Members who have visited the forum (Today or last 24 hours).

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This adds a simple display of all members who have visited the forum - either today (i.e. since midnight) or in the last 24 hours. Please note that it is not possible for this hack to count guests.

The main features of Version 4.xx are basically the same as previous versions ;

1. It displays the list on the Forum Home.
2. The list view is collapsable, so you just see the number.
3. Invisible users are only displayed to those allowed to see them (with a "*")
4. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc should be displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup).
5. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the time they were last active.
6. The list is in member name order.
7. The hack is now phrased.
8. The ability to turn it on/off is in the ACP Forum Home Options.
9. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list is an ACP option (vBulletin Options > Who has visited today).
10. The switch between Visited Today and Rolling 24 Hours is an ACP option (many seem to miss this actually exists).
11. The listing of members can now be suppressed (a simple message is displayed instead).
12. The list of names can be set to be always collapsed on initial view.

Unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.

To upgrade from version 4.10 onwards, you need to re-import the product with the overwrite option set to yes. To upgrade from version 4.01/4.02 to version 4.10 onwards, you need to uninstall the product and remove the template code in FORUMHOME - then upload the new product. To upgrade from version 3.xx to version 4.xx you need to delete the existing plugin and remove the template code in FORUMHOME - then upload the new product.

* Add-ons etc *

* An add-on to display a 'Most ever posters' count is available here.

* If you want the WVT display on a seperate page - see this post by EvilHawk - now updated to version 4.21.

* There is also a CMPS module that makes use of this plugin (by tgmorris).


History:

v4.10 : Removed the need to edit the FORUMHOME template.
v4.11 : Hyperlinked display icon to members list. Added vb number formatting to count.
v4.12 : Added ALT tag to above hyperlink.
v4.13 : Fixed problem affecting the most visitors add-on when more than 999 visit in a day.
v4.14 : Added name suppression & always collapsed options.
v4.15 : Updated the install code to only create the index if it doesn't already exist.
v4.16 : Fixed error in new install code (changed DROP to ADD !).
v4.17 : Updated ACP view permission option to take into account secondary groups.
v4.18 : Not publicly released.
v4.19 : Added 'nofollow' attribute to listed usernames.
v4.20 : Minor changes, no update necessary.
v4.21 : Minor changes to settings group, instructions updated.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Bubble #5

Should we still run ALTER TABLE user ADD INDEX (lastactivity) for faster queries?

That is done automatically by the product when you import it.

[csidlernet]

thanks!!!! nice.
/me installs

[dieselpowered]

Originally Posted by Paul M

vBulletin Options > Forum Home Page Options.

Thank you sir...great work as always!

[Snake]

Paul, how about adding guest counts too? Whatcha say?

[Ncturnal]

Originally Posted by Snake

Paul, how about adding guest counts too? Whatcha say?

That would be cool. I'm happy with it either way, but since most of my visitors are guest accounts, that would be nice.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Snake

Paul, how about adding guest counts too? Whatcha say?

Sorry, this subject has been bought up a number of times, vb does not keep a permanant record of individual guests, so there is no data to count.

[Slacker]

This is perfect for my forum which has a lot of traffic, but sometimes has a low posting day. Having this on the front page shows any visitors that they're looking at a pretty active forum. Thanks Paul!

[Ericsson]

How do I add the plugin? Theres no option to upload...

[Paul M]

Are you running vB 3.5.0 ?

[Bubble #5]

Originally Posted by Ericsson

How do I add the plugin? Theres no option to upload...

Look in your ACP, all the way down on the left hand side. I think it's the second or third last one.