Thread Stencil

[sebbe]

Thread Stencil v. 1.3
First off I want to say this is my first vB hack ever, well actually the 2nd but the first one is not released. Please be kind, constructive criticism is welcome! :)

I hope this hack does not already exist, I searched but couldn't find anything similiar.

This hack was requested by rasun here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=130137

Enough with the bs, what does this hack do?
This hack will let you predefine a Title and Message that will show up when a user creates a new thread. It will just fill the boxes so the users can edit them. In the Forum Manager you can edit each forums own stencil.
It can be used for making interviews, application forms etc. See screenshots for example of an interview.

Misc
Tested on vB 3.5.4 & vB 3.6.0

Version Updates
Version 1.2
* Set custom stencils in the forums of your choice.
* Enable / Disable stencils in each forum.
OBS! - This new version makes changes to the database, you might want to make a backup just to be safe.

Version 1.3
* New tags added for output of username & date, [username] & [date]. See screenshots for more info.

Installation instructions
Import the product .xml. Go into Forum Manager and choose "Edit Forum" where you want to apply a new stencil. Scroll to the bottom and you can find the settings there.

Upgrade instructions
Uninstall the old product from Product Manager. Install the new product .xml.

Please click install if you're using this hack! :)

[AMG021]

:) Reserved!

[sebbe]

:) Reserved!

Uhm, why exactly did you reserve that post?

[snakes1100]

Uhm, why exactly did you reserve that post?

For future use.

Thanx AMG, i like the concept, i think i will have a use for this. :cool:

[zappsan]

For future use.

Thanx AMG, i like the concept, i think i will have a use for this. :cool:
AMG wasn't the one who released this hack, look above...

Anyway, I like the idea and will try it out when I have time :)

[Kirk Y]

Great idea. This'd definitely come in handy on forums that use threads to create order forms or requests. Excellent idea, very useful.

One suggestion for a future update: create a stencil for each forum using forum permissions. ;)

[voteforbird]

Neat product. Suggestion: Have an option to make the stencil text gray and then clear onclick. This would work much better for my (and others'?) purposes.

[Ntfu2]

Neat product. Suggestion: Have an option to make the stencil text gray and then clear onclick. This would work much better for my (and others'?) purposes.


Edit headinclude - at very end

<script language="Javascript">
<!--

function doClear(theText)
{
if (theText.value == theText.defaultValue)
{
theText.value = ""
}
}
//-->
</script>


Open newthread template find

<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" /></td>


And change to (if using this hack)


<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$vboptions[stenciltitle]" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" onFocus="doClear(this)"/></td>


demo http://top-vb.com

[voteforbird]

Thanks. How would I do this for the body as well as the title? Also, can it appear gray when the template is there only?

[Ntfu2]

Thanks. How would I do this for the body as well as the title? Also, can it appear gray when the template is there only?

Replace the newthread with this instead edit the CCC and 000000


<td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="color: #ccc;" name="subject" value="$vboptions[stenciltitle]" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" onclick="doClear(this)" element onFocus="this.style.color = '#000000';"/></td>


Cant help ya with the message area right now. But that will do it for the subject box

[RMS-Chef]

A nice alteration would be to instead have this a per forum option in the Edit Forum section so you could have different options for each forum.

Thanks for the mod.

[Hornstar]

cool. however I have a request :)

I want to have a feature to insert their username into the thread.

eg. I would set up a thread title like this [username]'s mod application
and then it would come out like: Hornstar6969's mod applicaiton

This would be really good then :)

[rasun]

Also here, thank you for fulfilling my request. :)

This addon is awsome, really needed something like that!

:banana:

EDIT: Like some other people here already mentioned....it would be great if you could create different stencils for different forums, instead of a "global" one...but anyway nice addon, will use it.

[sebbe]

I'm glad you like it. I'm going to meet your requests about having it on a forum per forum basis. I'll add it maybe today, if I have the time! :)

[Gaspanic]

Would it be possible to have the possibility of having a poll added too? I have a review section in my site and as such there's a poll that goes with it, so the option to post the poll at the same time would be excellent too.

[sebbe]

Version updated - 1.2

[SeQual]

Very nice hack, suggestions.

Per forum basis (as already been suggested ;) ) and the ability to set per forum to have the predefined text stay on click or not.

Would be useful if you want to give extra information in the message field of how and what is allowed to post. When you click in the message field the text is gone and you can write your message.

Same what voteforbird suggested I believe :)


Neat product. Suggestion: Have an option to make the stencil text gray and then clear onclick. This would work much better for my (and others'?) purposes.


Great hack, very nice feature

[sebbe]

Would it be possible to have the possibility of having a poll added too? I have a review section in my site and as such there's a poll that goes with it, so the option to post the poll at the same time would be excellent too.

Ehm, polls are created on another page. I will see if I can do something about it, might be a good feature for a new version.

[MentaL]

this is way useful ;)

[sebbe]

cool. however I have a request :)

I want to have a feature to insert their username into the thread.

eg. I would set up a thread title like this [username]'s mod application
and then it would come out like: Hornstar6969's mod applicaiton

This would be really good then :)

Will come in next version.

[rasun]

Allready done with the new version? You are very fast^^:)

Yes, now it?s perfect for my needs, big thanks again!

:up:

[Ntfu2]

Very nice hack, suggestions.

Per forum basis (as already been suggested ;) ) and the ability to set per forum to have the predefined text stay on click or not.

Would be useful if you want to give extra information in the message field of how and what is allowed to post. When you click in the message field the text is gone and you can write your message.

Same what voteforbird suggested I believe :)


Neat product. Suggestion: Have an option to make the stencil text gray and then clear onclick. This would work much better for my (and others'?) purposes.


Great hack, very nice feature

Read this post: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1105962&postcount=8 and https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1105980&postcount=10

[voteforbird]

Read this post: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1105962&postcount=8 and https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1105980&postcount=10
We don't mean graying the field altogether, but rather just the stencil text. When real text is added, it would be black. Also, it's be neat if the stencil would come up again if no text is added to the field.

[Ntfu2]

We don't mean graying the field altogether, but rather just the stencil text. When real text is added, it would be black.

Thats what the second edit does. Gray stencil text. When you click, the text clears, and any text typed turns to black. Hopefully the mod author adds it so no template edits are required

[voteforbird]

Thats what the second edit does. Gray stencil text. When you click, the text clears, and any text typed turns to black. Hopefully the mod author adds it so no template edits are required
Oh, my bad. Also, when I upgraded to 1.2 that stopped working.

[sebbe]

Thing about the text coloring stuff, I have never written a line of javascript before. It seems that Ntfu2's piece of code worked there, I may try to implement.

[sebbe]

Oh, my bad. Also, when I upgraded to 1.2 that stopped working.

Yepp, it's because this variable does no longer exist
$vboptions[stenciltitle]

Instead you should use this line if you want it to work like before

<td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="color: #ccc;" name="subject" value="$foruminfo[stenciltitle]" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" onclick="doClear(this)" element onFocus="this.style.color = '#000000';"/></td>

[sebbe]

Version updated - 1.3

[djwins]

has anyone tried this with 3.5x?

[sebbe]

has anyone tried this with 3.5x?

As it says in the first post, works on both 3.5 & 3.6.

[Hornstar]

Thanks for the update. :)

This is actually really really good and would be a benefit to vbulletin as standard code, but none the less, I'm glad I will now have it installed on my site.

Thanks.

[bada_bing]

Will this work on vb 3.5.3 ?

[sebbe]

Will this work on vb 3.5.3 ?

EDIT: It should work, better try.

[stomph]

Hi there, this is really nice! :)

Would it be possible to add stencils to new events? I have the eventforums hack installed and adding a new thread in a linked forum shows no stencil.

[TheBlackPoet]

i absolutely appreciate this hack... i will be adding the extras you put in too... one of my friends has a aimoo board and she literally types her questions for each interview... while this is great and custom for each poet, ----the kid has no time to do that... this hack answered my need.. and while i wont be copying my friend's interview program, this is highly useful for my new members who will be asked a series of questions to break the ice...

so.... thanks a whole bunch!!

[Reeve of shinra]

This has a lot of potential... good stuff.

[Staxed]

i noticed you updated the hack after a few people were talking about making the text grayed out and then disappear when someone clicks in the box...

is that feature default now?...if so I don't want to install this. If it's an option (which it should be :))...that would be great.

My plans for this involve two forums...one would require the poster just to edit the info that's already there, while the other could use the 'disappear on click' form...

is there a setting in the forum ACP to pick which you want?...if not, could you add that please?

[sebbe]

i noticed you updated the hack after a few people were talking about making the text grayed out and then disappear when someone clicks in the box...

is that feature default now?...if so I don't want to install this. If it's an option (which it should be :))...that would be great.

My plans for this involve two forums...one would require the poster just to edit the info that's already there, while the other could use the 'disappear on click' form...

is there a setting in the forum ACP to pick which you want?...if not, could you add that please?

I have no plans of updating this hack at the moment, sorry.

[Staxed]

is that feature default now?

could you at least answer my question :D

[sebbe]

could you at least answer my question :D

No it isn't. And I thought you already figured since you had marked this mod as "Install".

[Staxed]

No it isn't. And I thought you already figured since you had marked this mod as "Install".

Thanks :)

(and I always mark something as installed if I plan on installing it...and remove the install if I decide not to :))

[Dave-ahfb]

Does it work on 3.6.4?

[sebbe]

Does it work on 3.6.4?

I haven't personally tested but it should work. The guy above installed it on version 3.6.4 and hasn't complained yet. ;)

[akanevsky]

Not bad at all for a "first hack". :)

[Jetrome]

Awesome hack. very useful for me.

fyi, using this on 3.6.4 and workign flawlessly

[paidtoshop]

Is there anyway this can be used to create thread automaticaly daily at a set time?

[sebbe]

Is there anyway this can be used to create thread automaticaly daily at a set time?

Not this particular mod. But if you know how to, you can point a Scheduled Task to a small php script that creates the thread(s).

[Hawk7173]

Just for clarity, can this be used in two of the forums and not in the rest? Thanks

[Antivirus]

nice work, and cool idea!

[Hawk7173]

Cleared up and installed:up:

[MeMySelfNi]

*installed*

[gbox master]

*installed*

nice work and thnx :up:

[Elenna]

Hi there, this is really nice! :)

Would it be possible to add stencils to new events? I have the eventforums hack installed and adding a new thread in a linked forum shows no stencil.

I am also using eventforums (with RSVP) and am curious if anyone has gotten this to work with that?

[kartik786]

any luck with the clear gray text in new thread BODY area..

also, it'd be great if there can similar options for quick reply box of each forum.

[vwdforum]

working on my 3.7 beta 3

[Tim_GPN]

Awsum mod!!! Installed!

[VBUsers]

works great and thanks

[apiasto]

nice hack thnx,is it possible to redirect that person to this thread so he know that he is being interviewed,or if i wanna use this for a new user and inform him about this,thnx

[tuankm123]

I did install this mod. It's very nice. However, I have to set it for a specific forum. Is there any way to apply for all sub forums if I set it for their parent forum?

Thanks

[valdet]

This is a great mod. It perfectly works on vB 3.6.8.

Thanks

[Goodman_2020]

works perfect on 3.6.9! exactly what i was looking for, thx!

[Peterpan002]

Can a stencil be made which includes setting the post background colour?

[kud0gfx]

works on 3.7.2, but doing what says #55

[Bram H]

/me marks install, works perfect with vB3.7.3 too!! Thanks a lot

[dvbusuario]

Install in vBulletin 3.7.4 Level 1!!!

Very Good!!! :up:

Thank You :)

Translate in Spanish :D

[gbox master]

i hope it still works in 3.8.xx

this mod is one of the mods that should be build in vB
its a real good mod when you want to have youre members answer some questions when they post a new thread
:up:

[KevinGupta]

Does it work with 3.8.x?
I may not download this doesnt work with 3.8.x and any problems so far?

[adivor]

HELLO TO ALL,

great mod (work with vbull 3.8) but i have a question:

how is possible insert this in fast reply box?

how is possible delete all stencil message with mouse click?

I see this mod in one forum and i would like insert :o

[Itchy Nips]

works great on vB 3.8.3!
installed an voted.

[Marek58]

Polish version

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6166/stempelg.jpg

[kalvin]

Hi,
adding to the response:

Plugin & Products System -> Add New Plugin:

Product: Thread Stencil
Hook Loioncat: newreply_form_start
Title: Thread Stencil
Execution Order: 5
Plugin PHP Code:

//check if forums is supposed to have stencil or not
if ($foruminfo['stencilon'])
{
// Write stencil
// Replace [username]
$foruminfo['stenciltitle'] = str_replace("[username]",$vbulletin->userinfo['username'],$foruminfo['stenciltitle']);
$foruminfo['stencilmsg'] = str_replace("[username]",$vbulletin->userinfo['username'],$foruminfo['stencilmsg']);
// Replace [date]
$foruminfo['stenciltitle'] = str_replace("[date]",date("dS F Y"),$foruminfo['stenciltitle']);
$foruminfo['stencilmsg'] = str_replace("[date]",date("dS F Y"),$foruminfo['stencilmsg']);

$newpost['title'] = $foruminfo['stenciltitle'];
$newpost['message'] = $foruminfo['stencilmsg'];
}

[Antyrael]

Nice, this works on vBulletin 4.0 Gold without a glitch, good job Sebbe :)

[lastpoet]

Works perfectly on Vbulletin 4.0.3

Very nice work.

[jfreeze]

This mod looks very interesting but if I understand correctly this populates the message with pre-canned text. I would like to dynamically supply the text through a URL argument (ie. something like this:

http://www.mydomain.com/forums?jfile=newthread.php&f=59&msg=pre_canned_text_goes_here

Is that possible? This would allow me to use a link to send the visitor to a newly created forum topic where they can discuss the article they were previously viewing (and automatically include a link BACK to the article they came from).

James

[mytweakerart]

This is awesome!

How do i get more tags like [field1] [field2] etc to populate from my User Profile Fields?

i have custom user profile fields, i would like to auto fill the message box with these.... ?
thanks

[mytweakerart]

nevermind i figured out how to add custom fields

// Replace [field1]
$foruminfo['stenciltitle'] = str_replace("[field1]",$vbulletin->userinfo['field1'],$foruminfo['stenciltitle']);
$foruminfo['stencilmsg'] = str_replace("[field1]",$vbulletin->userinfo['field1'],$foruminfo['stencilmsg']);

[mytweakerart]

This mod is great!

HOW can i make it work in the Private Message page?

[ProFifaLeagues]

Is there a way to get this to work for every post and reply in certain forums???
Works well on 4.1.3 but could do with the option for it to work on all posts and reply s if it is possible

[deverill2010]

Is this working on 4.2? It's exactly what i need!

[ProFifaLeagues]

Yes works Fine on 4.2 deverill2010

I use a mod myself based around this and its pretty much the same code wise as well and we have had no issues at all.

[deverill2010]

I've installed it already and am using it :D Brilliant!

[vijayninel]

Not working with PHP 5.4

[GameOverViper]

This works with vb 4.2.0 :D

[DannyITR]

Worked for me on 4.2!

So happy!

[darksidemon2]

Worked fine on 4.2.3

[WindVoice]

Works nice, is it possible to make it work with posts and not only new threads? Anyone has any idea how to make it work with posts or if there is another addon that would auto new posts in specific forum?

[SLY LS1]

Any chance this could be updated to work with 5.5.3?