Staff Status

This code will allow you to add online and offline icons to your moderators list, to show whether or not your staff are online. Quite useful if someone checks for moderators in a time of need. The code was created for IP.Board 2.3.x, though it may work with 2.2.x. (file version: 1.1, november 25th 2007).

Files Affected:

• /cache/lang_cache/en/lang_stats.php
• /sources/action_public/misc/stats.php

There are three simple and easy steps to follow in order to create this effect.

1. Navigate to: ACP Home -> Look & Feel -> Skin Templates -> Statistics
2. Open: close_strip
   • Find:
     

     <td class="catend" colspan="4"><!-- no content --></td>

   • Replace it with:
     

     <td class="catend" colspan="5"><!-- no content --></td>

   • Save the template.
3. Open: group_strip
   • Find:
     

     <th align="center" width="25%">{$this->ipsclass->lang['leader_location']}</th>

   • Add this below:
     

     <th align="center" width="5%">{$this->ipsclass->lang['leader_status']}</th>

   • Save the template.
4. Open: leader_row
   • Find:
     

     <td align="center" class="row1">{$info['location']}</td>

   • Add this below:
     

     <td align="center" class="row1">{$info['status']}</td>

   • Save the template.

1. Connect to your server/ftp and locate your forums directory.
2. Open: /cache/lang_cache/en/lang_stats.php
   • Find:
     

     'leader_icq' => "ICQ",

   • Add this below:
     

     'leader_status' => "Status",

   • Save and re-upload.

1. Connect to your server/ftp and locate your forums directory.
2. Open: /sources/action_public/misc/stats.php
   • Find:
     

     if ( $this->ipsclass->cache['group_cache'][ $member['mgroup'] ]['g_access_cp'] )

   • Add this above:
     

     //------------------------------------------ // staff list status //------------------------------------------ $t_time = time() - ($this->ipsclass->vars['au_cutoff'] * 60); if ($member['last_activity'] > $t_time) { $member['status'] = '<{PB_USER_ONLINE}>'; } else { $member['status'] = '<{PB_USER_OFFLINE}>'; }

   • Find:
     

     if ( $this->ipsclass->cache['group_cache'][ $member['mgroup'] ]['g_is_supmod'] and ( ! in_array( $member['id'], $used_ids) ) )

   • Add this above:
     

     //------------------------------------------ // staff list status //------------------------------------------ $t_time = time() - ($this->ipsclass->vars['au_cutoff'] * 60); if ($member['last_activity'] > $t_time) { $member['status'] = '<{PB_USER_ONLINE}>'; } else { $member['status'] = '<{PB_USER_OFFLINE}>'; }

   • Find:
     

     if ( ! isset( $mod_array['member'][ $i['id'] ][ 'name' ] ) )

   • Add this above:
     

     //------------------------------------------ // staff list status //------------------------------------------ $t_time = time() - ($this->ipsclass->vars['au_cutoff'] * 60); if ($i['last_activity'] > $t_time) { $i['status'] = '<{PB_USER_ONLINE}>'; } else { $i['status'] = '<{PB_USER_OFFLINE}>'; }

   • Find:
     

     'icq_number' => $i['icq_number'],

   • Add this below:
     

     'status' => $i['status'],

   • Save and re-upload.
   • View your moderators list to see the new effect.