Yesterday/Today Datestamp Hack

YESTERDAY/TODAY DATESTAMP HACK - Updated 5/25/02
Tested and working on vB 2.2.1 -> 2.2.6

Description: This hack replaces the standard "05-25-02, 02:45 PM" date with "Today" or "Yesterday" anywhere you have a date posted, if the date matches today's or yesterday's date.

Demo: Installed on vBulletin.org.

The following are add-ons that may be helpful depending on your specific needs.

Extra features:

• Template-based version : Allows you to specify different values for "Today" and "Yesterday" -- useful if you have multiple language style sets on your board. (i.e., you can set the value for today to "Today" in your English style set, and "Aujourd'hui" for your Francais style set.)
  
• Change "You last visited:" to the "Today 08:33PM" format : Due to the way vB was coded, this does not happen by default. Follow the instructions in this link to make this change.
  
• Change the date style to "Today, at 08:33 PM"

Helpful template hacks: Due to the way the standard vB template set handles date columns in forumhome.php and forumdisplay.php, some template changes may be of use:

• To modify forumhome.php: Follow the instructions here
• To modify forumdisplay.php: Follow the instructions here

Comments and criticism are always welcome.
Please click the install button to show your support.

[bigmattyh]

I'd be interested to see your board, so that I can help you out.

But I'm sure it isn't www.abcnews.com -- which is what you've listed as your www page.

[Nemesis77]

i don't have a board. I just install hacks and do work for Avenger board called Verbal Warfare.

[bigmattyh]

The hack should work anywhere vbdate() is called. Check to see that it's called in the places that it isn't working. Without seeing your files, I can't diagnose the problem!

Good luck,
Matt

[Remi]

Nemesis77

It is working but the threads in your test forum are older than two dayes.

post a new thread and you will see the hack working perfictly :greedy:

[Twig Deez]

this is just superb. simple, but so effective! thanks!

[Twig Deez]

well, here's something i've noticed: see the attachment.

there's now a space between the last post info and lastpost.gif,
whereas before they were tucked in real tight together.
this is the case everywhere -except- the lowest forum in each category,
where the small gap has been maintained.

what is the reason for this, and is there a simple fix?

[bigmattyh]

Twig Deez,

I've looked at your board, and I think that's a template problem with forumdisplaybit. Take a look at that nested table that has the date display info -- and do two things:

1) In the <table> tag, set align="right"
2) Remove width="100%"

That ought to do it, I think.

[FWC]

Originally posted by Twig Deez
well, here's something i've noticed: see the attachment.

there's now a space between the last post info and lastpost.gif,
whereas before they were tucked in real tight together.
this is the case everywhere -except- the lowest forum in each category,
where the small gap has been maintained.

what is the reason for this, and is there a simple fix?

I fixed this in the forumdisplay by going to the forumdisplaybit template and adding width="100%" to the <td> for the last post time and poster. I think this will work in all the templates with the nested table for the lastpost.gif.

[Twig Deez]

thanks for checking that for me, bigmattyh;
your fix didn't work, but fwc, yours did! on both forumhome and in forumdisplay.

thank you both for your assistance, i'm now 125% satisfied with this hack!

[bigmattyh]

Cool.