XF 1.4 New posts count

[flowerpot132]

How long does it take for the new posts count to reset?

A month?

 

[Paul B]

What do you mean by reset?

Unread posts newer than the value set for 'Read Marking Data Lifetime (Days)' will show as new posts.

 

[flowerpot132]

I mean if a user doesn't login for ages, then the new posts count will show as 100s. Can it not do that and just show the new posts from say the last month?

 

[Paul B]

Change the value for the option I mentioned to 30.

 

[flowerpot132]

Ok it was already set to 30 days. So if I login as a user and see 300 posts unread. If I wait 30 days then log back in, that will be no unread, presuming there have no new posts in that 20 day period.

 

[Paul B]

Correct.

 

[flowerpot132]

Thanks. One last thing... can that user log in inbetween the 30 days and that 30 days still count, or does it reset everytime they log in?

 

[Paul B]

It is based on the post date relevant to the actual date.

 

[flowerpot132]

Ok I think there might be a problem with my forum then. It is not displaying that behaviour?

If I go to new posts, it is showing posts (as unread) that are older than 30 days.

 

[Mike]

I doubt there's a problem. Can you screenshot what you're seeing and highlight what the problem is? Note that this is all based on last post date.