How to revert the post reply function back to vb3 way [Archive]

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Wilfred1

07-17-2010, 12:48 AM

This is a fix that I have applied on my site to get the post quick and full reply back to working like it was in vb v3 before the vb developers stuffed it up in v4.

Note...my site is using v4.0.5 so I can't guarantee that this will work for previous or future versions of v4

There are 4 components of replying to a post:
1. The large reply button at the top of the posts
2. The large reply button at the bottom of the posts
3. The reply button in each post footer
4. The quote button in each post footer

What this does is change all 4 to use the full post editor page and adds a 5th button in the footer of each post to use the quick reply. Note the Quick Reply box can also be used for typing in a direct reply.

Step 1
Ensure you have the Quick Reply box selected in your vb Admin Control Panel -> Settings -> Options -> Message Posting and Editing Options -> Quick Reply -> Yes, Click Not Required (select this option and save)

Step 2
This step will make the two large reply buttons go to the full post editor page instead of the Quick Reply.

Edit your SHOWTHREAD template Styles & Templates -> Style Manager

Look for (line 54 & 55):
<a href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw LASTPOSTID}&noquote=1"
class="newcontent_textcontrol" id="newreplylink_top">and remove the following
id="newreplylink_top"Next look for (line 318, 319 & 320):
<a href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw LASTPOSTID}&noquote=1"
class="newcontent_textcontrol" id="newreplylink_bottom"
>and remove the following
id="newreplylink_bottom"Step 3
This step will add a link in the footer of each post to go directly to the full advanced post editor page.

Edit your postbit_legacy (or postbit) template Styles & Templates -> Style Manager

Look for (lines 190-193)
<vb:if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
<a id="qr_{vb:raw post.postid}" class='quickreply' href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="replyimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase quick_reply_to_this_message}" /> {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>
 
</vb:if>After that add this code:

<vb:if condition="!$show['threadedmode']">
<a class='quickreply' href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw post.postid}&noquote=1" rel="nofollow"><img id="replyimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="Advanced reply" /> Adv {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>
 
</vb:if>
Note...to help your users to clearly distinguish between the two reply modes you may like to add the word Quick like shown here to:
quick_reply_to_this_message}" /> Quick {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>to the code a couple of lines above

Step 4
This will change the Quote button to use the full advanced editor page

In the same postbit template look for:
<vb:if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow">and simply remove the qrwq_ part of the id

Hope this helps someone out there to fix this double click stupidity

twospirits

07-22-2010, 04:30 PM

Wow, I want to thank you so very much for this. I was actually asked about this this morning and was searching for a solution. Couldn't have come at a better time.
Kudos.

TS

Ezswo

08-05-2010, 08:28 AM

Step 3
This step will add a link in the footer of each post to go directly to the full advanced post editor page.

Edit your postbit_legacy (or postbit) template Styles & Templates -> Style Manager

Look for (lines 190-193)
<vb:if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
<a id="qr_{vb:raw post.postid}" class='quickreply' href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="replyimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase quick_reply_to_this_message}" /> {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>
 
</vb:if>After that add this code:

<vb:if condition="!$show['threadedmode']">
<a class='quickreply' href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw post.postid}&noquote=1" rel="nofollow"><img id="replyimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="Advanced reply" /> Adv {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>
 
</vb:if>
Note...to help your users to clearly distinguish between the two reply modes you may like to add the word Quick like shown here to:
quick_reply_to_this_message}" /> Quick {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>to the code a couple of lines above

I want to thank you for this! This way it's way better than a double-click feature, which is very unusual on websites.

I just have one question, I applied step 3 also, but this also creates an extra Reply-"button" to a PM. So, now you have two options under a PM, "Reply" and "Reply to PM"... of course the first one isn't working, but it's confusing. How can we get rid of this extra "button" in a PM, but retain it under "normal" posts. Added an attachment for clarity.

Thanks!

Wilfred1

08-05-2010, 09:01 AM

I just have one question, I applied step 3 also, but this also creates an extra Reply-"button" to a PM. So, now you have two options under a PM, "Reply" and "Reply to PM"... of course the first one isn't working, but it's confusing. How can we get rid of this extra "button" in a PM, but retain it under "normal" posts. Added an attachment for clarity.

Thanks!Thanks for pointing this out.
What you could do is to add a conditional in there to not display the extra reply button if it is a Private Message. To do this...in Step 3 where it says to add:

<vb:if condition="!$show['threadedmode']">
<a class='quickreply' href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw post.postid}&noquote=1" rel="nofollow"><img id="replyimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="Advanced reply" /> Adv {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>
 
</vb:if>

Add this instead:

<vb:if condition="!$show['threadedmode'] and THIS_SCRIPT != 'private'">
<a class='quickreply' href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw post.postid}&noquote=1" rel="nofollow"><img id="replyimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="Advanced reply" /> Adv {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>
 
</vb:if>


Hope this helps!

Ezswo

08-05-2010, 09:48 AM

Hope this helps!

Yes, works like a charm!

Thanks for your speedy reply and help!

zaimbat

03-16-2013, 01:10 PM

Does any of you know if this tweak works with VBulletin 4.2.0?

Bubble #5

08-21-2013, 03:45 PM

Does any of you know if this tweak works with VBulletin 4.2.0?

I'm about to try it in 4.2.1 so I will let you know...

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OK, other than step 3 being a little confusing, everything seems to still work in 4.2.1 :up:

The line numbers will be different, but you should still be able to locate the correct code. Just remember rule number one when working on code - MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE changing anything!

A BIG thank you goes out to the OP for writing this thread up :up:

You would think that vB would have enough common sense to at least allow admins the OPTION to control how the reply button works via the ACP. The code in this thread is a good workaround.