Forum Display Enhancements - Alternate Last Post Display

Alternate Last Post Display
By: Idan B.

1. Description & Usage:
Alternate Last Post hack will allow the forum admin to make the "Last Post" column on forum look different (have another/better layout):
Hack will make it with user avatar picture & instead of showing post date, it will show "time diff" since the post (for example: 4 Hours, 5 Minutes ago") - See pictures in attachment for better understanding. :up:
This Hack can be enabled on both Forum Home & forum Display or Forum Display Only.
The hack was develop for request of Theater (request was made here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=214212 )
I assumed this request might be "handy" to other users of community, so developed it to be a fully working modification.

2. Installation:
Please click Mark as Installed.
Installation is pretty easy - just download & install:

• Extract zip for product xml & no-avatar picture.
• Goto: AdminCP->Plugin System->Manage Products : Choose "Add/Import Product" and import this product xml (product-alt_last_post.xml)
• Upload the "anonymous_avatar.gif" file onto /images/avatars/ directory. If testing it on your develop board, be sure to upload there as well.

3. Upgrade From Older Version:
1. uninstall previous version
2. Download new version xml & install as instructed in previous section.

4. Configuration:
Once installed, the "Vbulletin Options" under admincp will have extra section:
Section name: "Alternate Last Post Display"

• Enabled ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Enable on Forum Home ? - Yes/No (default NO)
• Enable on Forum Display ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Use "Last Post" text as title ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Show differential time ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Align "Never" to LEFT ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Use profile picture instead of avatar ? - Yes/No (default NO)
• Picture width - INT (default: 40)
• Picture height - INT (default: 40)
  

5. Known Bugs:

• Forum Tabbbed modification has known competability with this mod - result it is not showing on forumhome. Currently debugging this one to allow fix on next version.
• v1.1.4 released. Since v.1.1.0 code was re-writeen completely from "scratch" and now it should support multi-languages (other than english) ! Note: Cyrillic & Latin chars reported to have some issues, still under check)
• See changelog below for full description of stuff fixed.

6. TO-DO's LIST (Next Versions):

• Allow thread view option on admincp.
• Other mods (such as Forum Tabbed Modification) conflict fixes - under checking !.
• [S]Admincp option to set avatar width/height.[/S] added in v.1.1.4
• [S]Admincp option to select between profile and avatar picture.[/S] added in v.1.1.4

NOTE: Currently supported format chars for date/time (v1.1.4) are :
Date: "j","d", "m", "n", "F", "M", "Y", "y","S"
Time: "h", "H", "g", "G", "i", "s", "a", "A".
Any other chars will result with Post Time: N/A displayed !

NOTE: i've left v1.1.3 and added in addition the v1.1.4, just in case anyone has problem, he can download old version & rollback.

Enjoy hack & dont forget to click Mark as Installed

[ArnyVee]

Originally Posted by IdanB

The fixed version that will be uploaded tonight will resolve all of these, as i'm gonna to re-code entire mod in a different approach that has zero possible errors.

Sounds good Idan! Got my eye on this one!

[Darkgardevoir]

this is'nt working

[IdanB]

v1.1.0 been postponed to weekend. There is some issue that needs resolving + i would like to better test it with vbSEO, and i rather make it 100% working & upload a working ver than upload something that will again work for some & for others will not.
Sadly this week been for me much longer hours @ work than i estimated. I'm too tired to debug this now. So this mod will be updated on the weekend (Saturday probably).

[IdanB]

version 1.1.0 uploaded - code been through major face-up, rewritten it - the entire concept was changed. It should now support any language & fix all the known bugs !

[romolus]

Hy, i have einstalled this mod.

but it is not working on the forum home.
on the Forum display it is ok!

i activated the forum home and an Error message is coming:

Pleas help.
my site: www.terramystik.lu

Thank's

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.8.2:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT dateline, userid FROM `customavatar` WHERE userid =;

MySQL-Fehler  : Fehler in der SQL-Syntax. Bitte die korrekte Syntax im Handbuch nachschlagen bei '' in Zeile 1
Fehler-Nr.    : 1064
Fehler-Zeit   : Friday, 05.06.2009 @ 16:57:21
Datum         : Friday, 05.06.2009 @ 16:57:21
Skript        : http://www.terramystik.lu/index.php
Referrer      : http://www.terramystik.lu/forumdisplay.php?f=1
IP-Adresse    : 87.240.211.83
Benutzername  : Heliopolis
Klassenname   : vB_Database
MySQL-Version : 5.0.32-Debian_7etch6

[troll2]

Installed latest version. Picture does not show on forum home or forum display.

[IdanB]

Originally Posted by romolus

but it is not working on the forum home.
on the Forum display it is ok!

Looking into it now.

EDIT: found the problem !!
The sub category on your forums called "LEHRE DES VERBORGENEN" has forum with last post from user with nick of "Kangiska" that user was deleted from your database. As result when i query for his userid i get no user_id which used later on for given query you've qouted.
My assumption was that any user shown on last post exsits on db & not deleted. (Prooved wrong)

EDIT2: Fixed it in code. Once other bug reported will be fixed i'll upload v1.1.1 that should fix the issue for you.

[IdanB]

Originally Posted by troll2

Installed latest version. Picture does not show on forum home or forum display.

can you provide plese with screenshot, or better with the image url loaded ?
(right clickj on image, properties & copy paste the "address" shown)

[troll2]

Its a site under development. http://hmsplan.com/forum.php ...it looks like a conflict with some another forumbit code??

[IdanB]

Originally Posted by troll2

Its a site under development. http://hmsplan.com/forum.php ...it looks like a conflict with some another forumbit code??

might be conflict with other mod, only way to be sure of that is disable the rest & see if this still remains.
Does this show "broken image" where the avatar supposed to be ? as i think might be no image tag at all, and that might means some other mod uses var named $GLOBALS[avatar_img].
Will await on your reply, if when other mods disabled this works, i'll change var name to be unique for this mod, and i'll upload v1.1.1.

EDIT: if possible upload screenshot, i want to be sure if it's adds broken img tag or non at all.