| Alex Ivanov | 0504030 | 2020-12-23 10:09:04 +0300 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | [En español](op_indicator.es.md) • [Русский](op_indicator.ru.md) |
| avm99963 | ad65e75 | 2020-09-01 00:13:59 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | |
| 3 | # OP indicator |
| 4 | This is a feature which shows an indicator in threads next to the OP's username, |
| 5 | in order to help PEs notice whether the OP has participated in other threads, |
| 6 | which helps PEs find duplicate threads or get more context about the user |
| 7 | problem by visiting the other threads in which they posted/replied. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | There are two options, which use different methods and indicators to help you |
| 10 | determine whether the OP participated in other threads: |
| 11 | |
| 12 | 1. The first option searches in the current Forum for the 5 most recent posts |
| 13 | in which the OP participated. Then, depending on the thread list returned, a dot |
| 14 | is displayed next to their username with one of the following states: |
| avm99963 | 3b0be6e | 2020-09-01 21:47:11 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | * Blue dot: if the search only returned the current thread. |
| 16 | * Orange dot: if the search returned more threads, but the other threads are |
| 17 | marked as read. |
| 18 | * Red dot: if the search returned more threads, but at least one of the other |
| 19 | threads is not marked as read. |
| avm99963 | ad65e75 | 2020-09-01 00:13:59 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | 2. The second option makes a request to load the user profile instead of |
| 21 | searching in the forum the actual threads. This returns the number of posts |
| 22 | (including new threads, normal replies and recommended replies) made by the user |
| avm99963 | adca259 | 2020-09-09 01:18:49 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | in the current forum over the last year, aggregated by month. The extension sums |
| 24 | the values for the `n` most recent months (`n` is a configurable value) and then |
| 25 | shows this resulting number next to the OP's username. |