Statistics Modifications - Social Group Statistics in Whats Going On

Social Group Statistics in Whats Going On

As the title suggests this modification will add Social Group statistics to the Whats Going On section of your forum homepage. Just in case you want to see it in action before committing to install I have attached a screenshot of the WGO.

Installation

Installation of this modification does not require any template edits etc and only requires the installation of a standard product XML file. To install this modification follow these steps:

1. Download the attached XML file to your computer.
2. Goto your Admin CP page (ACP).
3. Open the "Plugins & Products" section.
4. Click "Manage Products".
5. On the page that opens scroll to the bottom and click "Add/Import Product".
6. In the "EITHER upload the XML file from your computer" browse to the product XML file that you downloaded in the first step (product-socialgroup_homepage_stat.xml)
7. Click "Import"
8. Sit back and watch vBulletin do its magic.

Other Information

• If you have vBulletin blog installed this modification will put group stats after the blog stats.
• This will add one additional SQL call when the forum homepage is viewed.

Related Modifications

This is the third modification in my "Why wasn't this stuff in the default social group system" series. For the others, see these pages:

Quote Functionality in Social Discussions
Social Group Discussions Like Postbit Legacy

And finally...

You know the deal by now, if you use the mod please mark it as installed and vote for it. If for some crazy reason you reckon this mini mod is worth it then nominate it for mod of the month.

[Brandon Sheley]

great idea!!

I would think it could help get more use out of the social groups

[Alfa1]

I guess this only works for 3.8 and up right?

[MrEyes]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I guess this only works for 3.8 and up right?

Correct

Also, I have just spotted a minor bug in that the template was not cached - this has now been fixed and the update uploaded.

[Lynne]

Looks like just what I'd like. I didn't want a whole list of the social groups on the front page, but I do like the idea of a little blurb with statistics. Thank you!

[aberg]

Great mod, works perfect.
Thanks!

[Forum Lover]

Its simple, its perfect.

[Trip]

Social groups seem to be one of VB's best kept secrets. Your mod will surely help draw some attention. Nice job.

[smirkley]

Thank You

[Sweeks]

Working perfectly. Thank you!
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