allowed the "forum updated" message to show up for reloads as well

public/src/app.js

@@ -54,23 +54,6 @@ var socket,
 
 			socket.emit('meta.reconnected');
 
-			socket.removeAllListeners('event:nodebb.ready');
-			socket.on('event:nodebb.ready', function(cacheBuster) {
-				if (app.cacheBuster !== cacheBuster) {
-					app.cacheBuster = cacheBuster;
-
-					app.alert({
-						alert_id: 'forum_updated',
-						title: '[[global:updated.title]]',
-						message: '[[global:updated.message]]',
-						clickfn: function() {
-							window.location.reload();
-						},
-						type: 'warning'
-					});
-				}
-			});
-
 			$(window).trigger('action:reconnected');
 
 			setTimeout(function() {
@@ -542,6 +525,28 @@ var socket,
 					});
 				});
 			});
+
+			socket.removeAllListeners('event:nodebb.ready');
+			socket.on('event:nodebb.ready', function(cacheBusters) {
+				if (
+					!app.cacheBusters ||
+					app.cacheBusters.general !== cacheBusters.general ||
+					app.cacheBusters.css !== cacheBusters.css ||
+					app.cacheBusters.js !== cacheBusters.js
+				) {
+					app.cacheBusters = cacheBusters;
+
+					app.alert({
+						alert_id: 'forum_updated',
+						title: '[[global:updated.title]]',
+						message: '[[global:updated.message]]',
+						clickfn: function() {
+							window.location.reload();
+						},
+						type: 'warning'
+					});
+				}
+			});
 		});
 	};
 

public/src/forum/admin/index.js

@@ -40,14 +40,21 @@ define('forum/admin/index', function() {
 			bootbox.confirm('Are you sure you wish to restart NodeBB?', function(confirm) {
 				if (confirm) {
 					app.alert({
-						timeout: 5000,
+						alert_id: 'instance_restart',
+						type: 'info',
 						title: 'Restarting... <i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>',
 						message: 'NodeBB is restarting.',
-						type: 'info'
+						timeout: 5000
 					});
 
 					$(window).one('action:reconnected', function() {
-						app.alertSuccess('NodeBB has successfully restarted.');
+						app.alert({
+							alert_id: 'instance_restart',
+							type: 'success',
+							title: '<i class="fa fa-check"></i> Success',
+							message: 'NodeBB has successfully restarted.',
+							timeout: 5000
+						});
 					});
 
 					socket.emit('admin.restart');
@@ -58,21 +65,27 @@ define('forum/admin/index', function() {
 		$('.reload').on('click', function() {
 			app.alert({
 				alert_id: 'instance_reload',
-				title: 'Reloading... <i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>',
-				message: 'NodeBB is restarting.',
 				type: 'info',
+				title: 'Reloading... <i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>',
+				message: 'NodeBB is reloading.',
 				timeout: 5000
 			});
 
 			socket.emit('admin.reload', function(err) {
 				if (!err) {
-					app.alertSuccess('NodeBB has successfully reloaded.');
+					app.alert({
+						alert_id: 'instance_reload',
+						type: 'success',
+						title: '<i class="fa fa-check"></i> Success',
+						message: 'NodeBB has successfully reloaded.',
+						timeout: 5000
+					});
 				} else {
 					app.alert({
 						alert_id: 'instance_reload',
+						type: 'danger',
 						title: '[[global:alert.error]]',
-						message: err.message,
-						type: 'danger'
+						message: err.message
 					});
 				}
 			});

src/meta.js

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 	user = require('./user'),
 	groups = require('./groups'),
-	plugins = require('./plugins');
-
+	plugins = require('./plugins'),
+	emitter = require('./emitter');
 
 (function (Meta) {
 	Meta.restartRequired = false;
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ var async = require('async'),
 			async.parallel([
 				async.apply(Meta.js.minify, false),
 				async.apply(Meta.css.minify)
-			], callback);
+			], function() {
+				emitter.emit('nodebb:ready');
+				callback.apply(null, arguments);
+			});
 		});
 	};
 

src/socket.io/meta.js

@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ SocketMeta.reconnected = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 emitter.on('nodebb:ready', function() {
-	websockets.server.sockets.emit('event:nodebb.ready', meta.config['cache-buster']);
+	websockets.server.sockets.emit('event:nodebb.ready', {
+		general: meta.config['cache-buster'],
+		css: meta.css.hash,
+		js: meta.js.hash
+	});
 });
 
 SocketMeta.buildTitle = function(socket, text, callback) {