Miscellaneous Hacks - Cyb - Advanced 'New Posts'

Info:
This hack will show how many new posts/threads have been posted in forums since 'last visit' time. "New Posts" in navbar menu will be replaced with "New Posts: x (In y Threads)" which is updated via AJAX - no page refresh. User can manually check for new posts, or you can enable auto-check which is executed in defined time interval. Optionally you can enable and configure Smart Search Menu to give users ability to search only selected forum sections. See screenshots...

Installation:
Import product XML: AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - Advanced 'New Posts'

Versions:
v1.0 - Apr 29. 2006.
-First version
v1.5 - Jun 25. 2006.
-Added - advanced searching of new posts (see screenshots)
-Fixed known bugs, code optimized
v1.6 - Jun 26. 2006.
-Advanced searching of new posts splitted into two navbar items
v1.7 - Jun 28. 2006.
-Depending on number of new posts different phrase is used
-Added links to phrases to hack options page so you can easily find and change/translate them.
v1.8 - Aug 04. 2006.
-Release of this hack for vB v3.6
v1.9 - Sep 28. 2006.
-Added Product Version Checking
-Fixed links to phrases in ACP (used to easily customize phrases)
-Added option to change text color
-Fixed bug (unneeded extra space after "SSM" in navbar menu)
-Product name changed to "Cyb - Advanced 'New Posts'"
NOTE: Before upgrading save somewhere content of "Menu Items" field to restore it after upgrade. It will be removed during upgrade process.
v2.0 - Jul 31. 2007.
-Added "No New Posts" to show when there is no new posts after user last visit
-Smart Search Menu (SSM) improved (no more need to write lines of code, just put forum IDs in setting field)
-SSM automatically hidden when there is no new posts
-A lot of improvements and optimization done, including:
*two templates removed
*improved integration with different styles (to avoid manual template edits)
v2.1 - May 03. 2008.
-Compatible with vBulletin 3.7
-Minor bugs fixed
v2.2 - Jan 14. 2009.
-New: New post check is now done via AJAX - no page refresh ;-)
-New: Auto-check for new posts every x seconds
-Ability to set order of items in Smart Search Menu
-Minor bugs fixed
v2.3 - Jan 15. 2009.
-New: Set how often user can manually check for new posts
-New: Option to colorize text only when there are new posts
-New: Option to disable product in selected styles
-Fixed some minor bugs
v2.4 - Jan 18. 2009.
-Added permissions check to fix problems where sometimes incorrect numbers are shown
-Fixed bug where unexpected content is shown on user session expiration

Mark as installed to get support and updates.

[jGas]

thanks! i was waiting for this mod

[jGas]

i have a question: why the number of posts doesn't decrease when i visit an unread thread?

[YLP1]

Hey Cyb ---- I am using CMPS and it shows No New Posts but when I go to the forum page, it shows there are new posts.

How do I get it to show correctly on the CMPS portal page?

Thanks in advance.

[airborneCAL]

Cyb, excellent mod but the new posts do not decrease once they are checked. The number only goes up unless you "Mark all forums read".

[Boosted Panda]

Hey Cyb I love ALL of your mods! I do have a custom navbar though and when I enable this my new posts disappear. What do I need to insert to make this work?

[ssslippy]

Is it possible to automate this based on users permissions?

[myown]

thanks for this valued hack.

[XnaMe]

Hello! I just installed! I need to know what variable i need to insert in nav because i can't see New threads and new posts like screenshoot 3!
Please Help me!
Thanks!

[McCarroll21]

Thanks! I've been waiting for this for 3.7.x. My only complaint is that it causes a 404 error with vbadvanced. Instead of rewriting and taking you to site.com/forums/search.php it takes you to site.com/search.php.

Any way to fix that?

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Edit: Upon testing, it's not compatible with vbadvanced at all. It always says 'No New Posts'

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Edit2: For the time being, I've edited your product's php file and overwrote the install. I added an if conditional to the 0 posts condition.