load.
12. Restrict the list of reader names to certain usergroups.
13. Restrict the list of recent threads a member has read to certain usergroups.

The set/reset facility allows members to click on the 'set' link which then sets a personal 'cutoff' time - only showing who has read the thread after that time. The time can be reset as many times wanted, and also completely cleared again.

There is also a link to allow you to view a seperate list of all readers of the thread, this is where the ip will be shown [if you have permission].

Warning: When using the set/reset option - there is only a limited capacity of entries per thread (several thousand) - therefore you should only allow this feature to be used by a limited number of people - typically Staff usergroups. Allowing all members to use it will probably slow down your forum and cause errors if more than about 3000 members set a date on one thread.

Note: When using option 4 or the set/reset facility, the data is still kept beyond this limit, so they can be changed at any time.

All settings are located in vBulletin Options > Who Has Read a Thread

To install, download the zip, extract the XML file and import using the vb Product Manager.


History:

v4.0.1 : 21-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 21-Dec-2009 : Add missing template to cache.
v4.0.3 : 22-Dec-2009 : Minor display fix as posted by Raug.
v4.0.4 : 24-Dec-2009 : Install code updates.
v4.0.5 : 31-Dec-2009 : Fixed bug in forum selection feature.
v4.0.6 : 03-Jan-2010 : Fixed template cache bug due to v4.0.5 changes. Display css updates.
v4.0.7 : 10-Jan-2010 : Minor display fix.
v4.0.8 : 16-Jan-2010 : Added always collapsed option, updated install code.
v4.0.9 : 19-Jan-2010 : Fix collapse icon position when thread information block enabled.
v4.0.10 : 23-Jan-2010 : Fix minor display issue. Settings updated. Other minor changes.
v4.0.11 : 18-Feb-2010 : Installer & code updates.
v4.0.12 : 23-Feb-2010 : Fix Author display.
v4.0.13 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.14 : 29-May-2010 : Fix error in upgrade section of install code.
v4.0.15 : 11-Jul-2010 : Internal ip address changes, not released.
v4.0.16 : 22-Oct-2010 : Fixed for style changes in vB 4.0.8.
v4.0.17 : 25-Oct-2010 : Fix missing action links, broken by v4.0.16.
v4.0.18 : 06-Nov-2010 : Install code updated.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.
v4.1.1 : 27-Dec-2010 : Fix permission bug.
v4.1.2 : 30-Dec-2010 : Fixed small permission bug in set/reset. Added new display permissions.

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.
v4.1.8.0 : 18-Nov-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.8 onwards (only).
v4.1.11.0 : 03-Mar-2012 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.11 image changes.

[KissOfDeath]

Thanks, works great

[Gleedo]

Very tidy mod paul - many thanks

EDIT:Just spotted an issue I think...

I installed it and had the Allowed Forums property set to 0 and looked to make sure it was working.

I then changed that property to be a few specific forum ids 20,23,25,35,38,44 and saved. Then went to see if it was still working on just those specific forums, but nothing was displayed below the threads.

Should that have worked?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Gleedo

Should that have worked?

Yes it should.

I'll try it on my test forum shortly.


Edit: Tested and confirmed. Im looking into it atm.

[Paul M]

This was due to the conversion to vb4 and the way the a new hook I used actually worked. Should be fixed in 4.0.5.

[Gleedo]

Originally Posted by Paul M

This was due to the conversion to vb4 and the way the a new hook I used actually worked. Should be fixed in 4.0.5.

Thanks for the update Paul - now works as Id hoped

[albibak]

Paul M,

Thanks for the mod
Please, find in attachment the french translation
You can find the french topic for this mod here: http://forum.vbulletin-fr.org/modifi...tte-discussion

[Marv]

And another goodie by Paul

Paul, only as a short note - or a suggestion:
I used this one in the earlier versions and the users were able to see that box - and they loved it. This actual mod is going way more deeper and could be used to track down which sites a specific user has viewed - if available for all members - and interfere with the most privacy policies. Any chance that users could see the basic box but without the links in it, set thru usergroups ? For me as an admin it?s a wonderful tool. But I can?t offer this to my customers, cause something like the public displaying of what a user was reading over the last time is violating (our) federal law.

BTW: You remember that FC-problem we tried to solve on my site ? I asked Pavel to inform u about what we found out a day after to make your life easier with supporting ur FC mods.

[Paul M]

Yes, I plan to add a couple more permissions, and convert all the usergroup options to actual permissions in the usergroup manager (which will mean uploading a bifields file).

[absy]

Can anyone help me with a stylevar please, using a customised style, this text:

Last Post : 01-11-2010, 01:49 PM

in the mod is white and I wish to change it, Ive been searching for hours to find what controls the colour of text on it and failed

Thanks if you can

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by absy

Can anyone help me with a stylevar please, using a customised style, this text:
in the mod is white and I wish to change it, Ive been searching for hours to find what controls the colour of text on it and failed

Thanks if you can

In a default style its set by the text colour of the main body tag (Stylevar: body_color). However, that affects a lot of text. Someone may have overridden that in a custom style.