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This modification has been withdrawn.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.

[Hippy]

revert edited templates..
and if you read back a page or 2 you'll see more on this topic..

working perfect in vb4.1.10

[d19rnyxx]

Hi Paul
I just disabled the mod and my forum has gone down and displays a 503 error.

[Paul M]

I dont really see how disabling it could do that, 503 is an http Service Unavailable Code.

If you have disabled it, this cannot really be doing anything.

[RedHotChili]

Paul,

I had installed your 3.8 version of this mod on my live board a couple years ago and was wondering how to proceed here. I just upgraded my 3.8 forum to 4.1.10 on a testbed on my local machine where I'm adding customization and mods before going live with it on the internet.

After my upgrade I can see that this mod "Who Has Read a Thread" is listed at the bottom of the vBulletin Options list in the Admin CP and when I click on it the mod CP page opens up.

Question (and I tried searching this thread to see if someone else asked about this): Is it best for me to uninstall the vb3.8 version and then install this vb4 version, or can the vb3.8 version be upgraded? I don't mind losing records of who read old threads - that's not important to me. What is important is installing this excellent mod as cleanly as possible for future use once I go live with my vb4 version.

TIA

[Paul M]

Just install the vb4 version, it will remove any older versions of itself.

[RedHotChili]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Just install the vb4 version, it will remove any older versions of itself.

:up:

Thanks man! Keep up the good work!

[alhidaya]

Hello Paul,

Very Nice... Good work !!! Thank you very much

It s ok for vb 4.1.1.0 ?

[speedracer68]

Is there any way to record each time a person reads a thread? I am doing some research and I am trying to watch some threads to see when and how often people return to it rather then only the last time they visited.

[Hippy]

see the first screen shit in the first post .. click view readers will have a history of what thread those people read ..

[speedracer68]

Originally Posted by Hippy

see the first screen shit in the first post .. click view readers will have a history of what thread those people read ..

I am not looking for a list of what a person read.

I looking to see who has read a post and for it to log each time they read it. Say it's a hot thread and I want to know how many times and when each person read it. Rather then the last time I need every time.

For example. If Bob reads a thread I want to see he read it on Monday, twice on Tuesday and once on Saturday. Record all visits. Not just the last visit.

I have read the info in the first post and I don't see anything that helps me with this.

Am I out of luck? It's a cool hack and I hope what I'm trying to do can be done.