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About LinkBacksI would like to get some opinions on this. Not talking about the ability to see online.php where you see where everyone is, but showing the members who are currently online, and how many are currently online.
By default, vbulletin displays this. Some boards, this one being one of them, chooses to hide this.
Do you think it is best to show it, or to remove it? Why?
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Who's Online - To show it or not?
This is a discussion on Who's Online - To show it or not? within the Off-Topic & Chit Chat forums, part of the Focus on Members category; I would like to get some opinions on this. Not talking about the ability to see online.php where you see ...
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08-18-2006 02:28 AM #1
Who's Online - To show it or not?
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08-18-2006 03:28 AM #2Senior Member
- Real Name
- Brent Wilson
- Join Date
- Aug 2005
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Posts
- 2,483
- Liked
- 0 times
I have it turned off on my site for Guests. Turned on for members
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08-18-2006 08:15 AM #3Senior Member
- Real Name
- Lian
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- Munich, DE
- Posts
- 333
- Liked
- 0 times
Same on our forums, you'll see whois and who was online if you are a registered member. Otherwise only the names are shown without links.
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08-18-2006 08:21 AM #4vBSEO.com Webmaster
- Real Name
- Lizard King
- Join Date
- Oct 2005
- Location
- Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
- Posts
- 22,361
- Liked
- 540 times
- Blog Entries
- 4
I have whoisonline disabled for guests and no information is shown to guest how many members are online.
Mert Gökçeimam / Crawlability Inc.
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08-18-2006 09:47 AM #5
Is there any reasoning for your settings? performance? looks? Increase registrations?
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08-18-2006 01:39 PM #6vBSEO.com Webmaster
- Real Name
- Lizard King
- Join Date
- Oct 2005
- Location
- Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
- Posts
- 22,361
- Liked
- 540 times
- Blog Entries
- 4
Mine is personal. I don't want any guests to receive information whois online on the board currently.
Originally Posted by sportsoutlaw
Mert Gökçeimam / Crawlability Inc.
vBSEO 3.6.0 Alpha Önizlemesi - Including Like Tree
Unveiling the NEW vBSEO Sitemap Generator 3.0 - available NOW for vBSEO Customers!
Twitter:@Depkac
Personal Blog : Mert Gökçeimam
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08-18-2006 01:57 PM #7Senior Member
- Real Name
- Brian
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
- Central CT, USA
- Posts
- 6,981
- Liked
- 8 times
mine is on for everyone. i hate not being to see whos on here and wish it was turned on.
half the time thats what i look at before i register for a forum... to see if it looks busy or not.
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08-18-2006 02:25 PM #8Senior Member
- Real Name
- Brandon Sheley
- Join Date
- Oct 2005
- Location
- Kansas
- Posts
- 2,347
- Liked
- 19 times
- Blog Entries
- 1
ditto Originally Posted by briansol
i have mine onMy forums: General Forums | Admin Talk (running xenforo)
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08-18-2006 02:59 PM #9Senior Member
- Real Name
- Keith Cohen
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- Raleigh, NC USA
- Posts
- 6,147
- Liked
- 12 times
I show Who's Online on my portal, but not on Forum Home.
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