vBulletin Forum Sideblocks - Current Staff Online Forum Sideblock and CMS Widget by BOP5

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New Version: 0.99 Beta
New in 0.99

• Added Widget
• Added Settings instead of manual configuration
• Added phrases for "None" and "No staff currently online." text.
• Made code more compatible with older VB Versions (should work in 4.1.x now)

This is my first attempt at a Sideblock and Widget. The purpose of this is to list all forum staff members online.

There are settings to choose which usergroups are considered staff groups and for other basic settings.

The product .xml file contains the necessary templates and phrases but you will need to manually install the sideblock code itself and/or manually create the widget.

Specific installation instructions are in the .txt file in the zip file but the overall process is:

• Upload the Product XML File
• Add code to additional.css template
• Edit Settings in Admin CP -> Options to setup your options
• Create Sideblock (if using Sideblock)
• Create Widget (if using widget)
• Add Widget to Layout(s) (if using widget)

Overall this is working well- it is Beta as it's my fist Sideblock and Widget. I know it works on VB 4.2.0 but it should work on earlier versions as well (code was revised in Beta 0.99 for greater compatibility.)

If you get an error at the top of the browser window when you enable the sideblock or widget you know your VB version is too old.

In addition to working with my Font Selection by Username mod it will also work withe my Sidebar Anywhere mod.

Does not work with "Everywhere Sidebar" mod but DOES work with MY "Sidebar Anywhere" mod.

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[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by findingpeace

This is great! Is there any way to get the # of Staff currently online? For example, in the block title "Staff Online (#)"

I imagine this must be a SQL query or plugin somewhere. Any help would really be appreciated!

I will see about integrating this into a future version but for now...

Edit the Forum Blocks PHP code...

find

  $staffsarray = array('activestaff'	=> $activestaff); 

  return $staffsarray;

Near the bottom

and replace both lines with these 3 lines:

  $nums = "($bp5i)";

  $staffsarray = array('activestaff'	=> $activestaff, 'nums' => $nums); 

  return $staffsarray;

Then in the template block_staff_online_bop5

Find the 2nd instance of:

{vb:rawphrase bop5_staff_online}

and add

 {vb:raw content.nums}

right after it, include a space between them.

[snakes1100]

BOP, how about the ability/option to remove the user title?

Nice add for the Total online call.

[craigvm]

i`ve got this installed on my side block but i`ve noticed after a while no staff are showing online when i`m allways online but if i uninstall and install again it shows staff online for a while but then not showing again any idea , i had this on another site and worked fine tho

[BirdOPrey5]

There is no reason installing/uninstalling should change anything. I would suspect whatever the issue it's with sessions on your site, not caused by this mod.

[Amaury]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

There is no reason installing/uninstalling should change anything. I would suspect whatever the issue it's with sessions on your site, not caused by this mod.

Yes, I agree. It's most likely to do with whatever he has the Session Timeout option set to because of caching with the staff online block.

For example, we have the Session Timeout option set to one hour on KH-Flare. If I'm inactive for over an hour and then reload the index, I will not see myself. I have the cache time set for one minute for the staff block, so if I reload the index a few minutes later, I will see myself again.

[SPEEDKILLZ]

Love the mod but i get this? And it dont show any staff? Suggestions?

[franzes80]

I have the same problem as SPEEDKILLZ on vb 4.2.2

[ozzy47]

You probably did not change the Template to Use field from block_html to block_staff_online_bop5

That would give you the Array results.

[franzes80]

Thank you ozzy47.Working now

[ozzy47]

Not a problem, glad to help.