If you wish to use the full icon overlay:
Step 1: Adding CSS
Add the following to css_additional.css
.z-unread-icon {
float: right;
margin-top: -45px;
position: relative;
right: 75px;
top: 52px;
z-index: 1;
}
Step 2: Adding Code
Find the following code in display_contenttype_conversationreply_threadview_Text template
{vb:set postStatus, ''}
Right after this line, add on its own line
<vb:if condition="$user['lastvisit'] <= $conversation['created']"><div class="z-unread-icon"><img src="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/.././images/custom/unread-whatchamajigger4.png" alt="New since your last visit" title="New since your last visit" /></div></vb:if>
If you wish to use the icon in the background of the post instead of the overlay
Step 1: Adding CSS
Add the following to css_additional.css
.z-unread-bg-icon {
background-image: url({vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/.././images/custom/unread-background-majigger.png);
background-position: top right;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
Step 2: Adding Code
Find the following in display_contenttype_conversationreply_threadview_Text
<div class="list-item-body conversation-body">
Change it too
<div class="list-item-body conversation-body <vb:if condition="$user['lastvisit'] <= $conversation['created']">z-unread-bg-icon</vb:if>">
If you wish to use the “Spartan” style
Step 1: Adding CSS
Add the following to css_additional.css
Step 2: Adding the code
Find the following in display_contenttype_conversationreply_threadview_Text
<div class="list-item-body conversation-body">
Change it too
<div class="list-item-body conversation-body <vb:if condition="$user['lastvisit'] <= $conversation['created']">z-unread-bg-spartan</vb:if>">
You need to also upload the icon you want to the images/custom folder
So will this be the solution for finding those unread posts/comments?
I hope to see it added back to the product. For the time being, this is how I'd take care of it.
Thank You ...
Is there a hack for New Post Indicators ?
Why would you need a hack?
Made a small change so people on 5.0.1 will be able to use it.
Should this work in 5.0.3
Should be fine, I'm working on a newer version of this, but this gets the basic across.
Couldn't make it work on 5.0.5.
Sorry to hear that, I'll see what I can do about getting a newer version out.
Hi Zachery,
Do you have a version of this mod for vBulletin 5.1.7?
I cannot find the following in display_contenttype_conversationreply_threadview_Text template:
<div class="list-item-body conversation-body">
If I can shake some free time this week, I'll work on updating it.
I'm Using 5.1.10 and it seems that there are Changes:
For full Icon Overlay I had to Use "display_contenttype_threadview_header" Template.
In this Template after
{vb:set postStatus, ''}
Insert
<vb:if condition="$user['lastvisit'] <= $conversation['created']"><div class="z-unread-icon"><img src="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/.././images/custom/unread-whatchamajigger4.png" alt="New since your last visit" title="New since your last visit" /></div></vb:if>
For Background/Spartan the Right Template should also be "display_contenttype_threadview_header"
I got it to work there, but NOT on the first Post of a thread. (Seens to be something with the Headline)
Find an Replace