Miscellaneous Hacks - Top Posters

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Top Posters mod for vb 3.6.

This displays a page with the Top Forum Posters for a given set of periods. Two periods are fixed ('This Month' & 'Overall') but can be turned off in the options. The other three periods are user definable (in days) - the default values are 1 day (24 hours), 7 days & 28 days. These three columns cannot be turned off.

The number of posters to be shown can also be set, the default is the top 10 posters. You can also select which usergroups are included (or excluded) in the count, so members in banned groups etc are not shown. Excluded is only available from v3.29 onwards.

If enabled, it will also attempt to add a link to your Quick Links or Navbar. There is an option to prefix this path if you use something like CMPS.

To install just unzip the xml file and import it using the Product Manager


History:

v3.20 - First 3.6 release - auto adds link to quick links.
v3.21 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v3.22 : Updated for Version Checking.
v3.23 : Dependancies updated, URL's updated (not released).
v3.24 : SQL changed to use slave.
v3.25 : SQL Changes to use slave.
v3.26 : Added autolink options.
v3.27 : Fixed table index creation.
v3.28 : Added automatic version in template (not released).
v3.29 : Added option to include or exclude usergroups.
v3.30 : Internal version, not released.
v3.31 : Internal version, not released.
v3.32 : Internal version, not released.
v3.33 : Internal code changes, no funcionality change.
v3.34 : Defaults on first install updated.
v3.35 : Option for link path prefix added.

[mystic10]

just like you have options:

display montly top post...

same concept but with thread...display montly top thread starters..like that

[Paul M]

Sorry, I have no plans to do something like that atm.

[edytwinky]

Great hack! Thanks.

[squishi]

Okay. My top posters plugin is showing version 3.29.
So I checked here and saw that there are newer versions.
I run vbulletin 3.7.0, and the top poster list is working.

Yet, when I downloaded the zip file and try to import the new product, I got a message about an incompatibility (something about the product being only for vb 3.6.0 to 3.6.99.

Since there are no problems with the version I am running now, I guess you need to make a small change to the plugin code to make it compatible with the new vbulletin version.

Is there a special reason why you don't make this product available for vb 3.7.0?
Any incompatibilities? Can I just change the dependency?

[Paul M]

Um, there is a 3.7 version, look harder in the 3.7 forums.

[Promoking]

Originally Posted by Paul M

If you mean on the navbar, no this will not do that, you would have to manually add a link. This is designed to (try and) add it to your Quick Links only.

Could someone please provide that path so I can manually add a link as this does not show up in my Quick Links or anywhere else that I can find.

Thank you so much!

-Brian


UPDATE: Ok... I got it to work... went to "vboptions" in my admin CP... found "Top Posters" at the bottom of the list - selected it - clicked "edit"

Then there is a setting that allows you to add this to your "Quick List"

The path I have if anyone else can benefit for manually creating your own links is:

your-website-forum-url/misc.php?do=topposters

cheers

[Paul M]

The quote you posted above is very old, the option to create a link on the navbar or quicklinks was added a long while ago now.

[Promoking]

Thanks Paul... your support is simply amazing!

[Koconem]

I have this error:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/admincp/vba_cmps_admin.php on line 3493

How can i fix?

[Paul M]

No idea, thats an error in CMPS, not this modification.