Members with unread posts?

[wolfey]

Is there a plugin I can install to show me a list of my members that have unread posts, and possibly which posts?

I have an use the plugin that displays the number on top
and also the members who have read

But I would like to just display a list so I dont have to open each thread and count each member who read.

[wolfey]

What I am trying to accomplish is making sure that all users have opened every topic.
There has to be a way to check users for unread posts and display this in a list for me.?

I use the forum for work and my employees (members) are required to do this.

[ozzy47]

TBH this probably not work, as the users can just mark all forums read, and not really read anything.

[wolfey]

Hi,
Thanks for the response.

I actually have that option removed from any drop down menu on my forum..they cant click mark forums read
My forum is for a small group of 60 employees only and I use it for company information and bulletins, I simply want to ensure this is being read
I do have the force users to read..but that's too much

This doesn't seem impossible to do, I also currently have a template that shows this when users log in:
You last visited: Today at 08:14 AM : You Have 127 Unread Posts

This is the information I want in a report or list...hmm

[tbworld]

Originally Posted by wolfey

What I am trying to accomplish is making sure that all users have opened every topic.
There has to be a way to check users for unread posts and display this in a list for me.? I use the forum for work and my employees (members) are required to do this.

As @Ozzy47, pointed out there is no intrinsic method in vbulletin without writing additional code, but it is possible at the expense of additional server load.

My company uses vbulletin and we do additional thread/post tracking board wide. We limit the amount of data we have to store and track by adding a transactional field to the threads and forum. Anyway, my point is that with a bit of work or an outside programmer this can be done. If your a large, busy board and do not have the programming capabilities in house, you might want to look for enterprise software that typically handles this kind of thing.

You might want to read through two modifications by @PaulM, at least it will give you a better understanding of the current system used in vBulletin.

Who has read a thread by @PaulM (Now built into vbulletin v4.2+)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=230736

Thread Reader Enhancements by @PaulM
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=283492

If you have any more questions feel free to ask.

[wolfey]

Hello,

I do understand all that now and will take your advice, We have an IT dept that could probably write some code to collect this data.

I was hoping and taking a shot there was something out there that I missed

I do have those 2 mod's by Paul, working great for that information, just trying to simplify and make it quicker for me to check this information without opening each post

Thank you for your time and suggestions!

[tbworld]

Originally Posted by wolfey

Hello,
Thank you for your time and suggestions!

Your welcome and for the most part the 'threadread' table contains what you need for a simple implementation. You will just need to alter how the table is being manipulated.

What will affect you is the amount of report requests. The company board generates as a minimum 700 threads a day during business hours and all the big-wigs like to view the analysis -- so we cache everything to handle this load. If you do not need this kind of structure then this is a pretty simple modification, because as you know most of it is already there.

Good Luck