I might be getting the wrong end of this one, but here goes anyway

If it’s ‘in my footer below the forum’, then does that mean it’s part of the site rather than the forum – and being cached?

I thought that as well, but I tested it on my staging server which has no cache at all and same thing there, it’s not even updating the unread and recently updated topics on the bottom of the main forum when I’m logged out, shouldn’t that at least be updating?

Should be, what server timezone do you have set?

New York

Well that’s the obvious one out the way..

Is sph_stats_cron running in forum > toolbox > cron inspector?

it’s set to run in 20 more minutes

I dont believe there in caching in effect there…  its own direct query…

you can double check it by forum – toolbox – housekeeping and flush the general cache… doubt it will help, but certainly rule it out…

as well as no cache, no CDN, right?

do you have a link?

I double checked with wp-engine and they said the forum was bypassed, no cdn enabled. I just made this topic 3 minutes ago.

http://thehomesteadingboards.com/forums/the-compost-bin-1/cleveland-police-officer-shot-tamir-rice-immediately-after-leaving-moving-patrol-car/

It’s not showing up on the front page recent, the drop down or the widget in the footer

http://thehomesteadingboards.com/forums/

can you post screenshot of the widget options screen?

also, from the groupview template file, can you show us what you have for this call:

sp_RecentPostList(‘show’, __sp(‘Unread and recently updated topics’))

I have this in groupview

sp_RecentPostList(‘show=10’, __sp(‘Unread and recently updated topics’));

this is the widget options

would enabling auto update help?

No. Would not have any impact. It updates the pm inbox count, subs count, watches count, etc.. but no post content…

well I’m at a loss then, I have been making posts all morning and only two are showing up in the widget and the 10 updated and unread on the main page and the drop down in the header

Is there not just a big delay? or are there gaps in what shows up? i.e make posts 1, 2, 3 and 4 – and only 1 and 4 show up in the widget?