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.

[org]

One of the main deficits eliminated. Good job!
Installed.

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by kall

How about making the flashing gif be hotlinked as well?

I was thinking that too.

[lefthome]

I want to install, but I am upgrading to vb-bulletin 3.07 this weekend. Does this hack, vice nice program, work in version 3.07?

[Shackbase]

www.talkshack.com - i did all it asked for.. and nothing.. what did I do wrong.. ?

Thanks,

--Tone

[Nordinho]

Originally Posted by Shackbase

www.talkshack.com - i did all it asked for.. and nothing.. what did I do wrong.. ?

Thanks,

--Tone

Has anyone got this working on the cmps index page??

[bobjackson]

Originally Posted by Nordinho

Has anyone got this working on the cmps index page??

ya, i'm using this with cmps.

i made a couple of changes and used a phrase. (changes in bold)

i've been running this for awhile now with no issues.

// blinking PM & details hack...
if ($bbuserinfo['pmunread'] > 0)
{
	$getmessages = $DB_site->query("
		SELECT pmtext.pmtextid, pmtext.fromusername, pmtext.fromuserid, pmtext.dateline, pm.pmid, user.userid, user.usergroupid, 
			COUNT(pmtext.fromuserid) AS fromusertotal FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "pmtext AS pmtext 
			LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "pm AS pm USING(pmtextid) 
			LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user AS user ON (user.userid=pmtext.fromuserid) 
			WHERE pm.userid=$bbuserinfo[userid] AND messageread=0
			GROUP BY pmtext.fromusername ORDER BY user.usergroupid ASC
	");

	while ($privatemessage = $DB_site->fetch_array($getmessages))
	{
		$usertotal = $privatemessage['fromusertotal'];
		if ($usertotal  == 1)
		{
			$privatemessagebit .= ', <a href="/forums/private.php?'.$session['sessionurl'].'do=showpm&pmid=' . $privatemessage['pmid'] . '">' . $privatemessage['fromusername'] . '</a> - ' . vbdate($vboptions['dateformat'], $privatemessage['dateline'], true);
		}
		else
		{
			$privatemessagebit .= ', <a href="/forums/private.php?'.$session['sessionurl'].'do=showpm&pmid=' . $privatemessage['pmid'] . '">' . $privatemessage['fromusername'] . '</a>(' . $privatemessage['fromusertotal'] . ')';
		}

		$from_group = 'imsg.gif';
		if (in_array($privatemessage['usergroupid'], array(5,6,7)))
		{
			$from_group = 'imsg2.gif';
		} 
	}

	$privatemessagebits = substr($privatemessagebit , 1);

	$privatemessages = '<img style="vertical-align: middle;"  border="0" src="'.$stylevar['imgdir_misc'].'/' . $from_group . '" alt="You have a PM!" /> from ' . $privatemessagebits;
	$vbphrase['blinkpm'] = construct_phrase($privatemessages, $privatemessages);
}

and then the updated template change for the phrase:

<br />
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']"><phrase>$vbphrase[blinkpm]</phrase><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>

hope that helps.

[biggkay]

Works nice in my forums, but it would be even better if it would work in vBadvanced CMPS.

[Shackbase]

im a vb noobie - whats the cmps?

--Tone

[biggkay]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?threadid=65797" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...threadid=65797</a>

[Shackbase]

Thank you BiggKay... much appreciated... Looks like a HUGE mod.

Would that nullify my style that I currently use or would it 'merge' into it?

www.talkshack.com

--Tone