Miscellaneous Hacks - Live Topic

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Live Demo:

Live Topic 1.07b Demo (you must be logged in, and the topic must be "live")

Videos: 1.00b 1.06b

watch the damn videos... ^_^

Description:

This product is different from anything you have seen before, it raises the bar for forums. It will make your forums much more interactive, and also reduce server load.

Technical Details:

If a thread has been posted in X seconds then its now Live, if other users are viewing the Live topic and are on the last page they will experience a clean ajax experience while talking to other members. Once the thread is older than X seconds its no longer Live and it will now act like a normal thread. Also if a user edits one of their posts that's inside of the thread, it will be updated too so there is no longer a reason to ever have to refresh.

There is also logic for the viewer, the viewer of the thread has to be in an active state to see responses. An active user state is determined upon the users actions, if no actions were made in X seconds then the user is marked as inactive.

Also you may wonder why this could save your server bandwidth and CPU. If a user is refreshing to talk to another members the queries on a normal thread load are way more intense than the ajax call that this modification makes. So if you have 5 people talking to each other none of them have to refresh the page, all they are doing is simple page requests and one intense request when there has actual change.

You can test Live Topic with two users, you will see how amaizing this is... And probably spontaneously combust.

Found a bug? Want to request a feature?

Live Topic - Project Manager

Installation:

This is take less than 3 minutes to install, takes longer to notice its amazing feature. (you need multiple people to be active in the same topic)

Upgrade:

[1.01b to 1.XXb] Uninstall the product, then reinstall it. Overwrite all old files with new files and you should be fine.

[1.02b to 1.03b] Overwrite files, upgrade product (dont install product)

[1.03b to 1.04b] Uninstall the product, then reinstall it. Overwrite all old files with new files and you should be fine.

[1.04b to 1.05b, 1.05b to 1.06b,1.06b to 1.07b] Upgrade the product. Overwrite all old files with new files and you should be fine.

Works With (FF2, FF3, IE6, IE7, IE8, SF2, SF3, CHROME):

vBulletin [3.8.X]

get the vBulletin [3.7.X] version here

INCOMPATIBLE HACKS:

• USC
• PassiveVid (1.x)
• gXboxLive
• Topic (incl. Blog) of the Week
• Marquee Text

Versions:

1.01b
1.02b

fixes

safari 2 support
safari 3 support
google chrome support
added live topic icon on new posts page
fixed security issue, strongly suggest upgrading!

changes

added live edit (to avoid a performance hit i had to add two rows to two tables in the database)
added external style sheet

1.03b

fixes

fix double post
phrase notification
fixed an edit bug for people with table prefixes

changes

ability to change interval in ACP

1.04b

fixes

javascript error for guests
fixed live topic activation (first poster to raise a dead topic)

changes

auto quick reply focus after post

1.05b

fixes

css flaw
js error for unsupported browsers (random)
fixed chrome issue

changes

edit notification - thanks to nso
rebuilding some of the original logic to hopefully prevent product conflicts

1.06b

fixes

fixed a little javascript issue that had to do with displaying posts
uses GPC cleaner now

changes

limit the number of ajax posts on the live topic (example 40) and fade them away.
changed the way the hooks are used
tightened up everything a bit

1.07b

fixes

fixed a bug where the live topic notification always making an ajax call

changes

support user ignore list
changed the way the javascript logic worked (hopefully there are less compatibly issues) added support for IE6 and IE8

1.10

hmm

{Mark As Installed}

{Don't forget to vote for Modification of the Month}

[Redzzand]

tagged... this seems like an uber mod! but is there any way to make it work with the scrolling marquee text? I rely on that mod to make announcements on the main page!

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by Redzzand

tagged... this seems like an uber mod! but is there any way to make it work with the scrolling marquee text? I rely on that mod to make announcements on the main page!

my goal for 1.07b (trying to make time to do it) is to clear up the compatibility issues or provide a way to make them work together (you may have to edit files that belong to the other mods)

[inciarco]

Coders Shack, I've just Tested Your Solution for the Conflict with the DoublePost Prevention Mod, and Works Really Well. :up:

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

for double post in the plugin titled "Main Doublepost Prevent Engine" look for this line:

PHP Code:

// last step update counters 


above it add these two lines:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->db->query_first("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "post` SET `lastedit` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() WHERE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "post`.`postid` = $id LIMIT 1");
$vbulletin->db->query_first("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread` SET `lastedit` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() WHERE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread`.`threadid` = $threadinfo[threadid] LIMIT 1"); 


I Liked a Lot the LIVE Edit Message that Appeared on the Merged DoublePost:

"This post has been added by another user

Since this is an active topic, this post has been automatically added to the thread while you were reading it. If you are replying to this thread you might want to read this post before doing so."

I also noticed that this Message Appears on a Live Topic Every Time an User Edits a Posted Message that is on the Current Page Viewed, so that way the Other Users can Read the Changed Post before Posting their Message. :up:

My Best Regards, Coders Shack.

[tommydamic68]

i cant login in after install and theres page errors www.sphynxlair.com i uploaded folder to server individualy moved files to my root directory,then this,i cant even log into my site!

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by tommydamic68

i cant login in after install and theres page errors www.sphynxlair.com i uploaded folder to server individualy moved files to my root directory,then this,i cant even log into my site!

It looks like you didn't install it correctly. But, anyway, to disable the plugins so you may login to your site - edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

PHP Code:

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); 


[paintballer.ie]

Originally Posted by tommydamic68

i cant login in after install and theres page errors www.sphynxlair.com i uploaded folder to server individualy moved files to my root directory,then this,i cant even log into my site!

did you up load all the files to their correct places?

[gmerin]

Originally Posted by tommydamic68

i cant login in after install and theres page errors www.sphynxlair.com i uploaded folder to server individualy moved files to my root directory,then this,i cant even log into my site!

edit includes/config.php
add this to the top of the file so it looks like this:

<?php
define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

then save the file and you'll be able to log in again and reverse/uninstall what you last did.

ninja'ed

[paintballer.ie]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

for double post in the plugin titled "Main Doublepost Prevent Engine" look for this line:

PHP Code:

// last step update counters 


above it add these two lines:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->db->query_first("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "post` SET `lastedit` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() WHERE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "post`.`postid` = $id LIMIT 1");
$vbulletin->db->query_first("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread` SET `lastedit` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() WHERE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread`.`threadid` = $threadinfo[threadid] LIMIT 1"); 


I am having trouble doing this. Which file do I edit or do I do this via the admim cp?

[tommydamic68]

ok ,thanks you guys are great.now,do i go back in the config.php file and delete the disable hooks?i disabled live topic in admin cp.is it safe to return config.php back to original?:up:

[inciarco]

Originally Posted by paintballer.ie

I am having trouble doing this. Which file do I edit or do I do this via the admim cp?

You need to Edit the Plugin named "Main Doublepost Prevent Engine".

Admin Control Panel -> Plugins & Products -> Plugin Manager

There you find the Plugin, you Click "Edit", add the Code line where instructed, and Click the "Save" Button.