Post Pinger (Ping Update Services)

This extension will ping update services such as technorati.com, or weblogs.com when a new thread is posted. You can add as many services as you wish to ping in the admin CP.

Here is a good explanation of what update services are:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Update_Services

It is recommended that you have rss and xml syndication turned ON in your vbulletin settings.

You should not add too many services as it could slow down your forum when people post new threads.

This does not update services when replies are posted, only when a new thread is started.

Installation:

Upload the IXR_Library.inc.php file to your forum root.

Install product.

Define settings in the vb options under post pinger.

Click Install!

Will offer support here as I can or at my forum at http://www.worldwidecreations.com

This modification is FREE of charge, but if you wish to reward me for my work, and encourage future modifications by me, please donate below:

[Jafo232]

Sounds like one of the services you are trying to ping is timing you out. Remove them and add them back one by one as you test to find the offending service.

[3dsoft]

Originally Posted by Jafo232

Sounds like one of the services you are trying to ping is timing you out. Remove them and add them back one by one as you test to find the offending service.

Thanks, this could be the problem since I got a lot of services to ping ( I will try it later).

[amykhar]

Thinking out loud. It might be preferable to run this as a scheduled task instead of when a new thread is posted. It could be set up so that the time the script was last run is stored, and every time it's run, it checks to see if any new threads have been posted in forums that are set up to ping. If there are, it would ping the servers and log a report about the status of the pings.

[Jafo232]

Originally Posted by amykhar

Thinking out loud. It might be preferable to run this as a scheduled task instead of when a new thread is posted. It could be set up so that the time the script was last run is stored, and every time it's run, it checks to see if any new threads have been posted in forums that are set up to ping. If there are, it would ping the servers and log a report about the status of the pings.

Even so, it would lag out on a user who is unlucky enough to have spawned the scheduled task. I was contemplating forking the process, but most installations of PHP do not have this feature turned on so I decided against it.

The best bet is to find a ping service that automatically pings other services for you like pingomatic. My problem with pingomatic has always been that it never seems to ping anything.

[Jafo232]

It should also be noted that this ONLY PINGS on NEW THREADS, not on replies.

[MSC]

Great mod. I've just installed it. At the moment it just pings technorati. Are there any other servers you normally ping? If so what are the addresses I need to enter.

Thanks!

[MSC]

I just had to disable this mod

When I make a new post, instead of redirecting to the thread, it just loads a blank page...

Am I doing something wrong?

Chris

[Jafo232]

It could be the update service you are using is timing out.

[Tannerman]

I'd like to install this hack, but had a question on the install instructions. The TXT file reads:

Upload the IXR_Library.inc.php file to your forum root (the same place newthread.php is).

Install the product.

Exactly how does one "install the product".

[Jafo232]

Originally Posted by Tannerman

I'd like to install this hack, but had a question on the install instructions. The TXT file reads:Exactly how does one "install the product".

Admincp -> Plugin System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

Make sure you have the plugin system turned on in your vbulletin settings, it is off by default.