Miscellaneous Hacks - Display Unread Posts and New Reputation Comments

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: The unread posts portion of this hack only works if you use the database thread marking system, also, this attaches itself to certain phrases in the "welcome" box and will not work if they are not present (or are modified by other code).

FYI, the Forum Marking Choices are located in vBulletin Options ;
vBulletin Options > General Settings > Thread/Forum Read Marking Type

This displays the actual number of posts that are still considered unread by you (and will show up in a 'getnew' search). It also displays the number of new reputation comments since you last checked your usercp.

There is the option to count the unread posts since your last visit, or all posts considered unread. This setting reflects the divider in the 'getnew' search display. There is also the option to disable the unread posts display or the new reputation comments display.

There is also the option to display the New Reputation Comments counter as a Welcome Box Notification.

All settings are located in vBulletin Options > Display Unread Posts and Reputation.

Version 3.7.004 adds the following ;

A forum exclusion list - requested a number of times, an option is provided to exclude forums from the unread count & display.

A time limit on unread posts count - if a member has not visited for more than x days then a simple unread posts link will be displayed, not an actual count, this stops potential large sql queries if you have a busy forum. The option can be disabled.



To install this hack unzip the xml file and import it using the ACP Product Manager.


History:

v3.7.001 : First Release for vb 3.7.
v3.7.002 : Added Notification Display Option for Reputation Comments.
v3.7.003 : Internal version, not released.
v3.7.004 : Added time limit and forum exclusion list.
v3.7.005 : Fixed path bug in welcome box notification.
v3.7.006 : Slight change to accomodate customised navbars still using vb 3.6 code.
v3.7.007 : Fix potential database error if lastrepcheck is blank, rare, but it can happen it seems.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Racecar

that is the site name. When I turn the unread post count on it leaves the new post blank.
The rep part works and I can get the unread post to work but then the new post is off. Not sure what is wrong there so I have the unread post turned off at the moment.

New Post ?

I dont understand what you mean by that.

[droid101]

Okay, so if I set the new reputation comment to be normal, legacy mode, it works fine.

However, if I set it to be like a notification, when clicking it, it doesn't work. It doesn't add the /forums/ inbetween my URL and usercp.php, like it does when it's not a notification.

Any thoughts?

[Paul M]

Hmm, could be a bug, I'll take a look tonight.

[Racecar]

Originally Posted by Paul M

New Post ?

I dont understand what you mean by that.

When I turn the unread post on then under the New Post link on the navabar will remove the post after you read it. When I have the unread post turned off the new post link acts more like todays post. I'm hoping that it making some since. This was not a problem with 3.6 version and is now with the 3.7 version for me. When it was cookie based it was what everyone liked. It has to be something that I'm missing and I don't know what it is.

[johnban]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Actually I wasnt sure what you meant to start with, but now I've read it again I see.

This will happen if you use the "Count All Posts Marked as Unread" option, and you have set your "Database Read Marking Limit" higher than the "Maximum Cutoff Limit" in this mod. The cutoff needs to be equal to or greater than the marking limit.

Thanks Paul,

That was the problem !!!

:up:

[droid101]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Hmm, could be a bug, I'll take a look tonight.

Thanks. I just narrowed down the issue.

When there actually is new reputation, the link doesn't work. However, if there is no new reputation (but some other new notification), the link works from the dropdown.

Just trying to help!

[Paul M]

It was a small bug in the notification code, it wasnt applying the links path. Fixed in 3.7.005.

[ABeautifulBrown]

I've installed it but I don't see it

[LisaJH]

It works for me

[docvader]

Any reputation comments in postbit hack Paul?