Miscellaneous Hacks - Display Unread Posts and New Reputation Comments

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: The unread posts portion of this hack only works if you use the database thread marking system, also, this attaches itself to certain phrases in the "welcome" box and will not work if they are not present (or are modified by other code).

FYI, the Forum Marking Choices are located in vBulletin Options ;
vBulletin Options > General Settings > Thread/Forum Read Marking Type

This displays the actual number of posts that are still considered unread by you (and will show up in a 'getnew' search). It also displays the number of new reputation comments since you last checked your usercp.

There is the option to count the unread posts since your last visit, or all posts considered unread. This setting reflects the divider in the 'getnew' search display. There is also the option to disable the unread posts display or the new reputation comments display.

There is also the option to display the New Reputation Comments counter as a Welcome Box Notification.

All settings are located in vBulletin Options > Display Unread Posts and Reputation.

Version 3.7.004 adds the following ;

A forum exclusion list - requested a number of times, an option is provided to exclude forums from the unread count & display.

A time limit on unread posts count - if a member has not visited for more than x days then a simple unread posts link will be displayed, not an actual count, this stops potential large sql queries if you have a busy forum. The option can be disabled.



To install this hack unzip the xml file and import it using the ACP Product Manager.


History:

v3.7.001 : First Release for vb 3.7.
v3.7.002 : Added Notification Display Option for Reputation Comments.
v3.7.003 : Internal version, not released.
v3.7.004 : Added time limit and forum exclusion list.
v3.7.005 : Fixed path bug in welcome box notification.
v3.7.006 : Slight change to accomodate customised navbars still using vb 3.6 code.
v3.7.007 : Fix potential database error if lastrepcheck is blank, rare, but it can happen it seems.

[Paul M]

As I have already told you once, that has nothing to do with this modification - that is how unread posts are displayed in vbulletin (using database marking) - nothing has changed in the mod.

[forumguy]

Ok do you know what setting I would need to make to enable that?

Because it was working when I was using the previous version of your hack with the latest vbulletin release.

[Paul M]

Enable what exactly ?

Database marking has worked like that since vb 3.5, there is nothing different about it in 3.7, nor has this mod changed between 3.5/3.6 and 3.7.

[forumguy]

Ok. What I am asking is how to go back to the way it was before I upgraded the hack.

For example, when you click an unread post, it dissappears after from the unread posts section.

Before it use to just unbold and still show the unread post there.

So it would ideaully show READ/UNREAD threads here:

http://www.*******.com/search.php?do=getnew

Is it a specific marking system I have to select or some other setting it get it show both read and unread now?

[theparentpack]

Got it, thanks so much. Awesome hack btw!

Originally Posted by Brad Jones

What do you have for the following?:

vBulletin Options -> Display Unread Posts and Reputation -> Display Unread Posts Option

It should be set to "Count All Posts Marked as Unread".

[theparentpack]

I have this mod, and the Ultimate Navbar installed on my forum. While the Ultimate Navbar is installed I no longer have the Unread Posts link. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[marlena]

Hi! When I click on either UserCP or the link displaying how many new Rep Comments I have I get this error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.3:

Invalid SQL:

UPDATE st_user
SET lastrepcheck = 1221020194
WHERE userid = 3;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'lastrepcheck' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Wednesday, September 10th 2008 @ 04:16:34 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, September 10th 2008 @ 04:16:34 AM
Script : http://soultry.net/home/usercp.php
Referrer :
IP Address : 24.8.119.149
Username : MarlenaMami
Classname : vb_database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22

Any ideas on how to fix this?

[Paul M]

Uninstall it and then re-install it - for some reason the column creation failed.

[Sweeks]

I dont understand what $ I am supposed to use to get the unread posts to show where I want them to. Can anyone advise me on this please. Thank you
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[user02934123123]

Dear Paul,

I posted this back on page 4, but don't think it got an answer (apologies if I missed it somewhere in all the pages of posts!). As I'm doing some template config at the moment, it's again relevant. I'd be grateful for your help:

Is there any way to display the New Posts reading separately from the Welcome block? I very much like it there; but I'd also like to add it to various locations on custom forum pages -- e.g. we have a 'welcome page' that displays a quotation, and where I used the old Show New Posts hack to paste in the HTML code so that the reading would show.

How can I display this hack's readout elsewhere via HTML in templates?