Miscellaneous Hacks - vB3.5 15 Most Recent Searches Made By Our Members

vB3.5 15 Most Recent Searches Made By Our Members
Version 1.0.4
(By Boofo)

What does this product do?
This product will display the last 15 searches made by your members on your main site search page at the top. The search words are then linked to those search results. It uses your censor options to make sure nothing bad shows up. The searchee will also be visible, but only to Admins. The search box will only show up when searches have been made. Searches made in your private forums are not shown to members who do not have access to those forums. It is now fully permissions based.

Version Information:
Version 1.0.0 --Initial release
Version 1.0.1 --Fixed error for new sites when the search table was empty.
Version 1.0.2 --Product is now fully self-contained. No more need for a template edit. Also changed the product name.
Version 1.0.3 --Fixed search template from repeating itself on each subsequent search.
Version 1.0.4 --Fixed searchee name being blank on a guest search.

Upgrade Instructions:
1. You MUST un-install the old product before upgrading due to the product name being changed.
1. Go to the "search_forums" template and remove "$last15searches" (sans quotes).
2. Install the product.

Credits:
A big thank you goes out to EvilSL1 for co-authoring the vB3.0 version, on which this hack has been converted.

Installation overview:
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Products to install: (1)

[Oblivion Knight]

Originally Posted by engineco16

It's not working for me either, installed it as a plugin as said too and nothing.

It's no longer a plugin, and is now a product.

Sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious, but it's something that could be causing it not to work..

[rob30UK]

Originally Posted by Oblivion Knight

It's no longer a plugin, and is now a product.

Sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious, but it's something that could be causing it not to work..

It wont install as a plug in anyway... mine is certainly installed as a product.

[Boofo]

What version are you running of this? And check the template edit to make sure the code for it is in there.

[rob30UK]

Ok... I'm running:-
MOD version 1.04
vB version: 3.5.1

Template has been inserted under the 'search templates' branch and called 'search_last15'

I can also confirm that (looking in plugins)
'Last 15 Searches Template Cache' is listed under Hook Location : cache_templates
'Last 15 searches' is listed under Hook Location : search_intro
..... they are also both ticked as active

I really am stumped.

[sportsoutlaw]

this plugin is giving me fits. I installed it a few days ago, then suddenly it quit appearing on the search page.

I removed the plugin, reinstalled it this morning. It worked, but would only show 2 searches (and there were more searches than that, it just kept showing the last 2), and now it has disappeared completely again.

Has anyone run into this situation and no an easy solution?

[sportsoutlaw]

Originally Posted by Boofo

For those of you saying it isn't working, like Rabbitoh Warren said above, any searches made over an hour, will NOT show up. vBulletin erases the search table hourly via a cron job. That has nothing to do with this product. The product works.

ah crap, disregard my last post. I had no idea this was the case and it has been bugging me to no end as to why this wasnt working.

[rob30UK]

Well, I have a definite problem, but Boofo refuses to accept there is an issue.

[m.s]

nice hack.
installed and thanks

[Oblivion Knight]

Originally Posted by rob30UK

It wont install as a plug in anyway...

Only in RC3 and onwards.. Before then it would have installed as a "blank" plugin.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by rob30UK

Well, I have a definite problem, but Boofo refuses to accept there is an issue.

Hmm, you don't think your rant might have harmed your chances of support then .......

Disable all your other products & plugins so that this is the only one running. It is possible for one to intefere with another.