Forum Display Enhancements - Whats going on Box on FORUMDISPLAY(with working Stats!)

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This modification will allow you to show the whats going on box on forumdisplay pages Demo

See attachments for screenshots. Installation instructions are simple as placing $forumdisplay_stats into your forumdisplay template.

Install Instructions.
1. Download product attached.
2. Login to your adminCP and add the product via the product manager
3. Open your forumdisplay template and add the following code where you want it to appear

$forumdisplay_stats

4. Enjoy the little added feature.

Info: This has 3 plugins, and will create a few additonal queries on forumdisplay pages, though they shouldn't be server intensive.

FAQ

Where is a good place to add the $forumdisplay_stats code?

I've added mine after this code in forumdisplay

</thead>
$forumbits
</table>
<br />

Why is this version Mod Version: .099c

Because that box let me put whatever i wanted in. And that sounded the coolest

What does it do?

This product will let you insert the whats going on box on forumdisplay. Current the only things that will appear are Who's Online, if you have Paul M's users visited in last 24hrs, and the forum stats box.

Why did you make this?

There have been numerous posts, and even paid requests for such a product but I've never seen one released, plus it looks cool on my forums

Will you make me something cool?

No

Can You Release That Awesome Skin?

No and it probably never will be
Do you have screenshots?

Yes! See attachments

Can you add users birthdays and events to this?

Perhaps in a future release if there is demand for it.

What If I don't Have Paul M's plugin installed?

Who doesn't these days?! But open up the newly created forumhome_stats template and remove

<!-- Paul M's WHO VISITED TODAY -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_todayusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_todayusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_todayusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$whotitle
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_todayusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_todayusers]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="memberlist.php"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$whotoday</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- PAUL M WHO VISITED TODAY -->

What If i want to add/remove something else to the block?

Open up the forumdisplay_stats template and modify it as you see fit.

Were all these FAQ neccassary

Probably not, but I see everyone else doing it, and I wanted a long meaningful release thread as well.

[SEOvB]

Reserved!

[Magnumutz]

The idea seems nice, but how about a bigger screenshot or a working demo?

[SEOvB]

Originally Posted by 1st post 5th line

This modification will allow you to show the whats going on box on forumdisplay pages Demo

Though it is possible you checked there and the board was all screwing from me messing with things

[Lea Verou]

Wow, this is the first mod that I find really interesting after a long while.
Congrats and thanks!

PS: Perhaps you should add a link to Paul M's hack for 3.7
PS2: Not installed yet, but definately will in the future.

[Lea Verou]

Basically... what exactly does it add from these on the screenshot?
Only the what's going on box or the things in the sidebar too?

[SEOvB]

Just the whats going on box.

The side bar is a collection of a few other modifications modified slighly

[Skyrider]

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Thank you!

Demo not working.

[Super Jinni]

thanks for sharing this,

but I think if you could make one similar but not for all the board, only what's going on in that specific forum and its subforums, I think that will be great...


like THIS one.

thanks..

[Ideal Web Tech]

Originally Posted by Super Jinni

thanks for sharing this,

but I think if you could make one similar but not for all the board, only what's going on in that specific forum and its subforums, I think that will be great...


like THIS one.

thanks..

I was actually thinking about making that when I get time as if we restructure the forums on our social networking site we would find that to be extremely handy.