Blink PM icon with userinfo

Blink PM icon with userinfo

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Installation

- easy
- queries 0/1 (details below)
- file edits 1
- template edits 1

Reason for this hack:
I find the PM system lacked some additional information on the navbar the 0 X Unread, Total X isn't enough, as i wanted to know who sent the PM and how many they sent.

How it works:
When you get a PM the "Private Messages: x Unread, Total x." disappears and is replaced with a little blinking icon, if the user that sent the PM is a mod the icon will blink a teal color, if its a normal user, it will blink yellow. along with this you can view who sent the message, and if multiple people sent you PMs it will show their names.. If they sent you more than one, it will tell you that too. It will also take you directly to the PM without having to go to your inbox first.. After you've read all your PMs (or you dont have any) the "Private Messages: x Unread, Total x." returns to normal.

Queries: i know a lot of people are worried when it comes to adding hacks (especially me) because of additional queries.. this hack is sort of different. It only executes 1 query IF the user has unread PMs.. if they have no new PMs then 0 queries.

I've included two blinking gifs, you can use your own, put them in your images misc directory.

Read the txt file for installtion which takes 30 seconds.
I plan to expand this addons, but depends how many find it usefull, so click install plz.

[Wasim]

nice

[Protoman]

I also have the vbAdvanced issue. I wrote code that changed the link to /forumURL/private.php when you are on the homepage but it still didn't work.. I'm pretty new to writing php.

[Protoman]

I wrote a quick fix that seems to work for me.. but I'm not responsible if it screws up your forum!!

It just repeats the default command and shows "Private Messages: x Unread, x Read"
in your navbar template find:

PHP Code:

<br />
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">$privatemessages<else />
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if></if> 


Replace With:

PHP Code:

<br />
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index' OR defined('VBA_SCRIPT')"><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase><else />
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">$privatemessages<else />
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if></if></if> 


waiting patiently for a real fix :ermm:

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

Problem. I have a few girls on a form and one girl had 30 PM's this spread across her screen. I assumed it would show like maybe 1 or 2 max.

Is there a way to show 1 to 3 users max and have the flashing note icon clickable to the normal private.php file?

I am going out to a club so I guess you guys can huck that up...
thanks.

anything to help me on this?

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by corollasbest

I wrote somethin up real quick.. I don't know if it works.. I need to get to my home pc and test it first.. just posting it here as my scratchpad :banana: I'll edit this if it works...

PHP Code:

");
            
            // Set the PM Counter to start at 0
            if (!isset($messageCount))
            {
                session_register("messageCount");
                $messageCount = 0;
            }


        while ($privatemessage = $DB_site->fetch_array($getmessages) AND $messageCount < 3) 


was this for me?
If so I just replace what was asked in the hack I assume

[Protoman]

not for anybody, it's not done.

[Sebastian]

@ T3MEDIA

Replace

PHP Code:

ORDER BY user.usergroupid ASC 


with

PHP Code:

ORDER BY user.usergroupid ASC LIMIT 0,3 


that will limit the PMs shown to the first 3, after they see the first 3, the next 3 will be shown.

The hack will be updated with some enhancements soon.

[Protoman]

that's a bit easier than my version like I've said.. I've only been writing php for uhh 2 days.. i did get mine working btw

thx for the easy fix

[Kihon Kata]

Anyone take a look at the code?

Originally Posted by TonysDesigns

Can I get someone to help me withmy code? I think mycode is modded already and this is why I'm not surewhere to put thishacked code. THanks in advance!

My PM area code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
	
		<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<!--$vbphrase[log_out]]-->		
			<strong>$vbphrase[welcome_x]

		<phrase1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]"2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]
			<if condition="$show['pmstats']">
$vbphrase[private_messages]: $vbphrase[unread_nav] $bbuserinfo[pmunread]$bbuserinfo[pmunread], $vbphrase[total] $bbuserinfo[pmtotal].

[Sebastian]

@ TonysDesigns, try this (untested).

find:

<if condition="$show['pmstats']">

replace with:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">$privatemessages<else />
<if condition="$show['pmstats']">
$vbphrase[private_messages]: $vbphrase[unread_nav] $bbuserinfo[pmunread]$bbuserinfo[pmunread], $vbphrase[total] $bbuserinfo[pmtotal].</if>