Remove all topics not viewed in x days

[nvcnvn]

In Maintenance >> Forum Maintenance >> Topics
we have an option that "Remove all topics not posted in for x days"

I think we should add one more option that  "Remove all topics not viewed in for x days"

You see, some topic that does not have reply but they read it a lot.

[Joker™]

I can see this more a mod request rather than a core functionality, as most of people don't even bother to delete posts.

If you want we can move this post to mod request board.

[nvcnvn]

I can see this more a mod request rather than a core functionality, as most of people don't even bother to delete posts.

If you want we can move this post to mod request board.

Thanks for your reply. I think we should forget this topic
I agree with you about "most of people don't even bother to delete posts".

Just wonder why one of the basic functionality in AdminCP from 1.x to now 2.x is quite of unusual and maybe useless :|

[Norv]

That's actually a good question...

Is it really not used? I actually think a number of people are stating they prune their forums every once in the while, and for some it seems important to do so.

[Joker™]

That's actually a good question...

Is it really not used? I actually think a number of people are stating they prune their forums every once in the while, and for some it seems important to do so.

Norv if we talk of mass of people I think most of them don't use this feature as expected. Coding something to prune message based on last views should not be very difficult.

TBH, I think that such feature should be made available as a mod, instead of placing it in core script, just my thoughts.

[WillyP]

I agree, in fact the whole prune should be removed to a mod. Except maybe the moved topic notices.

[Kindred]

why should the prune be removed to a mod?

As silly as I find the idea, there are a number of frequent requests on "how do I do that", so I think that people ARE using it. (deleting posts which have not been responded to - I see no real use in deleting posts based on views)

[WillyP]

Just my opinion, ie, I will never use it, and so I see no need for it to be there. But if, as you say, many request it, by all means leave it in.

[nvcnvn]

so if we have an useless feature in admin Cp by default, why don't we add one more usefull feature in it?

[Joker™]

so if we have an useless feature in admin Cp by default, why don't we add one more usefull feature in it?

Who said that current feature is useless, for some  forum admins it might be useful. My point only was not to add any further features in it as a core.

[live627]

Coding something to prune message based on last views should not be very difficult.

Keep in mind that topic views are not logged per se, simply one field that gets incremented per topic unique view.

[Joker™]

Keep in mind that topic views are not logged per se, simply one field that gets incremented per topic unique view.

I created additional column for it and the query rate was also in control.

[live627]

I guess I wasn't clear. The topic views counter is just that; it doesn't log each individual user view and time, which is required to get the OP's request to work.

[Joker™]

I guess I wasn't clear. The topic views counter is just that; it doesn't log each individual user view and time, which is required to get the OP's request to work.

I think I was also not clear about my post,coffee ain't working . I've create a column in topic table for views which is updated with current time whenever a topic is viewed.

[live627]

LOL facepalm moment, I actually mistook your comment for you mod which separates topic replies and views

[Joker™]

LOL facepalm moment, I actually mistook your comment for you mod which separates topic replies and views

Wait what , hahahaha? I haven't got a chance to test my code completely till now, will try to test it by today evening.