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[Freesteyelz]

Thanks, Dismounted...And it's not even my issue.

I'm getting closer. Either I can pull the names of the active users or I can pull the stats on active users...Only in FORUMHOME I'm able to call both. I think it has to do with the lack of code:

  if (fetch_online_status($loggedin))
  {
   $numbervisible++;
   eval('$activeusers .= ", ' . fetch_template('forumhome_loggedinuser') . '";');
  }

The problem is that if I hook that into global_start I end up getting a call function error:

Call to undefined function fetch_online_status()

Without that line, I won't be able to pull the names of active users in other pages. I'm missing something here...

[Dismounted]

You forgot to include the dependants. Specifically in that case, functions_online.php. You also should add a conditional around it so it only runs on the required pages, otherwise, you'd be running it every time the vBulletin backend is called - not good.

[Freesteyelz]

Ahh...That makes sense. Thanks, Dismounted.

So for no mods, he wants to display the What's Going On? box on every page. In this case fetch_online_status, $activeusers and the rest of the codes for What's Going On? will be called. Is there a workaround so that by calling the processes on every page isn't a problem?

[Dismounted]

It isn't a problem if you limit the calling with THIS_SCRIPT. It is a problem because the vBulletin backend is called for every function. Eg. quick replying. We don't need to do the processing on those calls, so we put a cap on it .

[Freesteyelz]

Slowly all of this is making sense to me. No wonder when I called certain processes via plugin it shot through every page when it wasn't intended to. So would THIS_SCRIPT for this instance look something like:

<if condition="in_array(THIS_SCRIPT, array('index', 'forumdisplay', 'showthread', 'search'))">
   <div class="smallfont">
    <div style="white-space: nowrap">
<!-- currently active users -->
$vbphrase[currently_active_users]: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>).&nbsp;
<!-- / currently active users -->
<phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
    <div>$activeusers</div>
   </div>
</if>

Or am I out of the ballpark? Again, thanks for your patience. :up:

[Dismounted]

Yep, spot on with the conditional.

[Freesteyelz]

Hehe...You're a good teacher. :up:

I think my next step is to get the codes in function_online.php and combine them with $activeusers. Hopefully they'll call approprately across pages. First, I need sleep.

For coders, if they are calling a vB process do they typically write their own codes (a variation of vB codes) or do they take actual vB snippets here and there then put them together?

[no mods]

Thank you Freesteyelz and Dismounted. Im still lost, but if anyone comes to a way to do this let me know.

[Freesteyelz]

I'm still working on it...But if anyone else has an answer do share.

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by Freesteyelz

I think my next step is to get the codes in function_online.php and combine them with $activeusers. Hopefully they'll call approprately across pages. First, I need sleep.

Your next step is to find the whole "What's Going On?" box processing code (in index.php) and copy that into the plugin. Post whatever errors you get when accessing a page so I can help you with those.