Version: 1.02, by Paul M
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Version: 3.5.x
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Released: 09-17-2005
Last Update: 05-14-2006
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* This hack only works if you use the new database thread marking system, if you don't, then you probably should be. *
With the new marking system I have found a simple count of the new posts since your last visit to be less informative and useful than it used to be - esp as the GetNew function now excludes threads you have read, but includes threads from before your last visit. Therefore I decided to try a new system that counts the actual number of posts that are still considered unread by you, and will show up in a GetNew search.
In fact this hack gives you two options (with a new setting in the vBulletin Options > General Settings). If set to yes, it will only count the unread posts since your last visit, if set to no it will count all posts considered unread. This setting reflects the divider in the GetNew display.
To install this hack simply download the xml file to your pc and then import it into vbulletin as a product - then alter the ACP setting to your preferred option (the default is 'no' (i.e. all unread posts).
Note: This hack injects the result direct into the navbar template during page construction, thus avoiding the need for a template edit. This requires that a certain text combination exists in your template. This will be fine for most boards that use a navbar based on the vB default, but you should bear this in mind if you have a totally custom navbar.
History:
v1.01 : First Release. v1.02 : Minor changes, no update necessary.
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Works very well except it counts my own post as an unread post, and it's quite annoying. By this I mean I make a post and the unread count goes up to 1, I click on unread posts and it goes back to zero. Is there any way to stop this?
Works very well except it counts my own post as an unread post, and it's quite annoying. By this I mean I make a post and the unread count goes up to 1, I click on unread posts and it goes back to zero. Is there any way to stop this?
It's a feature of the way vB and the database marking system works atm - basically when you create a new thread/post it is initially considered to be unread, even by you. Therefore when you are taken back to the thread display, the post is counted as unread, of course it then becomes marked as read (by yourself) so the display will update when you click on unread posts.
It's a feature of the way vB and the database marking system works atm - basically when you create a new thread/post it is initially considered to be unread, even by you. Therefore when you are taken back to the thread display, the post is counted as unread, of course it then becomes marked as read (by yourself) so the display will update when you click on unread posts.
Interesting. I guess there's not really much motivation for the vB guys to fix that as it's only really a problem for mods, so is there any chance of a workaround/fix?
Interesting. I guess there's not really much motivation for the vB guys to fix that as it's only really a problem for mods, so is there any chance of a workaround/fix?
I reported it as a bug and Jelsoft have fixed it for new threads [in the next release] but they won't do it for posts, as there could be other unread posts in between you viewing a thread and replying (I'm still not entirely sure why this would be a problem).
I suppose it would be possible to add some plugin code to mark them as read as part of this hack, and i'll look at it sometime in the future, but it's not a big priority for me atm.
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10-04-2005, 10:54 AM
