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Remove statistic information to increase registrations · **Released**: 06-02-2007

Introduction:

I came up with this idea when I thought about "what discourages me from registering with a forum I don't know when the topic interests me?"

Ask yourself what you do when you are searching for a topic and find a forum.
Where do you look first? What is it that turns you away?

Right! You/I first check to see how many threads and posts are in this forum and then I check the stats for how many registered members there are.
If these numbers are to low for me, then I most likely don't even start to read in the forum.
Does this sound familiar to you? If it does this hack is for you!

What this hack does:

It removes the columns "threads" and "posts" (count) for guests but leaves them for members on FORUMHOME and FORUMDISPLAY.
Optional it removes the whole "what is going on" box.
This way you get rid of unimportant information for guests and let them focus on your content.
These information are only helpful anyway if you are the top dog in your niche and want to show of what you got. If you have a smaller forum these information will most likely discourage guests more then it would encourage them.

Installation:

Templates to edit: 6

In Template FORUMHOME find:

Code:

<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>

and replace it with:

Code:

       <if condition="$show['member']">
       <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
       <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
      </if>

find:

Code:

<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']">
         <td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
        <else />
         <td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">4<else />3</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
        </if>

In Template forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

find:

Code:

<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']">
        <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
    <else />
        <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">4<else />3</if>">
    </if>

In Template forumhome_forumbit_level1_post

find:

Code:

<td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
        <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']">
         <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
             <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
            </if>

In Template forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost

find:

Code:

<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">5<else />4</if>">

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']">
     <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">5<else />4</if>">
    <else />
     <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">3<else />2</if>">
    </if>

In Template forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

find:

Code:

<td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
    <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']">
      <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
      <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
  </if>

In Template FORUMDISPLAY

find:

Code:

<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
       <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']">
       <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
       <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
      </if>

OPTIONAL:

If you want the "What is going on" box to be removed as well:

In Template FORUMHOME find:

Code:

<!-- what's going on box -->

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']">
<!-- what's going on box -->

find:

Code:

<!-- end what's going on box -->

and replace it with:

Code:

<!-- end what's going on box -->
</if>

If you install this hack, please mark it as installed. Thank you.

DEMO: http://www.patientenfragen.net

NOTE:

I have just installed this mod on my forum www.patientenfragen.net and can't yet say if it really increases the registration rate like I think it will. But we will see

Feedback is welcome

StarBuG

StarBuG · #12 06-04-2007, 03:52 AM

As far as I believe template edits (search, replace) are not possible with plugins/products.

I have the template management system installed which does the edits automatically.
But the TMS is from Andreas and I think only available on the german vBulletin hack forum.
If anyone wants the xml file for the TMS System, just say so

If anyone points me to a tutorial how to make template changes in a plugin or product I am happy to make this mod a product.

Snider · #13 06-04-2007, 04:14 PM

no where to be found in my template over at www.forumjunkies.net

Quote:

<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>

Actually none of the Forumhome stuff is there period. Guess this only works with certain templates

StarBuG · #14 06-04-2007, 04:23 PM

search for

$vbphrase[threads]

maybe the css class "thead" is changed in your style
I doubt that your style uses changed phrases as well

You need to modify my code to fit your style then.

Snider · #15 06-04-2007, 04:34 PM

Quote:

$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,

That is all I have - guess I wont be using this as I know nothing about mods as is why I come here :-)

bashy · #16 06-04-2007, 07:23 PM

I also have only this

Code:

 <td class="alt1" width="100%">
        <div class="smallfont">
            <div>
<if condition="$totalcats or $totallinks or $totalcomments">
                $vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads, $vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts<br />
                $vbphrase[ldm_links_database] $vbphrase[ldm_categories]: $totalcats, $vbphrase[ldm_entries]: $totallinks, $vbphrase[ldm_comments]: $totalcomments<br />
<else />
                $vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
                $vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
</if>

What do i replace in that code above and with what (in case its changed)

Thanks....

StarBuG · #17 06-05-2007, 03:52 AM

With only a part of your forumhome templates I can't help you.
Attach all needed forumhome templates (including nopost, post,...) as txt file and I will have a look when I find the time.

Snider · #18 06-05-2007, 10:23 AM

This would also be better if you could remove the last posted date of the threads on the main page

That is something I look at first is when was the last post dated.

StarBuG · #19 06-05-2007, 01:55 PM

I don't think this will help much because you can see that info on all threads as well.

Luky · #20 06-09-2007, 12:10 PM

They will register and not post.

StarBuG · #21 06-10-2007, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luky

They will register and not post.

It is all about getting them read your content.
It does not help you to fill an empty forum.

But it helps to not let them leave right away because of some unimportant numbers

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