Do not count invisible admin in online count totals

This vB v.3.0.3 mini-mod makes it so that an admin who sets him/herself to invisible via the User CP is not shown in the X members online counts.

The invisible admin still shows to him/herself with a * next to the username so anyone who can see the username* listing can see the invisible admin.

This mini-mod is to remove the invisible admin from the forum home counts and the who's online counts. Note that the Admin CP counts are not changed.

For example, say an invisible admin is online, and there are also 5 non-invisible members and 10 guests online. That means there would be 6 members and 10 guests online.

After the install of this mini-hack, the counts would then be as follows:

Forum Home -> Currently Active Users: 15 (5 members and 10 guests)
Who's Online -> 5 members and 10 guests
Admin CP Home -> 16 Users Online (6 members and 10 guests)

The original purpose of this mini-mod was to make it so that the admin with userid of 1 who likes to be invisible could troll his/her own forums without being counted.

This mini-mod was then extended so that any invisible member specified by userid in the mini-mod code could be excluded from the forum home and who's online counts.

Only apply this mini-mod if there are already members set to invisible, who plan to stay invisible, as this mini-mod does not cross-reference 'invisibleness' of members.

A cursory search didn't show a hack like this, although one could exist. Support is not guaranteed.

[Bison]

I'll try it ...

[Tradjick]

Hello. This is something in could use. But as i?m not so good in english, what do you mean with this sentence:

Only apply this mini-mod if there are already members set to invisible, who plan to stay invisible, as this mini-mod does not cross-reference 'invisibleness' of members.

You mean that "invisible users" will still be counted? That would be ok for me. It?s just that i would like for the Admin to be totally invisible.

Great thing, i?m burning about to install this.

[Bison]

Well I installed this but I think the code needs to be inserted in the showthread, and forumdisplay.php I use Erwin's "Show Users Online Everywhere" hack, and when I go into a thread, and read the member count in the header, my invisabitiy is lost.

Also, I didn't have to be hidden for the hack to remove my presence from the users online.

[calorie]

Hi. It means that the hack doesn't check whether a member is invisible before modifying the counts, so be invisible before applying the hack.

Originally Posted by Tradjick

Hello. This is something in could use. But as i?m not so good in english, what do you mean with this sentence:

You mean that "invisible users" will still be counted? That would be ok for me. It?s just that i would like for the Admin to be totally invisible.

Great thing, i?m burning about to install this.

[Bison]

But when you browse a thread, the user online count includes the invisable user.

[calorie]

I do not know what Erwin's "Show Users Online Everywhere" hack does, and yes, the hack does not cross-reference 'invisibleness' of members - see the previous post - maybe something for a possible future version.

Originally Posted by Bison

Well I installed this but I think the code needs to be inserted in the showthread, and forumdisplay.php I use Erwin's "Show Users Online Everywhere" hack, and when I go into a thread, and read the member count in the header, my invisabitiy is lost.

Also, I didn't have to be hidden for the hack to remove my presence from the users online.

[calorie]

Oh darn, I have that option off so I forgot about it when making the hack, so a mod of the hack would be needed. In the meantime, the hack is for when that option is off.

Originally Posted by Bison

But when you browse a thread, the user online count includes the invisable user.

[DGTLMIK]

Clicks -> INSTALL!

I have asked this over at vBadvanced with no luck:

How can I get the vBa CMPS Module, Active Users, to do the same?

[DGTLMIK]

Nevermind, I figured it out:

In 'onlineuser.php', find:

PHP Code:

$totalonline = $numberregistered + $numberguest; 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$totalonline = $numberregistered + $numberguest - $bbuserinfo['invisible']; 


Still in 'onlineuser.php', find:

PHP Code:

$numberregistered = number_format($numberregistered); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$numberregistered = number_format($numberregistered) - $bbuserinfo['invisible'];