Now that this contribution has been added to the "Free Software Add Ons", I'm starting a support thread for any questions, conerns, or improvements!

ENHANCED WHO'S ONLINE
download here

Although the Who's Online feature is already extremely functional, IMO it has needed a 'make-over' for a long time coming. This add-on is a visual enhancement to the existing tool along with the ability to control your refresh rate in seconds via JavaScript.

Features include:

• Added icons for logged in users, guests, and spiders
• Added new icons for cart status
• CSS changes to improve readability and usability
• Added a Javascript functionality for a refresh control rate

I know this mod is new, has there been any bugs reported?, what advantages are there with using this mod beside the stock whos online. thank you

I have not encountered any bugs with, it seems perfectly stable. It just makes things easier to see, and clearer to understand. :smile:

ryanb4614:

I know this mod is new, has there been any bugs reported?, what advantages are there with using this mod beside the stock whos online. thank you

Hi Ryan,

As of right now, like Heather said, it is more of an aesthetic upgrade with modified CSS and new icons. The one functionality upgrade is a adjustable refresh rate option (ie: you can set it to refresh at 10 secs, 30 sec, 1 min, or any other increment you want)

If anyone has any ideas on other features to add to this module, I am more than happy to consider them in a new patch.

Thanks,
Danny

Thanks for the improved version. Is there any way that you can add a way to filter out the admin's ip address from the list?

How do you use the "extra" downloads with zencart? I downloaded this one (enhanced who's online) and also the admin activity report one but I can't figure out how to use them with zencart. What am i supposed to do once I download and extract files? Thanks

Hi lesam,

All of the extra downloads for Zen Cart all come with a README.txt or an INSTALL.txt included in the .zip file.

For this add-on there is an install.txt file included in the download that explains everything that you need to do to install this on your site. Since its a really simple install I will post that file below:

Install:

1. Unzip and upload all files to your store's admin directory;

• /YOUR ADMIN/whos_online.php -> YOUR_SITE/YOUR_ADMIN/whos_online.php
• /YOUR_ADMIN/images/* -> YOUR_SITE/YOUR_ADMIN/admin/images/*

2. Go to Admin->Tools->Who's Online

Let me know if you need any additional help.

• Danny

dinki:

Thanks for the improved version. Is there any way that you can add a way to filter out the admin's ip address from the list?

Hey Dinki,

Sorry I almost missed your post! I think that's a great idea. Let me play around with it, and I'll keep you posted.

• Danny

Dchrastil:

Hey Dinki,

Sorry I almost missed your post! I think that's a great idea. Let me play around with it, and I'll keep you posted.

• Danny

Yeah that would be cool. Also any possibility to show who's been online for longer than it currently shows. For example showing who has been online (their ips ect) for the last day or week? (thanks for the mod btw)

Thats what the user tracking mod is for, Who's online gives you a snapshot of people on the site right now.

barco57:

Thats what the user tracking mod is for, Who's online gives you a snapshot of people on the site right now.

great nvr knew about the user tracking mod, thanks.

Hi,

Can you say me how to decrease user online duration from 20 min to 5 mins? As in 20min its creating very long list of users and spiders.

~ Time

time111:

Hi,

Can you say me how to decrease user online duration from 20 min to 5 mins? As in 20min its creating very long list of users and spiders.

~ Time

Well that is a good problem too have :) You must be getting some good traffic.

Here is where you can change the TIMER variables:

/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/languages/english/whose_online.php

Change:

define('WHOIS_TIMER_REMOVE',1200);

to

define('WHOIS_TIMER_REMOVE',300);

• Danny

Also note that if you are changing the WHOIS_TIMER_REMOVE, you will want to adjust the other WHOIS_TIMER_* variables accordingly.

• Danny

Hi,

I have changed 1200 to 300 but still its there for 20 mins. Any other changes required? But still no change, its still there for 20 mins. What to do now?

The other variables you are saying is WHOIS_TIMER_INACTIVE and WHOIS_TIMER_DEAD ? If so then I dont have issues with them ro I need to change their timings also.

Thanking you.

~ Time

Hey Time,

I made the changes on my site and this is what it should look like for what you are wanting to do:

  define('WHOIS_TIMER_REMOVE',300); // seconds when removed from whos_online table - 300 default = 5 minutes
  define('WHOIS_TIMER_INACTIVE',120); // seconds when considered inactive - 180 default = 3 minutes
  define('WHOIS_TIMER_DEAD',240); // seconds when considered dead - 240 default = 4 minutes

Also, is your site using the English language files or did you set it to a different language?

• Danny

I have added the functionality to optionally filter out the admin's IP addressed via the Enchanced Who's Online module and submitted it to the Zen-Cart team. Once they approve it, it will be available for download via the "Free Software Add Ons" section.

I will also post a link in this thread.

• Danny

You may download it from the following link:
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=1257

Thanks,
Danny

Very nice. Installed without a hitch. Great work!

Any chance on a way of filtering out spiders?

Hello Everyone,

The new 1.0.3 patch has been activated in the "Free Software Add Ons" section. :bigups:

Thanks for you improvement ideas, and let me know if there is anything you think would be beneficial to add next.

• Danny