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Show Newest PM If Unread On Forum Home · **Released**: 02-28-2005

This is similar to the IPB 2.x feature, where if you have a PM which is unread, or several, it will display the newest PM which you have unread on the forum home page below navigation.

This modification will do the same to your forums, if no unread PM's are found, nothing will be shown.
It will also cut-off the message after 400 characters to stop the whole message (if big) from been shown.

A preview of it in action can be found below

For those who are concerned about the amount of queries this will execute, heres info on that:
If Unread PM Is Found And Displayed: 1 Query Used
If Nothing Is Displayed: 0 Queries Used

Installation Information
Files To Edit: 1
Templates To Edit: 1
Templates To Add: 1
Estimated Installation Time: 10 - 15 Minutes

Enjoy the modification,

- Zero Tolerance

eva01_ · #2 03-01-2005, 12:50 PM

if it doesn't get cut off and you read it (on your forum home) is it now labled as read? or is it still unread?

Zero Tolerance · #3 03-01-2005, 12:53 PM

No matter if it is cut off or not, the PM is not registered as read, there are links given to go to the message or your inbox to read it properly from there. This modification is merly to show the PM upon visiting the forum index if you have just got online, then you can decide if you need to read it fully and reply or just ignore it.

Also setting it as read would mean 1 extra query, which is not really needed, so i didn't implement it.

- Zero Tolerance

Deaths · #4 03-01-2005, 01:46 PM

Very nice!

You're really desperate of getting that Master Coder title, aren't you ^^?

Zero Tolerance · #5 03-01-2005, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deaths

Very nice!

You're really desperate of getting that Master Coder title, aren't you ^^?

Thanks, and yes i am damnit, lol, the top is always my goal

- Zero Tolerance

Deaths · #6 03-01-2005, 02:49 PM

Hehe, well, I wish you good luck

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[high]* Deaths installs[/high]

AN-net · #7 03-01-2005, 08:05 PM

well couldnt you setup if that that the strlen is not over 400 that it will automatically run the query and mark the post read....

good idea anyways but i think it woudl take up too much room

Zero Tolerance · #8 03-01-2005, 08:11 PM

I could, but thats a query, and i don't like them

As for taking up room, thats the whole point about the 400 char cut-off limit

- Zero Tolerance

babolo · #9 03-01-2005, 08:43 PM

This is a great hack... I havent tried it though yet lol

babolo · #10 03-01-2005, 08:50 PM

There is no 'forumhome_stats_thread', in index.php

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