Display who has read a thread - Version 3

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This is a completely new version, based on the idea of my "Display who recently read a thread" hack.

It has a few differences that some people may prefer to the other system. However, those differences may not suit everyone so both versions will continue to be available. Note however that they both have the same product id, it is not possible (or sensible !) to use both at the same time. You can upgrade Version 2 to Version 3 simply by importing the new product with overwrite set to 'yes'.

This version uses it's own table and does not rely on the database thread marking system being active, this also means that old data is not lost when the display limit is passed. The problem of people not being recorded when reading old threads is also removed.

The hack is a vb product and is installed in the normal manner via the product manager - the installation does a small amount of processing so be patient.

Hovering over a name in the displayed list will show when the member last visited the thread, and (optionally) what IP address they last visited it from.

There are settings for the following (in vBulletin Options - Thread Display Options) ;

1. Turn the system on/off.
2. Restrict the display to certain usergroups
3. Restrict the IP display to certain usergroups.
4. Restrict the display to a set number of days.

Note: When using option 4, the data is still kept beyond this limit, so it can be changed at any time.


History:

v3.12 : First Release.
v3.13 : Minor changes, no update necessary.

[Paul M]

Do you have a custom style ?

[Nachtfalke]

Yes, I have. Could that be the solution? How to fix that?

[Paul M]

To work, this comment must be present in the showthread template (in the appropiate place).

PHP Code:

<!-- end currently active users --> 


Obviously it's in the default vb style, but it maybe missing from your custom style so you will need to add it.

[Nachtfalke]

Thank you for the advice. Checked it twice, it is definitely there. But still nothing happens.

[Paul M]

There is nothing else I can tell you without access to your forum.

[jilly]

Just checking in on my idea again - possible? not possible?
Thanks!!

Originally Posted by jilly

Could it be possible that this could be restricted to certain forums, so you could just add the forumid of the forums to use this?

I ask because I have certain areas, like tech support, announcements, and back end moderator areas where I want to know or my helpers need to know if someone has read a thread for admin /tech support reasons - but I dont want to use it out on the general boards because I think it might cause some issues. Mainly in some areas on my site, a member's feelings may be hurt if they see so and so read their thread but didnt respond, etc. So I want to use ot more for admin purposes..

[Paul M]

It's not possible without adding extra code and options.

[SHOBizzy]

Installed! Thanks for the flawless hack! :banana:

[vktechnology]

I have error when import old data
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Importing Product, Please Wait...

Installing Table
Copying Data - 986864 Records to Process

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/palungjit/board/includes/class_core.php on line 369

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by vktechnology

Installing Table
Copying Data - 986864 Records to Process

That's an insane number of records in your threadread table. You either have an incredibly busy forum, or a ridiculously high value for the database marking days, or your cron job to clear the db marking table is not doing it's job.