vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack v2.2

vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack
Version 2.2
(By Boofo)

What does this hack do?
This hack will add some forum statistics to your forumhome that will be cached (to reduce the query load) for a certain amount of time that can be set to whatever you want. This covers most of the stats any forum Admin would use on his site.

Note: This is the setting for the time interval (in minutes) that you want the cache to be updated on. The default value is 10 minutes. The following code is in the index.php part of this hack.

$updatetime = 10;

Once you install the Admin CP setting (at the end of this file), you will be able to update this from the Admin CP vBulletin Options settings.

Credits:
I want to thank Tigga for the original Forumhome Statistics Cache hack for vB2, partly on what this hack is based. I also want to thank EvilLS1 for his time and patience in helping put this hack together. Another thank you goes out to Mike Gaidin for testing this thoroughly while I was putting together this install file. And, finally, thank you goes out to NTLDR, for helping me track down a very stupid mistake on my part which I had overlooked.

Version 2.0 credits go out to g-force2k2 for getting me started on the datastore version of this hack and guiding me through some of the rough parts in the beginning. And also to KirbyDE for answering all of my dummy questions while writing this version and verifying the code when I figured out all of my mistakes. This is my first attempt at using the datastore function but it seems to work better and be easier to code than the older way of doing things.

Version Information:
Version 1.0 --Initial release
Version 2.0 --Completely rewritten using the datastore function for vB3. It now uses "serialize" to store the data and "unserialize" to retrieve the data. There is also now 1 less query when reading from the cache.
Version 2.1 --Combined the "new threads since last visit" and "new posts since last visit" queries into 1 query, thus eliminating another query on cache hits. Thanks goes out to g_force2k2 for this one. Also added Admin CP setting code so you can change the time interval between cache updates via the Forum Display Option setting in the vBulletin Option in the Admin CP. That code to add is at the end of this file.
Version 2.2 --Added "Top Reputation" statistic (requested by rinkrat ) and totally re-did the template. It looks cleaner now.

New Installation:
Do all of the steps in this file.

To Update Version 1.0 to Version 2.0:
To update this hack you will need to do everything in this file over again except the second query (Query #2). After you have this hack up and running again and you have made sure it is running to your satisfaction, you can drop the statscache table (from version one of this hack) completely. It is no longer needed.

To Update Version 2.0 to Version 2.1:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and go to the end of this file and add the setting for the Admin CP.

To Update Version 2.1 to Version 2.2:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and replace the code for the forumhome template.

Installation overview:
Queries to run: (2)
Files to edit: (2)
--index.php
--member.php
Templates to edit: (1)
--forumhome
Settings to add: (1)
--forumhomecachetime

vB3 Arcade hack stats addon:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=262

The first attachment shows the Guest loggedin and the second attachment show the Registered Member and above loggedin.

[hXc Radio]

this installed very nicely on RC4! Everything shows, but one part of instructions I could not figure out was

Turn on DEBUG and go to the Admin CP > vBulletin Options
Add New Setting:

How do I turn on debug and under vb options there is no add link only the current settings to edit. Also once you explain how, do I turn debug back off after I add the new settings?

[Boofo]

Add

PHP Code:

$debug = '1'; 


to the end of /includes/config.php (But before the ?>)

Just make sure you take it out after you have added the setting for the hack.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Moosehunter

Thanks for the quick reply. That never worked. So i took that whole referrer thing out and it is now working. I do not use the referer system anyways. Once again boofo thanks for the quick reply.

I think I know why the referrer query never worked for you. If you don't have referrers enabled, then there is nothing to find with the query. I need to make a note of that in the install file. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

[hXc Radio]

Thought you might like to see how I worked this into the nav.. Love the hack! good job!!

[Boofo]

Looks excellent! Can I get the navbar code for that? Also, where did you put the navbar links at?

Did you use the init.php for the specialtemplates? I did that but every once in a while the stats show up empty when I go to a page. Has that happened to you yet?

[hXc Radio]

sure PM me your e-mail addy and I'll send you it. I don't want to release my add-on yet as the shoutcast part is still buggy, if amazon is busy, it lags the site load. So I want to develope it to get the album cover of current song locally via mysql.

[Steve123]

Hey Bofo ive just about finished my forumhome "look"..... with my own welcome panel etc.. that u wanted to see..

Sorry for late reply, been busy porting my party hack into vb3.. (lets u nonimate what forum is an event type thing, then the users have the option of sayin they are attending this event, auto generates timetable and party info etc... ).

God damn the code has changed alot, took me a while to figure it all out.. vb3 code that is..

anyways if u want that code.. just pm me...

[sabret00the]

i'm running the top X stats hack, does this conflict at all?

[Boofo]

I don't know that hack but I wouldn't think there should be any problem with running them both.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I don't know that hack but I wouldn't think there should be any problem with running them both.

I have a problem with this hack. It shows me as topposter a user that a) is not registered anymore and b) who can't be by any chance topposter. On top I know the topposter from before upgrading. I had another hack installed which worked.

Buttom Line is: The topposter which shows up is not correct. Could you take a look into that? Thanks.

Besides, awesome hack! *clicks install*

[Boofo]

Could you let me see the hack you had installed that you said worked before? The top poster in this hack is accurate. Since it pulls the top poster info from the user table, the person has to be registered or they wouldn't show up as top poster. They couldn't. If a top poster posts enough before they leave, it will show up until someone else surpasses that top poster mark, as long as they have an account on your site.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Could you let me see the hack you had installed that you said worked before? The top poster in this hack is accurate. Since it pulls the top poster info from the user table, the person has to be registered or they wouldn't show up as top poster. They couldn't. If a top poster posts enough before they leave, it will show up until someone else surpasses that top poster mark, as long as they have an account on your site.

I really can't remember which hack it was. All I know is, I downloaded it here for vB2.

If you want, take a look on my site:
http://www.spassforen.de/forum/index.php?

There's another glitch I found, which could result from the language settings. (Don't know, if that causes the issue i described first, too): The top_poster_'s id in the link to the member profile uses a "." in it, which results in showing an error by clicking on the name.

[Alex]

I forgot to mention that: You do NOT have to register on my site. Just use username test and password test. I don't want somebody to get the wrong impression here.

[Boofo]

Ok, I checked your site out and the Top Poster code IS working. I went into your Member's List and clicked the arrow for the Posts column and the Top Poster is the same as the one that shows on the forumhome.

As far as the problem with the userid link for the name, that is a language issue, it almost has to be. Post the piece of code here for the userid and I will look at it and see if we can help you get it fixed.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Ok, I checked your site out and the Top Poster code IS working. I went into your Member's List and clicked the arrow for the Posts column and the Top Poster is the same as the one that shows on the forumhome.

As far as the problem with the userid link for the name, that is a language issue, it almost has to be. Post the piece of code here for the userid and I will look at it and see if we can help you get it fixed.

Ok, there is some kind of missunderstanding. The number of posts and the name for the topPOSTER is fine. But the name of the top_THREADSTARTER is not correct. This user like I said is not a member anymore, his link to the profile takes me to an error page. Did you try to set your language to "Deutsch"? Because the user "test" has english as default language.

Try to get the piece of code out now...