Off-Topic Post Counter for Posts in Specified Forum(s)

PHP Code:

/*======================================================================*\
|| #################################################################### ||
|| # Off-Topic Post Count for Specified Forums                        # ||
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As requested by rex of www.cruiselineforums.com:

What does this hack do?

Adds a new Post Counter, for off-topic posts.

It enables you to define a Forum (or Forums) as 'Off-Topic Forums'.
Any posts made by users in that Forum are not added to the Post count, they are added to the Off-Topic Post count instead.

As a bonus, OT posting won't be rewarded with promotions or points or anything linked to $bbuserinfo[posts].

Queries to run: One
Files to edit: One
Templates to edit: One (postbit or postbit_legacy).


########################### SQL EDITS START ###############################

Run this query: (change user to yourtableprefix_user if you use a table prefix).
[sql]
ALTER TABLE `user` ADD `otposts` INT( 10 ) UNSIGNED DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL;
[/sql]
############################# SQL EDITS DONE ###############################



############################ FILE EDITS START ##############################

In includes/functions_newpost.php

Find:

PHP Code:

$doposts = 'posts = posts + 1,'; 


Change to (make X equal to the forumid of your Off-topic forum):

PHP Code:

if ($foruminfo['forumid'] == 'X')
{
$doposts = 'otposts = otposts + 1,';
}
else
{
$doposts = 'posts = posts + 1,';
} 


Save and upload.

############################ FILE EDITS DONE ###############################


############################ TEMPLATE EDITS START ##########################

In postbit (or postbit_legacy) find:

$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]</div>

Under, add:

<div class="smallfont" name="Off-Topic Posts">OT Posts: $post[otposts]</div>

############################ TEMPLATE EDITS DONE ###########################


And you are done.

Rejoice!

Updates:
0850 1 April 2005 (GMT+12): Added name attribute to div tag for mouseover explanation.

1800 7 April 2005: Dan's AdminCP Update Offtopic Counter Addon: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....2&postcount=14

[Lee]

Installed!

[rex_b]

screeny at cruiselineforums.com

[lasto]

cn this be setup so if we have a one section any posts in there (well threads as post are not needed) can be added up ?

[kall]

Originally Posted by lasto

cn this be setup so if we have a one section any posts in there (well threads as post are not needed) can be added up ?

I don't understand the question, sorry. :S

[lasto]

is fine m8 it was way i worded it.

Does this work on posts only - would prefer one that actually worked on threads
so if i had a section for posting say pics etc evertime someone made a thread in that section it would increase the counter by 1,but people replying to the same thread would`nt get an increase as its based on threads only.

[kall]

Ahh, right.

Well, as vB is by default, I believe that this hack would achieve what you want. (ie: as far as the $postcount variable is concerned, it increases regardless of whether it was a reply or a post.)

Therefore, new replies OR new threads in the specified OT forum would not add to Post count, but would add to OT Post count. That's why I called it 'OT Posts Hack' and not 'OT new replies Hack'.

[Carnage]

you need to add an update counters thing for it. else it'll only apply to posts made after the hack is installed.

[kall]

Originally Posted by Carnage-

you need to add an update counters thing for it. else it'll only apply to posts made after the hack is installed.

Well, duh.

If *you* want to make an Update Counters thing for it, go ahead.

I can't find where it is I claim that it works retrospectively anywhere in this thread, so I don't 'need to add' anything.

[Carnage]

Originally Posted by kall

Well, duh.

If *you* want to make an Update Counters thing for it, go ahead.

I can't find where it is I claim that it works retrospectively anywhere in this thread, so I don't 'need to add' anything.

mmm true...

i think it should be easy to do thou, just copy the update posts code and change this query:

PHP Code:

$forums = $DB_site->query("
        SELECT forumid
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "forum AS forum
        WHERE (forum.options & $_FORUMOPTIONS[countposts])
    "); 


i think the following should do it:

PHP Code:

$forums = $DB_site->query("
        SELECT forumid
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "forum AS forum
        WHERE !(forum.options & $_FORUMOPTIONS[countposts])
    "); 


alternativly you could try manually setting the folowing variable:

$gotforums = '';

to
$gotforums = '1,2,3';

where 1,2 and 3 are the forum ids of the forums you wish to count