Adding To The Moderator Bar?

[jor956]

I would like to add something to the moderator bar that shows the number next to it (like on reported items) of how many new threads are in a specific forum. Any idea how to do this? This is the current Moderator bar template:

            <xen:if is="{$visitor.is_admin}">
                <a href="admin.php" class="acp adminLink"><span class="itemLabel">{xen:phrase admin_control_panel}</span></a>

                <xen:if is="{$session.permissionTest}">
                    <a href="{xen:link misc/reset-permissions}" class="permissionTest adminLink OverlayTrigger">
                        <span class="itemLabel">{xen:phrase permissions_from_x, 'name={$session.permissionTest.username}'}</span>
                    </a>
                </xen:if>
            </xen:if>

            <xen:if is="{$visitor.is_moderator}">
                <a href="{xen:link moderation-queue}" class="moderationQueue modLink">
                    <span class="itemLabel">{xen:phrase moderation_queue}:</span>
                    <span class="itemCount {xen:if {$session.moderationCounts.total}, 'alert'}">{$session.moderationCounts.total}</span>
                </a>

                <a href="{xen:link reports}" class="reportedItems modLink">
                    <span class="itemLabel">{xen:phrase reported_items}:</span>
                    <span class="itemCount {xen:if {$session.reportCounts.total}, 'alert'}">{$session.reportCounts.total}</span>
                </a>
            </xen:if>

            <xen:hook name="moderator_bar" />

All I really need to do is find out how to do the alert number, any ideas?

 

[ragtek]

Use the moderator_bar template hook!

 

[jor956]

Use the moderator_bar template hook!

My question was how do I add an "itemCount" to show how many new threads are in a specific sub-forum?

 

[Marc]

My question was how do I add an "itemCount" to show how many new threads are in a specific sub-forum?

Unless someone comes up with an easier way to do this, I would say as follows:

• A model file that has a function that queries the database for the count of threads within x node
• Listener that listens to template hooks
• Listener file that looks for the "moderator_bar" template hook (As stated by ragtek above) and adds the count (from your function) to your template along with whatever html you need. Either that or you could create a template which you would send the count variable to that you would then include within the moderator_bar template via the hook. This way your html for it would be editable via your new template rather than being hard coded.

 

[jor956]

Unless someone comes up with an easier way to do this, I would say as follows:

• A model file that has a function that queries the database for the count of threads within x node
• Listener that listens to template hooks
• Listener file that looks for the "moderator_bar" template hook (As stated by ragtek above) and adds the count (from your function) to your template along with whatever html you need. Either that or you could create a template which you would send the count variable to that you would then include within the moderator_bar template via the hook. This way your html for it would be editable via your new template rather than being hard coded.

Sounds way too hard I give up.

 

[Marc]

Sounds way too hard I give up.

Not at all .. Have you done any PHP before? If so Im more than happy to point you in the right direction

 

[jor956]

Not at all .. Have you done any PHP before? If so Im more than happy to point you in the right direction

No, I haven't really done any PHP In fact I don't even know how I would make the model file or queries..

 

[Marc]

No, I haven't really done any PHP In fact I don't even know how I would make the model file or queries..

LOL .. okais .... Will see if I can sort you something later tonight

 

[jor956]

LOL .. okais .... Will see if I can sort you something later tonight

Ok, thanks for the help

 

[Marc]

Ok, thanks for the help

Need to work out how to find out x new threads first so bare with me LOL

 

[jor956]

Need to work out how to find out x new threads first so bare with me LOL

Sure If you need my URL it's "http://www.team-mc.net"

 

[Marc]

Sure If you need my URL it's "http://www.team-mc.net"

OK have have this working, however its a messy modification at the moment (hard coded forum ID). May play about with it and release at some point, however if you would like it before hand I will post it up here.

Just to ask, Im guessing this is for a staff area? Just asking as Im gonna use this myself for my mod room LOL

 

[Marc]

Scratch the above .. Made it into a small addon. Forum can be set from the admin panel

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/dc-staff-room-unread.16951/

 

[jor956]

Scratch the above .. Made it into a small addon. Forum can be set from the admin panel

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/dc-staff-room-unread.16951/

Thank you so much! I'll try it out right away.

 

[Marc]

Thank you so much! I'll try it out right away.

No problem ... was a good idea