vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack v2.2

vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack
Version 2.2
(By Boofo)

What does this hack do?
This hack will add some forum statistics to your forumhome that will be cached (to reduce the query load) for a certain amount of time that can be set to whatever you want. This covers most of the stats any forum Admin would use on his site.

Note: This is the setting for the time interval (in minutes) that you want the cache to be updated on. The default value is 10 minutes. The following code is in the index.php part of this hack.

$updatetime = 10;

Once you install the Admin CP setting (at the end of this file), you will be able to update this from the Admin CP vBulletin Options settings.

Credits:
I want to thank Tigga for the original Forumhome Statistics Cache hack for vB2, partly on what this hack is based. I also want to thank EvilLS1 for his time and patience in helping put this hack together. Another thank you goes out to Mike Gaidin for testing this thoroughly while I was putting together this install file. And, finally, thank you goes out to NTLDR, for helping me track down a very stupid mistake on my part which I had overlooked.

Version 2.0 credits go out to g-force2k2 for getting me started on the datastore version of this hack and guiding me through some of the rough parts in the beginning. And also to KirbyDE for answering all of my dummy questions while writing this version and verifying the code when I figured out all of my mistakes. This is my first attempt at using the datastore function but it seems to work better and be easier to code than the older way of doing things.

Version Information:
Version 1.0 --Initial release
Version 2.0 --Completely rewritten using the datastore function for vB3. It now uses "serialize" to store the data and "unserialize" to retrieve the data. There is also now 1 less query when reading from the cache.
Version 2.1 --Combined the "new threads since last visit" and "new posts since last visit" queries into 1 query, thus eliminating another query on cache hits. Thanks goes out to g_force2k2 for this one. Also added Admin CP setting code so you can change the time interval between cache updates via the Forum Display Option setting in the vBulletin Option in the Admin CP. That code to add is at the end of this file.
Version 2.2 --Added "Top Reputation" statistic (requested by rinkrat ) and totally re-did the template. It looks cleaner now.

New Installation:
Do all of the steps in this file.

To Update Version 1.0 to Version 2.0:
To update this hack you will need to do everything in this file over again except the second query (Query #2). After you have this hack up and running again and you have made sure it is running to your satisfaction, you can drop the statscache table (from version one of this hack) completely. It is no longer needed.

To Update Version 2.0 to Version 2.1:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and go to the end of this file and add the setting for the Admin CP.

To Update Version 2.1 to Version 2.2:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and replace the code for the forumhome template.

Installation overview:
Queries to run: (2)
Files to edit: (2)
--index.php
--member.php
Templates to edit: (1)
--forumhome
Settings to add: (1)
--forumhomecachetime

vB3 Arcade hack stats addon:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=262

The first attachment shows the Guest loggedin and the second attachment show the Registered Member and above loggedin.

[Boofo]

That will be in the update when I get it all together as well as percentages if I can get those all worked out for larger boards.

Don't forget to click the install button so you can be notified when the update is released.

[blakkboy]

i dont know how to do this part

Turn on DEBUG and go to the Admin CP > vBulletin Options

Add New Setting:

Varname: forumhomecachetime
Setting Group: Forums Home Page Options
Title: Forumhome Stats Cache Update Time
Description: This setting allows you to set the interval (in minutes) between the Forumhome Stats Cache updates.
Option Code: leave blank
Default: 10
Display Order: 55
vBulletin Default: No

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by blakkboy

i dont know how to do this part

Check this post out.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....4&postcount=47

And don't forget to click install. I will be updating this hack in the next few days.

[blakkboy]

^^^ niiice

[sabret00the]

can you make it do a thread of the day as well boofo?
ala https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61260 but to fit into the current display style.

[Boofo]

Haven't you figured out by now that I can do almost anything, sabret00the? Sure, I do most of it badly, but I do it!

It can be added probably very easily. You just have to let me know how you want it to look with the thread of the day and I will see what I can do about adding it. I added (in my site version only so far) the member of the day hack by kentaurus (with his total permission, I might add) already so this shouldn't be too much of a chore to add to this hack, even for an idiot of my caliber.

[sabret00the]

a line just above the top poster line would be fine, just to say
Thread Of the Day is: vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack v2.2
not sure what query you'd do to decide thread of the day, but it would be good.

[Boofo]

Wouldn't need a query. Just use the hack with the cron job and rearrange the code for the variable and VOILA! A homemade thread of the day addition to this hack.

[sabret00the]

you lost me

[Boofo]

I t ' s...e a s y...t o...a d d.

By the way, you DID vote for this hack in the HOTM, right?

Now we need to get the others to do it.

[sabret00the]

we do need others to do it it's a great hack, not to mentio you erwin and xenon seem to have the monopoly on hacks on my test board, so you deserve credit

[Boofo]

Yes, but wouldn't it be nice to be running a hack of the month on your board, too?

And I meant that we need others to vote for it, too.

[sabret00the]

it's being worked on :ninja:

[Seby]

I just installed the hack and all the percentages don't work, anything I can do to fix it?

Cheers,
Sebastian

[Boofo]

I'm working on that and I might have a fix. If you want to test it out, pm me and I will tell you what to do with it.

Please click the install button too as there will be an upgrade soin with the fix and some more stats added to it.