New post count on index

[Shalom07]

Im not seeing it on prosilver either. I purged my cache and refreshed the template as well.

[ramonax]

this doesnt work?

[*Capmaster*]

It's working for me now. I must have missed a cache purge somewhere. It works good in Prosilver and Odyssey, since in those styles the code change is made to index_body.html.

However ....in Subsilver2 and eTech Green (SS2-based style) I had to place it in overall_header.html since that's where the search links are.

And it shows the number OK on the index page, but for some strange reason it won't show the number when you move into forumview or topicview, or any other page besides the index. It just shows the parentheses with no number between them. Not a huge issue, but I know some members will want to know what gives.

Here's a screen grab in forumview in subsilver2:

[moozer]

nice mod,
just one question, is'nt it supose to decrease when you read your unread posts?
like the "new messages" number does as soon you read your messages.....
Now it only resets the number when you logout/login

[FaresNB]

It doesn't work with me

it gives this erorr massage

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Parse error: parse error, unexpected ';', expecting ')' in C:\AppServ\www\forum\index.php on line 112

also .... i didn't find the code to edit for Subsilver2

[lefty74]

It's working for me now. I must have missed a cache purge somewhere. It works good in Prosilver and Odyssey, since in those styles the code change is made to index_body.html.

However ....in Subsilver2 and eTech Green (SS2-based style) I had to place it in overall_header.html since that's where the search links are.

And it shows the number OK on the index page, but for some strange reason it won't show the number when you move into forumview or topicview, or any other page besides the index. It just shows the parentheses with no number between them. Not a huge issue, but I know some members will want to know what gives.

Here's a screen grab in forumview in subsilver2:

The reason why you don't see the number in any page except the index page is because the counting only happens in index.php. If you want this across the board, you will need to put the code from index.php into includes/functions.php within the function page_header.

[GurlzLubme]

Hi, Lefty,

can you be a lil more specific where in the code should lay?

Also, I might be missing a {something} in the html file to show the new post count? Maybe someone can show what that should be?

[lefty74]

you could try
open includes/functions.php

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		// The following assigns all _common_ variables that may be used at any point in a template.

BEFORE, ADD

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$sql = 'SELECT COUNT(post_id) as count
    FROM ' . POSTS_TABLE . ' 
		WHERE post_time > ' . $user->data['user_lastvisit'] . '
    AND poster_id != ' . $user->data['user_id'];

$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
$post_count = $db->sql_fetchfield('count', false, $result);
$db->sql_freeresult($result);  

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		'SITENAME'						=> $config['sitename'],

BEFORE, ADD

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		'NEW_POST_COUNT' => $post_count ,

and then delete the parts referred to in the mod in the index.php page

[bassi]

Nice MOD, works fine with Gold, thx

[ticky]

cheers for the mod, no problems with gold release

just wondering, as mentioned before, if there is a way it can decrease as you read each new post instead of logging out & what-have-you

[FaresNB]

Great ..... it works also with me on Gold

[GurlzLubme]

you could try
open includes/functions.php

FIND

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		// The following assigns all _common_ variables that may be used at any point in a template.

BEFORE, ADD

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$sql = 'SELECT COUNT(post_id) as count
    FROM ' . POSTS_TABLE . ' 
		WHERE post_time > ' . $user->data['user_lastvisit'] . '
    AND poster_id != ' . $user->data['user_id'];

$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
$post_count = $db->sql_fetchfield('count', false, $result);
$db->sql_freeresult($result);  

FIND

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		'SITENAME'						=> $config['sitename'],

BEFORE, ADD

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		'NEW_POST_COUNT' => $post_count ,

and then delete the parts referred to in the mod in the index.php page

awesommmmmmmmmmmmme!

[lifeguard81]

Thanks for this mod!

Its also on my portal, but not everyone comes there.
So its very nice!

Sorry for my bad english, but its a great mod!

[comarzysko]

why, if I've readed everything, it still show me same count? f.e. 3

[lefty74]

because it counts new posts since your last visit, it does not take into account posts you have read.