vBsociable

[Eric]

What is this!?
This modification is a continuation of my vBdigger hack. This hack displays buttons in a new thread tools menu "Submit Tools" that will allow your users to submit a thread to many of the popular social sites such as digg, del.icio.us, reddit, etc.

Current Version
1.0.2

Current Features:
Can submit to the following sites:

del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
feedmelinks
Furl
Ma.gnolia
NewsVine
Netscape
Reddit
Slashdot
SphereIt
Spurl
StumbleUpon
Technorati
YahooMyWeb


It allows to disable this menu for certain forums, turn it on/off, open the links in a new window or not.

Features flagged for future version(s):

Allow to remove sites from the listing, via ACP
Add: google, askjeeves, earthlink, simpy, bluedot.us and indianpad
Anything else that you all suggest.


Will this work on x.x.x ??
Unless otherwise stated, this will work on all 3.6 versions.

Sounds cool. How do I install?

Upload the images found in images/buttons/ to your images/buttons/ folder.
Import the product, product-vBsociable.xml
Make the following template edits:
SHOWTHREAD

Find:

<td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadtools" nowrap="nowrap">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#goto_threadtools"<if condition="is_browser('ie')"> accesskey="3"</if>>$vbphrase[thread_tools]</a>
<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadtools"); </script></if>
</td>

Add before:

<if condition="$show['vBsociable']">
<td class="vbmenu_control" id="vBsociable" nowrap="nowrap">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#goto_vBsociable">$vbphrase[vBsociable]</a>
<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("vBsociable"); </script></if>
</td>
</if>


Find:

<!-- thread tools menu -->

Add before:

<if condition="$show['vBsociable']">
<!-- vBsociable menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="vBsociable_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[vBsociable]<a name="goto_vBsociable"></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option">$vbphrase[vBsociable_submit]</td>
</tr>
$vBsociablebits
</table>
</div>
<!-- / vBsociable menu -->
</if>

Set options in AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Tread Display Options (showthread)


UPGRADING
1.0.1 to 1.0.2
- Upload images/buttons/facebook.png to your images/buttons directory - OR - download the attached facebook image and upload it; then..
- Re-import the product file (which is attached), product-vBsociable.xml - with "Allow overwrite" set to "yes"

1.0.0 to 1.0.1
- Just re-import the product file (which is attached), product-vBsociable.xml - with "Allow overwrite" set to "yes"


That's it! Enjoy! :)

Changelog
1.0.2 - June 20, 2007
- Added Facebook.

1.0.1 - June 11, 2007
- Fixed the URL for Stumbleupon.

1.0.0 - June 11, 2007
- Initial release.

If you use this modification, please mark as >> INSTALLED (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=149449) <<, TY!

[Eric]

Features flagged for future version(s):

Allow to remove sites from the listing, via ACP
Add: google, askjeeves, earthlink, simpy, bluedot.us and indianpad
Anything else that you all suggest.

[TheBlackPoet]

it works well... now my members who have accounts with these various sites can post their threads one time.... but it publish in multiple sites..

thanks!!

[wizardan]

Installed.
Clean and concise tool:)

[jarod1981?]

Congratulations SecondV, great mod!

Thanks :)

[InTeNsE-HuMoR]

Very nice looking. Will try this out.

Is there any way to intergrade this with social networks like Myspace or Bebo somehow? I'm not entirely sure how you could intergrade them, maybe have a feature were users can sumbit forum topics/posts or links to their blogs on their Myspace/Bebo account or something like that?

It would be a great advantage to everyone as most people have a social network account and would provide publicity for your forums.

[chuchukuttie]

Looks and sounds really good, will try. Thanks.

[chuchukuttie]

Very nice looking. Will try this out.

Is there any way to intergrade this with social networks like Myspace or Bebo somehow? I'm not entirely sure how you could intergrade them, maybe have a feature were users can sumbit forum topics/posts or links to their blogs on their Myspace/Bebo account or something like that?

It would be a great advantage to everyone as most people have a social network account and would provide publicity for your forums.

I also agree... *Facebook* too please.

[Eric]

Thanks all! :) Don't forget, if you have any suggestions, any at all - let me know ;)

Very nice looking. Will try this out.

Is there any way to intergrade this with social networks like Myspace or Bebo somehow? I'm not entirely sure how you could intergrade them, maybe have a feature were users can sumbit forum topics/posts or links to their blogs on their Myspace/Bebo account or something like that?

It would be a great advantage to everyone as most people have a social network account and would provide publicity for your forums.
I'll check into that :)

[chuchukuttie]

Thanks all! :) Don't forget, if you have any suggestions, any at all - let me know ;)


I'll check into that :)

Could you add Facebook.com too?

[Eric]

Could you add Facebook.com too?
I'll check into that as well ;)

[projectego]

Very, very nice! Me likey... ;)

[QsKGlobal.com]

Very, very nice! Me likey... ;)

That goes double for me. Installed :)

[iogames]

I have vBSEO installed does it works together? since vBSEO includes some of the function that your hack does...

[Eric]

I have vBSEO installed does it works together? since vBSEO includes some of the function that your hack does...
I don't have vBSEO, so I did not code this with vBSEO in mind.. - so the url's that are submitted won't use the 'pretty' ur'ls vBSEO produces.

As far as them working together... again, I don't have vBSEO - so I can't say for sure.

[obmob]

Good idea, thanks! :D

[theFAILURE]

I get an error with stumbleupon, but not others:

The requested URL /url/http://thescambaiter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10594 was not found on this server.

[rjmjr69]

Thanks this is awesome this will clean up my forum some. I have all these buttons within the thread itself.

I get this error trying to submit to Stumble

The requested URL /url/http://www.isosdcftp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235 was not found on this server.

Here is what I have for Stumble and Facebook

<!-- Stumble -->
<a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=$vboptions[bburl]/showthread.php?t=$threadid" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg"

src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/stumble.png" alt="Stumble It" border="0" hspace="3" vspace="0" align="left" /></a>

<!-- Facebook -->
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=$vboptions[bburl]/showthread.php?t=$post[threadid]" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg"

src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/facebook.gif" alt="Submit to Facebook" border="0" hspace="3" vspace="0" align="left" /></a>

Thats the code I have for placing buttons in the thread.... Might be helpful

[Eric]

Updated to 1.0.1 to fix the StubmleUpon issue. Thanks for reporting it :)

[rjmjr69]

Awesome thanks for the speedy fix. Would be nice if you just post the new .xml outside of the Zip so upgraders do not have to download the whole package again.... Just one of those little nice things to do.....lol

Awesome hack

[Eric]

Awesome thanks for the speedy fix. Would be nice if you just post the new .xml outside of the Zip so upgraders do not have to download the whole package again.... Just one of those little nice things to do.....lol

Awesome hack
Good idea ;) Uploaded the xml file.

[Hornstar]

I have vBSEO installed does it works together? since vBSEO includes some of the function that your hack does...

request over at vbseo to get more functionality so it is more similiar to this, I dont think the 2 will work well together.

[FreshFroot]

great stuff mate!

[2 FN LOW]

now this is sweet...deff picking this puppy up, thank you very much :D

BTW...instead of "Submit Tools"...Can i make mine say something different? Can i just open up the XML file and change that in there?

[Eric]

now this is sweet...deff picking this puppy up, thank you very much :D

BTW...instead of "Submit Tools"...Can i make mine say something different? Can i just open up the XML file and change that in there?
If you have installed:

Go to: Admin CP > Language & Phrases > Search for phrases (or something similar) and search for the phrase:

vBsociable

The one you want to edit will have the value of "Submit Tools".


If you have NOT installed, edit the xml file and change:
<phrase name="vBsociable"><![CDATA[Submit Tools]]></phrase>

[bongwater]

excellent, this was exactly what I was waiting for (*clicks install* )

[bacanze]

OMG this is what I was looking for, I will install today and hope it works, cheers!

Oh, and is there any method of showing just a couple of icons (like 4 for example) in the bottom left corner of each post? as no one looks at submit tools :(

[DavidL]

Thanks for the great plugin. Would like to see it work with vrewrite someday :)

[Brandon Sheley]

nice hack :)

[The Chief]

The only thing needed is being able to submit it too facebook.

Then consider it installed on my new network ;)

[Eric]

Updated to 1.0.2 to include Facebook.

[AsianKid]

Sweet thanks!

[Heath]

Awesome!!! All I ask is you add google, askjeeves, earthlink, simpy, bluedot.us and indianpad

Or let me know how to do it if you can?

[pcoskat]

Can the list of sites be reduced within the admincp? To many choices make my members crazy ;)

Great mod! :)

[a1whs.com]

Really good stuff i used it on www.justrandombullshit.com/forums and i got over like 54 hits just like that most were however only bots.

But i like this mod.

[Eric]

Updated the first post / mod description to include features for future versions. I'll keep this updated if I think of anything / any of you suggest anything. :)

[Phaedrus]

I was looking for one just for digg. Imagine my sense of surprise and delight to find something much more comprehensive!

Clicked "installed"

[Anderson]

Thank you for the mod. I have a suggestion, could we put submit links for a few SN sites like Technorati, Digg, Stumbleupon, etc on the posts itself. Like on the left side of a post or on the postbit.

[PokerAffiliate]

Thank you for the mod. I have a suggestion, could we put submit links for a few SN sites like Technorati, Digg, Stumbleupon, etc on the posts itself. Like on the left side of a post or on the postbit.


I agree, this would be a really cool addition to this mod and I think it will increase how often it gets used. Or is there a simple way to highlight the link in the menu to be red and stand out a bit more. For example:


Social Bookmarking Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes

[txsbmw]

Just a quick question. I just tried to submit a thread to digg, logged in their site with my account and then it said:

Are you sure that's the right address?
This doesn't appear to be a working link - please check the URL and try again.

The link was the link pointing to the thread. Is it suppose to do this? Because it is not submitting, it will not allow anyone to submit the url's, keeps saying it is not a working link.

[Eric]

Thank you for the mod. I have a suggestion, could we put submit links for a few SN sites like Technorati, Digg, Stumbleupon, etc on the posts itself. Like on the left side of a post or on the postbit.
I'll think about that ;)

I agree, this would be a really cool addition to this mod and I think it will increase how often it gets used. Or is there a simple way to highlight the link in the menu to be red and stand out a bit more. For example:


Social Bookmarking Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
I thought about changing it to something other than "Submit Tools", I may just call it "Social Bookmarking" or "Submit This" or something. ;)

Just a quick question. I just tried to submit a thread to digg, logged in their site with my account and then it said:

Are you sure that's the right address?
This doesn't appear to be a working link - please check the URL and try again.

The link was the link pointing to the thread. Is it suppose to do this? Because it is not submitting, it will not allow anyone to submit the url's, keeps saying it is not a working link.
Hmm, shouldn't have happened. Do you still have your problem? What was the URL? I've not had a problem with Digg.

[tycity]

Love your mod! I found that if you are using a template other than out-of-the-box, you have to put the buttons into that template's "buttons" directory, not the the default images/buttons/ directory. Thanks so much! Love it - INSTALLED.

[snowman872]

I installed this tonight, and it seems to be working, but now I am getting an uncached template:

Uncached templates: vBsociable_bits (15)

I'm running 3.6.5. Did I forget to do something or is this the same for everyone?

Thanks!

[Eric]

I installed this tonight, and it seems to be working, but now I am getting an uncached template:

Uncached templates: vBsociable_bits (15)

I'm running 3.6.5. Did I forget to do something or is this the same for everyone?

Thanks!
I'll have that fixed in the next release.

[exes_slayer]

/me marks installed
thanks a lot

[kollam003]

Thanks Installed was in search of this

[wickland]

Thanks, nice little program but I'm still not sure exactly how useful this is or even how it works entirely yet. Does this bring in more visitors to the forum? More SEO help and exposure? What happens to the thread after it gets submitted exactly?

Installed

[tribedude]

has anyone installed this on 3.5x? just checking before I attempt it.

[majorvbuser]

Great little mod few questions before I click install, as this thread seems to have gone a little quiet.

a) Can you configure which sites are listed in the drop down.
b) Is it now possible to choose a select few like Digg, delicious etc and add them to postbit.

[majorvbuser]

Thanks, nice little program but I'm still not sure exactly how useful this is or even how it works entirely yet. Does this bring in more visitors to the forum? More SEO help and exposure? What happens to the thread after it gets submitted exactly?

Installed

As understand it your post will be submitted to the site you specify and the source link will be viewable so potentially users reading the post on the site such as digg will then click on the link and come back to your site.

At least that's what I presume is supposed to happen.

[tribedude]

I am having difficulty installing this product in our 3.58 test forum. When I import the product it generates this error in the vBulletin product manager:

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.8:

Invalid SQL:

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO plugin
(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
('1', '5', 'vBSociable', 'showthread_complete', '// ################################################## ###############################\r\n// vBsociable\r\n$vBsociable = array(\r\n \'del.icio.us\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'delicious.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://del.icio.us/post?url=LINK&amp;title=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Digg\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'digg.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=LINK&amp;title=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Facebook\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'facebook.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=LINK\'\r\n ),\r\n \'feedmelinks\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'feedmelinks.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://feedmelinks.com/categorize?from=toolbar&amp;op=submit&amp;url=LINK&amp;name=TI TLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Furl\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'furl.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://www.furl.net/storeIt.jsp?u=LINK&amp;t=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Ma.gnolia\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'magnolia.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarklet/add?url=LINK&amp;title=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'NewsVine\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'newsvine.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&amp;save?u=LINK&amp;h=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Netscape\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'netscape.gif\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://www.netscape.com/submit/?U=LINK&amp;T=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Reddit\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'reddit.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://reddit.com/submit?url=LINK&amp;title=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Slashdot\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'slashdot.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=TITLE&amp;url=LINK\'\r\n ),\r\n \'SphereIt\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'sphere.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://www.sphere.com/search?q=sphereit:LINK&amp;title=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Spurl\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'spurl.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://www.spurl.net/spurl.php?url=LINK&amp;title=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'StumbleUpon\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'stumbleupon.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=LINK&amp;title=TITLE\'\r\n ),\r\n \'Technorati\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'technorati.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://technorati.com/faves?add=LINK\'\r\n ),\r\n \'YahooMyWeb\' => array(\r\n \'img\' => \'yahoomyweb.png\',\r\n \'url\' => \'http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/myresults/bookmarklet?u=LINK&amp;=TITLE\'\r\n )\r\n);\r\n\r\nif ($vbulletin->options[\'vBsociable_enabled\'])\r\n{\r\n // Are we wanting to exclude certain forums?\r\n if (!empty($vbulletin->options[\'vBsociable_excluded\']))\r\n {\r\n if (strpos($vbulletin->options[\'vBsociable_excluded\'], \',\') === false)\r\n {\r\n $excluded_forums = array($vbulletin->options[\'vBsociable_excluded\']);\r\n }\r\n else\r\n {\r\n $excluded_forums = explode(\',\', $vbulletin->options[\'vBsociable_excluded\']);\r\n }\r\n }\r\n else\r\n {\r\n $excluded_forums = array();\r\n }\r\n\r\n $excluded = false;\r\n\r\n foreach ($excluded_forums AS $excluded_forum)\r\n {\r\n if ($thread[\'forumid\'] == $excluded_forum)\r\n {\r\n $excluded = true;\r\n break;\r\n }\r\n }\r\n unset($excluded_forums);\r\n\r\n // Let\'s go..\r\n if ($excluded)\r\n {\r\n $show[\'vBsociable\'] = false;\r\n }\r\n else\r\n {\r\n $show[\'vBsociable\'] = true;\r\n $threadurl = urlencode($vbulletin->options[\'bburl\'] . \"/showthread.php?t=$thread[threadid]\");\r\n $threadtitle = urlencode($thread[\'title\']);\r\n\r\n foreach ($vBsociable AS $name => $values)\r\n {\r\n $vBsociable_img = $values[\'img\'];\r\n $vBsociable_phrase = $vbphrase[\'vBsociable_\' . strtolower(str_replace(\'.\', \'\', $name))];\r\n $vBsociable_url = str_replace(array(\r\n \'LINK\',\r\n \'TITLE\'\r\n ), \r\n array(\r\n $threadurl,\r\n $threadtitle\r\n ), $values[\'url\']);\r\n eval(\'$vBsociablebits .= \"\' . fetch_template(\'vBsociable_bits\') . \'\";\');\r\n }\r\n }\r\n}\r\nelse\r\n{\r\n $show[\'vBsociable\'] = false;\r\n}\r\nunset($vBsociable);\r\n// ################################################## ###############################', 'vBsociable');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Monday, August 27th 2007 @ 03:54:18 PM
Script : http://www.velocity.to/forums/admincp/plugin.php

.......


Then the product seems to partially install (it doesn't work but shows up in the installed products). what can I do to solve it?

Thanks for your help.

[vwdforum]

worked on 3.8 at booze britain (http://www.boozebritain.co.uk)

I also added a couple of others to the list.

Is there any way of greating a keywords tag, on top of the LINK, and TITLE ?

[Eric]

I've been very busy the last couple months. I'll see what I can do about getting another version out.

Great little mod few questions before I click install, as this thread seems to have gone a little quiet.

a) Can you configure which sites are listed in the drop down.
b) Is it now possible to choose a select few like Digg, delicious etc and add them to postbit.
Not yet, but that will be an option in the next version.
I am having difficulty installing this product in our 3.58 test forum. When I import the product it generates this error in the vBulletin product manager:

Then the product seems to partially install (it doesn't work but shows up in the installed products). what can I do to solve it?

Thanks for your help.
This mod is for 3.6

[majorvbuser]

Not yet, but that will be an option in the next version.

This mod is for 3.6

Excellent. I don't suppose you could give us the idiots guide to exactly how this works ?

When you submit the content of the post to digg etc, does it inclue the link back to your forum to increase traffic ? Is that the purpose?

I've never "dugg" anything so not entirely sure how the process works.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Features flagged for future version(s):

Allow to remove sites from the listing, via ACP This is what I'm waiting for.

In the meantime - can sites be removed via the xml file?

[Bounce]

Is it possible to be able to post into another forum ? Like having a custom site...

i.e : post in my own forum and would post it here (vb.org) (provided they are both members) and if selected in the submit tools.

Thanks :confused:

[jnr]

.
Outstanding. Thanks SecondV. InStalled.
.

[Eric]

Since I will be starting a new job soon, I will not have any time to work on my modifications.
Therefore, anyone who wants to take my modification(s) and build/improve them further, are free to do so.
All I ask is you give proper credit.

[user_not_found]

Very good thanks:D

[sigh]

If you're still working on this at all, it would be nice to be able to apply this to the vBulletin Blog posts as well.

Cheers!

[hamidof]

Very nice, thanks!

[Dexter_kcd]

In the meantime - can sites be removed via the xml file?

You can edit the XML file very easily. I edited it for my site, removed a lot of the ones my users would not be interested in, and moved them around (like Facebook on top, since we have a lot of members on Facebook.)

Dexter...

[kollam003]

will the new version be available soon ? i'm waiting

[michaelsilvia]

I can't get the image to show up. Any idea?

[him666]

where do i copy all these code ?Make the following template edits: which template??

sorry im pretty nesw to VB

[ChU v2]

where do i copy all these code ?Make the following template edits: which template??

sorry im pretty nesw to VB

It says the SHOWTHREAD template.

[him666]

im using vBulletin 3.6.6 and the button doesnt appear:(
my url

http://car-forum.ca/forums/

[him666]

It says the SHOWTHREAD template.
yeap ive find the template like two minutes after the post :)

[Fingertips]

I installed vblog in vbulletin. Vbsociable submit thread displays in the vbulletin threads but not in the blogs. Is it possible to display the submit thread or submit entry in the blogs?

[Fingertips]

Any responce here?

[Fingertips]

Can anyone answer the above post please. Is Vbsociable compatible with vblog? If so what do I need to do to get it to work correctly?

[ctfortner]

very nice mod INSTALLED! thanks.

I like the others would love to see a coupe of things, if possible. Mind you, I love and appreciate the mod either way, not complaining at all!

If there was a way to enable/disable in admin which ones you wanted available.
And if there was a more visible way for users to see this. I am not sure how often users will click on the submit thread tab.

Thanks

[Lombardo]

the pictures don't appear in my drop down,only the name twice

any ideas?

[Eric]

Wow, not been on much. Amazing how much interest there was in this Mod. Two things, one:

Sept. 12, 2007
-------------------
Since I will be starting a new job soon, I will not have any time to work on my modifications.
Therefore, anyone who wants to take my modification(s) and build/improve them further, are free to do so.
All I ask is you give proper credit.

Two:

This is now a feature of vB 3.7, so really no need to continue this mod.

[hitmann]

Is there a way to place the icons in another forum, like horizontaly instead of a drop-down menu?

[Aden]

Request Feature for the Future:
Auto Digg (or whatever chosen via ACP) on Thread Creation using a defined user account via the ACP.

That'd be pretty cool, but great work on this anyway, installing now.

[DieselMinded]

/me uninstalls vb3.7.0 covers these bases

[MoreNiche]

Hi Guys,

Instead of them being in the drop down "Submit Tools" I would like to put them across the bottom of the post.

Does anyone know the code I would include to show just the images without the dropdown, been playing around with it for hours :(

Andy

[DNN]

i'm looking for an "auto social bookmarking posting plugin" for vB. where is it located?

[DNN]

nobody has an answer for this?