Add "Last Posted" to member list

[wildmaven]

I would like to see a section called "Last Posted" added to the member list. It would be used a lot more than the "Last Online" which is just when they logged in, not when they posted. Having a cohesive list would make an admin's job easier when a board requires a certain number of days minimum between posting. 

[Wormopolis]

are you looking for a key to store everyone's last post, or for a new template variable to be added so it can just be added into the template?

[Peter]

Oops, I forgot to reply to say I would do this request before you posted Wormopolis.

I created a plugin for it quickly (uses a key)...

Last Posted.pbp

[Jaguar]

Peter when I click on your link I get a URL is not valid error.

[Peter]

Jaguar

Thanks. Fixed it

[Jaguar]

Feb 21, 2014 3:12:40 GMT -8 Peter said:

Jaguar

Thanks. Fixed it

Thank You very much for this plugin.

[Jaguar]

jrryan

I had to post something after I installed it, for it to take effect, didn't that happen with you ?

[Peter]

jrryan,

I tested on your forum by posting a test topic in your general board (which you can delete now), and it works fine for me. The members page shows the last post date & time.

I just made a small tweak for a chrome issue, but nothing that effected the plugin to not work.

[wildmaven]

Hey, Peter , THANKS!!!!! That's going to work just fine and should help out a lot of other people, specifically RP boards. *dances*

[Wormopolis]

Feb 21, 2014 4:55:54 GMT -8 jrryan said:

Peter
Ok saw that peter and I posted there too and it did indeed list it in the member section. So this starts now and doesn't pick up any last posts from before the plugin was installed?

Thanks

starts when plugin is installed. 

[Wormopolis]

because if the last post of the member was already available then there wouldnt be a need for the plugin

[Wormopolis]

JavaScript can only work with what is in the page already. It can't go and fetch new data from the server. The plugin just remembers the date every time a member posts and that us what gets displayed.

If the last post info was already available to work with, the plugin wouldn't need the key to store it.. But likely if its was already available it would already be displaying anyways.

The magic phrase in pretty much all tracking type plugins is "from here on out"

[Wormopolis]

templates are a slightly diffent story because the variables asked for in the template ARE retrieved from the server when the page is created.