[PinkMilk]

How do you write an if condition to show something if if category x contains new posts?

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[exel]

Where are you trying to add that code?

[PinkMilk]

Originally Posted by exel

Where are you trying to add that code?

On forumhome, I don't use forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost so I'm probably just going to have to write a plugin to query db, tbh I have kind of given up on the idea but if you have a solution it would be much appreciated.

[BirdOPrey5]

In a plugin on global_start add this code

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Replace 999 with the forumid of the forum (or category) you want to check

This works for me, I repeat this code multiple times in the plugin to check multiple forumids-

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[PinkMilk]

Thank you BOP but dosen't seem to work for me, I did everything as instructed and the execution code is just a simple if else

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and added $newmsg to templates, so not sure where I'm going wrong.

[BirdOPrey5]

What template are you putting $newmsg in?

[PinkMilk]

Have tried, forumhome, forumhome_forumbit_level2_post and forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

[BirdOPrey5]

This exact code works for me...

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In your vBulletin Options -> General Settings -> Thread/Forum Read Marking Type, is it set to Database (automatic forum marking)? It may need to be for this to work.