vbStats

For vBulletin version: 2.3.x
Files added: vbs_counter.php, vbstats.php, vbstats_admin.php, vbstats_set.php
Files to edit: None! (all hacking is optional)
Current Version: 230.b (02.14.03 - 3am CST)

What does it do?

• Tracks + Displays Visitors Browser
• Tracks + Displays Visitors OS
• Tracks Referring Sites
• Tracks Total Hits
• Tracks Top Posters
• Tracks Top Forums
• Tracks Top Threads
• Displays a Massive Amount of Stats
• Link Queue!
• Install File!
• Un-Install File
• Intergration with vBPortal 2.x/3.x
• Members,Staff,Active,Non-Active,Activity Level,Newest Member,Top Referrer
• Threads,Posts,PMs,Thread Views,Page Views
• (vBPortal) News Stories,Comments,Weekly Surveys
• (vBPortal 3.x) Link Categories, Links
• More but I'm tired of typing already

Check the samples:
Stats
http://www.talkloud.net/forums/vbstats.php
Incoming Referrals
http://www.talkloud.net/forums/vbsta...ction=incoming
Member Referrals
http://www.talkloud.net/forums/vbsta...on=memberrefer
Top Posters
http://www.talkloud.net/forums/vbsta...ion=topposters
Top Threads/Forums
http://www.talkloud.net/forums/vbsta...ion=topthreads
Top Visitors Countries
http://www.talkloud.net/forums/vbsta...action=country


Here's the newest version, it's only been a year and a half since the last update!

Translations have been removed as it just made it easy for people to get the hack even without a license. I am hoping people who make translations will be kind enough to post here.

Special Note: I am about as far as it gets from a PHP guru. This is my first hack or addon or whatchamacallit. If this somehow nukes your system Im quite apologetic, but I know you will all be smart enough to BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE INSTALLING THIS.. I have faith Brad and Chen have both checked this out and given their stamps on it but that doesnt mean it will all Gel for you. Be smart, back it up.

Install: There is a self install file that takes care of the templates and tables, simply unzip the package and upload it (with paths) to your vbulletin directory. Then run the install. Please be sure you add your site (yoursite.com) to the excluded urls in the CP. If you dont your site will get counted as a referrer and that can get messy.

Demo: You can of course see the demo at http://www.talkloud.net/ however if you'd like to see it in use on some other boards check out vbstats page where I will try to keep a list of installs for you to check out. If you do install it please let me know so I can put your site up!

I tested this on my test forum, and on one public forum, and all went well, if there are any problems you notice please report them here as soon as possible.

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CHANGELOG

[230.b] Changed Active Users to fix a small bug.
[230.b] Like, tested it and stuff..
[230.a] The MySQL Row=O error is now customized to say add to the template!!!!
hopefully no more "where did I go wrong?" posts! Muahahaha!
[230.a] Fixed Upgrade Counter (?action=upgrade)
[230.a] Set Excluded URL.. Now lists URLS
[230.a] Updated Istall to be compatible with vB 2.3.0
[230.a] Changed Most Number Results to Have a , format (ie 1,000 instead of 1000)
[230.a] I decided Frosted Flakes really are pretty tasty.
[230.a] Implemented Kurafires Member Referrer Changes, thanks Kura
[230.a] Implemented Kurafires Top Posters rewrite.



DEAR GOD CHECK THE SECOND POST OF THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION!!!!

[Bane]

Not an annoyance to me bro. If I seemed annoyed I apologise, It wasn't meant to come across that way. I understand not wanting to read through 39 pages of responses, but most of the reason people have to read through so much is because people have been not wanting to read since there were only 5 pages

Thanks for the tip on the FAQ, it has been corrected.

[Smallville]

Not a problem.

I'm working on integrating some of the stats this hack can show you with the Member Welcome Menu hack. That way at the top, under your avatar and all that, you can see a lot of the important stats.

http://www.matrix-unplugged.com will be where it's at when it's done.

[Sparkz]

Bane, I noticed that calling vbstats.php?action=info created a different region code on my site than on your site.

I suspect your version to be a bit updated or something
Any idea when you will release it to the public?


Great hack, btw

[Smallville]

Ok, what I was doing to integrate those into a welcome menu isn't working.

How do I extract one piece of the code to put on the welcome page.

Like, if I wanted how many members, threads, and posts, those variables are already there. But I want to add Total PMs, Staff #, Threads/posts in 24 hours, without the having to look at a new page.

How would I do this?

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by Bane
I will look at that when I update. Not having a problem on my board, but you never know. I have to adjust the activity level setting anyway.. by default it should be a percentage.

The starting date is something you can include.. IE if you want {900093093 Hits since $startdate} on your page.

Sorry but it isn't too clear to me, yet:
1) WHERE could I (we) find a full complete reference of all usable variables in a template ?
2) Is there any syntax to that $startdate or it's only a displayed variable which doesn't affect actually the statistics reported (i.e. the starting date is when I installed this hack... ) ??
3) What's the total hits variable to show a line like your example above ?

Sorry but, as about the vbstats_forumhome template inclusion, all the instructions aren't absolutely too clear about this matter .

Thanks again.

Note: I only would use all the features of this great hack. Just it is...

[Jawelin]

Excuse. I would need a graphical display of posts just like the one of the browser....
Simply cluster-stats for post number groups (for example, cluster like 0 post, 1-10, 11-50, 51-100, 101-250, 251-500, 501-1000, and so on...)
Do you think exists any hack to do this or it shouldn't be too difficult to add to this great project ??

Thanks again.

P.S.: see previuos post, too...

[Xelation]

Just installed it last night with absolutly NO problems!! This is an Excellent Hack Bane!! Keep it Up!!

[Bane]

1) WHERE could I (we) find a full complete reference of all usable variables in a template ?

There is none available at the current time. Though I did what some people even made fun of me for overcommenting, my documentation wasnt as complete as it needed to be for a project of this size. When I made it I had assumed a working knowledge of vb before implementation. This however is being outpaced with hacks being easier to install and people starting sooner and sooner with hacking their board to pieces.


2) Is there any syntax to that $startdate or it's only a displayed variable which doesn't affect actually the statistics reported (i.e. the starting date is when I installed this hack... ) ??

There is NO purpose to this apart from display purposes. You can put whatever you like. from "September 5th, 2001" to "09/05/2001" or even "When the flying monkeys last landed on my porch for a rest on the way to Florida" ... actually the last may not fit.. Thanks


3) What's the total hits variable to show a line like your example above ?

Umm.. ($total hits since $startdate!) would be the string but that will only work where it is declared. those two vars are both declared in the file.

Sorry but, as about the vbstats_forumhome template inclusion, all the instructions aren't absolutely too clear about this matter .

The biggest problem with this is all the actual changes sans adding the counter to phpinclude (which is there in plain lettering) are OPTIONAL. The documentation was rushed because I was recieving 5-10 emails daily asking about the status of the hack, etc..

I'm even trying to improve this now.. But I'm only one guy with a lot of projects on my hands.. I hope you can understand that.

With the next version of talkloud in progress and two or three clients en queue my time is fairly limited. Enough so that I'm not sure I will have a large amount of time to do proper justice to the next round of vbstats unless requested by a client (I dream of this ) This is my baby.. Yes? But its a baby thats being taken care of and nurtured by users like FWC until I get back from work.

[LanciaStratos]

This may have already been reported, but there seems to be random differences (sometimes lower, sometimes higher) in the number of posts by the top posters (Ever) and the number of their posts listed in their profile... Is this a known issue? You can see this going on for yourself at http://forums.gtplanet.net/vbstats.p...ion=topposters. Just click on a member's profile and you'll see a different number listed. :?:

[FWC]

Originally posted by Bane
This is my baby.. Yes? But its a baby thats being taken care of and nurtured by users like FWC until I get back from work.

We're just trying to help out where we can. That gives you more time to take care of your projects rather than answer questions we can take care of.