vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack v2.2

vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack
Version 2.2
(By Boofo)

What does this hack do?
This hack will add some forum statistics to your forumhome that will be cached (to reduce the query load) for a certain amount of time that can be set to whatever you want. This covers most of the stats any forum Admin would use on his site.

Note: This is the setting for the time interval (in minutes) that you want the cache to be updated on. The default value is 10 minutes. The following code is in the index.php part of this hack.

$updatetime = 10;

Once you install the Admin CP setting (at the end of this file), you will be able to update this from the Admin CP vBulletin Options settings.

Credits:
I want to thank Tigga for the original Forumhome Statistics Cache hack for vB2, partly on what this hack is based. I also want to thank EvilLS1 for his time and patience in helping put this hack together. Another thank you goes out to Mike Gaidin for testing this thoroughly while I was putting together this install file. And, finally, thank you goes out to NTLDR, for helping me track down a very stupid mistake on my part which I had overlooked.

Version 2.0 credits go out to g-force2k2 for getting me started on the datastore version of this hack and guiding me through some of the rough parts in the beginning. And also to KirbyDE for answering all of my dummy questions while writing this version and verifying the code when I figured out all of my mistakes. This is my first attempt at using the datastore function but it seems to work better and be easier to code than the older way of doing things.

Version Information:
Version 1.0 --Initial release
Version 2.0 --Completely rewritten using the datastore function for vB3. It now uses "serialize" to store the data and "unserialize" to retrieve the data. There is also now 1 less query when reading from the cache.
Version 2.1 --Combined the "new threads since last visit" and "new posts since last visit" queries into 1 query, thus eliminating another query on cache hits. Thanks goes out to g_force2k2 for this one. Also added Admin CP setting code so you can change the time interval between cache updates via the Forum Display Option setting in the vBulletin Option in the Admin CP. That code to add is at the end of this file.
Version 2.2 --Added "Top Reputation" statistic (requested by rinkrat ) and totally re-did the template. It looks cleaner now.

New Installation:
Do all of the steps in this file.

To Update Version 1.0 to Version 2.0:
To update this hack you will need to do everything in this file over again except the second query (Query #2). After you have this hack up and running again and you have made sure it is running to your satisfaction, you can drop the statscache table (from version one of this hack) completely. It is no longer needed.

To Update Version 2.0 to Version 2.1:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and go to the end of this file and add the setting for the Admin CP.

To Update Version 2.1 to Version 2.2:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and replace the code for the forumhome template.

Installation overview:
Queries to run: (2)
Files to edit: (2)
--index.php
--member.php
Templates to edit: (1)
--forumhome
Settings to add: (1)
--forumhomecachetime

vB3 Arcade hack stats addon:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=262

The first attachment shows the Guest loggedin and the second attachment show the Registered Member and above loggedin.

[Boofo]

Did the new query get rid of the Top thread Starter that is no longer a member of your site?

Also, if you want to, you can send me what you did for the phrase system and I can incorporate it into the hack and give you full credit for it.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Did the new query get rid of the Top thread Starter that is no longer a member of your site?

Also, if you want to, you can send me what you did for the phrase system and I can incorporate it into the hack and give you full credit for it.

I could do it, just can't promise you when, because I have a lot of personal stuff going on right now. Ah, what the hell... I try to put it together tomorrow.

[Boofo]

I was just giving you a hard time.

If you find the time, I will add it gladly. If you are too busy, I can do it sometime soon.

And thank you.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I was just giving you a hard time.

If you find the time, I will add it gladly. If you are too busy, I can do it sometime soon.

And thank you.

I've updated the instructions now. Everything is included in the vB phrase system now. PLUS I applied your above fixes, too. The only thing I couldn't do was a script to insert the new phrases automatically. Maybe you want to take a look at it, because there are quiet a few new phrases which have to be inserted manually now.

If you want to take a look at it first to see, if you can write a little script to insert the new phrases automatically I would say you give me your eMail address so I can send it to you. If you are not writing a script should I just attach it here, or do you want to have the updated instructions by eMail anyway?

EDIT: And I found a little glitch with $newuserid. That needs to be vb_number_formated, too. Also in the instructions.

[Boofo]

I'll pm you my email and you can send it there. I will update the hack and credit you accordingly. How does that sound?

And thank you, sir.

[Alex]

No, thank you! You got mail...

[Boofo]

I've got mail!

Everything looks great! Thank you.

The only thing is the newuserid can't be done with the number format or we run into the same rpoblem as the others we fixed yesterday. Anyone over 1000 on there userid would get commas for English and persions for German. that was what was messing up the other userids. I has them doing the number format, until you caught that. On my site, I only have about 30 plus users so I wouldn't have caught that for qwuite a while, I'm afraid.

I will get the install file edited and the first post updated with it here shortly. Thank you again for the help in catching my stupid mistakes and with the phrases.

Stop by my site and I will have something special for you, if you are interested.

[Alex]

Actually, the way I edited it, it works fine. Check out my site, works there, too.

[Boofo]

But with the number format, this:

www.forum.url/forum/member.php?u=3512

would become this:

www.forum.url/forum/member.php?u=3,512

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I've got mail!

Everything looks great! Thank you.

The only thing is the newuserid can't be done with the number format or we run into the same rpoblem as the others we fixed yesterday. Anyone over 1000 on there userid would get commas for English and persions for German. that was what was messing up the other userids. I has them doing the number format, until you caught that. On my site, I only have about 30 plus users so I wouldn't have caught that for qwuite a while, I'm afraid.

I will get the install file edited and the first post updated with it here shortly. Thank you again for the help in catching my stupid mistakes and with the phrases.

Stop by my site and I will have something special for you, if you are interested.

Stopped by, registered, but... duh! Where? What? Who?