Online Users Module
Posted by Chris Eaton
All files from this thread
| File Name | File Size | Posted by | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| polish.php | 828 bytes | open | download | regdos.com | 11/24/2004 | Read message |
| french.php | 768 bytes | open | download | salmson | 11/27/2004 | Read message |
| ukrainian.php | 790 bytes | open | download | Gruz | 02/02/2005 | Read message |
| finnish.php | 830 bytes | open | download | pekka | 03/04/2005 | Read message |
| danish.php | 754 bytes | open | download | sif4ever | 06/01/2005 | Read message |
| onlineusers-customtemplate.zip | 2.8 KB | open | download | kAtremer | 08/09/2005 | Read message |
| onlineusers-czech.zip | 1.3 KB | open | download | CZVilda | 08/22/2006 | Read message |
| onlineusers.php | 9.8 KB | open | download | Sunbringer | 12/14/2007 | Read message |
|
Online Users Module March 22, 2004 08:21PM |
Registered: 21 years ago Posts: 634 |
This is a preliminary online users module. All it does is show a list of users who have been active in a certain amount of time (configurable), and show which ones are Administrators.
Because this uses some new features in Phorum, it requires a version newer then 5.0.4b to be installed, basically a recent CVS version until 5.0.5 is released.
It also has an option to cache the list, which on a busy forum with a lot of online users will dramatically improve performance.
Suggestions to improve the effeciency of getting the data would be greatly appreciated. I'll also listen to feature requests, so long as they aren't to track which users are active in which forums. That would require a more complicated module that I am not interested in making (but this one does provide a basis for somebody else to work from to do that).
Download: [www.hiredgoons.ca]
Because this uses some new features in Phorum, it requires a version newer then 5.0.4b to be installed, basically a recent CVS version until 5.0.5 is released.
It also has an option to cache the list, which on a busy forum with a lot of online users will dramatically improve performance.
Suggestions to improve the effeciency of getting the data would be greatly appreciated. I'll also listen to feature requests, so long as they aren't to track which users are active in which forums. That would require a more complicated module that I am not interested in making (but this one does provide a basis for somebody else to work from to do that).
Download: [www.hiredgoons.ca]
|
Re: Online Users Module March 23, 2004 03:42PM |
Registered: 21 years ago Posts: 634 |
|
Show in separate page March 23, 2004 03:57PM |
Registered: 23 years ago Posts: 83 |
This is a little hack to show the users in a separate page, like a JS popup or something.
Step 1:
Modify /mods/onlineusers/settings.php
Change line 54 to
$pages=array("index.php","read.php","list.php","post.php","online.php");
And make sure you check the online.php checkbox in the settings.
Step 2:
Create online.php at root level. Set formatting as you need to, but here's the basic stuff you need in it, and that should be it:
<?php include_once("./common.php"); ?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Online Users</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php phorum_hook("before_footer"); ?>
</body>
</html>
Step 1:
Modify /mods/onlineusers/settings.php
Change line 54 to
$pages=array("index.php","read.php","list.php","post.php","online.php");
And make sure you check the online.php checkbox in the settings.
Step 2:
Create online.php at root level. Set formatting as you need to, but here's the basic stuff you need in it, and that should be it:
<?php include_once("./common.php"); ?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Online Users</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php phorum_hook("before_footer"); ?>
</body>
</html>
|
View online users list - should be optional March 25, 2004 04:25AM |
Registered: 20 years ago Posts: 4 |
Hi Tridus - you asked for feature requests, so here is one :)
We have previously implemented an online list in an older version of phorum (but later had to remove it due to a poor technical implementation with some side effects).
One thing we did learn from the user community, however, was that this kind of feature must be optional for each user to select:
If you choose to be on the online list yourself, you will also have access to it.
or
If you choose to stay off the list, you wont be able to see it.
In this way the list becomes a useful community tool, where it was originally (everybody on the list) both generally considered and in many cases _definitely_used_ as a spy tool. E.g. consider people with courious bosses using the forum at their job.
We have previously implemented an online list in an older version of phorum (but later had to remove it due to a poor technical implementation with some side effects).
One thing we did learn from the user community, however, was that this kind of feature must be optional for each user to select:
If you choose to be on the online list yourself, you will also have access to it.
or
If you choose to stay off the list, you wont be able to see it.
In this way the list becomes a useful community tool, where it was originally (everybody on the list) both generally considered and in many cases _definitely_used_ as a spy tool. E.g. consider people with courious bosses using the forum at their job.
|
Re: Online Users Module March 25, 2004 05:04AM |
Admin Registered: 22 years ago Posts: 9,240 |
|
March 25, 2004 11:06AM |
Admin Registered: 23 years ago Posts: 4,495 |
Well, tridus does not have to use the flag. If it is selected, your last access time is not logged at all. so, Tridus' script will not find those users.
Brian - Cowboy Ninja Coder - Personal Blog - Twitter
|
Re: Online Users Module March 25, 2004 11:29AM |
Admin Registered: 22 years ago Posts: 9,240 |
|
Re: Online Users Module March 25, 2004 12:53PM |
Registered: 21 years ago Posts: 634 |
|
March 25, 2004 04:26PM |
Admin Registered: 23 years ago Posts: 4,495 |
Probably best to use the flag. In those cases where someone wants to be hidden right now, it will work for them... unless it is cached of course.
Brian - Cowboy Ninja Coder - Personal Blog - Twitter
|
Re: Online Users Module April 01, 2004 07:39AM |
Registered: 21 years ago Posts: 634 |
I've bundled up a new version that includes SalsaShark's online.php addition. Nothing else is changed.
Download: [www.hiredgoons.ca]
Download: [www.hiredgoons.ca]
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.