New Feature 'User Online' badge now displayed in threads

[wdwmagic]

When a user is online, you will now see a green badge in the upper left corner of the user's avatar within a thread.

The presence of the green badge means the user is currently active, the absence of the green badge means the user is not currently active on the forum.

You can see an example of the online badge below.

If you do not wish your status to be shown, you can configure your privacy at http://forums.wdwmagic.com/account/privacy

 

[Nemo14]

Does that show up in just the thread that a person is in, or any thread on the forum?

 

[wdwmagic]

Does that show up in just the thread that a person is in, or any thread on the forum?

If a user is active, the badge will appear alongside every post in every thread that the user has posted in.

 

[MissM]

The presence of the green badge means the user is currently active

By "active" do you mean simply logged into the site or actively doing something on the site? I guess what I'm asking is, if I opened a tab to the forums, and walked away but left the tab open, would it consider that user "active?" I simply as since I've been known to do that on many an occasion!

 

[wdwmagic]

By "active" do you mean simply logged into the site or actively doing something on the site? I guess what I'm asking is, if I opened a tab to the forums, and walked away but left the tab open, would it consider that user "active?" I simply as since I've been known to do that on many an occasion!

There is a time since your last activity on the forum that is used to determine your online status. So if you left a tab open, after a certain period, you would be inactive, even though the tab is open.

 

[HRHPrincessAriel]

Mine shows even though I've selected it to show I'm not online...

 

[wdwmagic]

Mine shows even though I've selected it to show I'm not online...

You can always see your own, regardless of that setting. Other users however cannot see it.

 

[HRHPrincessAriel]

You can always see your own, regardless of that setting. Other users however cannot see it.

ahhhhh ok!
Thanks