Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced 'New Posts' (AJAX)

Info:
This hack will show how many new posts/threads have been posted in forums since your 'last visit'. New posts are checked via AJAX, manually or in defined time interval. Optionally you can enable and configure Smart Search Menu to give users ability to search individual forum sections. View screenshots...

Installation:
Import product XML: AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - Advanced 'New Posts'

Versions:
v1.0 - Apr 29. 2006.
-First version
v2.4 - Jan 18. 2009.
-Latest 3.x version
v3.0 - Jan 17. 2010.
-Updated for vBulletin 4.x
-Mod prefix (Cyb) changed to 'VSa'
v3.0.1 - Jan 17. 2010.
-Fixed bug where individual forum search does not work properly
-Fixed bug where product is not stopped when forums are turned off
v3.0.2 - Apr 11. 2010.
-Fixed: WOL confusion
-New: Compatible with DB thread/forum read marking types
-New: Navbar items merged
-Fixed: Permissions bug
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v3.0.3 - May 21. 2012.
-Compatible with vBulletin 4.2.x

[Kolbi]

It would be nice to disable the manually update and the whole dropdown menu.

[Xencored]

ive used this for years but for some reason its not showing on my skin
Please how can i get this to work i love it hard

Edit 4.0.3

[Xencored]

Originally Posted by Animemike

ive used this for years but for some reason its not showing on my skin
Please how can i get this to work i love it hard

Edit 4.0.3

Valter any idea why its not showing in my navbar?
Thanks

[docvader]

Works great, but when installed with this album hack:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ghlight=albums
the gallery link gets between the New Posts link and the green highlighted numbers. I guess the two mods are competing for the same hook in the navbar. Any way of getting the numbers back to the New Post's link without removing the album mod?

[Xexiu]

Same here, using gallery add-on, and doesn't show up the posts. Added the order to VSA 5 and Gallery 6, and still nothing.

Uninstalled gallery, and the dropdown is blank and posts number aren't showing .

Dang, I love this mod, to bad I can't use it as on v3.8!

[texasteamplayer]

perfect.

[texasteamplayer]

but what's the "# l #" for? I assume it means x posts in y categories...perhaps?

doesn't seem necessary, and would like to disable it, and just have the drop down.

really great function that was super needed on big boards with too many posts for mods to deal with globally.

[Valter]

x new posts | in y threads

[texasteamplayer]

yeah. it makes sense if you're the coder. But....to a new user...it's just some numbers and a line. Possible to say "x posts in y threads"

[texasteamplayer]

any way to have individual forums, instead of just forum categories, as unread links?



for example, our "hosted games" and resident clan categories have dozens of individual forums. Most users would only want to look at a few of these specifically (like CSS and 2142, or =123= clan public and private only). Possible?

Also, what about creating a mod that allows users to designate what their "unread posts" button will do? Meaning...let individual users specify what forums, category, or individual, are going to be searched for unread posts? So...for example, I could set my link to read only the CSS, 2142, BF2 admin, and =123= clan, and hosted games (CSS, 2142, and BF2) only. would be userful in a hurry, for mods, admins, and regular users.