Statistics Modifications - vbTrends - An Enhanced Statistics Box on Forum Home

Note: This product is now being supported at www.catnine.net

Keywords: Statistics, New members, joins, trends, Forum Home, threads, posts

ATTENTION:
If you download the latest version go into your usergroups and set the 'can view trends' permission. SAVE the usergroup even if you haven't changed the setting or things may not work. There is an odd permissions bug I haven't figured out yet.

Also note that overwrite will not work. Please uninstall the previous version before installing the new one.

Description:
Enhances the "YourBBS" Statistics box on the forum home to show trends of posts, threads and new users vs. the overall history of the board. Also allows you to display more than one "newest member".

Version 2.0.0:

1. Calculations exposed and modifiable in admincp.
2. Added ability to delay updates of stats to every x minutes in admincp.
3. Added a style setting for positive and negative trends.
4. Added custom hooks for all aspects of vbTrends, and moved code into said hooks.
5. Changed template to still show total threads when trend is negative and 'positive trends only' is enabled.
6. Usergroup permission to view trends.

Note: You cannot cause an error by messing up the calculations in the admincp. If the calculation you provide contains errors the stat in question will show as N/A.

This is a major rewrite, so I've set the hack to beta for now.

Version 1.2.6:

1. Made some minor tweaks for cleaner code
2. Made change to build datastore call to force serialization

You can just overwrite the product.xml if you are upgrading. Remember vbTrends has an option in the admincp to reset the counters. To see any changes/fixes you'll want to run that, or you'll end up having to wait for a new day before the changes will take affect.

Version 1.2.5:

1. fixed minor bug in auto-replace that was causing it not to work on some boards

Version 1.2.4:

1. fixed bug in percentage of active users
2. fixed bug in limit of queries (added order by)

Thanks to bchertov and Battle_Ring for the testing

Version 1.2.3:

1. Added option to display % of active users.
2. Added option to set the number of previous months to include in the trend data.

Version 1.1.3:

1. Updated for vBulletin 3.6.
2. Fixed long standing problem with stats calculating incorrectly.
3. Added option to only show positive trends.

Version 1.1.2:

1. Added admincp menu to reset cached counters.
2. Fixed a couple of divide by zero errors that occurred when your board had no history (was less than a month old).
3. Fixed so templates are now cached.

Version 1.1.1:

1. Fixed calculation of statistics - should definately be correct now

Version 1.1.0:

1. Fully phrased.
2. Uses templates now so look and feel can be customized
3. Fixed bug so output is valid xhtml 1.0.

Version 1.0.0:

1. Turn on/off in admincp
2. Offers the option to auto replace in templates, or to manually edit templates.
3. Allows more than one 'newest user' to be display.
4. Shows trends for posts, threads and new users - this month vs. the boards average.

Install

1. Download the vbTrends_2.0.0.zip.
2. Unzip and follow instructions in install.html.

[hambil]

Uploaded 1.2.3.

1. Added option to display % of active users.
2. Added option to set the number of previous months to include in the trend data.

[Battle_Ring]

sorry but the percentage aint working

http://www.traderretreat.com/forum/forums.php

It shows as this
(0%)
Threads: 35,012, This Month: 1609 (76%)
Posts: 172,498, This Month: 9480 (109%)
Members: 2,318, This Month: 42 (-23%)

Welcome to our newest 5 members, jocadi, robby, jrpeevyhouse, Munoz99OD, Gmac555


Got it to work on one of my sites and it shows like this

Active Members: 411 (47.7351916376%)
Threads: 7,737, This Month: 1673 (26%)
Posts: 44,613, This Month: 8588 (14%)
Members: 861, This Month: 63 (-58%)

Welcome to our newest 5 members, Brickyard Jim, Hands, mypens66, NASCAR101, CollectorsCentral

whys it go out some many numbers

[bchertov]

I see that you have added "LIMIT " . $vbulletin->options['vbtrends_max_months']" where you are determining the base line for your trends. It seems to me that you would also need to include an ORDER BY so you get the most recent vbtrends_max_months months.

[hambil]

I added a round, hopefully that takes care of it.

As for the 0%, it looks like you've deactivated showing active members, but let showing active members percentage on. I've changed the code to handle that condition now.

I've uploaded the new zip.

[hambil]

Originally Posted by bchertov

I see that you have added "LIMIT " . $vbulletin->options['vbtrends_max_months']" where you are determining the base line for your trends. It seems to me that you would also need to include an ORDER BY so you get the most recent vbtrends_max_months months.

You are correct!

[Itzbenreel]

Installed, but the stats aren't showing yet. Is this a timed event? Do I need to update all counters before it will work. NOTE: This is on a fresh installed vB w/ 3 users and 300 posts.

[hambil]

Stats should show. Make sure you have "show positive trends only" turned off.

You may also need to do the manual change of the template. Some people are reporting problems with the auto-replace. I'm looking into that, but haven't been able to duplicate it on my board yet.

[Battle_Ring]

Ok percentage is howing up now but it says 0
Active Members: 0 (0%)
Threads: 35,023, This Month: 1620 (77%)
Posts: 172,594, This Month: 9576 (111%)
Members: 2,318, This Month: 42 (-23%)

Welcome to our newest 5 members, jocadi, robby, jrpeevyhouse, Munoz99OD, Gmac555

http://www.traderretreat.com/forum/forums.php

i have everything set to on, any ideas

[hambil]

Originally Posted by Battle_Ring

percentage still not working

http://www.traderretreat.com/forum/forums.php

i have everything set to on

I've tested all combinations on my board - which is admittedly under construction and not open to the public yet, but still, it works for me. Can I get a temp login to check it out for you?

[Battle_Ring]

pm sent