Miscellaneous Hacks - Top Posters

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Top Posters mod for vb 3.6.

This displays a page with the Top Forum Posters for a given set of periods. Two periods are fixed ('This Month' & 'Overall') but can be turned off in the options. The other three periods are user definable (in days) - the default values are 1 day (24 hours), 7 days & 28 days. These three columns cannot be turned off.

The number of posters to be shown can also be set, the default is the top 10 posters. You can also select which usergroups are included (or excluded) in the count, so members in banned groups etc are not shown. Excluded is only available from v3.29 onwards.

If enabled, it will also attempt to add a link to your Quick Links or Navbar. There is an option to prefix this path if you use something like CMPS.

To install just unzip the xml file and import it using the Product Manager


History:

v3.20 - First 3.6 release - auto adds link to quick links.
v3.21 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v3.22 : Updated for Version Checking.
v3.23 : Dependancies updated, URL's updated (not released).
v3.24 : SQL changed to use slave.
v3.25 : SQL Changes to use slave.
v3.26 : Added autolink options.
v3.27 : Fixed table index creation.
v3.28 : Added automatic version in template (not released).
v3.29 : Added option to include or exclude usergroups.
v3.30 : Internal version, not released.
v3.31 : Internal version, not released.
v3.32 : Internal version, not released.
v3.33 : Internal code changes, no funcionality change.
v3.34 : Defaults on first install updated.
v3.35 : Option for link path prefix added.

[webgeek247]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Not sure I understand your second question - you can manually add a link wherever you want.

Ok, so we can manually add a link
is possible to show the top 5 posters at the bottom of the forum though

say where the section DJ Passion.co.uk Forums Statistics is at the bottom of the forum http://www.djpassion.co.uk/forums/index.php

__________________________________________________ ______

Threads: 1,351, Posts: 4,729, Members: 236, Active Members: 236
Welcome to our newest member, DJ Twista

__________________________________________________ _______

Can we not show on there say

__________________________________________________ _____________

Top Forum Posters

1. Matt: 487 - 2. Jason: 367 - 3. John: 356 - 4. Aaron: 353 - 5. Scott: 219

__________________________________________________ _____________

something like that ^ ???

cheers paul
chris

[Paul M]

You would need a seperate modification to do that.

[webgeek247]

Originally Posted by Paul M

You would need a seperate modification to do that.

I found it Paul

ill leave the other hack of yours on too

nice work man

cheers

[Kalina]

One of my members pointed out to me that column 3 should be 14 days instead of 28 since 1 month is already listed in the next column.

In the admin I switched column 3 to 14 days and it's not changing. It's still 28.

NVM, I see now I have to edit a phrase.

Originally Posted by Paul M

If you set it to 30 days then it will display 30 days - the text is a phrase, you need to edit that as well if you change the days.

[Paul M]

JFYI, The 'this month' and '28 days' columns are not the same thing (view them on Nov 1st ).

[Snake]

Paul is there a way to get rid of the '28 days' column because I find it very useless? I don't need it when I've got the monthly column, you know.

[Paul M]

You cannot.

See also the post above yours.

[ociosos]

cool thank you!!

[friscogal]

thanks paul!

[Doglet]

This is a great utility, but it has started a fair amount of "post whoring" on my forums, while users try to break 200 posts a day and so on. Is there a way I could make this utility visible only to certain user groups - I am thinking of moderators and administrators? That way, we know what is going on, while normal users cannot see it.